Bigfoot Networks teams up with Dell to kill game lag
Bigfoot Networks, which makes Killer NIC K1 network interface cards that can give gamers an unfair advantage in an online game by speeding animations as much as 30 frames a second, has signed a deal with Dell to provide the cards as an option on gaming desktop computers.
Gamers who buy the Dell XPS desktops can buy the cards for $149 extra and get much better performance in fast-action online games, said Mike Cubbage, general manager… Continue Reading
Bigfoot Networks raises $8.75 million for gaming hardware business
Bigfoot Networks has raised $8.75 million in a second round of funding to expand its business of making networking cards for gamer computers. Investors include Palomar Ventures, North Bridge Venture Partners and Venio Capital Partners (a previous investor), according to peHub.
Bigfoot had previously raised a $4 million first round in 2006. Its founder was former Intel chip architect Harlan Beverly, who hated the lag in online games caused by bandwidth problems. To fix the problem,… Continue Reading