Browser Watch » gaming http://www.browser-watch.com Web browser news as it happens Sun, 01 May 2011 06:30:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Xfire in-game tabbed browsing http://www.browser-watch.com/2009/02/10/xfire-in-game-tabbed-browsing/ http://www.browser-watch.com/2009/02/10/xfire-in-game-tabbed-browsing/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2009 04:35:49 +0000 Alex http://www.browser-watch.com/?p=218 Xfire has today released an update to their gaiming instant messanger. Inside the update is the abbility to browse the web in tabbed windows while you are still in game.

The browser uses an imbedded version of Internet Explorer, and is not using a new brower engine.

In game support is not available on all games, but the list of games is increasing.

Users of Xfire will have the new version pushed out to them while new users can downoad Xfire from the Xfire website.

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Browsing the internet while gaming

Rouge, a new web browser developed by GotGame for gamers has been released. Rouge allows gamers to browse the Internet while they are in-game.

The browser overlays the game, with adjustable transparency, and is best suited to use during idol time. Gamers can now check their Gmail between Counter-Strike rounds, or bid on a new mobile phone while playing World of Warcraft.

The browser currently only works on PC, with a list of supported games and download link on the Rouge website.

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