WTF is KontrolFreek?

Trevor Roppolo — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:25:00 GMT

Happy Friday, Freeks! Over the course of the last few days we have come to realize that only about 75% of you actually know what we do here at KontrolFreek. I mean, we do so much more than give away brand new Xbox 360’s (although we really like doing that, too!). We are a company made up of gamers, just like you. We live for perfectly placed grenade kills, quick-scopes, no-scopes, ‘pistols only’ and gratuitous dog tag collecting. We are fueled by our desire to win, the constant need to improve and a whole bunch of different kinds of energy drinks.

Well, we’ve created our products to compliment those desires. You see, KontrolFreek products are all about helping gamers to be better gamers. We have put extensive research into ergonomics and how your hands—and thumbs—receive the current-gen peripherals. Our results showed that the first-party controllers were inefficient as they stood but could be improved easily without having to disassemble or modify anything internally. Both of our current products are direct results of this research:

The FPS Freek:

By increasing the length of the thumbsticks slightly, precision while aiming is improved dramatically. Your range of motion is increased by 40%, giving you the opportunity to make smaller adjustments and “snap” to targets much faster in first-person shooters. This affords you the luxury of turning up controller sensitivities to get the closest feel to a mouse possible on a console. The greater leverage offers you better control and less force—alleviating thumb-fatigue and adding more comfort to long gaming sessions. In short, this increased accuracy and decreased thumb-fatigue results in more kills and less deaths.

The SpeedFreek:

The SpeedFreek was specifically designed to help you reach the fastest lap-times possible in racing games. The “U” shaped attachment was developed to help you make more precise movements on the track while not allowing your thumb to slip while holding long turns. This ability to make sharper, more accurate movements result in better performance than even the most expensive racing-wheels money can buy—and our tests have proven it!

Well, there you have it. Whether you choose the FPS Freek or the SpeedFreek (or both), know that you’ve just taken the first step to becoming a better gamer. We are excited that you have decided to check us out and hope that you’ll stay and play. More good things are coming! Oh, and good luck with winning one of those pretty new Xbox 360’s.

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WTF is KontrolFreek?