'Commodore' to return to the high street

Once the darling of the home computer industry, the Commodore brand name is to return to the high street via a new range of gaming PCs.

Commodore Gaming will launch a new breed of PCs aimed at gamers and will incorporate high-specification allowing them to play the latest state-of-the-art titles.

Bala Keilman, CEO for Commodore Gaming, said, "25 years ago, Commodore launched the best selling personal computer of the late 20th Century, the C64, and defined the early computer games experience for millions of people worldwide. We are privileged and excited to bring the Commodore brand back to the gaming community and mark a new chapter in its history with this exceptional machine. We're sure that it will deliver what gamers need and want."

The new range of optimised Gaming PCs will be launched at the CeBIT show in Hannover, Germany, on March 15, offering visitors the chance to play the high performance purpose-built machines with the latest PC games.

Commodore Gaming will be making further announcements at the launch, and the company promises there are some 'very exciting' aspects of the product still to be revealed.