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Razer’s Respawn is an energy drink for gamers that promises enhanced mental performance

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Energy drinks are big business. The stuff companies are shilling for gamers – like G-Fuel (The Official Drink of esports!), Rogue Energy, Kill Cliff and a host of other pre-mixed or drink mix powders are making a killing selling their wares to gamers who want an edge in the games they play. These drinks purport to increase mental acuity and reflexes, mostly by repackaging caffeine in sexy gamer-focused packaging.

And now Razer wants a slice of that pie. The company has revealed its own energy drink. It’s actually something that started out as an April Fools joke years ago, but Razer’s obviously seen how lucrative repackaged caffeine can be because gamers will buy anything. Razer says these aren’t just caffeine-laden energy drinks though, and rather they’re nootropics that’ll heighten mental alertness. Razer’s Respawn will be available in blue raspberry, pomegranate watermelon, green apple and tropical pineapple. They’re sugar-free beverage that have green tea extract (which is basically…caffeine), choline, vitamins B3, B5, B6 and B12, ground ginger and 95mg of caffeine per serving. They’re $25 for a box of twenty. Razer is also offering a branded $30 metal shaker to mix your little sachets of caffeine in – because once again gamers will buy anything.

So with the B vitamins and abundance of caffeine, what makes this different to an energy drink?

“Energy drinks are typically promoted for enhancing physical performance. We specifically designed RESPAWN to enhance mental performance, which we feel is conducive to focusing on a screen for long periods of time. We want you to be able to game better, longer.”

It’s only available in the US right now, and will presumably make its way through to other countries in the future.

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Last Updated: June 11, 2019

18 Comments

  1. PoisonedBelial

    June 11, 2019 at 11:14

    Heart attack comes as a DLC.

    Reply

  2. Matthew Holliday

    June 11, 2019 at 11:14

    Liquid ritalin + caffeine + sugar replacement?
    weird combination.

    Reply

  3. Yahtzee

    June 11, 2019 at 11:21

    I already sold my soul to Monster.

    Reply

    • Admiral Chief

      June 11, 2019 at 11:35

      Sugarfree Red Bull dankie

      Reply

  4. Alien Emperor Trevor

    June 11, 2019 at 11:28

    Ground ginger? Those monsters. Call PETA!

    Reply

    • Pariah

      June 11, 2019 at 12:53

      Eh, I always found the flavour lacking a little something. Can’t put my finger on it.

      Reply

  5. Guz

    June 11, 2019 at 11:42

    It’s called coffee…..

    Reply

  6. Pieter Kruger

    June 11, 2019 at 12:00

    Think this will be more successful than Axe Box shower gel…….

    Reply

  7. Magoo

    June 11, 2019 at 12:30

    Ugh. Energy drinks are the bane of my generation. Everyone knows they’re bad but nobody cares.

    Reply

  8. For the Emperor!

    June 11, 2019 at 14:11

    Gamers are gullible idiots 🙂

    Reply

  9. CrAiGiSh

    June 12, 2019 at 11:07

    Wonder if we will ever see it in SA.

    I know Gfuel don’t ship to SA because of our laws (or something like that) that are in place 🙁

    Reply

    • Geoffrey Tim

      June 12, 2019 at 11:21

      Will likely be the same because other countries have far stricter controls over products with dubious claims. Also, why on earth do you want gfuel? It’s nonsense.

      Reply

      • CrAiGiSh

        June 12, 2019 at 11:34

        YOU TAKE THAT BACK !!!
        XD

        Do you know if we have anything similar locally or worth looking into?

        Reply

        • Geoffrey Tim

          June 12, 2019 at 11:34

          Yes, Berocca and a cup of coffee.

          Reply

          • CrAiGiSh

            June 12, 2019 at 11:34

            DEAD !!!

            XD

          • HvR

            June 12, 2019 at 14:36

            So coffee to stay awake, elevate your heart rate and nice mouth feel (what she said).

            Why Berocca, to make all the pee the coffee causes to smell nice?

      • HvR

        June 12, 2019 at 15:27

        Can not think we have any laws preventing them shipping it in; every pharmacy these days have multiple aisles filled with the USN/MuscleMan/Herbalife shit, some of which have been banned in other countries due to causing health issues. Most probably it is a case of SAPO being useless of them having to pay a high regulation fee (which is the case of most SA regulations).

        Reply

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