How's this for news? Dye surprised the media last week by announcing and promo'ing their new paintball gun for 2010, the Dye NT.

Ok, let's clarify a few things before I continue. Dye has been gaining corporate fame for the last 6 years through their Matrix gun line (i.e. DM4, DM5, DM6...etc). It began with the Matrix LED, which quickly evolved into the 2003 Matrix LCD (guess what year that was in?). The following year, the DM4 was released by Dye. This gun had a HUGE impact on the high-end gun market, as it introduced many new mechanical and electronic advances in the sport. As you can probably tell, Dye stuck with their Matrix line for a long time... until today.

Apparently, Dye is "hanging up" the Matrix line - or, at least the name. Dye has once again made the NT their smallest, lightest marker to date.

"A three year culmination of engineering and design, creating the most advanced paintball gun ever made. The Dye NT takes accuracy, air efficiency, design and style to a new standard by setting a benchmark for all others to follow. The Dye NT is the Choice of Champions." -Dye

I think it's a good move by Dye. While it has nothing to say about the gun's performance, I was simply getting tired of hearing about Dye Matrices. As a paintballer, you would never hear: "What kind of Dye gun do you have?" It was always: "What year Matrix do you have?" Thanks for keeping it fresh, Dye.

Oh, and you wanted a price right? Rumor has it, $1500-$1600 MSRP. What did you expect...?

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WINNER ANNOUNCED

No joke, summer is just around the corner. Thanks to a generous donation from Paintball Online, PaintballGuns.net is hosting our first Dye DM9 paintball gun giveaway.

Currently the DM9 retails for $1,349.95. To enter (yes it's free), simply enter your e-mail address in the form below. Once entered, you will receive an email confirmation. That's it - Good luck!

Winner will be contacted via e-mail and announced on July 15th, 2009.

Rules: Must be at least 18 years old to enter. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited by law. United States residents only.

It's hard to believe that Planet Eclipse already released their 5th generation paintball gun, the Ego 9. In 2004, the first Eclipse Ego debuted and captured the attention of most professional players and high-end gun users. Planet Eclipse built a gun around weight, air efficiency, size, ergonomics, and accuracy. Over the last 4 years, Planet Eclipse has been making some very aggressive moves in the high-end paintball gun market. The Ego came in and swept away "old technology" in paintball.

Right now the leading manufacturers in the high-end gun market are Dye/Proto (DM9/PM8), Smart Parts (Shocker), and Planet Eclipse (Ego). Say goodbye to WDP (Angels) and WGP (Autocockers), they will soon become antiques. The Eclipse Ego can be partially blamed for this but good riddance. Planet Eclipse has been building their guns around the same solid foundations of reliability, performance, light-weight'ness and simplicity. You can expect the same features, and more, with the new Ego 9.

MSRP: $1499.99 ($1,250.00)

Dye has released their new loader named the "Rotor" at the 2008 World Cup. Dye claims the Rotor has the "most consistent feed rate of any loader on the market". Made from Nylon material, the intelligent design behind the Rotor allows for quick maintenance and disassembly, making it extremely easy to clean. No more screwdrivers or Allen/hex keys needed for this loader. Very impressive Dye.

Price: $149.95

*Edit* Here's an updated video of the Rotor in action: http://www.youtube.com/v/uXqK978aW0Q&hl=en&fs=1

Technology

• Patented Rotor technology
• Cross Rotor action feed system
• Eye-less, pulse-less, and sound sensor-less
• 50+ BPS feed rate

Features

• Low profile
• Spring locking lid
• Speed feed compatible
• Collapsible spring-loaded feed tray
• See through windows
• Blue LED On/off button

Cleaning & Maintenance

• 15 second disassembly
• Broken down and taken apart with the push of a button
• No tools needed
• No screw disassembly

*Update 9/20/08
The DM9 is now available for purchase!

Dye has released a Youtube video preview of the new DM9 paintball gun. The Dye DM9 is now the lightest gun in the Dye Matrix family. Hyper 3 regulator, new trigger design, new milling, new eye technology and more. The Dye DM9 has been announced for release at the World Cup in October. Watch the vid and don't covet too much.