Asus today announced the ROG Phone 2 - its second-generation gaming phone with over-the-top aesthetics and impressively awesome hardware. For the uninitiated, ROG stands for 'Republic of Gamers', which is Asus' gaming brand, typically plastered on its gaming laptops and accessories. The ROG Phone 2 is being unveiled in China today, in collaboration with local entertainment giant Tencent, but it's also scheduled to launch internationally on September 4.

Last year's original ROG Phone was a crazy, ridiculous phone, and gamers will (probably) be happy to know that things aren't getting more ...