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Home Modder Idol Ben Heck Gets Profiled
You've seen Ben Heck's homemade gaming devices featured here a lot, and there's a reason for it: Adam Frucci loves him. Which is why he slathered much praise on the hardware modder in this Reuters profile. What would you want to know about the guy that turns two handed controllers into one handed ones? How about that he used to work for a sign-making business and doesn't actually play a whole lot of games, despite the love he gives to the accessories. [Reuters]
consoles
Acer Big-Wig Misunderstood; No Games Console in the Works
Last weekend, we told you news about Acer's plans to build a games console to crush them all. Unfortunately, it was all an unfortunate misunderstanding. Acer's official stance on the matter was this:
That was a major misunderstanding as JT was wrongly interpreted. Acer is not going to release any game console but the idea is to develop a high-end PC targeted at the serious gamer.Add that one to the list of broken dreams. We may cry. [Kotaku] More »
microsoft
A few weeks back, an unlucky Xbox owner shipped off his customized Bungie autographed console to Microsoft's repair center, and to his horrors they wiped it clean. Bungie resigned a console for him, but now, Microsoft is chiming in with a new console with Bill's signature on it and hundreds of dollars worth of new video games.
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Xbox 360 Bill Gates Edition (1 of 1 Limited Apology Run)
A few weeks back, an unlucky Xbox owner shipped off his customized Bungie autographed console to Microsoft's repair center, and to his horrors they wiped it clean. Bungie resigned a console for him, but now, Microsoft is chiming in with a new console with Bill's signature on it and hundreds of dollars worth of new video games.
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news
Acer's Vice President, James Wong has said Acer plans to enter the console market. WTF?
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Acer Planning to Build Open Platform Console
Acer's Vice President, James Wong has said Acer plans to enter the console market. WTF?
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gaming
Vuzix iWear AV920-C Headset: Daisy Chain for 4 Player Splitscreen Gaming
At this year's Game Developer's conference, Vuzix has unveiled a headset with a new feature that should be very interesting for gamers—especially fans of co-op FPS titles. The iWear AV920-C is capable of accepting video from anything with a composite video out and displaying it on the internal 640x480 LCDs. That's equivalent to viewing a 62-inch display viewed from 9-feet away—but that is not even the most interesting part. The folks at Vuzix had FPS fans in mind when they included technology in the AV920-C that allows gamers to connect up to 4 headsets in a daisy chain to a single console. More »
game crime
A 18-year-old was arrested this week after trying to kill his father by strangling him with the cable of his videoconsole gamepad. While the videogame console brand hasn't been disclosed yet, the police have been able to establish the circumstances that lead to the almost surrealistic (but strangely understandable) murder attempt:
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Teen Strangles Father with Gamepad Cable
A 18-year-old was arrested this week after trying to kill his father by strangling him with the cable of his videoconsole gamepad. While the videogame console brand hasn't been disclosed yet, the police have been able to establish the circumstances that lead to the almost surrealistic (but strangely understandable) murder attempt:
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gaming
Although coming from a no-name manufacturer, this Posdata G100 may sound like the next Gizmondo, but the upcoming Korean handheld gaming device has some interesting features going for it. There's the WiMAX, Wi-FI and Bluetooth, which allows it to be connected on yakuza levels, and the 4-inch touchscreen LCD, which brings interesting gaming options as well. There's also the slide-out gaming buttons as well as connectivity with the U100 WiMAX terminal (left), but eventually it all comes down to what new games people can play on this—or what old games can be emulated. [Digitimes]
Korean Posdata Set to Launch Handheld WiMAX Gaming Console
Although coming from a no-name manufacturer, this Posdata G100 may sound like the next Gizmondo, but the upcoming Korean handheld gaming device has some interesting features going for it. There's the WiMAX, Wi-FI and Bluetooth, which allows it to be connected on yakuza levels, and the 4-inch touchscreen LCD, which brings interesting gaming options as well. There's also the slide-out gaming buttons as well as connectivity with the U100 WiMAX terminal (left), but eventually it all comes down to what new games people can play on this—or what old games can be emulated. [Digitimes]
dreamcast
As a proud owner of a Dreamcast, I am a man that can appreciate one with a prototype Zip Drive jammed into it. And now, thanks to the Internet, I can get one — for $10,000 on eBay. Apparently, before the DC's fatal collapse, Imega Corp. made a 100MB Zip drive attachment that would help hold everything from saved games to emails. The drive was intended to help promote the DC as not only a console but as an entertainment system. The Dreamcast inevitably failed and now I'm left staring at it sadly while considering playing Virtua Tennis and mortgaging a house to get the Zip drive attachment. [DC News]
Prototype Dreamcast with Zip Drive Costs More Than 28 Xbox 360s
As a proud owner of a Dreamcast, I am a man that can appreciate one with a prototype Zip Drive jammed into it. And now, thanks to the Internet, I can get one — for $10,000 on eBay. Apparently, before the DC's fatal collapse, Imega Corp. made a 100MB Zip drive attachment that would help hold everything from saved games to emails. The drive was intended to help promote the DC as not only a console but as an entertainment system. The Dreamcast inevitably failed and now I'm left staring at it sadly while considering playing Virtua Tennis and mortgaging a house to get the Zip drive attachment. [DC News]
back to reality
Japan to Wii - You are So Yesterday
While Nintendo's Wii has so far been a 1,000-ft unstoppable super lizard invading Japan, the country is already losing its fever for the console/giant monster. Because over the past month, Japanese Wii sales have dropped nearly 50%. More »
If all those flyers are right, sometime this week, the Xbox 360 will be a few dollars cheaper. We'll have to wait and see. [Xbox]
busted?
Sony Getting Sued for PS3's Cell Processor
Despite the Cell processor being a joint venture of Sony, Toshiba and IBM, Sony is taking the fall in a lawsuit by Parallel Processing Corporation. PPC filed a patent back in 1991 for "synchronised parallel processing with shared memory," which they claim Sony has broken with the use of the Cell processor in PS3s. But the PPC is not only asking for money, but the "impounding and destruction" of all infringing units (we're guessing just Sony's stock). More »
console wars
PS3 Sales Surge 135% Since Price Drop, Sony Seen Laughing on Way to Bank
Crediting a strategic price cut and a strong E3 showing, Sony is gloating over its latest figures: PS3 sales are up 135% since the July 9th announcement of the $499 price tag. With Xbox 360 sales dropping, new firmware updates enhancing the basic functionality of the system, Blu-ray pushing hard against HD-DVD and a growing lineup of original titles including the exclusive Metal Gear Solid 4, the PS3 seems determined to become a serious console competitor before the year is over. More »
nintendo
Confirmation: Best Buy Has Wiis Tomorrow
We ran this story the other day but now it's confirmed. This is it—the last time I am running a "there will be Wiis" story. Nintendo, Best Buy...from now on you can buy your advertising. Given that Nintendo's pre-release production numbers were so high, I have no reason to believe that these shortages are legitimate and/or technologically justified. More »
gadgets
What Do You Guys (and Gals) Want to Read About?
NOTICE: By not reading this article, your sexual organs will fall to the floor—where they will get that nasty layer of dirt that something can only get by falling to the floor. Yeah, you know what I'm talking about. More »
1:00 PM on Mon Mar 19 2007
By Mark Wilson
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Dr. Ashen Reviews the Best Console Ever
home entertainment
Twin Arcade System Satisfies Your Console Envy
Still haven't scored a new console? If you're looking for a way to outdo your smug PS3-owning friends, you can show them off with this twin-unit arcade system. The Ford Racing Arcade Game lets you race classic Fords across 12 tracks with force-feedback wheels, driving pedals, and authentic racing seats. So what if it'll set you back $19,000 and only let you play one game. Think of how jealous it'll make your friends. And how broke you'll be after buying it. Right, back to the contests. More »
gadgets
What do you get when you take 80,000 and divide it by the population of Japan? Apparently you get the percentage of people who want a PS3 and will actually get one without eBaying their house and selling a limb to the Yakuza. The PS3 is about to drop in Japan and people are massing around the stores in spite of signs telling them to go home because they've already sold out. Sony's ingenious plan to leave hoards of people unsatisfied starts now: the important question is, do those people have a PS3 or not?
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Japanese PS3 Launch Proves Waiting In Line Is Nation's Most Exciting Activity
What do you get when you take 80,000 and divide it by the population of Japan? Apparently you get the percentage of people who want a PS3 and will actually get one without eBaying their house and selling a limb to the Yakuza. The PS3 is about to drop in Japan and people are massing around the stores in spite of signs telling them to go home because they've already sold out. Sony's ingenious plan to leave hoards of people unsatisfied starts now: the important question is, do those people have a PS3 or not?
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