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gaming
$300 Virtual On Joysticks Are Faithful to the Original
You could buy the $15 Xbox Live Arcade game Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram and play it with a regular controller. Or you could cowboy the fuck up and buy Hori's $323 dual joystick controller designed specifically for Virtual On. More » -
nintendo
Nintendo on the Wii Vitality Sensor: You Just Don't Understand
The Wii Vitality Sensor was met with a very harsh, possibly unfair reception when it was announced at E3. Now, Nintendo is getting a little defensive about their upcomingmedical instrumentgame peripheral. More » -
tricklesaver
TV Tricklesaver Makes Sure Standby Consoles Don't Cost You Money
The Tricklesaver does two things: detect when your TV is off, and cuts off power to whatever console is plugged in so it doesn't waste power when "off". This is good, in theory. -
gaming
Razer Moray+ Gaming Headset Has Mic Dongles for DSi, DS Lite and PSP
Razer's original Moray headphones were good for $40—Moray+ adds a mic and has dongles so you can mouth-breathe into your PSP or DSi/DS Lite for $60. But, uh, how often do you wanna do that? [Razer] -
gaming
Sony Boss Not Terribly Impressed By Activision PS3 Threats
When the largest game publisher in the world threatens to stop making games for your console, what do you do? Do you negotiate, as was their obvious goal? Or do you sarcastically poke fun at their CEO? Ah, right. More » -
gaming
The Wii Is Gorgeous in High Definition
Super Mario Galaxy has incredible art design, but in standard def, the game can just be so visually disappointing compared to its potential hinted at onscreen. So what would it look like in 720P HD? Like this. More » -
iphone
The World's Second Greatest Gameboy iPhone Case
We've already seen the world's greatest Gameboy iPhone case. So what's done is done. But given that the world's greatest iPhone case is hidden somewhere in the depths of Akihabara, this runner up from Etsy might make a solid alternative. More » -
arcades
Tour Michael Jackson's Ultimate Mega Geek Den
After getting a glimpse of Michael Jackson's personal arcade, I worry that I, too, may be suffering from Peter Pan syndrome. More » -
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gaming
Sony Patent Controls Games with That Crap on Your Coffee Table
Is this Sony playing catch-up to Microsoft's Project Natal? It may be developing a system that lets you control the PS3 with real world objects, like coffee mugs, glasses,bongs,and books. More » -
pcs
The BFG Phobos Is a Hefty HTPC, But Its Sequels Sound Even Better
I stopped by BFG yesterday, makers of the Phobos—a mega performance/home theater PC aimed at the rich and the lazy. Their touchscreen-wielding Phobos is an understated beast of a PC, but I'm more interested in what they're planning next. More » -
gaming
Interactive 3D Game Coming to Movie Theaters This Summer
Asteroid Storm is an interactive 3D game coming to UK theaters later this summer that will precede movies like Ice Age 3 3D and Toy Story 3D. More » -
xbox 360
Some Pricing Details on Last.fm on the Xbox 360 Emerge
Last.fm is coming to the Xbox 360, which is great. But you're gonna need a Gold Live membership to enjoy it, and even then you'll be stuck watching video ads. More » -
alienware
Alienware OptX AW2210 21.5-Inch Gaming Monitor Goes 1920x1080, Actually Isn't Hideous
We caught Alienware's OptX AW2210 21.5-inch gaming monitor a couple months back—it's part of Alienware's "more accessible" push, but it's got respectable specs, cramming in a 1920x1080 resolution with a supposed 80,000:1 contrast ratio for $299. More » -
playstation 3
PS3 Slim In Production Now for July Shipments?
It all seems a little bit early for Ars Technica's fall release prediction, but according to the Economic Daily News, Sony has awarded two companies contracts on the PS3 Slim for shipments starting this July. More » -
arcade
Games2U Brings a Portable Arcade To Your House
The only time people visit arcades these days is when they're waiting for the 8:30 showing of Transformers to start. Whether it's convenience of quality of games, people just aren't going. But what if it came to YOU? More » -
iphone
iPhone 3GS Graphics Performance Benchmarked (Verdict: Significantly Faster)
The analysis was correct: the iPhone 3GS graphical abilities are significantly better than the iPhone 3G. Here's how much better, according to OpenGL benchmarks: -
iphone apps
Doom Resurrection for iPhone Hits the App Store, Costs $10
Doom Resurrection, the first properly new title in the Doom franchise since Doom III, has finally landed in the App Store, and it's not cheap. But is it sufficiently Doom-y? Dark? Graphically lush? Good? More » -
iphone apps
A Whole Lotta Quake Will Be Blowing Up Your iPhone
John Carmack says that not one, but three Quake games are coming to the iPhone—1, 2, and Arena—though his involvement will mostly be to "make sure certain specific things are done the way I want them to be." More » -
neurosky
Neurosky Brain Gaming Headset Now Has Free SDK
Remember the Neurosky mind-gaming headset we tried earlier this year? The one that actually worked? It's getting a free SDK. More » -
classic gaming
Retro-Gen Plays Dusty Old Sega Genesis Cartridges and Digital ROMs
We've seen reimagined Genesises (Geneses?) before, but this might be the best one yet. It's portable, it plays both original cartridges and ROMS off an SD card, it's got TV-out and it only costs $50. Sign us up. More » -
star wars
Nintendo and Lucas Releasing Official Lightsaber, Blaster Wii Accessories
There have been plenty of cheap, crappy, plastic lightsabers for the Wii before, but now there are official cheap, crappy, plastic lightsabers for the Wii. Oh joy! More » -
gaming
Use Sony's DualShock on the Nintendo Wii, Then Giggle Like a Super Villain
Why buy Nintendo's fancy Wii Classic Controller or humiliatingly turn the Wiimote sideways when your old PS/PS2 controllers are perfectly fine? Import this DualShock to Wii adapter for just under $20 and no one will even notice. [Gametech via Kotaku] -
multitouch
Puddle of Life Looks Like Darwinian Pikmin, With Sex
This is Puddle of Life, a multitouch game which allows four players to control species battling to dominate a pond. The game is designed to show how that preposterous idea called "theory of natural selection" works. More » -
gaming
Tekken 6 Wireless Fighting Stick Comes with Game, Art Book
Street Fighter IV isn't the only fighting game out there, you know. Tekken 6 is coming, and with it is a $150 wireless fighting stick bundle from HORI. More » -
photoshop contests
65 Ancient Video Games I Wish Existed
For this week's Photoshop Contest, I asked you to create some video games that may have existed if game consoles had been around for hundreds of years. And man, some of these actually look pretty awesome. More » -
gaming
Ever Seen Crysis Played on a Cellphone?
Crysis is the current standard bearer for PC game graphics. If your computer can run Crysis well, it's a pretty impressive setup. So it's pretty nuts to see Crysis running smoothly on a Samsung Omnia cellphone. More » -
xbox 360
Microsoft Releasing Faster Xbox 360 Dashboard This Year
Did anyone else notice? When NXE launched, it was pretty quick. But it's just gotten slower...and slower. (Thanks ads!) Luckily, Microsoft is admitting there's an issue and has a plan to fix it. More » -
accessories
Gamebone Valiantly Tries to Improve iPhone Gaming
The Gamebone is an external gamepad for the iPhone platform that hopes to add buttons (and therefore gaming cred) to the buttonless devices, but we're just not confident it's been fully thought through. More » -
gaming
DIY Xbox 360 RROD Coasters: Housewares for the Ten-Year-Old Inside You
These RROD coasters are clever, sure. But anything with Perler beads is about as classy as black velvet Elvis paintings or those creepy ceramic dolls your grandma collects. Translation: save these for D&D games in the basement. [GamerGrrlz via Technabob] -
gaming
A Few More Details on Sony's Motion Controller
We couldn't get a word out of Sony regarding their motion controller other than it tracked light in 3D space and would not unseat the Dual Shock as the primary PS3 controller. But Sony recently told developers a bit more. More » -
gaming
Wireless Game Gun Increases Game Realism By 3%, Arm Fatigue By 100%
I'd really like this spectacular video to do most of the talking here, but here's the rundown: the Wireless Game Gun mounts a screen on an accelerometer-enhanced toy gun, and allows you to control first person shooters, commando-style. More » -
excess
Xbox 360 Played on Dallas Cowboys' 11,200 Square Foot Screen
The current largest video screen in the world, in the Dallas Cowboys stadium, measures an insane 159x71 feet. Feet! And what better way to show that immensity off than by playing a little Gears of War? More » -
gaming
Play 1 vs 100 On Xbox Live With Us Now
We're playing 1 vs 100 on Xbox Live right now. If you're anywhere near your Xbox 360, hop on and we can use the comments as a discussion of what's going on. More » -
photoshop contest
Design Some Video Games From Bygone Eras
For this week's Photoshop, I want you to design some video games as if they were made in a time before video games existed. That's a big windows of time, so get creative with it! More » -
gaming
Pimpin' Ain't Easy Buy It's NESessary
His feathers barely rustle when the wind blows, and his faux zebra hide jacket is matted with an intangible age that the dry cleaner just can't wash out. More » -
gaming
Pizza Hut Delivering Limited Edition 'Fight Night' Xbox 360
EA sports and Pizza Hut have teamed up to bring boxing fans the chance to win a limited edition Fight Night Round 4 custom Xbox 360 console. It's made by colorware, the same people that paint consoles for regular folks. More » -
xbox 360
Xbox 360 Arcade Now Ships With 512 MB of Internal Storage
Eurogamer got Microsoft on record to confirm that the Xbox 360 Arcade will begin shipping with 512-megabytes of built-in storage. Here's what Microsoft told them: More » -
xbox 360
Ballmer Confirms Natal Xbox 360 In 2010
At the Executive's Club of Chicago, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer let fly in a speech that a new Xbox 360 would be hitting store shelves in 2010. More » -
htpc
Maingear Axess HD Brings Hardcore Gaming to HTPCs
Maingear's new Axess HD Gamer brings hardcore PC gaming into your living room with a Core i7 processor, up to 12GB of DDR3 memory, 2x NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT cards in SLI, a Phantom Lapboard and robust media center capabilities. More » -
guitar hero
Logitech Realistic Wireless Guitar Hero Controller Headed To Xbox 360
Much like they did with the PS2/PS3, Logitech is bringing a realistic wireless controller for Guitar Hero to the Xbox 360. More »




































