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For those who don't like the floating steering wheel of Mario Kart Wii (because it lacks the realism of driving around a banana-spewing bulletmobile), this wheel mount by JTT isn't a bad solution. Using a suction cup to attach the wheel to any flat surface, the top tilts 120-degrees so you can compete old-lady or bus-driver-style. But for $28, we really wish it had the famous Chinese-girl-driving-wrong-on-one-way setting. Oh well. I guess good old fashioned psychotic "don't-cut-me-off"-motherfucker-Caucasian will still serve me as well as it always has. [JTT via GoNintendo]
Wii Wheel Mount Plays Mario Kart in Stereo(types)
For those who don't like the floating steering wheel of Mario Kart Wii (because it lacks the realism of driving around a banana-spewing bulletmobile), this wheel mount by JTT isn't a bad solution. Using a suction cup to attach the wheel to any flat surface, the top tilts 120-degrees so you can compete old-lady or bus-driver-style. But for $28, we really wish it had the famous Chinese-girl-driving-wrong-on-one-way setting. Oh well. I guess good old fashioned psychotic "don't-cut-me-off"-motherfucker-Caucasian will still serve me as well as it always has. [JTT via GoNintendo]
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Rolando: A New, Better Kind of iPhone Clone
Rolando isn't the name of some Chinese OEM iPhone knockoff, it's an iPhone game in development that looks a lot like Sony's LocoRoco. But that's not necessarily a bad thing. Players simply gesture with their finger for easy controls in gamplay that doesn't require d-pads or all that crazy, this-will-never-fly-on-the-subway tilting. And the video looks fantastic...with a song that will get stuck in your head for the rest of the day: More »
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Any fans of Rock Band in the audience? I said, ARE THERE ANY FANS OF ROCK BAND IN THE AUDIENCE??? YEAAHHH!!!!!!! Rock Band 2 is on the way. Here are the full details, along with a picture of the new guitar.
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Rock Band 2 Announced, Sets Hardware and Software Precedents
Any fans of Rock Band in the audience? I said, ARE THERE ANY FANS OF ROCK BAND IN THE AUDIENCE??? YEAAHHH!!!!!!! Rock Band 2 is on the way. Here are the full details, along with a picture of the new guitar.
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PC Gamers Pirating 20x the Games They Buy?
Crytek, makers of the game/PC benchmarking software Crysis, have reported that they believe that the piracy rate on the game is somewhere between 15:1 and 20:1. More »
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Nintendo Has Plugged the Wii Twilight Hack
A long-known exploit of Twilight Princess has allowed software enthusiasts to take control of the Nintendo Wii and launch their own homebrew. Not anymore! Because Nintendo's latest Wii Menu Update (version 3.3) not only brings the ability to move a Mii from the Mii Plaza into the Mii Parade directly—OMG—it also happens to patch the Twilight Hack. The good news is that those of you who've already installed the Homebrew Channel will not lose it...yet. [Wiifanboy]
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The Asus Eee is a fine computer and everything, but we never expected it to run the game-rig-melting Crysis at a high frame rate. So how is it possible? Forgery? Magic? Deal with the devil? No, just a new version of StreamMyGame that now supports UMPCs, mini-notebooks and all those tiny little wimp computers—over 100 models in all. Still don't believe it actually works? Here's a clip:
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How the @&%# Is Crysis Running on the Eee??
The Asus Eee is a fine computer and everything, but we never expected it to run the game-rig-melting Crysis at a high frame rate. So how is it possible? Forgery? Magic? Deal with the devil? No, just a new version of StreamMyGame that now supports UMPCs, mini-notebooks and all those tiny little wimp computers—over 100 models in all. Still don't believe it actually works? Here's a clip:
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Xbox 360, PS3 and PC to Get Balance Boards
A new leak from Activision reveals that the next Tony Hawk skateboarding game will feature a breakthrough gaming peripheral for the 360, PS3 and PC. So what exactly is it? Wait for it...motion controls...wait for it again...through a board controller. For those of you who don't feel like plastic instruments, gamepads for multiple systems and the freakin' consoles themselves have taken over your life enough, there's more crap on the way!! [Kotaku]
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Nintendo Suing Nyko Over Wireless Nunchuk
Hey Nyko! Don't know know that no one but Nintendo is allowed to make money on the Wii? And according to them, you've violated their patents on the nunchuk. It doesn't matter that you made a (superior) wireless version of their $20 peripheral. They claim that the Kama Wireless Nunchuk "wholly appropriates the novel shape, design, overall appearance and even the color and materials used in the Nintendo Nunchuk controller." You, of course, heartily disagree. [Bloomberg via Kotaku]
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Guitar Hero Gets Its Own DS
You know Guitar Hero has gotten ridiculously big when the franchise gets its own Nintendo DS. Coordinated with the Guitar Hero: On Tour launch June 22, a silver and black Nintendo DS adorned with the Guitar Hero logo will be available in a limited edition bundle. The price is yet to be announced, but specially branded DS systems rarely cost any sort of premium. The real price you'll pay is the irreversible damage all that heroin does to your body. [Kotaku]
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Duck Hunt Fashion Cuff For Retro, Accessory-Loving Gamers
So good at Duck Hunt that you need to rep your weapon on your sleeve? I didn't think so. But in case you were feeling nostalgic for both a game and a fashion accessory from a by-gone era, crafts person bettydeath from Etsy has made a cuff featuring a stylized version of the iconic game's light gun. She has both red and gray versions for $20 each. [Etsy via Technabob]
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The PlayStation 3 Works Well Enough With Tablets
It's one of those things that makes sense, but we'd never tried before. One tablet-happy artist decided to plug in his Wacom tablet into his PS3. The result? It was essentially plug 'n play. While a combination of the PS3's firmware and third party game design mean that it could never be used play 90% of the PS3's library, the tablet worked quite well for cruising around the menus and even fast forwarding and rewinding through media. Plus, it looks way more sophisticated than that DualShock 3. [via PS3 Fanboy]
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Ballmer Egg Attack Eulogized In Flash Game
Leave it to the Flash game makers of the world to treat a public egging with all the sensitivity and care of a mother kitten. While Steve Ballmer may have been attacked in Hungary, his sacrifice for Microsoft will not be forgotten. In Egg Attack!, you can play as the breakfast assassin or big Steve himself. Unfortunately, Ballmer doesn't get to fight back with his crazy tongue attack. He pretty much just gets to dodge and hide—and cry for yet another Egg McMuffin that never could be. [Egg Attack! via fakesteve]
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PSP Plays Better With DualShock
The PSP controls are not horrible—though that analog nub leaves something to be desired—but the DualShock is a far more comfortable controller. Now the fine citizens at AcidMods have hacked the PSP hardware to work with the DualShock. Requiring no changes to the firmware, all functions but the brightness and volume are mapped to the controller. And it seems to work perfectly: More »
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TurboGrafx-16 is Now on the iPhone, Radical Dude!
Our friends over the pond know it as the PC Engine. Most Americans know it as that console that played Bonk. Now it's on the iPhone through emulator support. An iPhone version of the classic emulator Temper, temper4iphone looks like it's running pretty smoothly on Apple's mobile in this video. But you know the drill; jailbreak the iPhone before partaking. Too bad we'll probably never see this stuff in a formal SDK... [ZodTTD via BBgadgets]
6:20 PM on Thu May 29 2008
By Mark Wilson
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Latest by Barion: I bought a TurboGrafx-16 back in 1990...only one game really stood out for me: Military Madness, otherwise known as Nectaris in Japan. That game was seriously addictive. I play the PS1 version on my PS3. Of course, it's not more »
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iControlpad, For the iPhone with PSP Envy
While the do-everything touchscreen of the iPhone seemed like the perfect solution for game emulation, it's tough to top real buttons when it comes to mashing away at Track & Field. So the iControlpad attaches to the iPhone and gives it a PSP makeover. The prototype (pictured here) was pieced together from the internals of an old SNES pad, but the final version that will go on sale is promised to be "much more sleek and fitting." We're just hoping they're ready to make an iPhone 2 version ASAP. [iControlpad via BGR]
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This Is How Guitar Hero Works on the DS
We long wondered just how it would be possible to play Guitar Hero on the DS in the upcoming Guitar Hero: On Tour. There was this big attachment thing and this pick thing and this "will people really play this in public?" thing. Now a new video explains the process in excruciatingly cheesy detail. Looking at the hardware this closely, I'm betting that the stylus (pick) is going to induce a lot more whining than the fret buttons. What do you think? [Kotaku]
9:45 AM on Wed May 28 2008
By Mark Wilson
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Latest by d.ray: The first time I hear someone scream "Rock Out" on the bus, I'm gonna shoot them in the face, Niko style. more »
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