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Street Fighter IV FightStick Tournament Edition Is $150 in February

Traditionally, the name “Madcatz” implies generic, a peripheral that’s cheaper than those manufactured by Sony, Microsoft or Nintendo. But the Madcatz Street Fighter IV FightStick Tournament Edition is an ultrapremium controller that will go for an ultrapremium price when it’s released on February 20th. $150. But it might be worth every penny.You see, the FightStick…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Most Sony Movies Back On Xbox’s Netflix Streaming Service

With nary an explanation, most of the Sony-owned movies that were mysteriously pulled from Xbox’s Netflix Watch Instantly streaming service last week have been put back up again. Ghostbusters, the Karate Kid series and other Columbia Pictures luminaries can now be downloaded for watching. However, anything tagged with an “available through Starz Play” logo, such…

Tech News Elaine Chow

Cops Confiscate Man’s Xbox 360 Because His Car Smells Like Pot

Embedded video from CNN Video After Kenyatta Hillman was pulled over for speeding, police detected the odor of marijuana and searched his car. When they couldn’t find the marijuana, they decided that his stolen Xbox 360 would make a fine surrogate…except, you know, the Xbox wasn’t actually stolen property. As explained in this CNN clip,…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Slot Loading Xbox 360 Uses Guts of an iMac

Click to viewIt’s a matter of taste, but seeing the technological phenomenon in motion, this slot loading Xbox 360 is fairly enviable. Modded with a Frankensteinian hybrid drive combining half the Xbox’s stock Hitachi (DVD) drive with half of an iMac’s stock (CD-ROM) drive, the job looks like it must have been a complete pain.…

Tech News Mark Wilson

A Complete Guide to Playing Video Files On Your PS3, Xbox 360 or Wii

If you’re here reading Gizmodo, there’s a good chance you have a hard drive full of video somewhere. And you also probably have a PS3, Xbox 360 or Wii. If those two things aren’t working together for you in beautiful symbiosis, allowing you to watch all of your downloaded or ripped video on your TV…

Tech News John Mahoney

New Xbox Experience Causing HDMI Sound Loss Issues

According to a long thread at the AVForums, several Xbox 360 users are losing all sound after upgrading to the New Xbox Experience. Apparently, the problem only appears in HDMI-connected systems. but there has been one report of someone having the same problem using a SCART connector. Fortunately, there seems to be a fix. •…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

A Call for Revolution Against Beta Culture

I’m tired of this. This sense of permanent discomfort with the technology around me. The bugs. The compromises. The firmware upgrades. The “This will work in the next version.” The “It’s in our roadmap.” The “Buy now and upgrade later.” The patches. The new low development standards that make technology fail because it wasn’t tested…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Gadget Deals of the Day

These Gadget Deals of the Day round-ups remind me more and more of Tom Waits’ genius Step Right Up*. Everyone’s a winner, bargains galore! $500 off! $500 off this 1080p fancy 42-inch Philips LCD TV. You need videogames? We got Xbox 360 videogames for $10! And Olympus waterproof cameras at almost half the price! Shipping…

Gadgets Jesus Diaz

The Tech Specs of HD Netflix Streaming

Hats off to Netflix. Without really being prompted, they’ve released their HD encoding/streaming specifications for the world to see. The company revealed that they originally considered a WMV3 (Windows Media Player 9) codec running at 4000kbps and 5500kbps, but opted instead for a similar Microsoft codec, the VC1AP running between 2600kbps and 3800kbps—which should provide…

Movies Mark Wilson

NXE Launches With Relative Smoothness

Reports from the front lines regarding the Xbox 360’s ‘New Xbox Experience’ update are just coming in, and so far, so good. We’ve heard that updates are taking as little as five minutes (including download and installation), which isn’t bad at all. The only technical glitch we’ve heard about is that Netflix device activation went…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Xbox 360 Netflix Streaming Drops Sony’s Columbia Pictures

In what’s a slightly suspicious coincidence, but Sony’s suddenly pulled a bunch of its movies from the Xbox’s Netflix Watch Instantly streaming service just a few hours before Microsoft’s New Xbox Experience goes live. Previously available titles like Superbad and Bad Boys, which are owned by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment subsidiary Columbia Pictures, have been…

Tech News Elaine Chow

10 Things You Should Know About The New Xbox Experience

The New Xbox Experience, a.k.a. the new Xbox 360 Dashboard, hits tomorrow. If you’ve got an Xbox 360 that’s connected to the internet, you’re going to be prompted to update your console as soon as you turn it on. No exceptions; this is what your machine will look like until either it dies, you die,…

Tech News Jason Chen

Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360 Tested for XTREME Durability

Click to viewWe all know that the PS3 is built like a Navy battleship while the 360 can crumble in one’s hand like a wilted flower. But how do the Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360 stand up to one another when two dudes (and we use “dudes” here not because we’re stuck with dated lexicon…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Activision Screws Up Their Own Guitar Hero Compatibility Charts

At first glance, these Activision-made Guitar Hero/Rock Band instrument compatibility charts appear very handy. That is, until you realize that they’re completely overrun by inaccuracies. It didn’t take long for the Kotaku commenters to rip apart the list, with one reader finding flaws with data on each platform. So we’re left with one question: If…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Survey Hints That Zune Could Double as Extra Storage For the Xbox

The most recent installment of the Zune newsletter includes a survey question that hints at the possibility of the Zune being used as additional Xbox 360 storage. After selecting “Yes” to the first question, readers are asked “Have you ever connected your Zune to your Xbox to do any of the following?” The first response…

Tech News Sean Fallon

The Blackberry Pearl Teaches Consoles a Thing or Two

Acidmods just can’t get enough of hacking up our console controllers, and now the company has replaced the Wiimote’s A button with a clicking trackball (a la Blackberry Pearl). The result is an easier way to scroll through webpages and certain menu systems, as you can see in this video: However, this trackball was designed…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Tritton AX Pro Puts Eight Speakers In Your Gaming Headset

The Tritton AX Pro is not a bad looking wired surround sound headset that happens to be compatible with PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 audio and chatting. It features full Dolby Digital 5.1 hardware decoding, along with inline adjustments to independent front, center, rear and subwoofer channels—comprised of eight speakers in all.The catch is, of…

Tech News Mark Wilson

What Hath God Wrought: The Tubgirl Xbox 360 Faceplate

Behind the jump, there are photos of a Tubgirl Xbox 360 faceplate. I am warning you, it’s horrible and, obviously, NSFW. You don’t want to see it. If you don’t know what Tubgirl is, believe me when I say that in this case, ignorance really is bliss. But if you really must see the faceplate,…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Yes, This Buttonless Xbox 360 Controller Still Works

While at first glance this modded Xbox 360 controller might seem kind of useless, what with its total lack of buttons, it’s actually designed for better FPS gaming. All of the buttons have been moved to the back, like prior mods we’ve seen, but it also has moved the thumbsticks together in the center and…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Body Found, Believed to Be That of Runaway Teen Gamer

Sadly, Canadian police believe that they have found the body of Brandon Crisp, a 15 year old that ran away from home in early October after his parents took away his Xbox 360 privileges. Apparently, he had become obsessed with Call of Duty 4 and action was taken after it began to affect his grades.…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Street Fighter IV FightStick Tournament Edition Is $150 in February

Most Sony Movies Back On Xbox’s Netflix Streaming Service

Cops Confiscate Man’s Xbox 360 Because His Car Smells Like Pot

Slot Loading Xbox 360 Uses Guts of an iMac

A Complete Guide to Playing Video Files On Your PS3, Xbox 360 or Wii

New Xbox Experience Causing HDMI Sound Loss Issues

A Call for Revolution Against Beta Culture

Gadget Deals of the Day

The Tech Specs of HD Netflix Streaming

NXE Launches With Relative Smoothness

Xbox 360 Netflix Streaming Drops Sony’s Columbia Pictures

10 Things You Should Know About The New Xbox Experience

Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360 Tested for XTREME Durability

Activision Screws Up Their Own Guitar Hero Compatibility Charts

Survey Hints That Zune Could Double as Extra Storage For the Xbox

The Blackberry Pearl Teaches Consoles a Thing or Two

Tritton AX Pro Puts Eight Speakers In Your Gaming Headset

What Hath God Wrought: The Tubgirl Xbox 360 Faceplate

Yes, This Buttonless Xbox 360 Controller Still Works

Body Found, Believed to Be That of Runaway Teen Gamer

Trump Says He’ll Sign Order to Pay TSA

Deadpool Will Deface ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Classics for a New Secret Lair

Apple’s Siri Isn’t Just Going to Use One Chatbot. It’s Going to Use All of Them

Why ‘For All Mankind’ Season 5 Is the Key to the Rest of the Series

ASUS ZenScreen 15.6-Inch Portable Monitor Is Now Cheaper Than Black Friday in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

Early Wildfires Are Surging Across the US—and Trump’s New Fire Agency Isn’t Ready

INIU Brings Another Power Bank to the Spring Sale as SnapGo Keychain Portable Charger Drops to Its Lowest Price

Attorney Hit With Historic Fine for Citing AI-Generated Cases

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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