Gaming

Tomarni Stealth Gaming PCs

Bragging about a quiet gaming PC may be seen as the techie equivalent of revving the engine of a Corvette that’s not running, but it’s an interesting concept nonetheless. Tomarni is a company previewing what may be the world’s first near-silent gaming PC. Featuring dual and quad core processors, and a full gamut of high…

Kangaroom’s Stackable Console Storage Holds Games, Consoles

We’ve been fans of Kangaroom’s cord organizers for a while, so their newest Game Console Storage units seems like they’re just the thing to keep your gaming neat and organized without a large entertainment center. Not only does the unit hold one standard-sized console (not sure if the Xbox 360 or PS3 can fit in…

Sony Looking Toward Music and Movie Distribution on PS Network to Revive Flagging PS3 Sales

In a move that reiterates the fact that Sony is putting the PlayStation 3’s media capabilities first and its gaming capabilities fourth, they’re working on a plan to distribute music and video through their PlayStation Network. In order to boost sagging sales of the console, they want to compete more directly with Microsoft’s Xbox Live…

Osaka’s Super Potato is a Retro Gaming Mecca

Bashcraft of Kotaku fame just took me on an amazing guided tour of some of Osaka’s best geek haunts, including Super Potato, probably the sweetest video game store I’ve ever been in. Because there are no game rentals in Japan (but renting CDs is big, for some reason), the market for used games and consoles…

Halo 3 Legendary Edition—the one we unboxed—is on sale at Amazon for $20 off retail today. Get yours now so you can see how badly we kick Kotaku’s ass. [Amazon] https://gizmodo.com/xbox-360-halo-legendary-edition-looks-like-a-weapon-ha-302544

Rock Band Accessory Bundle: That’s All You Can Get

If you were hoping you could save some cash on that $169 Rock Band package by buying only what you need or want, we’ve got some bad news. The accessories won’t be sold separately until early 2008. Until then, even if you have two guitars from Guitar Hero, you’ll have to pony up for the…

Liquid-Cooled PS3 For Running Silent But Deadly

If wielding your Heavenly Sword means cranking up the AC and opening all the windows, you might want to take a page from this dude’s book: he is building a liquid cooling system for his PS3 that currently brings the system temperature down to about 90 degrees Fahrenheit at full power, and runs “almost dead…

Xbox 360 Arcade Coming Soon, to Match Core System’s Price

The rumored Xbox 360 Arcade system looks to be inches away from becoming a reality, according to this fuzzy image snapped at an unnamed retail store. The details, as we have them, are thus: a hard-drive-free Xbox 360 that comes packaged with a 256MB memory card (to satisfy developers like Rockstar, who want to require…

Wii Firmware Update Adds Full USB Keyboard Support

Nintendo added partial USB keyboard support in the last Wii firmware update, but the latest 3.1 update brings full USB support. Now everyone can use a keyboard to type in those long-ass Wii friend codes that Nintendo so graciously had you enter for every game you want to play online. It’s like they don’t even…

For those seeking to be strong with the Dark Side of the Force on the go, the Darth Vader PSP drops tomorrow as part of the $199 Star Wars Battlefront Entertainment Pack. [Game Life] https://gizmodo.com/hands-on-with-the-darth-vader-star-wars-psp-278443

Video Hands-On with the New Guitar Hero III Controllers

Curious about the new Guitar Hero III controllers? Well, MTVs Multiplayer blog did this great video walk-through of both the PS3 Xbox 360 and Wii versions, showing how the necks detach and how the Wiimote actually gets hooked directly into the body of the guitar. It even shows how dorky you look when you’re playing,…

Rumor has it that those new, gimped 40GB PS3s will go on sale here in the States on November 2nd for $399. It’s just a rumor, but it makes sense to us. We’ll see. [Kotaku] https://gizmodo.com/40gb-ps3-finally-made-official-backwards-compatibility-307595

40GB PS3 Finally Made Official, Backwards Compatibility Gets the Boot

Well, we’ve heard the rumors and the retail leaks, and now it’s official: there’s a 40GB Playstation 3 coming on October 10th. It’s only official for Europe as of now, with a €399 pricetag, but it’s pretty safe to assume we’ll be getting the same thing soon enough. The catch? No memory card reader, only…

Gateway XHD3000 Extreme HD 30-Incher Reviewed (Verdict: Really Ties The Room Together)

When I first heard about Gateway’s XHD3000 Extreme HD 30-inch monitor, I actually thought, “Here is the one screen to rule them all.” You guys were excited when we told you about it a week ago, but you wanted to know more about how it holds up. It has a few flaws, sure, but given…

Zune Gaming, Phone Not Coming Soon, But Definitely Possible

Although we may all be super excited at what the Zune is getting, here are two things that the Zune definitely is not getting soon (even though it’s possible thanks to its new architecture): Gaming and Phoning. https://gizmodo.com/zune-2-and-flash-zune-official-306387 Microsoft’s J Allard told Reuters that gaming on a portable music player has been done before, but…

Razer Announces Scary-Sounding Lycosa Keyboard and Piranha Headset

Razer unveils its Lycosa keyboard and Piranha headset today, adding to its lineup of gamer-specific peripherals such as its impressive 4000dpi Razer 3G mouse teased last summer and shipping this month. The wicked-looking Lycosa keyboard has illuminated nonslip rubber keys and a 1000Hz polling rate that the company says takes just 1ms to respond to…

Belkin n52te SpeedPad, More One-Handed Gaming

The Belkin n52te SpeedPad is a sexy update of the cult classic Nostromo SpeedPad N52. Meant to replace the keyboard (and even mouse) for hardcore PC gamers, the controller offers 15 programmable keys, an 8-way thumb pad and full ergonomic support for extended play (a.k.a…a regular day in our life). But most of this was…

N’Gai Croal Whips Up Thumb Happy Wiimote Redesign

Newsweek’s resident gaming guru, N’Gai Croal, was unhappy with the button layout of the Wiimote for Metroid Prime 3—specifically the placement of the + and – buttons—so he came up with the idea of circling them around the A button, in jellybean Gamecube style, to make for twitchier thumb controls optimized for FPS. I like…

Mario and Luigi Air Fresheners

When we think of freshness, there’s nothing better than the smell of two Italian dudes that spend their day stomping on mushrooms and sticking their heads into toilets and pipes. For $7.61, that’s exactly what you’re going to get. The only thing worse than this is if they released a second edition Wario air freshener,…

Prince’s Wii Sports Tennis Controller

Unlike the lousy plastic Wii tennis add-ons we’ve seen before, this Prince Wii Tennis add-on smells of authenticity. This is partly because Prince is a well known name in the Tennis industry, but it’s also partly because they used actual strings to construct the face of the racket. We’re not saying this is great or…