Gaming

$399 40GB PS3 Shows Up in Best Buy Listings?

Evidence for the imminent launch of a sweet-spot $399 40GB PS3 model continues to mount, the latest piece of proofage coming in the form of a Best Buy listing, which (if true) also confirms the Spider-Man 3 Blu-ray pack-in, so you can relive Peter Parkers’s emo phase in HD for free. While the slip is…

Porsche 911 PlayStation 3/PC Steering Wheel

It’s not every day that an actual automaker creates a steering wheel for console gaming, so this Porsche 911 setup is especially awesome. It’s a “fully licensed, to-spec reproduction,” which means the wheel, the 6+1 gear sticks, and the wireless pedals are all as authentic as you’re going to get in your living room. It’s…

Nintendo Not Going to Have Enough Wiis This Holiday Season

Nintendo knows that the best way to keep a product hyped up is to make sure said product is difficult to get. If there’s a shortage, that must mean that lots of people want them, and you’d better buy yours before someone else beats you to it! Right? While Nintendo has had plenty of time…

In just 3 years, Nintendo has sold more than 50 million DS units, compared to the 11 years it took GameBoy/GameBoy Color to reach 100 million. [pcworld]

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…

Inflatable Boxing Gloves for Wii Won’t Double as Buoyancy Aid

These boxing gloves for the Wii come with their own air pump for easy inflation. They also come with some weird instructions: Nope, I’m not sure what invagination means either, but I’d sure like to find out. They cost $14.86 from DealExtreme. [DealExtreme via New Launches]

Hands on Dell’s Sick XPS M1730 Gaming Laptop

Overclocked to 3.2GHz, Dell’s XPS M1730 gaming laptop is a smoking machine, listing from $2,999 to a “You have a serious gaming problem” price of $4,486, and we got a hands on at its official unveiling at DigitalLife. https://gizmodo.com/dell-xps-m1730-laptops-are-high-end-multi-colored-gami-294330 The only laptop currently capable of running the Ageia PhysX engine, and Unreal Tournament 3’s dreaded…

Transparent Pinball Machine is Awesome, Beautiful

This is the Transparent Pinball Machine, a custom piece created out of a 1976 “Surf Champ” unit by Michael Schiess, owner of the Lucky JuJu Pinball Arcade in Alameda, CA (which looks like the coolest place ever). It is, without a doubt, the most beautiful pinball machine we’ve ever seen. And unlike most custom fetishized…

Sony Sells 250,000 PSP Slims in Japan in Four Days

Apparently, the Japanese were just waiting with wallets in hand for Sony to drop the new version of their PSP; they went ahead and bought 250,000 of the things in the first four days they were on sale. That’s about how many units Sony sold of the original PSP in the two months leading up…

MIT Hackers Prank Harvard Statue With Master Chief Helmet, Assault Rifle

MIT’s known for pranks, or hacks, against rival school Harvard (and sometimes even on their own campus). Their latest hack today enhances the John P. Harvard statue with a battle-ready Master Chief Spartan helmet and assault rifle (with a bullet count of 2E) in honor of Halo day. Other notable, and perhaps more difficult, hacks…

Microsoft Offering Disc Replacements For Scratched Halo 3 Limited Edition

If your Halo 3 Limited Edition discs are scratched—like ours were—you can get a replacement disc by filling out a form and sending your disc back to Microsoft. Of course, this will take up to two weeks for delivery—not counting the time it takes for your disc to get to Microsoft—which may be too long…

Halo 3 Swag Rebagging (Plus Apology)

Click to viewThe other day, I posted a video showing some cool Halo 3 swag Microsoft sent me as part of the press kit. Despite me putting the word “Incredible” in the headline, people thought my video reflected a lack of appreciation for the gear, and I was called many names for it, and even…

Halo is the Future of Gaming

Click to viewThe folks over at Loading Ready Run made a fantastic video illustrating why Halo is the future of gaming. After viewing, we have to say we’re on board. Kudos. [Loading Ready Run]

Best. Stylus. Ever. (a.k.a. Ninjas > Pirates)

The pirate over at Kotaku has just discovered what he’s calling the “Best Damn Swag on the Planet,” and we’re calling “the best stylus ever.” It’s a stylus for Ninja Gaiden DS, but it’s not just any stylus, it’s a friggin sword. It even has a little sheath to stick it into! Can you imagine…

Gamercize Pro-Sport Next-Gen Exercise Gaming Available Soon

The Gamercize gaming exercise machine we showed you before has a new version for Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii coming out really really soon. The idea is the same as the old version though: your controllers only respond if you’re pedaling or cycling, allowing you to exercise and game at the same time. Seeing as…

Halo 3 Xbox 360 Mod

This Halo 3 console mod wasn’t created by our buddy Ramon of Wii, PSP and DS fame, but still looks pretty damn fantastic. As you can see, creator Craget from the UK added blue neon trim, Halo Collector’s edition stylings, two posable Spartans on either side, and what seems to be splooge on top of…

Bugstepper for Kids Heralds Computer Games that Gauge Boredom

This is Bugstepper, a kids’ electronic game that Danish scientists are hoping is the first step in developing computer games that can detect a player’s boredom and up the ante accordingly. Researchers at the University of Southern Denmark in Odense tried out the active electronic game on 56 eight- to ten-year-olds to create a program…

Halo 3’s Master Chief is an Ass

Click to viewSo, okay, we’ve gotten into the Halo fever a little bit too with our gallery of the Halo 3 Limited Edition Xbox. Well, here’s a bit of Halo 3 tomfoolery for a late Friday afternoon. Apparently some guy dressed up in a Master Chief suit, went down to his local game store, and…

Xbox 360 Halo Legendary Edition Looks Like a Weapon (Hardware Gallery)

Click to viewThis Limited Edition Xbox is basically your Premium Xbox with an HDMI port, but the attention to detail on the case is impressive. Text and graphics running over the side of the green, camo splattered Xbox, and an HDD and drive tray painted in the same reflective gold as the Master Chief’s helmet…

PlayStation 3’s DualShock 3 Tech Exactly the Same as DualShock 2 Tech

We asked you yesterday whether you were happy or annoyed that rumble is back on the DualShock 3 for the PS3, but this new revelation may change your answer. GameDaily BIZ confirmed with SCEA that the rumble technology in the DualShock 3 is exactly the same as the on in the DualShock 2, and doesn’t…