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Halo 3 Xbox 360 Swag Bag is Incredible (Unbagging Shots and Video)

Click to viewUsually, I hate the unnecessary swag. But this Xbox 360, Halo 3 Edition bag, is pretty much the best set of press junk I have ever seen. The duffel bag is printed with Halo 3 logos, my gamer tag, and the slogan “finish the fight.” There are two limited controllers with figurines, dog…

Papercraft Master Chief Lacks Corpse Humping Ability

Are you dripping at the teats for Halo 3? Well, here’s something you can create yourself after your SAT prep course to tide you over until next Tuesday. It’s a Master Chief papercraft model that measures 13 inches tall and was painstakingly created out of 42 individual pieces. The guy who made it even made…

Xbox 360 Gets Updated HD DVD Drive in 2008 [Actually, No]

Update 2: PC World UK is claiming that Bennett from Microsoft really did say, and they quote, “There will be a new HD DVD drive next year, but it’s not finalised yet.” Another writer at ComputerActive, the UK’s largest computer magazine, corroborates the story. This means either Bennett is mistaken, or someone else at Microsoft…

Sony Playstation DUALSHOCK 3 Wireless Controller Officially Rumbly [UPDATED]

Kaz Hirai just announced it at TGS, in the US and Europe Spring 08, Japan in November. Ten titles supported including the new Metal Gear, no price yet. UPDATED: Game list below. [Kotaku] http://kotaku.com/gaming/breaking/sony-confirms-sixaxis-rumble-301715.php DUALSHOCK(R)3 Wireless Controller with Rumble Feature to be Introduced for Playstation(R)3 TOKYO, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ — Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI)…

Ben Heck Sticks an Xbox 360 Wireless Controller into an Original Xbox Controller

Console modder Ben Heck generally takes formerly gigantic things and crams them into small packages. For his most recent project, he did the opposite: He stuck an Xbox 360 wireless controller into an original Xbox controller, which is monstrous in size. While yes, he added batteries and wireless capabilities to the original Xbox controller, it…

EA Confirms PS3 Rumble Controller With Live Unit

Confirming the previous “confirmation” about rumble coming to the PS3, EA has a Burnout Paradise demo booth set up at Tokyo Game Show complete with rumbling controllers. The controller itself looked exactly like a SIXAXIS, but had a sticker beneath it that said “RUMBLE.” It was also much heavier, says IGN, than the standard SIXAXIS—which…

WiiMote Lightsaber Game Finally Here

There’s going to be something else you’ll get besides slightly lousier graphics when you purchase Star Wars: The Force Unleashed on the Wii instead of Xbox 360 or PS3: a lightsaber mode. LucasArts developers just announced that they’re adding a Duel Mode into the game, which lets WiiMote users use their sword just as Miyamoto…

Bungie Guys Drive Warthog Replica Into a Building

Some of the dudes from Bungie got a chance to tool around in WETA’s Warthog replica. As you can see, knowing how to drive in video games and knowing how to drive in real life are two very different things. Nice work, you boneheads. [TechEBlog] https://gizmodo.com/full-size-working-halo-warthog-ready-to-annihilate-ador-281588

Taito Touchscreen Arcade Card Battle Game Looks Like MS Surface

Japanese arcade fans should get ready to pull out their lightning bolt, lightning bolt, lightning bolt, because this Taito touchscreen arcade game looks pretty awesome. The Engrish Google translation leaves us wondering at how exactly the game works, but from what we can gather, you put real cards onto the virtual board, which makes stuff…

Halo 3 Special Edition Xbox 360 Unboxing

Apparently, there’s a game called Halo 3 coming out for the Xbox 360 soon. Funny, I’ve never heard of it! Microsoft seems to think that people will be so excited about it that they’ll buy a fancy, more expensive system dedicated to it despite the fact that it doesn’t actually come with a copy of…

BMW M3 Gets Its Own Racing Game

It’s no series of short films starring Clive Owen directed by film auteurs (minus Guy Ritchie), but BMW’s Virtual M3 Challenge is the latest way the car maker’s showing off how great their Bimmers are. The M3 Coupe game lets you pick cockpit, bonnet, bumper and chase-cam views, as well as configuring your car by…

The Halo 3 special edition Xbox 360 ships today. Pick it up to show all your frat brothers how really, really into Halo you are. [Amazon via i4u]

The Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death Shirt

Finally joined the Xbox 360 red ring club? Make it official with this Red Ring of Death T-Shirt from Split Reason. Besides the 2001 reference and the HAL-esque design of the lights, you’ll also make a bold fashion statement when wearing this—one that says, “Hey, I’m not too proud to admit I play Xbox, but…

Halo 3 Diorama is 12 Feet Tall, 1200 Square Feet, Covered In Explosiony Goodness

Now that the Halo 3 press train has a gut full of coal, one of the big guns they’re whipping out in preparation for the game’s launch is this gigantic diorama, featuring humans and aliens battling it out on the field of sand, cardboard and little rocks. Not only does it show little soldiers taking…

Perfect Spartan Master Chief Suit for Sale on eBay

I. Want. This. I want to stomp down Fifth Avenue in it. I want to dance on the subway. I want to hitch-hike to California. And most importantly, I want to do a striptease out of this Master Chief Suit. Gizmodians, I will do this for you on video if you buy me this. I’m…

Logitech Releases Cordless Headset and Keyboard for PS3

PS3 fans will be happy with Logitech’s new headset and keyboard. The Cordless Vantage headset and MediaBoard keyboard both have Bluetooth technology, and will be out Stateside in time for the Holidays. Prices and more info, plus a purdy picture of the piano-black keyboard, are after the jump. The Cordless Vantage features native PS3 support,…

Brando Wii Light Gun Has Two Modes: Regular and Pistol

If you can’t wait for the official Nintendo Wiimote Light Gun to come out, Brando’s Light Gun looks just as good. It’s the standard “gun up front, nunchuk in back” scheme that Nintendo has, but Brando’s version actually detaches into a pistol-only mode. And if our hands-on time at E3 told us anything. breaking out…

Sony Planning Price Drop for 80GB PS3, New $399 40GB Model?

Citing their mole with a proven track record, Opposable Thumbs is reporting that the PS3 will re-emerge with two SKUs this holiday season: a $499 80GB model and a $399 40GB model. So if you want a $499 PS3, you might actually want to wait for it. The $100 cheaper 40GB model would be a…

Shadow Monsters, Give Your Shadows Some Life

Growing up I loved making shadow puppets, but regardless of how awesome I thought they were, no one could decipher my genius. Enter Shadow Monsters. This game (is it really considered a game?) takes your shadowy creations and digitally alters them onto a projection screen. It can even tell that you are trying to open…

Panasonic Rolls Out 720 AX200 Projector Designed for Gaming, Also Updates 1080p AE2000

Panasonic announced an update to its AX line of 720p projectors today, and this one’s the AX200, specially designed for gamers with significantly increased response time. Panasonic says it has improved the projector’s signal processing, so the time between pressing a button on a gaming controller and the results showing up on the screen is…