Gaming

Seattle Columnist Sez Microsoft Portable Player, Argo, Will Be More Than an iPod Rival

Last week we got some juicy initial information regarding the portable media player that Microsoft has in the works. Today a juicy little column appeared in the Seattle Times that has a boatload of information about this device, unfortunately, it is a column therefore none of the facts are backed up. The columnist said his…

Tech News Travis Hudson Jul 10

Nintendo Announces Pink DS Lite

Nintendo fan boys and girls the world over will be delighted to know that the DS Lite will soon be available in that color of flamingos, a girly-looking powdery shade the company calls Noble Pink. If you’re getting all excited about something like this, well, you’re easily excitable, but from what we can discern from…

Gadgets Charlie White Jun 28

MacBook Gaming: Wii Style

With MacBook sensor hacks galore popping up all over the place it was only a matter of time before someone put the included MacBook motion sensor to some good use by developing a game that utilizes it. Check out Neverball, a Monkey-Ball-esque game that uses the MacBook motion sensor to control the tilt of the…

Tech News Travis Hudson Jun 19

Console Power Usage

Have you ever wondered how much power your game consoles are sucking up? The next generation consoles like the Xbox 360 have remote control activation and standby-charging, which means there’s going to be some power draw even when you’ve shut down the machine. DX Gaming tested all the consoles in the last two generations, and…

Tech News Jason Chen Jun 19

HotSeat Gaming Futon

Throw away that moldy futon you got from your brother when he moved to New York and pick up one of these HotSeat Flip surround sound gaming futons. This cushiony gaming seat has SIX hi-fi speakers along with a wireless remote and a powered subwoofer. It even converts into a bed—just like real futons. It’s…

Gadgets Jason Chen Jun 15

Details on Xbox 360 Dual Firmware Mod Released

We’re patiently waiting for the day when modchip makers announce that they’ve finally cracked Microsoft’s Xbox 360 wide open, but until that day comes we’ll just have to settle for baby steps. The DevilMod 360 is a dual firmware mod that allows users to have their Xbox 360’s optical drive run unofficial third-party firmware. Of…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon Jun 14

Xbox 360 Compatibility Update

Our favorite next-generation console that you can currently buy in stores has gotten another backward compatibility update. Twenty one more original Xbox titles are added to the over 200 already working on the Xbox 360 today. Here they are: 4×4 EVO 2, Amped® 2, Bad Boys 2, Big Mutha Truckers, DOOM 3®, Dreamfall: The Longest…

Tech News Jason Chen Jun 13

More Hacked Xbox 360 Firmware Expected Soon

It was only a few weeks ago that we brought you news of hackers (in the “searching for knowledge” sense) finding their way into the Xbox 360’s Samsung optical drive. Now it seems that that very same hacker is poised to release a similar firmware hack for the Hitachi optical drive for the Xbox 360.…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon Jun 12

Video Game Detox Clinic Opens

Who would’ve thought that the Netherlands of all places would be opening a clinic to help treat video game addiction? Under the auspices of Smith & Jones Addiction Consultants in Amsterdam, addicted gamers can sign up for the program where they try to kick the habit of gold farming, going on epic raids and beating…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon Jun 9

NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 Reviewed (Verdict: Speedy Value)

The first reviews of that GeForce 7950 GX2 graphics card we told you about last week are just coming in, and the guys at FiringSquad took a close look at this 1GB graphics card from NVIDIA that just shipped today. They liked the HDCP (HD copy protection, must also have an HDCP-compliant monitor) support, the…

Tech News Charlie White Jun 6

Gizmodo Gallery: Paul Johnson

“Prisoner” (Johnson, 2004) Interview/Article by Jonah Brucker-Cohen In the generic “plastic brick” design world of game console hardware, the passive player is usually subjected to standardized devices that they may choose to augment with their own “case mods”. Although extremely creative, most of these modifications are embellishments that have no connection to the games themselves.…

Tech News Coinop Jun 2

Analyst Group Says Microsoft Portable Game Console Coming In 18 Months

Take this with a grain of salt, a saltine, and the Bonneville Salt Flats, but the Diffusion Group says Microsoft is preparing to be thinking about getting poised to enter the portable gaming market. And, because they don’t have much in-house experience building portable gamer players or portable music devices, they’ve been looking at two…

Tech News Jason Chen May 31

DS Lite Scores With New Rumble Pak

Only a few more days until Nintendo launches their highly anticipated DS Lite in the U.S. One thing that concerned image-concious gamers, however, was how lame they’d look whilst using certain cartridges in the DS Lite, due to the fact that they stick out rather conspicuously. Thankfully, Nintendo plans to release (for Japan only, at…

Gadgets Nicholas Deleon May 30

iPod Gaming, Fo’ Sheezy?

The Apple rumor mill is once again churning. Supposedly the iPods are going to get some real official gaming action. None of this Brick Attack, Parachute or—god forbid—scroll-wheel solitaire that you are used to. The rumors are coming by ways of a hotshot gaming software engineer, a software engineer recruiter and an Apple recruiter. We’ll…

Tech News Travis Hudson May 27

Compact G Fake DS Impresses No One

Remember the official Nintendo Seal of Quality that guaranteed the authenticity of the fine product you just purchased? I bet you won’t find the seal on this, the Compact G. By the looks of it, it’s a pretty sorry excuse for a Nintendo DS, designed to bilk uninformed children out of their milk money. And…

Gadgets Nicholas Deleon May 26

Xbox 360 Outboard HD DVD Player Pics

Some fakey-looking 3D rendered graphics of the outboard HD DVD player for the Microsoft Xbox 360 have surfaced, where the outboard box, rumored to be available around the end of the year for about $100, nicely matches the Xbox 360’s svelte lines. Put this together with that HDMI cable we heard would be available by…

Tech News Charlie White May 26

NVIDIA GeForce 7950GX2 Details Leaked

NVIDIA is at it again, where its upcoming GeForce 7950GX2 Quad SLI graphics card is going to seriously leapfrog its predecessor. Delectable details have leaked out, complete with preliminary benchmarks that show just how far that card will leap ahead, showing its performance at 20% to 80% faster than the card that preceded it, the…

Tech News Charlie White May 25

Halogen Lighting Interferes With Nintendo Wiimote

If you have a house full of halogen lights, you might be out of luck if you’re planning to get a Nintendo Wii gaming system when it’s launched this October. The much-vaunted Wii controller, or as it’s affectionately called, the Wiimote, develops aiming problems when those halogen lights are shining on its signal path, according…

Tech News Charlie White May 25

Reviewed: Sweex 5.1 Home Theater Headphones (Verdict: Unimpressive)

Pocket-lint in the UK took the time to review the Sweex 5.1 Home Theater Headphones, putting them though the paces, only to come away with a bewildered look on their faces. It seems that the headphones suffer from a bit of an identity crisis: they’re a little too cheap for serious home theater buffs, but…

Tech News Gizloco May 22

Arcade In A Box

Ed Farias wrote in to tell us about his product, Arcade in a Box, an all-in-one arcade console with computer guts built directly in the controller that can be plugged directly into external video sources. It’s a great idea if you like the feel of proper controllers but you want to utilize your big new…

Gadgets Gizmodo.com May 19

Seattle Columnist Sez Microsoft Portable Player, Argo, Will Be More Than an iPod Rival

Nintendo Announces Pink DS Lite

MacBook Gaming: Wii Style

Console Power Usage

HotSeat Gaming Futon

Details on Xbox 360 Dual Firmware Mod Released

Xbox 360 Compatibility Update

More Hacked Xbox 360 Firmware Expected Soon

Video Game Detox Clinic Opens

NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 Reviewed (Verdict: Speedy Value)

Gizmodo Gallery: Paul Johnson

Analyst Group Says Microsoft Portable Game Console Coming In 18 Months

DS Lite Scores With New Rumble Pak

iPod Gaming, Fo’ Sheezy?

Compact G Fake DS Impresses No One

Xbox 360 Outboard HD DVD Player Pics

NVIDIA GeForce 7950GX2 Details Leaked

Halogen Lighting Interferes With Nintendo Wiimote

Reviewed: Sweex 5.1 Home Theater Headphones (Verdict: Unimpressive)

Arcade In A Box

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