Gaming

Hulu Has a New Video Games Channel

Expanding its reach ever so slightly from TV and Movies, Hulu now has a video games hub, which will feature trailers, reviews and gameplay footage for numerous games. And while that doesn’t inspire awe quite yet, it could someday become home to a solid collection of video tips and walkthroughs. [Hulu]

Tech News Adrian Covert Nov 16

Pac-Man Paper Clips Bring a Glimmer of Whimsy To Your Soul-Crushing Office Gig

When you’re walled-in by cubicles all day long, anything can be a welcome distraction from your mundane employment. It doesn’t matter if it’s stupid cat videos, frustrating flash games, or colorful paper clips shaped like Pac-Man characters. They don’t function any differently than regular paper clips, and at $14 for 20 are super expensive, but…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Nov 16

Concept Art of the Original Monster Versions of Wreck-It Ralph

Now that Wreck-It Ralph has totally smashed the box office, it’s fascinating to stop and realize how different the movie’s video game villain could have looked. The other day, we posted an interview with star John C. Reilly, who explained that at various points, Ralph was going to be a caveman or a weird-looking alien…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Nov 5

How to Build a Small Gaming PC

Way back in December 2010, we built an awesome Mini-ITX gaming PC dubbed the Wee Ass-Kicking Machine. It featured a Core i7-870 CPU, a GeForce GTX 460 GPU, 4GB of DDR3, a 1TB hard drive, and a 120GB SSD-all crammed into a Silverstone SG07 chassis not much larger than a shoebox. The total cost? Around…

Tech News Nathan Edwards - MaximumPC Oct 26

Microsoft’s Windows Store Will Sell Games Rated “Mature”

The Windows Store is a topic of a lot of debate in gaming, but one issue that’s been a particular sticking point is its lack of some incredibly popular games because of a ratings policy mixup. Now that’s been fixed. https://gizmodo.com/youre-being-lied-to-windows-8-isnt-bad-for-gaming-5937590 That’s right: All the “Mature” games you want are going to be in the…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Oct 25

Why Did It Take So Long For Companion Cube Ice Trays?

Who knew that slapping a heart on the side of a 3D rendered cube would turn it into one of the most beloved video game characters of the past five years? Definitely not Valve, otherwise the developer would have had this Companion Cube Ice Tray on the market ages ago. It’s one of the most…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 19

With a Playable NES for a Head, One Vinyl Toy Is Not Completely Pointless

The words ‘vinyl’ and ‘toy’ should never have been put side by side. At least not when it comes to describing those plastic miniature sculptures that are most often used as cubicle decor. But we’ll make an exception for Hannes Hummel’s Super Gigan, which has a tiny playable NES for a head. The artist started…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 19

These 50 Attempts at Speech in Classic Video Games Actually Sound Pretty Good

If you spent most of a mid-80s childhood planted in front of a video game console, a supercut created by the folks at Jest is about to cause a stirring audio flashback. It’s a compilation of fifty clips featuring incredibly brief attempts at speech in classic video games. Given the limitations of the cartridges, the…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 19

Finally, a Way To Make Virtual Reality Even Lamer

Standing around in an awkward set of motion tracking video goggles while tethered a computer makes virtual reality feel anything but real. You need to be able to move around to really get the virtual experience, which this bizarre sliding platform lets you do—kind of. Calling the Wizdisk a treadmill is a bit of misnomer…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Oct 12

This Case Makes the Back of Your iPhone Touch-Sensitive

Mimicking the touch sensitive pad on the back of the PlayStation Vita, the Sensus iPhone case lets you interact and play games with your handset without ever mucking up its display with fingerprints. The case features capacitive sensors on its back and right edge so there’s at least one spot left where you can hold…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 11

A Tiny Foosball Table Means You Can Play Almost Anywhere

Why drop hundreds of dollars on a regulation-sized freestanding foosball table that’s just going to take up space, when for a mere $75 you can get XD Design’s beautiful Gol table that you can plop and play anywhere? You also don’t have to wrangle three other friends to get a game going. Its compact size…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 10

Over the Top Rifle Controller Makes Modern Warfare More Real Than Ever

The Nintendo Wiimote and Sony’s PlayStation Move controllers made big strides in increasing the realism in first person shooter games. But neither can hold a candle to the $90 Delta Six combat rifle when it comes to enhancing the make believe shoot-em-up experience. It’s amazing how far we’ve come since the NES Zapper. Unlike the…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Oct 4

Razer Blade (Late 2012) Review: Sharper, Better, But Still Not a Revolution

In retrospect, the first Razer Blade only seemed insane because we’d gone down such a preposterous path with gaming laptops. Bigger, huger, less practical. Then Razer decided to bring premium gaming back to regular computers. Its first outing succeeded with looks, but choppy gameplay fell way short of “premium.” The new Blade is its stab…

Reviews Kyle Wagner Oct 2

iPad Pinball Controller Makes No Promise of Wizardry

One of the few action-oriented games that shines on a touchscreen device is pinball, thanks to its dead simple control scheme. That being said, playing pinball’s always best with a set of physical buttons to tap and a spring-loaded ball launcher, which this iPad accessory delivers. Now, dropping $60 on a controller that’s pretty much…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 2

Gameloft’s New iOS Wireless Controller Is a Portable iCade

ThinkGeek’s adorable iCade is genius. It turns your iPad into a little arcade! Asteroids forever! If it has a drawback, it’s that, well, it kind of destroys the iPad’s portability. Meet the Bluetooth Duo Gamer controller, which sheds the cabinet for a dock that’ll fit in your backpack. https://kotaku.com/im-a-little-in-love-with-my-new-ipad-arcade-machine-5805374 The Duo Gamer looks familiar, like…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Oct 1

Real-Life Pac-Man Racers: Waka Waka Not Included

Countless gamers have fantasized about driving the Warthog from Halo, or wielding Link’s sword from The Legend of Zelda series. But a considerably smaller contingency of video game enthusiasts have thought the same thing about Pac-Man. And that’s probably why the real-life version of the classic game has only been brought to life via a…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Sep 26

Circle Pad Pro For the 3DS XL Makes It Even More Monstrous

There are no details on pricing or availability, but as expected, Nintendo has revealed a version of its Circle Pad Pro accessory for the 3DS XL. The add-on further embiggens the already hefty handheld console with an additional analog control stick—a feature that many had hoped would have been included in the re-designed version of…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Sep 20

Nintendo 3DS XL Review: Bigger Screen, Better 3D, Still Kinda Clumsy

When everyone’s already got a smartphone in a pocket, what good is a portable game console? Figuring that out is one of the toughest challenges for traditional game makers right now. Nintendo’s answer is the simplest and best: Just make it nothing like a smartphone. That’s worked so far. But the 3DS XL, Nintendo’s latest,…

Reviews Kyle Wagner Sep 18

Boldly settle where no settler has settled before, with Star Trek: Catan

Star Trek: Catan is basically Settlers of Catan with a thin sheen of Star Trek painted over it. Normally I’d consider that kind of pointless, but in this case, it seems like the perfect approach. In fact, it probably makes the game less pointless. Here’s why you might consider joining the Federation of Catan. Let’s…

io9 Ed Grabianowski Sep 7

Star Wars and Game of Thrones give Fantasy Flight Games license to rule your gaming table

Fly the Millenium Falcon. Undermine the Lannisters. Destroy the One Ring. Here’s a look at the new Star Wars RPG, X-Wing miniatures game, the Game of Thrones card game, and other new releases from Fantasy Flight Games. Fantasy Flight Games has parlayed its reputation as purveyors of big ticket, high production value board games into…

io9 Ed Grabianowski Sep 6

Hulu Has a New Video Games Channel

Pac-Man Paper Clips Bring a Glimmer of Whimsy To Your Soul-Crushing Office Gig

Concept Art of the Original Monster Versions of Wreck-It Ralph

How to Build a Small Gaming PC

Microsoft’s Windows Store Will Sell Games Rated “Mature”

Why Did It Take So Long For Companion Cube Ice Trays?

With a Playable NES for a Head, One Vinyl Toy Is Not Completely Pointless

These 50 Attempts at Speech in Classic Video Games Actually Sound Pretty Good

Finally, a Way To Make Virtual Reality Even Lamer

This Case Makes the Back of Your iPhone Touch-Sensitive

A Tiny Foosball Table Means You Can Play Almost Anywhere

Over the Top Rifle Controller Makes Modern Warfare More Real Than Ever

Razer Blade (Late 2012) Review: Sharper, Better, But Still Not a Revolution

iPad Pinball Controller Makes No Promise of Wizardry

Gameloft’s New iOS Wireless Controller Is a Portable iCade

Real-Life Pac-Man Racers: Waka Waka Not Included

Circle Pad Pro For the 3DS XL Makes It Even More Monstrous

Nintendo 3DS XL Review: Bigger Screen, Better 3D, Still Kinda Clumsy

Boldly settle where no settler has settled before, with Star Trek: Catan

Star Wars and Game of Thrones give Fantasy Flight Games license to rule your gaming table

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