Video games

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

NES Cellphone Mod

Now you can transform your Nokia 3200 from a mere cellphone into a mighty, identify-you-as-a-nerd cellphone. Merged with the venerable NES controller, the result is a cellphone that puts to shame all those faux luxury models we’ve been reading about. The creator of the hybrid cellphone has provided a video so that we all can…

Gadgets Nicholas Deleon Jun 13

Plug’n’Play Sudoku Video Game

There is only one true way to play Sudoku. You have to go balls to the wall and use a pen. Only the weak and feeble use pencils or gadgets like this. This plug’n’play Sudoku adapter allows any television to be turned into a Sudoku’ing machine. It has millions of puzzles, multiple difficulty modes, hints…

Gadgets Travis Hudson Jun 8

Video Games in the Olympics

Geek extraordinaire and video game nut, Ted Owen, is hoping to get video games into the 2008 summer Olympics as a demonstration sport. Owen is the head of the Global Gaming League. There isn’t much to worry about fellow Olympics lovers. Owen has yet to even contact the International Olympic Committee, he is just claiming…

Tech News Travis Hudson Jun 2

Xbox 360 Modchip Closer to Reality

Last week we mentioned that the firmware of the Samsung disc drive in the Xbox 360 was hacked—allowing you to play 1:1 backups of games but not run unauthorized code—but that it required not only a degree from MIT to get it working, but also resources that only a mad scientist would have access to.…

Tech News Gizloco May 22

Yet Another Portable NES, the nPod

As mentioned the other day on sister site Kotaku, it seems that making portable versions of yesterday’s favorite video game consoles is the newest fad to sweep the Internet. http://kotaku.com/gaming/nintendo/nes-mated-with-apple-173994.php What we have here is just the latest in a long line of such mods. Dubbed the nPod (watch out for Apple’s lawyers), it’s a…

Gadgets Gizloco May 18

Damn Small Sega Genesis

Famous console modder Kotomi prepped this project earlier this year, yet somehow it slipped right by us. In that case, let us redress that grave injustice right now. What you see here is quite possibly the world’s smallest Sega Genesis (the Nomad notwithstanding), functional or not. Kotomi fashioned the mini Genesis out of one of…

Gadgets Gizloco May 3

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

The biggest news at video game sister site Kotaku was the biggest hardware launch since the PSP along with the biggest Rockstar bomb ever dropped. The Nintendo DS Lite finally launched in Japan and Kotaku was there, through thick and thin, from the highs and lows, from disappointment to near defeat. But we got one…

Tech News Michael McWhertor Mar 6

Pre-Order PS3 Games on Gamestop

Can’t wait for your PS3 to hit stores? Here’s a little tip: Gamestop is selling 32 Sony PS3 games on pre-order right now. First come/first served people and they’ll be shipped to you as soon as humanly possible. Games include Devil May Cry 4, Metal Gear Solid 4 and the ever-popular Scarface: The World is…

Tech News Tgrumet Feb 3

Bringing Back the Arcade Table

Don’t hate me, but I still yearn for the days of Pac-Man and Donkey Kong. That was a time when video games were simple and all I had to do was press one button and use a joystick. What can I say, I just haven’t evolved to the current level of video game fervor needed…

Tech News Tgrumet Feb 2

No Booth Babes at E3? WHY Lord, WHY?

Yes, you heard right. If you were counting on those scantily-clad models and strippers for an extra bang at the video game convention E3 this year, it’s time to put it back into your pants, sonny boy. The video game industry is apparently trying to change its image, banning these nubile young women from enticing…

Tech News Tgrumet Jan 25

Details on Xbox 360 Dual Firmware Mod Released

NES Cellphone Mod

Plug’n’Play Sudoku Video Game

Video Games in the Olympics

Xbox 360 Modchip Closer to Reality

Yet Another Portable NES, the nPod

Damn Small Sega Genesis

High Score: The Best of Kotaku

Pre-Order PS3 Games on Gamestop

Bringing Back the Arcade Table

No Booth Babes at E3? WHY Lord, WHY?

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