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Tony Hawk’s Freerunning Needs to be an Actual Game
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It’s only Tuesday, but I’ve already seen my favorite video of this week. Probably for the month. If like me you grew up playing the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater… games you’ll love this freerunning clip made by Vince Auletta, John McConaghy and Michael Corley. Not only are the tricks themselves |
October 25th, 2011
PS Vita to Require Memory Card for Many Games to Save Data
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We already know all the specs about the PS Vita portable gaming console. We know it will be landing in Japan on December 17th and in the U.S. and EU on February 22, 2012. We also have known for a while that it would have memory card slots and that… |
October 21st, 2011
Atari Flashback 3: 60 Retro Games for the Price of One New Game
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The Atari Flashback 3 is an officially licensed console with has 60 Atari 2600 games built-in. It’s a great gift for the old-school gamer who’s been nice. Or the young gamer who’s been naughty: “I got you a console! It’s just been released!”… Then make your best troll face. Then |
October 21st, 2011
Gears of War 3 DLC Coming Soon!
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If you are an Xbox 360 gamer, I would bet that you have played Gears of War 3… just a little bit by now, as it’s alreadt one of the most popular games on the console. Microsoft and Epic Games have announced that two new DLC packs are coming soon |
October 20th, 2011
Keep Calm Konami: Hard to Panic When You’ve Got 30 Lives
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Is this yet another take on one of the oldest and most played out memes? Yes it is. Does it matter? Not really. Besides, it’s not a simple Photoshop of the original poster. Dann Matthews did a fantastic job in this print. I hear the opening theme to Contra… in |
October 20th, 2011
Ultimate FPS Simulator Actually Shoots You
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This is the most awesome, intense, realistic (and painful) video game simulator I have ever seen. It’s not a fancy driving or flight simulator; this is a simulator for FPS games. It looks like you could train real soldiers in this thing. The dome screen uses five HD resolution projectors… |
October 18th, 2011
Nintendo 3DS Circle Pad Coming to the U.S. Next Year
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Remember that rather obese gaming accessory for the Nintendo 3DS called the Circle Pad? Well, folks in Japan have been enjoying it. We assume they has been enjoyment, but whether they are liking it or not, they can buy one.… |
October 18th, 2011
MorbidStix Xbox 360 Controller: Steampunk? More Like Keypunk
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And I thought I’d seen the best steampunk video game controller. This thing of beauty is the work of Minister Morbid of the custom controller maker MorbidStix. It has a (faux) antique burl wood finish, copper rivet embellishments and real leather grips. It’s a controller for your alternate universe great-great-great-grandparents.… |
October 17th, 2011
Fully Remappable PS3 Controller: It Only Does Every Button.
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Disabled gamers still have limited options when it comes to customizing controllers to better suit their condition. Fortunately, there are kind hearted souls who are working on a solution, like the folks at Evil Controllers and the Able Gamers Foundation, who have released a controller made specially for the disabled.… |
October 16th, 2011
New 320GB Xbox 360 Hard Drive Coming with LEGO Star Wars III Download Code
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If your Xbox 360 needs more storage space for downloaded games, movies and other content, a new, bigger hard drive is on the way. The new HDD will connect to your game console easily. The drive is also priced reasonably at $129.99 (USD) MSRP.… |
October 13th, 2011
