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Walmart Father's Day Deals For Every Dad's "Man Cave"

Father's Day is just around the corner, so no doubt you'll be wanting to get your dad some cool gadgets for his "man cave". Well, Walmart has some sick deals going on this Father's Day, including a $128 Magnavox Blu-ray... Full Story

Posted on June 11, 2009 3:33 PM

Logitech G13 Advanced Gameboard

Logitech today introduced what they deem a "Game-Changing Gameboard" called the Logitech G13 Advanced Gameboard. Hyperbole aside, the Logitech G13 Advanced Gameboard is an interesting concept. It sports a naturally contoured design, on-board memory, customizable backlighting, and programmable keys. A... Full Story

Posted on December 10, 2008 2:15 PM

See, Video Games Are Good for You

Games and virtual reality simulators are becoming increasingly popular tools for training by the army, various police forces and even in medical applications. If a new pilot program called "InSight" pans out for Allstate, though, the next place you... Full Story

Posted on October 3, 2008 6:00 PM

All Teens Play Video Games

A new study says that almost all teens play video games!(Can you believe it?!) More evidence that video games have become the new television for the teen set: A new Pew study reports that 97% of teens 12 to 17 play video... Full Story

Posted on September 22, 2008 5:21 PM

UK court rules Modchips do not circumvent copyright protection

UK-based MrModchips was cleared of all 26 counts against him for his role in importing and selling gaming console modchips. You know, the kind that lets you play [cough] backup copies of your video games. The Court of Appeal... Full Story

Posted on June 13, 2008 11:28 AM

Sony PS3 haters video

Boy, Sony PS3 is really having a tough time! After the disastrous U.S. launch, PS3 users stealing and killing each other for the high-demand console, >$3000 prices on eBay at the U.S. launch, and the Wii and XBox 360 outselling... Full Story

Posted on February 26, 2007 10:13 AM

PS3 Sales Go Soft: Trouble in Paradise

While we all take great interest in Sony's foibles, let's talk PS3 problems at the retail sale level spelling trouble for gaming companies, according to this report. Let's face it. The game manufacturers love to develop a game and then sell... Full Story

Posted on January 26, 2007 12:59 PM

Apple Rolling into Video Gaming Market?

Boy, those patent-reading Apple investigators have been busy, busy, busy! and now we can benefit from those that track Apple's hiring patterns. Now we have a report that Apple has added video gaming expertise and is considering a move into the video gaming... Full Story

Posted on December 5, 2006 4:43 PM

Will Ads Fill the Mobile Phone Screen?

Expect to see more and more "ad-monetized" mobile games, where advertisers wiil place display or video spots before or after users download popular casual games to their mobile phones. According to a report in today's MediaPost, a company called Greystripe places... Full Story

Posted on May 11, 2006 2:52 PM

Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo battle over undecided gamers

According to an IGN survey, 14% are unsure about their next next-gen videogame console purchase. Microsoft has a headstart over both Sony and Nintendo, however the Sony Playstation 3 sports a 36% allegiance versus Microsoft XBox 360's 28%. Having trouble... Full Story

Posted on May 1, 2006 1:33 PM

Google Talk and VoIP on Sony PSP?

SIPThat's popular blogger, Erik Lagerway pondered in a blog post last year if the Sony PSP would one day run a VoIP (Voice over IP) client. In fact, he hinted while working at Xten (now CounterPath) that they could should... Full Story

Posted on January 18, 2006 3:51 PM

Audio FX Force Feedback Headphones

I don't know about you, but when I'm watching a DVD or playing a video game I want full surround sound with the bass cranked way up so I can "feel" the explosions of a frag grenade or feel the... Full Story

Posted on December 28, 2005 9:48 AM

Limit your kids video game play time with this gadget

Worried if you even get your hands on the impossible-to-get XBox 360 for your kids this Christmas that your kids will spend way too much time playing video games? No worries, mate - just install this puppy. PlayLimit is a... Full Story

Posted on December 19, 2005 4:26 PM

Advertisements in video games

Activision, Inc. and Nielsen Entertainment today released the results of a study on the effectiveness of in-game advertising that incorporates different levels of product integration. According to some video interviews I watched, the two companies feel that advertisements and product... Full Story

Posted on December 5, 2005 5:07 PM

Top XBox 360 Games to Buy for Christmas

Wondering what XBox 360 games to buy your kid(s) for the Christmas holiday season? (ditto for Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, etc.) Well, IGN Entertainment's GamerMetrics has pulled consumer data from three leading video game sites (IGN.com, GameSpy.com and TeamXBox.com) to rank the... Full Story

Posted on November 17, 2005 3:22 PM

IGN Live Gamer Invitational

IGN Live invites video gamers to its first annual video games lifestyle event at the Anaheim Convention Center, October 22-23.  I'm just a casual gamer these days, but I figure there may be some hardcore gamers in California reading my... Full Story

Posted on August 25, 2005 3:22 PM