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OCZ Technology has unveiled two new laser gaming mice that feature gaming grade double laser engines for ultra fast tracking up to 60-in. per sec. and programmable functions for keyboard command saving. The large sized, ergonomic Behemoth has a black, rubberized grip and an LED display for changing between 100 DPI and 3200 DPI. The Eclipse is more compact with a rubber coating and an LED display for 4-way changes between 100 and 2400 DPI. No prices or date of arrival have been released.
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Nintendo Launches DSi
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Nintendo, Nintendo DS, Portable/Mobile,
Nintendo finally debuted its DSi yesterday and it will arrive in Europe this Friday. The 3rd generation game dual screen system has already sold over 2 million units since it was launched in Japan last November. Not only can you play games, there are two cameras, a microphone and tools that help create and share content. The DSi costs $169.99 while the DS Lite will continue to be available for $129.99. Their site offers games, including freebies if you buy the portable game system online, a club, newsletter and more.
Read More | Nintendo via Reuters
Playing fast-action games ‘can improve vision’
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: First Person Shooters,
Next time your significant other complains that you are spending too much time with your video games, tell him/her that you are trying to improve your eyesight. Nature Nueroscience researchers found that playing improves contrast sensitivity, the ability to notice small differences in shades of gray used in night driving or poor visibility conditions. The study, which involved gamers aiming and shooting at virtual targets, also says that gaming may improve amblyopia, “lazy eye,” by making both eyes work together.
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It may not be a Wii, but the Minutes Gym certainly is an inexpensive alternative. Takara Tomy’s digital video trainer can be plugged into any TV or monitor with a composite video input. After powering up, enter personal and physical data to make a training program. On-screen avatars will guide you through over 100,000,000 3-minute workouts and keep track of your progress for 3 months. The Minutes Gym is available for $73.00.
Read More | Japan Trend Shop
GDC 2009: Hideo Kojima: Solid Game Design: Making the Impossible Possible
Posted by Alex Lifschitz Categories: Culture, Features,
If you at any point in your life have enjoyed a stealth game, you might know Hideo Kojima as the man to whom you owe your firstborn. He’s the father of the beloved Metal Gear game/interactive movie series, and he delivered the final keynote of the GDC today. And, as expected, it was worthy of a man who had just received a lifetime achievement award the night before. I took some pictures of the presentation, and tried to elucidate as best I can, but I seriously cannot stress how much you should try and find the video of the presentation as filmed by the GDC – Kojima is a genuinely funny guy with a lot to say, and if you like the cut of his jib (which is a very good cut, I hear), you deserve to see and hear the whole thing. In the meantime, have some on the house.
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So you may be asking yourself, ‘What’s a Zeemote?’ Firstly, you need to stop talking to yourself in public. It’s creepy, and it doesn’t work with your trenchcoat. Secondly, the Zeemote is a little whiz-bang doodad for doing analog gaming on your mobile device. Come with me into the land where some of us actually carry one around for a mobile gaming fix while our PSP/DSes are lodged firmly in a crocodile gullet.
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Now you can literally wear your PSP on your sleeve with Cobra’s Stand Bundle Kit, which includes both a Multi-Shape and traditional 26cm Vacuum Hook Stand that will attach to almost any surface. The 92cm long stand is compatible with PSP 2000 and 3000 series consoles and can bend to not only go around your wrist, but your waist, chair arm, or any other projection. With 360º of flexibility, the kit is available for $23.00.
Read More | Brando
GDC 2009: Hands-On with America’s Army 3
Posted by Alex Lifschitz Categories: Features, First Person Shooters, PC,
Anyone familiar with military gaming (or anyone as cheap as I am) already knows about America’s Army, the PC FPS developed by the United States military as an outreach program for the young’uns. It’s paid for by the guv’mint and completely free of charge to anybody who wants to play it (as any good PR campaign would be), and the folks behind the game let me get some hands-on time with the newest incarnation, America’s Army 3, at GDC 2009 in San Francisco. Hit the jump for some of the things you can expect from the world’s most realistic military shooter.
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GDC 2009: Too Little, Too Late, Mr. Nukem
Posted by Alex Lifschitz Categories: First Person Shooters,
You know those stories when a guy is presumed dead for a while, so his wife remarries and has kids and now loves another, and then the guy comes back and expects everything to be just like it was before?
Just asking.
ARM Processors Improve Look of Games
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Driving, Portable/Mobile, Xbox, Xbox 360,
Remi Pedersen, a graphics product manager at ARM, says that by this winter the Mali-200 and Mali-400 processors will allow you to play what looks like an Xbox 360 game on your lowly cell phone. On display at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco this week, he will be running Project Gotham Racer, an Xbox 1 title, in Open GL ES, which performs like the original but feature-wise looks like a 360 title.
Read More | Yahoo News
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