Gaming

DIY: Nintendo controller mouse

You can never beat a classic. Here’s some proof that even an old rectangular Nintendo controller can serve an interesting and damn well awesome purpose. It’s a cool case mod that turns your Nintendo controller into a mouse, with the A / B buttons serving as the clickers. A cut out on the bottom of the controller allows the laser ...

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Hack the XBox 360 DVD region code

Damn region codes, always getting in the way of our viewing pleasure. It seems that some nice fellows over at XBH forums have figured out a way to change the values on the DVD region code on hypervisor exploitable XBox 360s. Since the region code is directly tied in with the CPU key, for now the hack will only work ...

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Logitech G9 gaming mouse revealed

A Chinese source is claiming that the above image is leaked footage of the Logitech G9 gaming mouse, the follow up for the G5. While there is no verification on the validity of this image, the pictured mouse does not resemble any other models released by Logitech in the past. Featuring a much more modular design this time around, the ...

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Super Mario Subwoofer gives a 1up for bass

When Nintendo came up with the idea for a game about a courageous plumber, we doubt they thought the phenomenon would spread quite so far. Though here we are, nearly two decades later, and fans still swoon over the thought of Mario. This particular usage of the Mario style creates an awesome subwoofer. Designed to look like the 1up blocks ...

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Rock Band goes Ringo

Now this looks like it’s going to be one awesome game. Check out the drum kit that will be available with Rock Band. Gamers will play using four foam drum pads which all correspond to a different color. The four pads will represent the snare drum, tom-tom, hi-hat, and crash/ride cymbals. The set will also include a kick pedal for ...

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DIY: Dreamcast guitar

Remember the old Dreamcast console that kinda died out as soon as it was released? Well, if you happened to be one of the 30 people who bought one (we are so cruel) than you can make this Dreamcast guitar. Until now, we were pretty sure that guitars were supposed to have 6 strings. This only seems to have 3. ...

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Guitar Heronoid: The GH playin’ bot

Other than the cool robot factor, we don’t understand why you would want a Guitar Heronoid. Isn’t the point of the game to beat it yourself? If you want high score bragging rights, leaving it up to a robot seems like cheating big time. Though, in any case, this Guitar Hero robot is capable of mastering even the most expert ...

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No More Moore: Peter leaves Microsoft for EA

Microsoft announced today that Peter Moore, head of XBox and video games for the company, has decided to resign from his post under Bill Gates’ ruling regime. Moore now sets his sails to the promised land, Electric Arts’ EA Sports brand. The image above shows Moore furiously throwing the XBox into a ceremonial pit of fire. Of EA Sports, Moore ...

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iPhone gets a Dungeons and Dragons dice roller online app

How could it possibly get any geeky than this? The iPhone is pretty geeky all on its own, but more so in a trendy geek kind of way. But now it’s time to mix some nerdiness into the pot as well. D&D Roller is an online app for the iPhone which allows you to roll virtual dice. To be quite ...

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DIY: NES controller meets Motorola SLVR

The hustle and bustle over the iPhone has left news about any other phones in the dust. With a gadget like the iPhone around, what else matters?! DIY’s we say! This gaming modder took the innards of a Motorola SLVR and stuffed them into a stripped NES controller. As you can see, holding up a NES controller to your ear ...

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