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Harmonix details The Beatles: Rock Band bundle

By Brenda Stokes on Thursday, Apr 16th 2009 No Comments

Well, it’s official folks! The Beatles: Rock Band game will be available sooner than you think from Harmonix and we’ve got the official details to hold you over until the big release date rolls around in the fall.

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Microsoft Sidewinder X3 gaming mouse announced

By Brenda Stokes on Tuesday, Apr 14th 2009 No Comments

If you’re in the market for a gaming mouse that fits your tight budget, you might want to consider the Microsoft Sidewinder X3. This latest mouse from the computer company offers up fairly decent specs at a fairly decent price and sometimes, that’s all you’re looking for!

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Nintendo MotionPlus to ship June 8th

By Brenda Stokes on Tuesday, Apr 14th 2009 No Comments

nintendowiimotionplus 3lg 377x480 Don’t you just love when things get official? Nintendo has finally set a release date for their new MotionPlus Wiimote accessories and wouldn’t you know that it’s right around the corner.

You will be able to get your hands on the MotionPlus Wiimote starting on June 8th in the U.S. for $19.99. The whole goal here is to make movements more precise in-game and to allow you more functionality within the 3D world of the games like rotation.

The game that’s built for this attachment is called Wii Sports Resort, but that won’t be released until July 16th. However, you can purchase both at that time for $49.99. Not too bad. However, we might just have to pick this gadget up before then to give it a try.

MSI GX403 gaming notebook announced

By Brenda Stokes on Monday, Apr 13th 2009 1 Comment

The MSI GX403 gaming notebook was announced today, which updates the company’s smallest device intended for gaming with a few significant changes. The notebook holds onto a 14-inch display but tacks on a speedy GeForce GT 130M graphics card for improved performance.

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Nintendo Wii MotionPlus gets July release

By Brenda Stokes on Thursday, Apr 9th 2009 No Comments

Well, it looks like the MotionPlus controllers for the Nintendo Wii are finally going to hit the U.S. market, as they received at July release date. This comes after the remotes took longer to get official than had been anticipated.

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Riiflex Wiimote weights make flying remotes even more dangerous

By Brenda Stokes on Wednesday, Apr 8th 2009 No Comments

So just about everyone knows that the Wiimote for the Nintendo Wii can be a little bit dangerous, especially if the wrist strap snaps and it goes sailing into your friend’s noggin, or even worse, your TV! But now with the Riiflex Wiimote weights on the market, there’s even more to worry about.

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WiiSpray gets real; looks impressive

By Brenda Stokes on Tuesday, Apr 7th 2009 No Comments

We first heard about WiiSpray last year, but this super cool Wiimote mod is 100% real and looks to offer superb functionality. Is it practical? Not really. But that doesn’t stop it from being awesome and something that we’d love to have.

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Lips wireless mic now usable with Rock Band 2

By Brenda Stokes on Friday, Apr 3rd 2009 No Comments

If you like to play the video game, Lips, but enjoy some of the other music-oriented games as well, you’ll be pleased to learn Microsoft is now making the Lips wireless microphones compatible with other games. Fans rejoice!

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The Wii asks “What recession?”

By Steven Grady on Monday, Mar 23rd 2009 No Comments

Nintendo’s Wii console topped the sales charts for video game consoles in February where hardware sales increased by 11% to $532.7 million and software was up by 9% to $733.5 million. 753,000 Wii consoles were sold as the supply now seems to be fitting the demand. XBox 360 and Plastation 3 and 2 followed in second and third place respectively. The top selling game was not a Wii title however; Street Fighter IV sold the most copies on XBox 360 and PS3 combined. Wii Fit came in at number two.

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XCM Cross Fire Converter for Xbox 360 shipping within two weeks

By Daniel Lim on Friday, Mar 13th 2009 3 Comments

It wouldn’t be long to find a way to use your PS3 controllers on your Xbox 360 console. XCM has today informed us their first of its kind, the XCM Cross Fire adapter for Xbox 360 is near completion. Boxes are being printed, and products should be rolling out to distributors within a week or two.