If you have even a passing relationship with video games, you've probably picked up a gun controller. It's a gimmick, sure, but it's a great one. And thanks to the Oculus Rift and Trinity VR's Magnum, it's about to get even cooler. » 7/21/14 10:40am Monday 10:40am

The Asiimov skin for the AWP sniper rifle in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive can be a pricey one, $30 or a lot more if you're not lucky. So buying one might not be the best idea. But modifying a generic paintball marker to match the one in CS:GO? That's much better. » 7/18/14 11:00am 7/18/14 11:00am

Any time there's a new technology that's sufficiently impressive, chances are someone's going to use it to make guns work better. » 6/04/14 7:30pm 6/04/14 7:30pm

YouTube user Yamaoku constructed a DSR-1 sniper rifle from cardboard, making his model from over 500 pieces. The result is incredible. » 5/16/14 7:00am 5/16/14 7:00am

A twenty-seven year old Japanese man was arrested on suspicion of printing and possessing guns. This is the first instance of such an arrest being made in Japan. » 5/08/14 4:00am 5/08/14 4:00am

Gamers have fired billions of rounds out of virtual automatic weapons over the years, but have we ever paused to ponder the marvelous machinery that makes it all happen? The Slow Mo Guys have us covered. » 2/19/14 9:47am 2/19/14 9:47am

Owning a gun is not easy in Japan. But that doesn't mean some people don't try! » 12/10/13 12:30pm 12/10/13 12:30pm

Blink and you'll miss it. So don't blink and marvel at ninety-rounds spit out in just 1.25 seconds. » 11/28/13 4:00am 11/28/13 4:00am

Considering how violent video games have been scapegoated by gun-rights hardliners, this defense seems to come from an unusual source. But a man who sued the District of Columbia—and won—over a handgun ban says lawmakers scapegoat video games because they can't win on the gun debate. » 10/15/13 1:00pm 10/15/13 1:00pm

Guns for the Call of Duty generation: here's documentary by Motherboard about "smart weapons," or guns with scopes that incorporate HUDs that help even novices pull off one-shot-one-kills. The gun does all the accuracy calculations for you. Fascinating stuff, and yes, they do talk about people who play games. » 9/23/13 8:30pm 9/23/13 8:30pm

Did you know the infamous pirate Blackbeard (I hear he's scarier in real life) carried no fewer than six flintlock pistols with him at any given time because they took so long to reload? » 8/31/13 5:30pm 8/31/13 5:30pm

This is nothing like those branded Halo bullets we covered a while back: ucfnate's Halo Beretta M9A1 is custom. While I'm not into real-life guns myself, dang if this isn't well-made.Not only are the grips UNSC, but they also glow in the dark. » 8/16/13 11:00pm 8/16/13 11:00pm

I’ve been playing games with guns in them for most of my life, and I think it's safe to say that's true for most of us. The first one I ever played with a gun in it was Doom. Now, let’s be honest here, there is more than just a gun in that game; it's, being one of the earliest shooters, the whole game really. » 8/02/13 10:42am 8/02/13 10:42am

The last time we checked in with Patrick Priebe he'd crafted a replica of the Dead Space plasma cutter using a pair of 1.5-watt blue lasers. This time he's back with a ridiculous spinning gatling gun packing a total of six 1.4-watt blue lasers, and a less intense green laser used for targeting. Watch in awe and… » 7/05/13 5:50am 7/05/13 5:50am

Before you skip everything in this video and run straight to the comments, understand the question: Many (not "most"; not "all") shooter video games feature licensed, real-world firearms. Gunmakers are compensated for the appearance of their brands as much as the NFL Players Association is paid for its members… » 4/13/13 5:00pm 4/13/13 5:00pm

As we've just seen, 3D printers are pretty great for hobbyists and DIY toy-makers. But because the machines can make practically anything, they can make, well, practically anything. Including assault rifles. Which is going to be a problem. » 3/26/13 12:27am 3/26/13 12:27am

If it's a big-budget game, you can (cynically) count on at least one thing: a stoic-looking guy incorrectly holding a gun on the cover. It's a trend in the same way blue-orange movie covers are a trend. Covers rarely break that mold, but according to Gamespot, Quantic Dream is doing it with Beyond: Two Souls. And… » 3/21/13 10:00pm 3/21/13 10:00pm

I'm pretty sure I've never seen a revolver this big. Even in a video game. » 3/07/13 5:30am 3/07/13 5:30am

The popular, left-leaning Facebook group that mistook me for a gun nut last month has pulled the image of me that they put on their site. They actually pulled it on Monday, shortly after I ran an article illustrating the hilarious cluelessness of many of the Facebook page's users—many of whom thought I was holding a… » 2/08/13 9:40pm 2/08/13 9:40pm