Who Says Snowboarding and Evening Gowns Don't Mix?
As seen at the United States Postal Service's truly bizarre Consumer Electronics Show booth.
Martin Sheen Dares You To Talk Back To Him (In Mass Effect 2)
Much ado has been made about Mass Effect 2's new combat system, but let's not forget that it's still a story-heavy, actor-packed role-playing game.
How Gaming Helped Create A SexBot's Skin-Deep Personality
If you can get past the skin-soft silicon, the over-sexualized mouth, the transparent nightie and uncomfortably-separated thighs, Douglas Hines latest invention could offer some interesting insight into the way games interact with people.
Final Fight: Double Impact Puts You Back In the Arcade
The most impressive thing about Capcom's download ports of arcade classics Final Fight and Magic Sword aren't the gameplay, it's the frame that the game plays within.
Razer Reinvents, Perfects the Xbox 360 Controller
The second to last thing I was expecting to be writing about my visit to Razer's CES booth was an Xbox 360 controller. The last thing? That I like it more than Microsoft's version.
Mass Effect 2 Sets Its Sights on the Modern Warfare Crowd
Famed role-playing game developers Bioware are going after a surprising audience with their upcoming RPG, Mass Effect 2: Fans of first-person shooters.
Mad Catz Wants to Take on Fight Stick King Hori in Japan
Hot off the success of their licensed Street Fighter tournament edition fight sticks in the U.S., Mad Catz is hoping to expand their reach into the land of Street Fighter: Japan.
Just How "Wii-Like" Is LG's Magic Motion TV Remote?
In terms of pointing a remote at a screen and things happening, it was dead on. Like the Wii, LG's TVs equipped with Magic Motion support can also play games, as you'll see in the video above. It's certainly not as intuitive as the Wii, as you'll see by my signature fumbling and struggle to play a game of Cooking…
The Next Generation Of Blowing At A Game To Control It
If Wii MotionPlus or Microsoft's Project Natal are the next generations of video game motion control, what, you may wonder, is the next generation of controlling a video game by blowing your breath at it?
CES 2010 Aims to Resurrect 3D
Las Vegas is a city of smoke and mirrors.
Hands-On With Unreal Engine On The iPhone, Nvidia Tegra
Epic Games VP Mark Rein brought with him the latest platforms on which the company's Unreal Engine 3 officially runs, iPhone 3GS hardware and Nvidia's Tegra 2 "system-on-a-chip" platform, giving us a chance to go hands-on with the tech demo.
Brian and Mike... in 3D!!! (Glasses)
It's official: 3D is coming and you just can't stop it. And better still, the headache-producing technology is bringing with it an array of gaudy and ill-fitting glasses.
Solid Steel, No Moving Parts, This Flight Stick Is A Pricey Wonder
Made of solid steel, Saitek's X65F Pro Flight stick doesn't actually move when you use it to fly a plane, instead the shaft sensing the pressure you're exerting on the stick and translates it into movement.
Hands-On With Street Fighter's Juri Or: How I Stopped Playing Ken and Learned to Love Da Bomb
I get a lot of grief whenever I join Capcom to play a little Street Fighter IV or Super Street Fighter IV.
Microsoft: Natal Focus On "New Original Games," Not Motion Control For Existing Ones
Microsoft says that it's planning on bringing "entirely new original experiences to life" with the addition of Project Natal's controller free add-on later this year, not on reworking already existing games to make them Natal ready.
Sinbad, But No Seven Seas, Spotted At CES
Overheard asking a Microsoft rep if they'd like his son to playtest games for them, Sinbad was seen wandering the Microsoft booth at CES this weekend.
Uverse, Mediaroom On Xbox 360 Won't Replace Your DVR
After a three year long wait, the Xbox 360 will get IPTV service in the United States, thanks to Mediaroom and AT&T Uverse. While a nice addition to the Xbox 360's list of services, it has its limitations.
Playing Gears Of War 2 At CES... In 3D!!!
Of all the 3D content on display at CES 2010, it might have been the Gears of War 2 demonstration at Samsung's booth that was most impressive.
Vibrating Football and Pocket Chess: The Future Past of Gaming At CES
Excalibur isn't just the name of a wicked-cool sword, it's also the name of a company that makes retro gaming products.
The Shapeshifting PC Motion Controller
The fact that the oddly-named CyWee Z lets you play the likes of Shaun White Snowboarding with motion on your PC wasn't all that interesting. What was interesting was that the controller transformed from a straight Wii remote like stick into a gun shape.
