One problem with gaming mice is that they’re usually big, heavy, and have lots of buttons. If a mouse is full-featured then is usually comes with a similarly full-featured size. Usually small and ultra-light mice are given away with laptops or are intended for office use, and thus not very powerful or useful. Gaming laptops [...]
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Hyperkin PS3 Text Link Remote Review
Despite its slow start in the console war, the PS3 has come into its own of late, as it is a very strong multimedia powerhouse in addition to a great gaming machine. What the commercials say really is true: The PS3 just does about everything. My PS3 is practically a dedicated multimedia PC. It streams [...]
Nyko Wand Core Pak for Wii
Nice third-party peripherals are few and far between, which is why I let out a sigh of relief when I opened Nyko’s Wand Core Pak for the Wii. The Core Pak includes Nyko’s Wand remote and wired Kama controller, which are replacements for Nintendo’s Wiimote and Nunchuck, respectively. Here’s the Marketing Fluff… The Wand Core [...]
Datel Wildfire Controller for PS3
Third-party controllers are like a box of chocolates: you never know what you’re gonna get. Some are awesome, some are passable, and some are a total waste of money. Datel’s PS3 Wildfire ranks between passable and awesome, depending on whether you find its features useful and/or if you like having a ton of extra AA [...]
Saitek Cyborg Force Rumble PC Gamepad Review
What is this nonsense? A month ago I publish an article about how much I suck at using PC Gamepads, and I end up having to review a gamepad? I must have angered the gods somehow, because now I have to not only write about my own personal Kryptonite, I also have to touch it. [...]
Nyko Wing Controller for Wii Review
We all have fond memories of the classic video games of yesteryear. Maybe the Holiday Season makes me a little more nostalgic over the times when my chubby face was either lit by the Christmas tree or phosphorous images of Mario on TV. Either way, many people have been downloading classic Nintendo games over the [...]
Eagle Neptor Wii Shotgun Review
The Nintendo Wii has resurrected the old ‘light gun’ gameplay of yesteryear. The formula has worked so well that several companies (including Nintendo) have unleashed specialized gun grips for the Wii controllers. Some of these controllers are better than others, depending on the features of the game, but gun grips do increase the fun in [...]
Nyko Charge Base 2 for Playstation 3
Not many people know this, but the Playstation 3 is probably one of the best consoles ever made. Not only is it the most powerful console ever devised, but it can function as a full-blown media appliance for your home theater system. The console has many features that other consoles make you pay extra for: [...]
Xbox 360 Controller for Windows
I’ve been looking for the perfect gamepad ever since I had a PC, which was way before the original Doom debuted. Back then, the Super Nintendo presented its revolutionary controller, and many companies like Gravis tried to create knock-off solutions for the PC gamer. They were quite innovative at the time and had several improvements [...]
Saitek Aviator (AV8R) Flight Stick
Most PC gamers play with a keyboard and mouse, frankly because most PC gamers are either casual gamers or are playing First-Person-Shooters at their local LAN party. But there are times when you need a custom controller for a particular type of game. For PC gamers, an Xbox 360 controller works just great (read our [...]
Arkanoid DS Review
Title Arkanoid DS Publisher Taito Developer Taito Release Date June 17th, 2008 Genre Arcade Platform Nintendo DS Rating Everyone Arkanoid DS had some promise for arcade game lovers when it was released in Japan earlier this year. For the United States version, Arkanoid DS has lost all of its appeal as a decent arcade title [...]
Nyko Charger Grip Lite for Nintendo DS Review
The Nintendo DS Lite is a pretty compact portable gaming system, and has decent battery life for the amount of enjoyment you get out of it. The DS lite also isn’t the most ergonomic thing in the world: it is kinda boxy, and doesn’t contour to your hands like modern console controllers. What if there was [...]
Razer Lycosa Gaming Keyboard Review
PC keyboard technology has remained pretty much the same in its 30-year existance, so why is it that there are scores of new models coming out every year? I personally have gone through the rise and fall of the first IBM “tank” keyboards, quiet keyboards, ergonomic keyboards, media keyboards, and the latest gaming keyboards. What [...]
SteelSeries SP Mousing Surface
If someone were to ask you “Who’s your favorite mousepad manufacturer?”, what would you say? This list is rather short, and not many companies are known for their pads alone. SteelSeries is one of those companies that many PC enthusiasts will mention, because they keep delivering innovative products to a category that many think of [...]
Nyko Lineup at CES 08
Nyko has been creating inventive and functional third-party console gadgets for years, many times improving on the original manufactuer’s design with a lower price point. Nyko was at CES 2008 showing off some of their new (and not-so-new) products for gaming enthusiasts. Wireless Nunchuck This is the killer device that Nintendo fans have been salivating [...]
Nyko PerfectShot Pistol Grip for Nintendo Wii
Before the Nintendo Wii, there has been a virtual drought of “lightgun” games, which required special controllers. One of the features of the Wii-mote allows you to control an on-screen cursor by pointing at your TV, which translates very well for lightgun games without the limitations of 80s technology. Nintendo has created their own grip [...]
Why the Wii Zapper Sucks
Yes I proclaim that the Wii Zapper sucks. Why, one might ask? Well, I bought one hoping that somehow it would be like the old NES Zapper that came with the old gaming console (bundled together with Super Mario and Duck Hunt), or just slightly like the bazooka you got with the SNES console, but I’m afraid [...]
Razer Lycosa Gaming Keyboard Hands-On
Razer’s Tarantula gaming keyboard is easily one of the PC gamer’s favorite gaming peripherals, and Razer has built on this success with the new Lycossa Gaming Keyboard. The previous Tarantula was unique in that it offered backlighting on the keys that gamers use most: the standard WASD keys used for movement. This new keyboard has a [...]
How to Connect an X-Arcade Controller to your Xbox 360
Extreme retro gamers have discovered that a quality arcade stick delivers a true “arcade feel” to their classic video games. The X-Arcade Tankstick is currently the king of the hill, and has several adapters for use on all popular consoles… except the Xbox 360. X-Arcade has been working hard to get an Xbox 360 adapter [...]
Razer Lachesis Gaming Mouse Hands-On
Razer’s Lachesis is probably the most advanced and precise gaming mouse ever devised. It uses the brand new 3G Laser Sensor, which brings true 4000dpi precision to your desktop or games by enabling movement speeds of up to 5 times that of a typical gaming mouse (at 800dpi). Additionally, all nine of Lachesis’ buttons are programmable [...]
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