Gaming posts

First off, there really is no end to the tide of Internet startups with names that sound like cartoon sound effects, is there? Just sayin’. Anyway, Zynga (see?) is laughing all the way to the bank; according to equity analysts, the company would be worth $5,000,000,000 if it went public. Yes. That’s five billion dollars.

 Jeezus. If you’re not familiar with the name, Zynga is to blame for the Facebook plagues games timewasters Farmville and Mafia Wars. With over 237 million active users a month, each one shamefully spending real-world money on fake-world goods, Zynga is beating even…

Remember Tetris? We do! We remember playing Tetris on our Game Boys for hours and hours, all while attempting the seemingly impossible challenge of organizing virtual bricks into rows while they dropped faster as time went on. Oh what fun we had. Guess what? Tetris is making a comeback, and this time it is bigger, faster, more challenging, and more in-your-face than ever before. It’s the Tetris redux — reality style — and we want to play it right now. Unfortunately, there isn’t much information about the project, but it is apparent that someone took the time to create a large Tetris-inspired…

Ever wondered what Mario and Luigi would look like in 3D? Well you don’t have to wonder anymore. Nintendo is working on a new DS console that will allow gamers to play in 3D mode but that’s not the coolest part about the new gaming system. The console will allow gamers to view the 3D graphics without glasses. The photo above is from Yanko Design and shows an artists idea of what the 3DS will look like when it goes on sale. Nintendo has yet to confirm that this is what the new DS will look like but who wouldn’t want something that looked this cool? It has extremely large screens, a built-in webcam and a…

You’re loooking at Air Raid – a cartridge for the Atari 2600 that until now was thought by most to not exist – those that do believe generally agree that there are maybe 12 or 13 copies in existence. Texas native Tanner Sandlin is now selling his copy on eBay. Yeah, this is one of those stories. Now, 

I’ve heard of Air Raid before, and I can personally confirm the mystery surrounding it is nothing if not head-scratching. With no label on the cartridge, a bizarre shape (think one of those cartoon explosion-handle-box-doodads) and absolutely no record of the manufacturer – not to mention no…

Remember the iCade, ThinkGeek’s April Fool’s joke? Techi’s own James Mowery brought it to our attention yesterday. James expressed sadness upon revealing it didn’t exist. But James may not have to be sad forever! The buzz around the iCade is beginning to grow. Quite frankly, the iCade is a very necessary call to attention to a very untapped market. Currently, there does exist a gaming peripheral for the iPhone – well, sort of. A group of hackers in the UK developed the iControlPad in 2008 to work with jailbroken iPhones. But that’s a little less than legit. However it proves, if anything,…

This one’s for all the gamers. Well, some of the gamers, anyway – I’m kind of big on Space Invaders, so this doesn’t really apply to me. But I digress. Now’s your chance to help save the world! …For real! In anticipation of Capcom’s upcoming epic Lost Planet 2, Capcom Unity is sponsoring ‘Kill Big for Charity’, a promise that if, by May 5th, at least one million demos of Lost Planet 2 are downloaded for Xbox360/Playstation 3, Capcom will put up $25000 to be donated to charity. But there’s a catch. On May 6th, Capcom is also hosting a launch tournament for the game, and the winning team…

Gamers are an elite segment of the PC market. They know their FPS from their RSI, and they’re happy to pay a premium for a product that will give them a tiny fraction of an advantage over their Gatorade guzzling, fifteen year old competitor on the other side of the world. Following this theme, Mad Catz would like to introduce you to the F.L.Y. 9 joystick. Source: SlashGear…

The only online April Fool’s joker that can compete with crowned prankster kings Google and Blizzard Entertainment has got to be IGN. While this isn’t the most believable prank you’ll see today, it’s the only one you’ll be singing to yourself for the next week. Possibly best-remembered for their 2008 Legend of Zelda movie trailer, which had the entire online gaming community convulsing in celebration before realizing it was all a beautiful lie, IGN brings you a sneak peek at Halo: The Bollywood Movie. I wish a big company like Microsoft would have a laugh and actually fund something…

Let me tell you about my rig. Seriously. Grab your milk and cookies, find a spot on the carpet, and let me tell you all about my rig. My rig’s a Mac Pro, Xeon Quadcore x2 with dual crossfired Radeon 4870s and 12 sweet gigs of RAM. My rig dual-boots to Windows 7. My rig runs Photoshop like a piece of goddam paper. My …mousepad is made of… I dunno, like, felt or something. My rig is a sissy girl. If Greensforged knows one thing, it’s that steel is awesome. Hell, it’s the first thing they declare on their website. And they offer the only thing that can truly make my rig truly manly – solid steel mousepads. Unnecessary?…

The iPad has been declared as the greatest gaming machine ever — thanks to the iCade. It’s an impressive set of hardware and software for the iPad that will enable you to play your favorite old-school arcade games. When you purchase the iCade — courtesy of the folks over at ThinkGeek — you’ll receive a hardware iPad arcade cabinet that allows you to slide your iPad in to turn your iPad into an arcade-like screen, and the iPad slides into a 30-pin connector that allows the hardware to control the iPad with the classic  joystick and big red buttons. Following that, you’ll then launch the iCade…