If there is a more ambitious case modder than Brian DeVitis, I haven’t heard of him. Not content with having his game consoles anywhere but in one place, Brian has taken the liberty of dismantling and reconfiguring eleven game consoles, a projector, and sound system into one box. And, naturally, that box is a life-sized R2D2. Of course it is. Making its debut at PAX ’10, the droid is a fully-functioning one-stop-shop for classic gaming and includes *deep breath* an NES, Super NES, N64, Gamecube, Genesis, Dreamcast, Atari 5200 and 7800, PSX, PSP, Xbox… and Windows XP, just for good measure. Power…

This week, after teasing it with a countdown, Sony America announced the release of their Android smartphone, the Xperia X10. In years gone by, Sony’s ‘entrance’ into a new market would be cause for celebration. For decades, Sony’s name meant slick design and cutting edge tech. This should be a big deal. The Xperia X10, though? I’ve played with the phone for a few weeks now, and it’s pretty great. It’s thin and the screen is incredible. But, beyond also having a clunky Sony Ericsson skin, the device is also running Android 1.6. Yep. In August 2010, Sony are releasing a phone that is three steps behind…

If ever there was a time to be concerned about where your tax dollars are going, it’s now. The US Air Force is up in arms because the new Sony Playstation 3 firmware messed up their high score on Halo 3. The last organization you’d hope were messing around with consoles is the Air Force, but apparently they serve a higher purpose than taxing the WoW skills of our boys in green. The Air Force has 1700 PS3s hooked up into a 500 TeraFLOP processing cluster (Can anyone say SkyNet?). Thankfully, the Air Force doesn’t simply integrate household electronics into the national defense grid without any modifications….

Get the pizza in, buy the beers and prepare to sign your autumn away on news Electronic Arts will release The Sims 3 for all three consoles and the Nintendo DS this fall. The Sims 3 is already a big seller on the PC and Mac platforms. Millions rushed out to pick up The Sims 3 on the PC/Mac last summer making it the biggest PC launch in EA’s history and the best-selling PC title in 2009. Now, EA says the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii and DS versions of The Sims 3 are on the way. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions will allow content creation and sharing online. The Wii versions gets an exclusive new area Beach…