Gaming

N-Control Avenger: Killer Appendages

If an alien symbiote bonded with your Xbox 360 controller, it would probably look a lot like N-Control’s Xbox 360 Avenger controller attachment. It would undoubtedly make a lot of the same promises, too: lightning reflexes, more kills.


June 16, 2011
Gaming

Original Xbox Controller Coming Back In Extremely Limited Way, Only For ‘Halo Fest’

Halo studio 343 Industries is offering only the most authentic of Halo: Combat Evolved experiences at this year’s Halo Fest, letting players go hands on with the Anniversary remake of the Xbox original with its original controller, the beastly gamepad nicknamed the “Duke”.


June 8, 2011
Gaming

That Microsoft Xbox Wireless Steering Wheel Priced For Australia

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While many people saw Microsoft’s new wireless racing wheel peripheral and questioned its design (a “double-ended dildo for cyborgs”, as one commenter put it), Microsoft has just announced Australian price and, full kudos to Redmond, Australia isn’t actually getting screwed.


June 3, 2011
Gaming

Check Out These Batman: Arkham City Batarang Controllers

Batman: Arkham City is getting its own LED-lit, bat-logoed controller, Power-A tells Kotaku.


June 2, 2011
Gaming

Kinect Used As A Virtual Toyota Showroom

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We all know that Microsoft is pushing the Kinect as a whole new user interface, but last night Toyota showed off the benefits of having an intelligent camera system in a virtusl showroom demonstration at Remix 11.


May 11, 2011
Science

Turn Everyday Objects Into Touch-Sensitive Controllers

Microsoft is developing a sensor system that could turn your house into a giant controller that lets you play video games and control appliances.


Gaming

USB Pocket Controller For The Gamer On The Go

We’ve all been there: About to whip your friend’s arse in a not-so-friendly game of Mario Kart when you realise there’s only one controller!


April 22, 2011
Gaming

Razer Motion Controller Looks Awesome Paired With Portal 2

Razer’s Hydra PC gaming controller is taking the guts from two Wiimotes and packing them into the form factor of its nunchuck accessory. They say it’s the first “gaming-grade” motion controller.


Gaming

Fresh Details About Wii 2′s Unusual Controller

In the week since reports about Nintendo’s next home console began appearing in the gaming press, several aspects of the controller of the system’s controller have become more clear.


April 20, 2011
News

Robbing A Store With A PlayStation Controller Is Doing It Wrong

A Florida man tried – and failed miserably – to rob a convenience store by subjecting the clerk to the business end of a PlayStation controller, reports Bay 9 News. His mistake?