Just stop me when this sounds ridiculous: A tablet. Built for gaming. Like, really built for gaming. With twin analogue joysticks. That are permanently built into it. That’s Razer’s Project Fiona. And it’s more amazing than you think. Video! More »
Gaming with goggles? Haven’t tried it just yet, though I hear it’s coming in our uncomfortable, slightly expensive futures. 3D PC gaming? Even more obscure to me, although Sapphire’s single card setup sounds all sorts of multi-monitor cool. More »
newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/FdII-uI4QWQ&hl=en&fs=1&fmt=22","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":412,"ratio":0.824,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube"} );ATI Eyefinity was powering this six-screen demo at PAX East this weekend. I saw it up close, and from a novelty perspective it was neat in passing, but the bezels block out important visual cues, like crosshairs. No thanks. [CrunchGear] More »
Much like the multi-million dollar jet systems that inspired it, the Saitek Pro Flight X65F joystick/throttle system for PCs doesn’t move at all. That’s right, not an inch, and yet the controls were compared to mind control. [ars technica] More »
And you thought NVIDIA’s 3D Vision was the height of 3D PC gaming this year. Coming straight out of the UK is Cambridge Consultants’ Suma, a controller resembling a rubber stress ball which responds to the user’s pressure and grip. More »
EA, better known to some as Electronic Arts, was the publisher behind the most recent PC-melting game on the block, Crysis. In conjunction with the upcoming Crysis Warhead, EA has mentioned that they will be selling custom branded PCs to accompany the launch. Aimed at those who might otherwise be intimidated by a gaming PC purchase, the only problem seems to be that the systems seem tentatively priced for US$600-US$800. And for US$600, you aren’t really running Crysis (a game that can conquer systems that run ten times that) unless Warhead involves intense two-stick-one-ball minigames that are yet unannounced. So higher end models could be in the works, too. [ChrisRemo via Maxconsole]
PC Mag has gotten their hands on Falcon Northwest’s latest FragBox, a turn-key, budget gaming PC (if there ever was such a thing). Loaded with an Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 processor (as opposed to more expensive quad core offerings) and an NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS graphics card, the semi-portable (it has a handle) 20-lb. box runs $US1,895, competing well in price with Dell’s XPS offerings. And PC Mag loved the machine.
