Join SteelSeries rolls out limited edition Fnatic headset and mouse
When it comes to gaming, you cannot fault gamers for their seriousness in doing business – after all, the choice of hardware does matter when it comes to making the difference between the victor and the loser. Needless to say, forking out huge amounts of dough to make sure you have the best equipment to suit your playing style (there is no single “top brand” per se – really depends on the kind of gaming style you use, as well as the type of games) is always of paramount importance to serious gamers, especially for those who want to go pro. SteelSeries is one name that should not be discounted, and their latest foray into the gaming world has resulted in the Fnatic headset and mouse.
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Vertical Chess Set designed for long games
I don’t know about you, but something like this just screams “gift item” to me, and I don’t even know anyone who is really into chess. Perhaps it is just Black Friday getting to me.
Yes, this Vertical Chess Set is even cooler than those Tri-level chess sets that you used to see on Star Trek, the original series. As you can see, it takes chess off the table and onto the wall, with a nicely decorated frame as an added plus.
This comes in handy for situations when extended games are played. Now you don’t have to worry about someone stumbling and knocking over your pieces, as each one is on safely on the picture frame on eight transparent acrylic shelves.
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Mad Catz ships Rock Band 3 Game Bundles for Xbox 360
When it comes to video games, there are just some moments in life when the publisher as well as hardware manufacturer want to milk a particular title or franchise for all it is worth, rolling out bundles that include the game and the console itself in a special edition version. I can’t fault them, as there is always a ready market, and you can never tell just when someone might want to pick up a particular console and the game, so to be able to save a few dollars instead of getting them ala carte, it makes perfect sense.
Mad Catz has just announced that they will be shipping Rock Band 3 game bundles for the Xbox 360, where these new bundles will come with five Red Hot Chili Peppers tracks to get you started right out of the box. For more details on what these bundles will include and comprise of, head on after the jump.
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Appmates Cars 2 Lightning McQueen
I am quite sure that most parents who have kids that have yet to hit puberty would know of the CG movie Cars that also spawned a sequel recently – and one of the main characters is Lightning McQueen, the red sports car that could. The Cars cow is definitely worth milking in terms of merchandise, and this is where the £12.99 Appmates Cars 2 Lightning McQueen comes in. You will need an iPad to get the game going on though, otherwise this iteration of Lightning McQueen is good enough as a piece of desktop decoration.
When you launch the free app on your iPad and place the Lightning McQueen model on the screen, you will be transported to a totally cool game, where moving the little red car all over the iPad’s surface will “drive” him around, where he will then interact with objects, pick up bonus items, and can even race against his opponents. Not only that, genuine sound effects and voices from the Cars movies will add to the realism factor. An early Christmas for Junior, perhaps?
Eye Asteroids requires no hands
Some of you might remember Asteroids, a game where you control a triangle that shoots at some oblong shapes that become smaller oblong shapes until they are utterly destroyed.
Yes, we have come a long way from the Vector graphics of eighties games of the past, and this new version of the classic game, also known as Eye Asteroids. Eye Asteroids requires no joystick, but all the controls are the player’s eyes.
You can watch the video after the jump of the eye-controlled game in action. You will note the graphics are more advanced, and the user plays a giant planet instead of that triangle that was supposed to be a spaceship.
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Hips on with Zumba Fitness 2
If you haven’t heard of Zumba Fitness, then you are missing out on an interactive video game workout that has three million players and counting. I never played the original, but I got a chance to try out the sequel.
Zumba Fitness 2 is a music/dancing game where one of the celebrity Zumba Fitness instructors (Tanya Beardsley, Gina Grant, or Beto), dances before you, and you have to mirror their actions. Unlike regular Wii games, this one comes in a bigger box for an included fitness belt. The belt holds the Wiimote on the right hip, and from this input, the game judges your dance moves.
The game has over 32 new routines, and the user learns 20 different dance styles for Merengue, Samba, Cubmia, Axe, Bollywood, Latin Pop, Bellydance, and Pasodoble. There are five different game modes that include a single song dance routine, a class that works out a block of routines in extend time formats, as well as a party for up to 4 players.
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Revisiting the Trioviz Inficolor 3D Glasses
I first encountered the Trioviz Inficolor 3D glasses when I was at E3 in Los Angeles last summer. I recently had some sent to me, and so now I can say that I have tried it in non-ideal circumstances.
According to a comment from David Susilo on my original posting about the Trioviz, it requires a “special DVD / Blu-ray that have been processed using TriOviz anaglyph processor”. You can see the website to see what games are compatible, and they include Batman: Arkham Asylum, Batman: Arkham City, Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, Green Lantern, Enslaved, Captain America: The First Avenger, and Thor movie game.
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Harry Potter 3D Experience Movie Pack PS3 bundle from Sony
I don’t know about you, but if you are one of the gazillions who have a great love for the boy wonder wizard and his cohort, following his adventures in both the books and movie formats, then surely you would also want to collect anything and everything associated with him? Enter the Harry Potter 3D Experience Movie Pack PS3 bundle from Sony, and as the name suggests, you can be sure that there will be plenty of Harry Potter goodies connected with it, right from the moment you unbox your brand new console.
Now, Sony does not take the road that Nintendo travels so often, by offering the console itself with Harry Potter decals or design on it, but rather, you will get a plain, black 160GB PS3 console inside. What makes this bundle qualify to be called the Harry Potter 3D experience? Well, you will need to read on after the jump to find out then.
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