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Finally, A Halo 3 Gaming Chair
Posted by Michael McWhertor at 8:00 AM on January 10, 2008
If you've found your gaming life with a void that a Halo 3-themed special edition Xbox 360, a Halo 3-themed wireless headset and Halo 3-themed wireless controllers by Todd McFarlane can't fill, perhaps this Halo 3-themed X Rocker gaming chair from Ace Bayou will make you whole again. It's on display at CES and will hopefully already be in stores by the time you read this (fingers crossed!). It's fortunately hooked up to an Xbox 360 that's playing Halo 3, so you'll know how well it performs under fire. We haven't gone ass-on with the new Pro Series line yet, but expect a gaming chair blowout later this week. Yes, a blowout.

Comments (AU Comments · US Comments)
Kakansho
Posted January 10, 2008 2:11 PM
Seriously?
I already have all that Halo 3 themed crap xP
My living room is going to look AWESOME.
CollapseControl
Posted 4:48 PM 9/1/08
I wouldn't mind that chick sitting on my face while she games...
CollapseControl
Ehardergardens
Posted 4:31 PM 9/1/08
@nxp3: I'm
hersheliedwards
any reasonable kotakuite is more than welcome to add me
Ehardergardens
nxp3
Posted 4:20 PM 9/1/08
@Ehardergardens: I go by the same name on PSN, NXP3
nxp3
Kirbytheslayer: Hasn't changed his name in a while.
Posted 4:09 PM 9/1/08
Baby shit green just doesn't look good on anything.
But..I would totally buy that if somebody added neon Pink and made a Kotaku Gaming chair.
I've got to get these merchandising ideas out of my head.
Kirbytheslayer: Hasn't changed his name in a while.
Sabre_Justice
Posted 4:03 PM 9/1/08
Needs to be bigger.
Sabre_Justice
Xamot
Posted 3:56 PM 9/1/08
ewww
i guess it's colored that way to blend in with all the Mt. Dew stains that Halo fans spill every where.
XTREME!
Xamot
Intellectualdiot
Posted 3:55 PM 9/1/08
I'm no interior designer but what house could a chair like that POSSIBLY look acceptable in? It's like something Oscar the Grouch would have in that garbage can of his.
Intellectualdiot
fuchikoma
Posted 3:35 PM 9/1/08
Normally I'd like a colour scheme like that, but not there... it just looks cheap all over. And I'm not sure what they were going for with that pad that goes from your calves to the front half of your butt...
Good to see a competetive gaming chair market though...
fuchikoma
Norellicus
Posted 3:14 PM 9/1/08
If they would make one of these that doesn't have all the weight-bearing sound equipment crap in it, I'd actually buy one. I've sat in the AK Rockers and they're ok, but as fonzy pointed out, they lack some kind of padding along the lower edge, which means the plastic puts pressure on my inner thighs and tends to make my feet fall asleep.
I have a papasan chair which is okay, but also gives me issues with pressure against my legs (and doesn't give me a way to rest my arms at a level higher than my lap).
I still don't know what to think about the sumo omni, I'd have to try one first...
Norellicus
MajorMcMuffin
Posted 2:56 PM 9/1/08
I guess it looks comfy, but I really don't like Halo enough to let anything that colour into my house. Same thing I've said with most Halo merch actually.
MajorMcMuffin
PGGB
Posted 2:54 PM 9/1/08
i'm surprised how much this resembles a la-z-boy. i mean, in a good way!
normally i ignore all gaming chair/forcefeedback vest related posts on kotaku like the plague, but this looks comfy and nice.
if it weren't for the cost and inherent waste of money, i might get one of these. my sofa isn't nearly as comfy...
PGGB
fonzy
Posted 2:54 PM 9/1/08
PS- I'm looking forward to the blowout- after getting an AK rocker, I can say I'm extremely interested in the future of comfy floor rockers!
fonzy
Sphinx
Posted 2:53 PM 9/1/08
That would look awesome in my game room... two of them.
Sphinx
fonzy
Posted 2:47 PM 9/1/08
That thing looks extremely comfortable- I wish the other chairs in the X Rocker line had that extra padding on the front of the seat.
fonzy
Ehardergardens
Posted 2:46 PM 9/1/08
@nxp3: NXP3 what's your PSN? I need to stop being so anti social on there... I also do the UT3 and I can be convinced to do Resistance.
Most gamer chairs look a bit garish for me. I grabbed a cheap but decent looking foldable one from target. I had one like the girl in the picture(the chair, not a chair that was a girl), but it didn't match my decor, the cat really liked peeing on it, and it was a pain to clean. Oddly my first console game was Silent Hill in a friend's cat-pee smelling apartment, and then my cat-pee-magnet chair was where I played silent hill 2, so I guess that explains my irrational fear of cat pee and fog.
Ehardergardens
Hills
Posted 2:46 PM 9/1/08
Ya it does look very very comfortable...how much and where to buy?
Hills
Fitz Rhapsody
Posted 2:42 PM 9/1/08
I'm still waiting for the God of War chair that impales you when you sit down.
Fitz Rhapsody
nxp3
Posted 2:35 PM 9/1/08
I don't care much for halo, but that chair looks really comfortable. I wouldn't mind getting one of those...do they have a warhawk version....because that's where I spend a lot of time doing.
nxp3
gadgetron
Posted 2:33 PM 9/1/08
I need a gaming chair for my office at home, where can i get one?
gadgetron
Adam In Texas
Posted 2:31 PM 9/1/08
@maximus9: Hey wait, if you look close that chick is holding a control and playing something on the Xbox...maybe she is eating the control though.
Adam In Texas
Jest
Posted 2:30 PM 9/1/08
That looks quite hideous.
Jest
spite_nihilo
Posted 2:29 PM 9/1/08
@maximus9: i mean, because i don't hold cups of ice cream with my index fingers where the rb/lb would be and my middle fingers on the triggers, if you know what i mean. sorry if i'm dragging this out, i just thought i was interesting that she plays with that finger positioning. i use my index fingers for both triggers and bumpers. ahem. that's enough, then.
spite_nihilo
MiKe Hawk
Posted 2:26 PM 9/1/08
cant wait for the Halo 3 life support unit.
MiKe Hawk
Ehardergardens
Posted 2:26 PM 9/1/08
@Jagzthebest: could you please wash your hands before posting in here, then? thx.
Ehardergardens
logicaldefense
Posted 2:25 PM 9/1/08
Would look great in my Halo 3 themed Mountain Dew Bed and Breakfast.
logicaldefense
spite_nihilo
Posted 2:24 PM 9/1/08
@maximus9: i don't know, that looks like a 360 game pad in her hands. how can you be certain the game she's playing isn't halo 3?
spite_nihilo
silkylove
Posted 2:23 PM 9/1/08
Stevie Wonder wouldn't buy that chair.
silkylove
Adam In Texas
Posted 2:22 PM 9/1/08
@Playstation: Hahaha. I looked up the sumo omni and this page makes it look like a sex chair or something.
click
Adam In Texas
elpierce
Posted 2:20 PM 9/1/08
I love Halo.
I play a lot of Halo.
But that chair is freaking turbo-ugly.
elpierce
maximus9
Posted 2:20 PM 9/1/08
Hey, sales reps...get rid of the riff raff! That chick sitting on the chair is neither pretty nor playing Halo. In fact it looks like she's free loading after getting tired walking around the booth with her ice-cream.
maximus9
tiredriver
Posted 2:19 PM 9/1/08
How much ?
tiredriver
smitty1123
Posted 2:17 PM 9/1/08
... my cat wouldn't even crap on that...
smitty1123
Kang
Posted 2:16 PM 9/1/08
So that's what the offspring of a nutty turd and a slightly above average game series looks like.
Kang
preskewl
Posted 2:15 PM 9/1/08
oh shizzle.. it will match my suit haha
preskewl
Sollus
Posted 2:14 PM 9/1/08
This game is advertised like some lame summer action flick with all of its stupid branded merchandise. Fitting since the game is in fact, lame. This chair looks comfortable and bigger than most other chairs that are similar in design. I bet it costs way too much though.
Sollus
ErickTheRed
Posted 2:14 PM 9/1/08
They need to look at making COMFORTABLE vg chairs, not chairs that look cool or are cheap to make. Get me something ergonomic with a sub woofer built in and I'll think about it
ErickTheRed
balls187
Posted 2:14 PM 9/1/08
i like how the only person sitting in the halo chair is a meth-hooker.
balls187
theexcitingone
Posted 2:12 PM 9/1/08
once we get that Halo-themed HDTV it will all be complete.
theexcitingone
Luckyjim
Posted 2:11 PM 9/1/08
Looks like an orthopedic chair.
Luckyjim
Maiken
Posted 2:11 PM 9/1/08
Barf Green, my favorite color!
Maiken
jesp3r
Posted 2:11 PM 9/1/08
wow, imma order it with my halo shoes.
jesp3r
Grave
Posted 2:10 PM 9/1/08
I have to back the talking console Playstation here. I have a Sumo Omni and I really, really like it. Unfortunately, it's rather large when laying flat, so you need a good deal of space to enjoy it. But it's superior to any beanbag-type chair I've ever seen in that it can provide good back support if desired. Very nice chair to kick back in regardless of the activity. Well, I mean, if the activity was tennis or something, you might want to consider a chair with wheels. I don't know.
Grave
BD
Posted 2:10 PM 9/1/08
By god it's the... ugliest... thing I've ever seen.
BD
DELETED
Posted 2:10 PM 9/1/08
be sure to put these in a VERY dark room!
DELETED
RPharazonius
Posted 2:08 PM 9/1/08
Gr. I like the concept, and it's just Capitalism rolling on as it usually does...
But does it have to be such an ugly shade of green?
RPharazonius
seiryuu
Posted 2:08 PM 9/1/08
Puke green is the new shit brown.
seiryuu
NotAZombie
Posted 2:07 PM 9/1/08
@Jagzthebest: You just found this? Hahaha jk.
NotAZombie
Wolf_Dog
Posted 2:06 PM 9/1/08
Its funny how Halo can manage to sell ugly shit green to people.
Wolf_Dog
Jagzthebest
Posted 2:05 PM 9/1/08
Oops SP ment Hey* in last post sorry!
Jagzthebest
Jagzthebest
Posted 2:05 PM 9/1/08
Its official? or not official? Hew Gawker media sites are pretty cool. Just discovered Fleshbot!
Jagzthebest
Playstation
Posted 2:04 PM 9/1/08
I just ordered a sumo omni.. check it out.. i heard its pretty awesome for gaming as well
Playstation
mycodenameismylo
Posted 2:04 PM 9/1/08
edit kotaku, spaz
mycodenameismylo
zanzibarlegend
Posted 2:03 PM 9/1/08
that chair looks like swamp thing upholstery. PLz MTV pimp this chair!
zanzibarlegend
mycodenameismylo
Posted 2:03 PM 9/1/08
A gaming chair blow out is the one thing i've always wished kotatku would do.
mycodenameismylo
SithNinja
Posted 2:03 PM 9/1/08
Now that is one sexxxy chair!!!
SithNinja
balls187
Posted 6:19 PM 9/1/08
@CollapseControl: The meth-hooker in the picture?
Nasty dude.
balls187
EnigmaNemesis
Posted 6:07 PM 9/1/08
Nice looking chair, dont care for the Halo theme, but it looks like a cool and functional chair!
Price?
EnigmaNemesis
maximus9
Posted 5:50 PM 9/1/08
@spite_nihilo: Well crap! Obviously my new glasses aren't new enough! I thought that was a cup she was holding, but your right, it could be a controller! My eyesight sucks just that much! Ah she's still rif raf, need a hotter chick for the money shot!
maximus9
Nex Antonius
Posted 7:28 PM 9/1/08
Frat houses everywhere are rumbling w/ excitement.
Nex Antonius
Toprem
Posted 7:06 PM 9/1/08
Where's the vibrating phallus that should be on/in the seat at?
Toprem
poopdeedoo
Posted 6:47 PM 9/1/08
pretty cool if you ask me ... id drop 400 for the chair provided its 5.1 ... oh yeah and a 100 on the girl.
poopdeedoo
whiskey
Posted 8:11 PM 9/1/08
Where is the warning: "Girl not included"
whiskey
InsomniaBob
Posted 1:27 AM 10/1/08
I might actually consider getting one of these, as I have both a shortage of seating space and a lack of speakers near my gaming area. But damn if I'm gonna sit on the FLOOR like some kind of savage.
InsomniaBob
Zero_Beat
Posted 10:57 PM 9/1/08
I won't feel complete until I also have a Halo-themed TV, a Halo-themed carpet, Halo-themed, home theater system, Halo-themed couch to compliment the chairs, basically a Halo-themed house.
Nah, not really, but if someone made/bought all that stuff, they'd deserve some kind of award.
Now, as an aside, why is my comment showing up letter by letter before I click submit? New feature I haven't yet read about while going through a ton of tabs? Glitch? Eh, let's find out.
Zero_Beat
Buckleberryferry
Posted 3:58 AM 10/1/08
That's one ugly seat.
Buckleberryferry
Dukeman330
Posted 9:07 AM 10/1/08
The "Halo look" is the most hideous design aesthetic ever conceived. *shudder*
Dukeman330
reecord2
Posted 7:50 AM 11/1/08
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, the only female that will ever sit in one of those chairs.
reecord2