Xbox

This Xbox 360 Controller Dispenses Hot Pockets

It’s…it’s like a dream come true.


August 27, 2011
Xbox

Massive Original Xbox Controllers Transformed Into Xbox 360 Controllers, For Halo

As promised, Microsoft’s Halo team is bringing Duke to their big Halofest celebration this weekend — that is, the massive Duke controller that originally sold with the original Xbox.


August 9, 2011
In Real Life

Watch A Master Modder Split An Xbox 360 Controller In Two

In the latest episode of The Ben Heck Show, master video game console modder Benjamin J. Heckendorn creates an Xbox 360 controller for folks that can’t bring their hands together in front of their bodies. How does he do it?


March 22, 2011
Retro

What Do You Get When You Cross An Xbox 360 With An Atari 2600?

Modder supreme Ben Heck marries Microsoft’s current-generation console with an Atari 2600 to create the lovable monstrosity known as the Xbox 360 1977 Edition, making us wonder why faux wood panelling ever went out of style.


December 22, 2010
In Real Life

This Is One Extremely Rugged Portable PlayStation 3

Legendary console modder Ben Heck’s creations are normally quite elegant, but when a couple in Afghanistan asked for something rugged, he gave them this majestic beast.


June 8, 2010
In Real Life

Duct Tape And A Bag Of Rice Helps Disabled Man Get In The Game

Steve Spohn suffers from muscular dystrophy, leaving him physically limited. But thanks to duct tape, a bag of rice and an Xbox 360 controller, he can still get his game on.


March 18, 2010
In Real Life

The Amazing Bill Paxton Pinball Machine

The incredibly talented (and patient) Ben Heckendorn, hacker and modder extraordinaire, has revealed his latest and greatest creation, a built-from-scratch pinball table based on the works and quotes of actor Bill Paxton.


October 14, 2009
News

Infinite Bits: Miami’s First Video Game Convention

Next weekend in Miami you can enjoy live music, tournaments, world record competitions, special guests, a costume contest and a video game museum at Infinite Bits, South Florida’s “first major video game convention”.


May 5, 2009
In Real Life

Make Your Own Modded Console Handhelds

Console modder Ben Heckendorn has made quite a name for himself chopping machines apart and making them smaller, sleeker, more portable. Now you can do as he does.


April 6, 2009
In Real Life

If Only There Were More Of These Commodore 64 Laptops

Heeeeyyyy. It’s Ben Heckendorn, console modder extraordinaire. What ya got for us this week, Ben? A Commodore 64 laptop? Oh yes.