controllers
PlayStation

Mad Catz’s Major League Gaming Controllers Can Change The Way You Play

With swappable thumb sticks and directional pads, a special compartment for adjusting weight, and a cable that unscrews from the base when not in use, the Mad Catz Official Major League Gaming Pro-Circuit Controller is a serious controller for the serious gamer.

June 28, 2011
In Real Life

The WWE All Stars Mad Catz Brawl Pad, A Guest Review

Writer Andrew Monkelban knows a lot about the ins and outs of video game controllers. As a gamer who happens to be disabled, Andrew uses a variety of game pads and sticks to play video games like Final Fantasy XIII… on a WWE All Stars game pad. In his first guest review, Andy explains the benefits of Mad Catz’s latest Brawl Pad.

June 9, 2011
Nintendo

Power A’s Tiny Controllers For Tiny Hands

Mike got to use Power A’s slightly shrinkified controllers back in January – the PS3 and Xbox models are fine, but it’s the 20 per cent smaller, totally rubberised Wii remote that’s a surprise dynamo. And it lasts longer than before, with AA batteries replacing last year’s AAA.

March 17, 2011
Xbox

Nyko’s Charge Base S For Xbox 360 Improves On The Unimprovable

The original Nyko Charge Base was like my personal team doctor, making sure my controllers were ready and charged for game time. But could Nyko improve on something that’s near perfect? (Yup.) [Gizmodo]

February 15, 2011
Nintendo

The Bizarre Legend Of Zelda Controller We’ll Never Play With

You could have played GameCube (and Wii) game The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess with a very rare video game controller feature: a belt buckle. This is the never-produced Legend of Zelda controller from Nubytech.

January 9, 2011
News

Why The Razer Onza Might Be The Better Xbox 360 Gamepad

Hardware maker Razer is getting into the console game with the Razer Onza, the Xbox 360 gamepad that might make you want to dump the official Microsoft version.

January 8, 2011
In Real Life

Watch A $US5000 Game Controller Land A Plane In Las Vegas

Why spend mere hundreds of dollars on a fancy flight stick for your flight simulator needs when you can spend thousands on Saitek’s Procedure Trainer, an insane collection of instrument panels, yokes and rudder pedals?

November 12, 2010
News

This Is Apparently The Ultimate Gaming Advantage

Behold The Avenger, an Xbox 360 controller prosthesis that promises to improve your accuracy and reaction time. Steven says “It’s almost like having extra fingers.” We say “Who the hell is Steven?”

September 28, 2010
In Real Life

He Obviously Has Control Issues

The subject of photographer Jason Michael Smith’s Nintendo Time! series might need some controller wearing tips.

September 22, 2010
In Real Life

Pink DualShocks? They’re For Girls!

Or so implies the latest email from the folks at PlayStation, who are clearly aware that pink plastic video game accessories are not cross-gender compatible. As seen in my email inbox.

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