Nintendo

You Can Take This Wheel For More Than One 3DS Game

We’re a little late reviewing Hori’s official Mario Kart 7 Wheel peripheral, but I’m somewhat glad we are, thanks to some of the non-racing games I played with it on a whim. If this was just a piece of plastic meant for one game, the wheel is a $US13 novelty at best, a luxury at worst, and not something where any recommendation really means much. Playing other games, however, shows the wheel has more value than that.


December 22, 2011
PC

Razer Rakes In $50M, Noses Options For Going Public

You might know them as the computer gear makers who love the colour green. Or maybe as the technology futurists who had a piece of that future stolen from their labs. But Razer seems themselves as a “cult” computer brand on the cusp of now only going mainstream, but perhaps public.


November 15, 2011
News

Prototypes Of Gaming’s ‘Deadliest Laptop’ Stolen

Earlier this month someone broke into Razer’s San Francisco Bay Area research and development labs and made off with two prototypes for the peripheral maker’s sexy gaming laptop hybrid, the Razer Blade, according to the company.


June 9, 2011
Xbox

These Batman: Arkham City Controllers Won’t Decapitate Anybody

Here’s a first look at Power A’s Batarang controllers in the flesh. They’re more mediocre “Xbox peripheral” than deadly weapon, but if you like lights, they’ve got those!


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.


June 3, 2011
PlayStation

Check Out These Batman: Arkham City Batarang Controllers

Batman: Arkham City is getting its own LED-lit, bat-logoed controller, Power-A tells Kotaku.


November 20, 2010
News

Would You Like Some HDMI To Go With Your PSP Gaming?

The PSP screen is beautiful, and PSP games look great on it. But let’s say you want to play your PSP games in HDMI on a big screen television.


November 4, 2010

What We Loved, What We Hated About The Xbox 360 Kinect

Microsoft calls it a new console, but the Kinect is really a fresh coat of paint for the Xbox 360, promising to deliver not just motion gaming, but controller-free gaming to the masses.


August 31, 2010
In Real Life

And The Award For Worst iPhone Accessory Goes To….

Pinball Magic, complete with bells, lights, a little plunger and its own game.


August 18, 2010
News

Cyborg R.A.T. Invades Gamescom This Week

Cyborg’s high-end R.A.T. 9 gaming mouse and G.L.I.D.E. mouse pad are being shown off in Cologne, Germany, during this week’s Gamescom convention.