Peripherals

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Things SteelSeries Is Showing At CES

7:00AM January 11, 2012 | Mike Fahey

The annual Consumer Electronics Show is the time for gaming peripheral makers to shine, and not many are quite as shiny as SteelSeries. They’re doing up CES 2012 big with a tiny Bluetooth gamepad, some travel-friendly headsets and mice, mice, mice. More »


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Nyko Parades PlayStation Vita Performance Enhancers At CES

1:00AM January 11, 2012 | Mike Fahey

Nyko never met a console or portable it couldn’t make a ton of additional crap for, and the upcoming PlayStation Vita is no different. At CES 2012 in Las Vegas the peripheral maker debuts its launch lineup of Vita accessories. More »


PC

How Many Buttons Does A Pedal-Free PC Racing Controller Need?

3:20AM November 18, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Getting the most out of a high-end PC racing game normally involves a bulky simulated steering wheel and a pair of foot pedals hidden under a computer desk. As you can see, the Simraceway SRW-S1 Steering Wheel is anything but normal. More »


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Hori’s TAC3 Brings A Mouse And (Tiny) Keyboard To The PS3

9:00PM October 28, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Play a first-person shooter on a PC and you get the precision of a mouse. Play a first-person shooter on a console and you get the precision of a small plastic thumbstick, which is nowhere near as accurate as a mouse. More »


News

Guess Who’s Making An Arcade FightStick For Soulcalibur V?

9:20AM October 27, 2011 | Mike Fahey

If you’ve got a big-name fighting game on the way, Mad Catz has your high-quality Arcade Fightstick. Check out the sexy see-through number the stick maker has put together for next year’s Soulcalibur V. More »


PC

World Of Warcraft Mouse For More Mundane Hands

4:00AM October 21, 2011 | Mike Fahey

I’ve been rolling and scrolling with a SteelSeries World of Warcraft MMO Gaming Mouse on and off since 2008, scoffing at the baby hands of visitors that complained my pointing device was just too big. Turns out they might have been onto something. More »


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Which Game Is The Best Match For This Steampunk Xbox 360 Controller?

2:00AM October 19, 2011 | Evan Narcisse

As a trend, steampunk may be yesterday’s fad. And, while this custom controller–created by the folks at MorbidStix — apparently been around for a while, it just popped up into view again. I love the combination of a real-life mechanical act — unlocking the controller with the key-to open up digital worlds. It’s a nice metaphor, almost like a Narnia-esque fairytale thing, More »


PC

Thrustmaster’s Ferrari F1 Wheel Looks Like The Real Thing

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1:00PM October 2, 2011 | Logan Booker

It’s missing the LCD display and a couple of buttons and dials, but otherwise, it’s a fairly spot-on replica. We’ve included an image for comparison purposes, because we’re nice like that. More »


In Real Life

Fighting Games Look Easier When They’re Nothing But Buttons

6:30PM September 12, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

The kids at Hit Box got in touch over the weekend to show us this video of their custom fight stick in action. And as someone who sucks at fighting games, I am interested. More »


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The Flex-Fire Is PlayStation Move Shooting, But With A Bender

1:00AM September 10, 2011 | Owen Good

We are about a year into hardcore shooter gaming played with the PlayStation Move — an experience that, from day one, is assumed to demand one play it with something that resembles a rifle, without ever asking if we really should. More »