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N-Control Avenger Is No Joke, Even If It Looks Like One
There’s something to be said for wacky products. Usually they’re weird for the sake of being weird, to garner media attention towards other company products. But the N-Control Avenger is the exact...
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Mad Catz RAT 9 Review
[Rating: 4/5] When I reviewed the RAT 7, I was impressed. It’s a great mouse, but I always knew that Mad Catz was holding back. The company did so, of course, to make the RAT 9. But the RAT 7 was so...
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PDP Xbox 360 Versus Fighting Pad: Marvel Edition Review
[Rating: 5] When playing racing games, use a wheel. For flight sims, get a flight stick. And for fighting games, I use a fight stick, the classic joystick plus six buttons layout seen in arcades. For...
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SCUF DareDeVl Pro Review
[rating:5/5] As anyone who is on my friend list can attest: it had been a long time since I logged onto my 360 before doing this review. Part of the reason was because I just didn’t have the time...
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Turbo Fire EVO Wireless Controller Brings a 1.7″ Screen to the Frag Party
Sega’s Dreamcast ended in failure. But despite its shortcomings, the system did boast one major feature that will forever be cherished: a memory card that included a mini monochrome display that...
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Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Keyboard & Mouse
In just under a month’s time COD: Modern Warfare 3 will hit store shelves. No doubt we’ll see productivity drop across the globe as fans of the game call in sick to work so they can prolong their...
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Retrolink USB NES Controller Review
It’s been roughly 25 years since the last time I can say with certainty that I’ve held a brand new Nintendo Entertainment System controller. The last time I held one was a couple of days ago, playing...
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MLG Pro Circuit Controller hands-on (CES)
If you look at anyone’s gamepads, chances are they are the original PS3 or 360 controllers. Not that there’s anything wrong with that; both Sony and Microsoft put thousands of hours of research into...
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Mad Catz MLG Pro Circuit Controller Review
There are controllers, and then there are controllers. Today, most of us just use whatever comes with the console, and nothing else. Microsoft or Sony did a tremendous job with their gamepads, but it...
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Angry Birds Slingshot (video)
Word is that you crazy folks collectively play Angry Birds 300 million minutes a day. Talk about a productivity suck! And lets not forget the health implications of all that sitting around. Though...
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Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog Review
Thrustmaster’s HOTAS Warthog, like the A-10 Thunderbolt II fighter whose controls it replicates, is an intimidating thing to lay eyes on. With a two-stage trigger, four HATs (one which can be pushed...
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X-Arcade USB Dual Joystick Review
Whether you grew up in the all-night pizza parlor video arcades of the 1980s or are just looking for an authentic complement to the classic video games on your computer or consoles, the X-Arcade Dual...
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SteelSeries Gunnar Scope Gaming Eyewear Review
Eye strain is the bane of the dedicated computer end user. If you are shackled to a desk 8+ hours a day, toiling away behind the warm glow of your computer screen–chances are–your eyes have literally...
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Cronus Gaming Adapter Makes PS3 Controllers Compatible with Your Xbox 360,...
Heading to a buddies for a good old fashioned frag session of COD is a simple as making the commute. However, if he happens to be sporting a PS3 and you’re of the Xbox ilk, this will be a big enough...
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Bladepad Converts Your iPhone Into a PSP, Complete with Analog Sticks and...
The iPhone is probably the biggest portable gaming device on the market today. Sure, it’s not exactly branded that way, but the reality is that millions of people are playing games on the iPhone...
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Nyko Power Grip for PS Vita Doubles Battery Life, Increases Play Time...
Racing through turns with your PS Vita is as simple as turning the portable video game system thanks to the Six-axis motion sensing system. Course, it would be a whole lot easier with the Nyko Power...
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PowerA MOGA Android Game Controller (video)
So you fancy yourself a mobile gamer, do you? Then you’ve probably already checked out the Gameklip, which from where we stand is a sound investment if you already own a PS3 or a spare PS3...
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ThinkGeek iCADE 8-bitty Game Controller Review
Back in the day when Atari was God — a one button, one joystick controller was all that was needed. Your thumb and the side of your index finger against the stick got calluses, you lived with it. Then...
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PowerA MOGA Mobile Gaming System Review
Gaming apps for smartphones have proliferated over the last few years, and it’s hard to complain against their low price and the number of genre-spanning titles that are now available. But...
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Razer Sabertooth PC/Xbox 360 Elite Gaming Controller Review
When a gamer makes the leap from console to PC gaming, often the control scheme becomes the most challenging hurdle to overcome. What if said digital warrior is uncomfortable typing? Steeper the...
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BowBlade Video Game Accessory is Targeted at Bow and Arrow Gamers (video)
I’m totally cool with getting a slight workout when it comes to gaming. I’m glad to dance in front of an Xbox 360 or toss around a Wii controller, but there is no way in hell you’d get me to pick up...
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Image of the Day: The Evolution of the Video Game Controller
You can order this 27″ x 39″ as a print for $29. Click to enlarge. The complete family tree of video game control schemes–including handhelds, joysticks, paddles, gamepads, and one notable glove–this...
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The Other Brothers Review: Control Freaks
Hype is a strange and fickle beast. It’s formidable, for sure, and capable of transforming even the smallest independent projects into full-scale commercial monoliths. It’s the force that keeps most...
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The iMpulse Is The World’s Smallest Wireless Game Controller For Your Mobile...
With our busy lives, the smaller the better is key! And that goes for everything because who wants to be on the go lugging around large and heavy items? The iMpulse is the perfect wireless controller...
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Razer ATROX Arcade Stick for Xbox 360 Review
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]here’s a reason why game controllers come in so many different shapes and configurations: for all their talk, every game console is basically just a box spitting out an image on a...
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Valve unveils the Steam Controller for Steam Machines
Last week Steam announced a trio of gaming goodness, starting with the company’s plans to release a Linux-based free operating system called SteamOS, which will essentially be a gamer’s OS for the...
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Samsung Gamepad Makes Android Controllers First Party
One of the frustrations for gamers using mobile devices is that most mobile games aren’t really designed for touchscreens. They’re designed for controllers, and no amount of touchscreen buttons are...
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The VRX iMotion Custom Racing Simulator Is The Ultimate Controller
If there’s a more wonderful store in the world than Costco, we’re really not sure what it is. Everything you want, cheaply and in large quantities, is pretty much the dream of anybody who hates...
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The NES30 Brings Old-School Control To Mobile Gaming
Let’s face it, for most gamers, the controller never, ever got better than the original NES. Square, solidly built, with a pleasing weight to it, the NES controller is, for many, the defining...
View ArticleMad Catz Lynx 9 Controller Transforms to Fit Phones and Tablets
Mad Catz has a new idea for a game controller, and yes, it transforms. This adaptable, module-friendly Lynx 9 controller was announced at CES 2015, and it looks designed to handle just about anything...
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Nintendo Revolution release date: Thanksgiving 2006
It’s official. The Nintendo Revolution will be released by Thanksgiving 2006 in North America. Japan should see the system by Christmas. No word yet on Europe. Guess there goes that sumultaneous world...
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Novint Falcon Controller To Get FPS Game Support and Handgun Add On
The Novint Controller is a 3D gamepad with tactile response for video gaming. Currently it’s built for the PC, but maybe well see Xbox or PS3 support in the future. Nonetheless, Valve PC announced a...
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Gamepad With Built-in Removable Racing Wheel
Although the gamepad itself looks pretty tame – a throw back to the original NES if anything – the removable mini steering wheel should excite even the infrequent gamer. Unfortunately, it’s designed...
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XCM Cross Fire Converter, PS3 Controller On Your Xbox 360
If you prefer the PS3 controller over the bulkier Xbox 360’s, the XCM Cross Fire Converter is for you. This device allows you to use your PS3 controller on a Xbox 360 and adds rapid fire/turbo...
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Gametrak Freedom Wii Style Xbox 360 Controller Resurfaces With More Info
With first news about the Gametrak Freedom appearing last September, we now have more details about the controller. The latest design shows a Xbox 360 color scheme and is set to go to market sometime...
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Riff Rocker Is Pocket Sized Guitar Hero
Feeding an addiction is usually a no-no, but perhaps exceptions should be made for the die hard fans of Guitar Hero. The Riff Rocker is a portable – like pocket sized – Guitar Hero like devices that...
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Wii Spray Graffiti Concept Shows Up In Video (video)
Remember that Wii Spray concept that we brought you back in the middle of March? Video of it in action has now surfaced, so if you weren’t sold before you should be now. If not than your just a...
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Logitech’s New Top Shelf Guitar Hero Controller For PS3 and PS2 Only
Licensed by Activision and exclusive to Guitar Hero games on the PS3 and PS2, this really expensive but beautiful looking guitar controller will go on sale later this month for $200. Designed to...
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Millennium Falcon Shaped Controller Packs In 4 Star Wars Games
We’ve all become familiar with the ‘video game console inside a joystick’ thanks to Urban Outfitters, and I think its fair to say that the idea has officially piqued with this one: the Jakks Star Wars...
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Undead Japanese Warrior Controller For The PS3
I really don’t know what to think about this. Gaudy, tawdry, or just plain cool? For the PS3 only, this Undead Japanese Warrior controller is ready to be pried from the cold dead hands of some...
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Fire Breathing Dragon USB Xbox 360 Controller
Good lord. I am constantly vexed by all these seemingly worthless products making it to the assembly line. Last week we saw the Undead Japanese Warrior controller for the PS3, and this week we have...
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Sega Saturn Bug Controller, or, What A Difference Three Screws Make
Chances are you’re going to wonder why I’m even bothering to talk about a Sega Saturn joystick at least ten years after the system went the way of the dodo, but I tell you that there’s a very good...
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AirDuino Air Guitar Apparatus In The Works (video)
It’s amazing what some people will do to further what can be done with Air Guitar. With the several air guitar apps for the iPhone and the wearable guitar shirt, I’m beginning to miss the original...
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Razer Onza Xbox 360 Controller
It’s about time Razer started to build some gaming gear for us console gamers. Availability is still TBD, but we do know, aside from the slight aesthetic differences over the regular Xbox 360...
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Why Haven’t We Seen This Before?: Game Controller T-Shirt
Whatever game this is actually controlling, it’s definitely not for the kiddies. Only available from some Russian T-Shirt site called MaryJane, you can choose from a bunch of colors. $42 might seem...
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Sony Move Controller And Bundles Now On Sale
You waited for it and it’s finally here: the Playstation Move for the PS3. Amazon now has it on sale and you can pick up a starter bundle for $99.99. It includes the Move controller, Eye and the...
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Thrustmaster HOTAS WARTHOG Replica Gaming Joystick
Okay, you’ve plunked down some serious cash on a top gaming machine, monitor and flight sim software. But your mission isn’t complete until you’ve got your hands on an appropriate joystick. Enter the...
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Madcatz PrecisionAIM Controller Review (Xbox 360)
[Rating: 3.5] Pros: Tight controls, stiff buttons Excellent art decal Cons: Rubbery feel, bad for sweaty hands Rear buttons are too small to press $50 is steep for a wired gamepad When a controller...
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First Look: PDP Tron Controllers
I can’t wait for Tron: Legacy. It’s not because Bruce Boxleitner is in it (well, not entirely). It’s because Tron was an amazing film from Disney, and the new one looks badass. So I’ll admit, I’ve...
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HKS Handheld Racing Controller Goes Up Against Racing Wheels
Perfect if you can’t afford a racing wheel/seat combo, and plenty good even if you can, the Interworks HKS Racing Controller comes with analog pressure acceleration and brake pedals. In other words,...
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