Let’s be frank: many dedicated console gamers among us have at least briefly dreamed of ordering food without having to lift our hands from the controller. That’s about to be more than a fleeting fantasy for Xbox 360 owners, as Microsoft is launch…
After being the target of simultaneous cyber attacks and a visit to his house from armed police, security blogger Brian Krebs has uncovered new information that may link his attack with the high-profile hack of Wired senior writer Mat…
If you call yourself a gamer, odds are fairly good you’ve played through one or both of Valve’s acclaimed Portal games. If so, perhaps — in between solving those mind-twisting puzzles — you’ve wondered what life would be l…
Hip-hop has a history of sampling video games, and for his latest album producer 2 Mello has decided to combine two of the biggest from both worlds: rap superstar Jay-Z and the seminal Super Nintendo classic Chrono Trigger. Cleverly t…
I’m sure we’ve all thought about what we’d like to use Google Glass for if we actually had a pair for ourselves. Personally, the gamer and geek in me would be elated to have an app that would point out Ingress portals and energy sources to control (and since we’re dreaming, perhaps it’d let me [...]
Verizon and Redbox have been slowly dropping details about the upcoming Redbox Instant service, which is currently in beta, but today Microsoft joined in the fray. The Xbox 360 will be the “exclusive console launch partner” fo…
If Samsung’s first dedicated gaming laptop wasn’t built to your liking, you’re about to get another option — the Series 7 Gamer is due for a refresh. The company’s Samsung Tomorrow blog pegs the new build as the Series 7 Gamer Yellow 3D, which outsh…
Sure, thin, light and power-efficient may be the latest trend in notebook design, but one category of portable computing isn’t afraid of going against the grain: the oversized gaming laptop. These big machines often flirt with double-digit weights, w…
Not content with the unveiling of its Chimera 4 and Erebus GT desktops, iBuyPower is turning its attention to gamers of a more mobile persuasion with the launch of its new Valkyrie line of gaming laptops. For $1,299, the base Valkyrie CZ-17 features …
For most of us, the humble mouse is but a tool for effective computer navigation, for gamers though, it’s a matter of life and (virtual) death. SteelSeries knows this, and hopes its new Sensei Major League Gaming edition mouse will keep a few more of…
