Video Games

As predicted, probably by Nostradamus and Back to the Future II (but not the Mayans because they thought we'd be dead by now), 2014 is shaping up to be the year of virtual reality. As the buzz around the Oculus Rift VR...

Know what your TV needs? A suction cup. Not sold? How about a suction cup housing an on-screen LED red dot sight attachment for gaming guns? The HipShotDot attaches via USB to video game consoles (or an external USB power...

This retro Nintendo skin for the PlayStation 4 is what I'm giving to Cornelius as a Pre-Christmas and, more importantly, consolation gift since he will not be having sex with any regularity (i.e., at all) for the foreseeable...

I wish I had spring chicken status that would plant the original debut of the original Sega Genesis Console square before my time, but, sadly, it's a comeback whose initial rise to popularity I remember well. 1989 is...

Technology Will Save Us. At least the company will. Their line of DIY technology will save us from idle hands, clumsy fingers, and thumbs up our butts. The latest, a DIY Gamer Kit, encourages the inquisitive first to...

You know the millions and millions of words of fanfic piled up across the Internet? Thanks to Plotagon, they're about to be joined by millions and millions of seconds of fanflick. Not that I'm complaining. I like a good...

The 3D Converter system extracts pertinent data from any video game and translates it into 3D format viewable on any 2D or 3D TV. Yep, Frogger in 3D on my 18" Sony from 2005. Now I know what all those elderly people at...

Even in the virtual world, when it rains it pours. Not only is the ARAIG (As Real As It Gets) multi-sensory feedback suit the latest in a recent lineup of virtual gaming enhancement gear, but it has also joined VR immersive...

Full-body immersion into the world of virtual reality gaming, with a side of actual reality exercise. The Omni isn't the first VR treadmill we've seen (check out the WizDish) but it appears to be the most sophisticated...

It seems to me that the favorite pastime of kids today is sitting on the couch watching TV shows with adult content and playing video games. And when you make them get off the couch and go outside, they partake in their...

The Delta Six might be the coolest looking gaming gun I've ever seen. I would consider buying one even if I couldn't use it for anything but picking my nose and curling up with on the couch at night (the latter particularly...

As the MYO and LEAP eliminate computer mice and keyboards for the hands, SteLuLu Technologies introduces a new gaming apparatus for the feet. Used in tandem with finger controllers, the Stinky Footboard adds one more...

Some guy with perhaps a slightly warped idea of what people are willing to pay for a 1980s video game console has covered a portable Atari 2600 VCS in CNC-machined, yacht-varnished wood and artistic embellishments. Looks...

The WizDish is on a quest to make virtual reality and first-person gaming even more active and interactive without incurring costs prohibitive to 98% of the people who enjoy virtual reality and first-person gaming. The...

Downgraded in size, upgraded in awesomeness. These J3SIM Professional Racing Simulators have been tailored for both race centers and home use to give drivers the same adrenaline explosion and propensity to projectile...

Never mind a picture, when it comes to Tuttuki Bakos, or "Poking Boxes", it's a video of a Japanese lady doing questionable things with her finger and a cube of plastic while making noises progressing from confused to...

The supposed beauty of iPhone, iPad, and iTouch is that they put "the power" in users' fingertips. But my fingertips are somewhat chubby and oafish, and basically the lone, crushing reason I don't straight-up own the...

OUYA creators Julie Uhrman and Yves Behar have said it best: There is nothing more gratifying than chillin' on the couch in Goodwill scrubs and a Nightwing hoodie, sipping on grape Fanta, and getting the news that the...

We've seen the corporate take on Mass Effect 3 weaponry, so now we're checking out an independent artist's interpretation. Prop fanatic and custom fabricator Neil Taylor abides by the tagline, "If you can draw it, I can...

Prominent replica factory TriForce has released its latest video game firearm: Mass Effect 3's M-3 Predator. A 1:1 replica available only to the first 600 lucky possessors of money, the Predator is described as a "powerful...

Fast-thinking, fast-talking, and fast-moving collide with suspended animation with this hand painted Salarian Statue. And just in time for the next probable Mass Effect 3 content upgrade...

An unmistakable flamingo pink box harboring the promise of virtual teenage sex pulsated amidst the circa-1987 Target shelves overrun with copies of Oregon Trail and Think Quick. Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge...

Time to go through your closet and dig out all of those classic super nintendo games. You knew there was a reason not to give those to charity. Told you mom! The Supaboy Pocket SNES is essentially a gameboy for your old...

For $500, Answer: Like the Harold and Kumar series, these overdone fads have yet to run their course. Question: What are kitschy 80s throwbacks? If you're 40 and you get this Atari for Christmas, score. Hope 128 bytes...