Microsoft had its Windows 10 press conference recently and unveiled some rather interesting features that seem to be aimed at their hardcore gaming audience. From being able to stream your Xbox Live games to your computer to the potential for holograms to make an appearance, we shouldn’t count Windows out as it seems the OS […]
Though it took nine months of work, this Millennium Falcon modded into a record player is one of the coolest things ever. Not only was the shape already perfect to be re-purposed, but the extra parts cost to make this Star Wars toy into a working record player cost around two dollars. Not even kidding […]
It’s time once again to take a look back at some of the news stories we’ve covered here at GaS in 2014 as well as following up on later developments. In January, AT&T started offering companies the chance to make “sponsorship” payments that meant they picked up the tab when users streamed or downloaded their […]
At least one eBay seller has sold a limited edition PS1-style Playstation 4 for more than $20,000. In contrast, a few lucky Brits got hold of one for less than £20 ($32). The special PS4, launched to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the original PlayStation, has the same tech specs as the normal model. The […]
Ralph Baer, the man who created the first home games console, has died aged 92. His Magnavox Odyssey came out three years before the better-known Atari Pong machine. Indeed, the Odyssey (pictured) was more like today’s consoles than Atari’s machine. Whereas Pong was a single-game device, the Odyssey allowed players to choose different games by […]
This year, online retailers are pushing deals each day for a whole week instead of just during Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Check out these awesome deals we dug for you today! Video Games and Consoles –The Elder Scrolls Online Imperial Edition – $79.99 $29.99 (63% Off) –Guild Wars 2 Heroic Edition – $39.99 $19.99 […]
If you’ve still got an NES but you find the controller a little small and fiddly, this could be the solution. Etsy seller Miller Woodshop has produced a fully-functioning giant controller in the form of a table: This table was built to scale with the original NES controller. This fully functional controller’s buttons have been […]
If you bought a PS Vita in the US before June 1, 2012, you should be getting compensation from Sony. That’s because it has settled a Federal Trade Commission complaint accusing it of false advertising. The complaint centered on advertising relating to the Vita’s cross-platform features, particularly the implication that the features would work in […]