[RUMOR] Wii 2 controller has built-in camera

Already rumored to be packing a 6-inch touchscreen and possibly a stylus, the controller for Wii 2 is sounding like a hefty beast. And it just got heftier, with new speculation suggesting it also boasts a built-in ... continue

Incestuous: The videogame controller family tree

They're a randy bunch, those videogame controllers. Leave a NES pad with a SEGA SG-1000 stick for five minutes and before you know it you've got a litter of NES Advantages on your hands. This awesome poster is ... continue

Sony unveils official PlayStation Move machine gun

Say hello to my PlayStation Move's little friend. This is the PlayStation Move Sharp Shooter, an official Sony product that will be competing against the likes of the PlayStation Move ray gun when it's released in February. At ... continue

Nintendo Wii gets itself a new controller

The image above first appeared on the site of games retailer GameSpot, and shows the boxart for upcoming Wii title FlingSmash. Nothing unusual about that, but here's something: it appears to show a new variation on the ... continue

New PS3 update disabling third-party accessories

Earlier this week, we saw a new firmware update released for the PlayStation 3, enabling Blu-ray 3D disc playback and introducing a new "Grief Reporting Function" to combat the jerks who want to spoil everybody else's online ... continue

New Xbox 360 controller (with a twist) coming November 9th

The Xbox 360 controller is getting a slight tweak - emphasis on the "tweak". The new wireless controller, pictured above, may look quite similar to the current version, but it comes with a couple of noteworthy, not-immediately-obvious ... continue

Groan: First pointless peripherals revealed for Microsoft Kinect

With a heavy sense of crushing inevitability, Microsoft's Kinect camera/controller thing will be getting a ton of useless add-on products. Yeah, you thought the Wii's Remote held the market on extraneous crap like this, right? Well, wrong. PDP ... continue

Ewww: The creepy anatomy of game controllers

Maybe next time you should think twice about throwing that game controller against the wall. Concept artist Mads Peitersen has peeled back the plastic surface of PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 controllers, and revealed what's really inside ... continue

Ridiculous Wii Remote keypad is ridiculous

Let it be said that I have no problem at all with keypad add-ons for console. I am for anything that saves me from laboriously typing out my card details one ... letter... at ... a ... ... continue

Actually not a joke: the Wii Baby Doll peripheral

On these pages alone, I've already written about some pretty weird Wii accessories. There was the horseback riding saddle patented by Nintendo, the Wiimote football shell, and the game that comes with its own exercise bike. But this ... continue

GameStop-exclusive Xbox 360 controller ain’t got no alibi, it’s ugly

You know how you can pick up a standard Xbox 360 Wireless Controller and a Play & Charge kit for $70 at GameStop? Well, what if I said you can pay the same amount of money for ... continue

Nintendo considering a football add-on for the Wii

Because gaming nowadays is all about how many peripherals can be shoehorned onto any given console, Nintendo has patented a soft football controller for the Wii and its remote. Official: it is no longer acceptable to play ... continue

Nintendo patents inflatable Horseback Riding Saddle for Wii

No, it's not April 1st. Yeah, I sort of wish it was. Not content with getting people to insert their fingers in things for fun, Nintendo has patented something called the Wii Horseback Riding Saddle. The what what ... continue