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Microsoft planning ‘Hole In The Wall’ Kinect game

Microsoft planning ‘Hole In The Wall’ Kinect game

According to this listing on Germany's game classification board the U!S!K! (it's actually the 'USK', I just like shouting that alone at my desk in a German accent), Microsoft is preparing a probably-for-Kinect game based on hit ... continue
This is happening: GagaVille is Lady Gaga + FarmVille

This is happening: GagaVille is Lady Gaga + FarmVille

I don't know how much money developer Zynga has made from FarmVille, but it must be a crapload because it's somehow encouraged Lady Gaga to sign up to a Gaga/FarmVille crossover thing called GagaVille. *checks date* Nope, ... continue
[VIDEO] PlayStation 3 gets its own … bowling ball

[VIDEO] PlayStation 3 gets its own … bowling ball

"Bowling in your living room will never be the same." That's a PRETTY BOLD CLAIM you're making there, CTA Digital. But hell, your previous record of producing essential peripherals has me convinced. I'll take four. See also: [VIDEO] Wii ... continue
Of course: Kylie Minogue inspires Swarovski-studded Kinect

Of course: Kylie Minogue inspires Swarovski-studded Kinect

Australian pop dwarf Kylie Minogue and evil mega-corporation Microsoft and possibly Superglue have teamed up to create a Microsoft Kinect covered with 6,000 tiny blue Swarovski diamonds. Because it's basically the law that your console must be ... continue
Presenting the Swarovski crystal Microsoft Kinect

Presenting the Swarovski crystal Microsoft Kinect

We've had the gold-plated PS3 and the 24 carat gold Xbox 360, so what's next? Answer: the Swarovski crystal Microsoft Kinect, obviously. This blingin' Kinect is currently going for around $630 over at DSStyles, and boasts - if ... continue
Sony unveils official PlayStation Move machine gun

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
Presenting, er, the Rock Band ottoman

Presenting, er, the Rock Band ottoman

A company called LevelUp is targeting a very specific demographic with its next product: namely, people who like Rock Band and ottomans. While some may call this Rock Band-themed ottoman a sad indictment of gaming's obsession with pointless ... continue
Someone made a damn boat accessory for your Xbox

Someone made a damn boat accessory for your Xbox

That's it. Gaming accessories have finally gone beyond parody. I don't want to suggest Atomic Accessories are plumbing new depths here, but I have a feeling the 'Game Boat' could be the most awful/hilarious/awful/hilarious again gaming accessory ... continue
Michael Jackson MMO coming in 2011

Michael Jackson MMO coming in 2011

*checks calendar* Nope, not April 1st. So it looks like Michael Jackson, deceased King of Pop, is getting his own MMO game. People, you are invited to ... Planet Michael. Billed as "The Ultimate Michael Jackson Online Game" (not ... continue
A giant NES bed to match your giant NES coffee table

A giant NES bed to match your giant NES coffee table

That giant NES coffee table we posted last week? It has company. This NES bed may not have a prospective player 2 flocking to your boudoir, but to hell with human companionship and "love". You have NES CONTROLLER ... continue
Pics/video: Giant NES coffee table is cooler than any of your furniture

Pics/video: Giant NES coffee table is cooler than any of your furniture

Dear Matt: Will you marry me? I actually don't know very much about Matt, but I do know he seems to have crafted this amazing NES-shaped coffee table with his bare man-hands. (Check out how it dwarfs the ... continue
[VIDEO] Errr …: Nintendo Wii gets its own sex toys

[VIDEO] Errr …: Nintendo Wii gets its own sex toys

Welcome to late-night Inquisitr, where this evening I'm showing you these odd and not-at-all-creepy Wii sex toys. Yea. Wii sex toys. The Wii has rapidly become the destination for all crappy/odd/funny/freaky controller add-ons, so I guess this was ... continue
Groan: First pointless peripherals revealed for Microsoft Kinect

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
It begins: PlayStation Move controller gets first redundant add-on

It begins: PlayStation Move controller gets first redundant add-on

Know how the PlayStation Move controller looks exactly like the Nintendo Wii Remote wearing a clown's nose? Well, just like the Wiimote, Sony's motion-sensing wand will have a ton of daft clip-on plastic devices designed for it. ... continue
Wii gets inflatable racing kart: Play Mario Kart in style, mild discomfort

Wii gets inflatable racing kart: Play Mario Kart in style, mild discomfort

CTA Digital, the name behind this nonsense, has come out with a new Wii accessory of lulz. This inflatable kart "gives the feeling that you're behind the wheel of a sports car." Don't take my word for it, ... continue
Are you even there, Lord?: Grease, the videogame

Are you even there, Lord?: Grease, the videogame

Yes, this is happening. Plans have been unveiled for a videogame based on iconic '70s musical Grease. Publisher of exploitative Wii shovelware 505 Games will be bringing this treat to the masses, and has said it will ... continue
Nintendo Wii gets rowing machine add-on

Nintendo Wii gets rowing machine add-on

The Wii Rowing machine is possibly the most specific game controller released so far this year. How many rowing games actually exist on the Wii? I can only recall the one in Wii Sports Resort, though the ... continue
Virtual fireplace ‘game’ coming to Nintendo Wii

Virtual fireplace ‘game’ coming to Nintendo Wii

Oh yes. The ESRB, the body responsible for age ratings on games in North America, has just revealed a rating for My Fireplace, a forthcoming Nintendo Wii game from Korner Interactive that the ESRB describes thus: "[A game] ... continue
Presenting the 24kt gold Xbox 360, a snip at $5,000

Presenting the 24kt gold Xbox 360, a snip at $5,000

Calling all rappers and tasteless rich jerks: Computer Choppers, a company dedicated to dipping consumer electronics in liquid gold, has now produced another trinket you can use to demonstrate your obscene wealth: this 24-karat gold-plated Xbox 360. This ... continue
New Xbox 360 title reveals the perfect pick-up lines

New Xbox 360 title reveals the perfect pick-up lines

It is the sequel every gamer has been desperately yearning. The follow-up that will influence the industry for years to come. Ladies and gents, I give you the spiritual successor to 2009's landmark title Don’t B Nervous ... continue
Read the Bible on your Xbox 360

Read the Bible on your Xbox 360

The Xbox 360 Indie Games channel comes up trumps again. Just weeks after the appearance of INDIE GAMES CLASSIC Don’t B Nervous Talking 2 Girls, someone's put the entire damn Bible on the service, in a 'game' ... continue
[VIDEO] Worship the Lord while playing videogames [UPDATE]

[VIDEO] Worship the Lord while playing videogames [UPDATE]

[UPDATE: Aaand suspicions about fakery are confirmed: Joystiq has exposed this as an amusing spot of viral marketing for EA's Dante's Inferno.] Game developer Prayer Works Interactive just released a press release and debut trailer for Mass: We ... continue