ROCCAT Studios is introducing a line of gaming peripherals. Their new mouse, the Kone, sports adjustable lighting around the perimeter of the device. However, the dpi and polling rate are not mentioned yet on the website. The Valo, is a gaming keyboard with 2Mb of internal memory for storing profiles, illumination, lcd screen, and 40Mhz response rate. They also have a new mouse pad out called the Sense. The keyboard will cost roughly $147 dollars and the mouse will set you back $103 dollars. They currently will release in Europe during February, but we will work on obtaining review units ASAP.
Author - Jerry Paxton
CompUSA, which used to be one of the leading computer retailers in the U.S., has been unable to stay competitive even after closing 126 retail outlets last February. Attempts to sell the chain to Circuit City and several others have been unsuccessful, so the retailer will begin selling off it’s inventory and other assets during the holiday season. Substantial markdowns on merchandise can be had for those close enough to one of the stores. For others it may be time to consider a ‘road trip’?
Joystiq has posted a rumor that Treyarch is prepping to set Call of Duty 5 back in World War II once again. The series, most recently set in modern times with Call of Duty 4, has been praised for it’s realistic depiction of weapons and their lethality.
Gamespot has posted a preview ‘hands-on’ of the latest Turok game in production. They present a few game scenarios and it seems as though Turok will be more than just a straight-forward shooter. Turok looks to require some real thinking to overcome obstacles and enemies. This, of course, taken with a grain of sand coming from the source.
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TFAW is selling Flux Capacitors, the device which makes time travel possible. If you have any inkling to go back to the old west and ride alongside Wyatt Earp; Into the future and drive a flying car – this device is for you! You can pre-order it for $220 dollars. It even lights up!
Gamasutra reports that 42 Entertainment (I love bees), FASA (Battletech), and WizKids founder Jordan Weisman has reacquired the ‘electronic rights’ to his intellectual property from Microsoft – which recently shut down it’s FASA Game Studios. This means the original creator of Mechwarrior, Shadowrun, and Crimson Skies can begin to create any new game he wants to, based on his franchises.
This is great news for fans of these franchises, as Microsoft’s closure of FASA Game Studios basically halted any further development from them and their recent production of Shadowrun was a critical flop.
GamesRadar reports that there are apparently two versions of the Deus Ex 3 trailer floating about. The original featured the date ‘2027’ written on the ‘Biopolitic’ ballot box. The other version has the same scene, but no date on the box, a last minute detail catch? If that is the date at which DE3 takes place in, that means it will take place 20 years prior to the events of Deus Ex.
VideoGamer has posted regarding the recent BioShock patch that allows gamers to use the originally intended widescreen field of view. This, as you may recall, was a source of controversy as the retail copy of BioShock included a ‘widescreen’ mode that was actually a cropped ‘standard’ mode, not a full widescreen resolution. This has been fixed and 2k invites you to enjoy the game as it was originally intended. Below is a pic from VideoGamer that shows the contrast in widescreen field of view with and without the patch.
MSNBC reports that a Tucson, Arizona couple, using their hard earned money from their swap meet business, has constructed the world’s largest moonbeam collector.
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The ‘Interstellar Light Collector’ has cost the couple $2,000,000.00 so far, and currently consists of a series of parabolic mirrors 5 stories high.
‘Some dress in robes, others strip to their underwear to bask in the moon glow from the glittering bank of mirrors, spending anywhere from three minutes to 15 minutes at a time.’
‘Some visitors to the site believe that exposure to the moonlight has helped alleviate some medical conditions. After bathing in the moonbeams, Carr said he noticed an improvement in a long-standing asthma condition.’
The article concludes with statements by actual scientists stating that there is no proof that the moon’s ‘effects’ are anything other than placebo. If anyone is willing to donate $2,000,000.00 to the Shogun, he will construct a similar facility in California, except that there would be more plaster, wood, windows, and stucco, and less mirrors. The Shogun will conduct experiments in the device which he will name the ‘Huge Outside Unbelievable Space Enclosure’ and will attempt to publish his findings in any scholarly journal which accepts them.
Yahoo reports that Chuck Norris’ endorsement of GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee caused a 457% increase in the amount of web searches for the presidential hopefull.
Though the Shogun does not normally post political stories, the mighty Chuck Norris blasts right through our normal content restrictions. The Shogun humbles himself before Chuck Norris. If Chuck Norris desires the Shogun to vote for Mike Huckabee, the Shogun knows better than to refuse.