Category: Gaming
Blockbusters and The Price Is Right – 80s TV nostalgia goes interactive
"Come on down!" and "Can I have a P please Bob?" – two of the most annoying used lines of the 80s – as part of The Price Is Right and Blockbusters respectively. And if you’re in the mood…
Ultra-retro Space Invaders wrapping paper
I was always a Galaga girl myself, but the mere sight of this Space Invaders themed Paper Invaders wrap was enough to give me flashbacks to my days in the Downstairs Club, listening to Big Dave Balfour and consuming…
Gamextra's DS Lite Sound System
The need for a sound system for the DS Lite has never been very pressing, but with continuing rumours of MP3 functionality being added to the pocket-sized machine, there could be a good-sized market very soon for something like…
Office-sized Duck Shooting Gallery
Before there was the mouse or the gaming console, there was the shooting gallery. The Duck Shooting Gallery lets you experience that small-scale, secretly, in your office, without actually having to admit you spend half the time posing sexily…
Gamexpert launches the PSP Hi-Fi
Gamexpert has a new range of add-ons for consoles and handhelds, under the name Phase 4 – the first of which is the PSP Hi-Fi, which promises to convert Sony's handheld into a powerful home stereo system. The PSP…
Wii European launch date and price revealed
Nintendo has announced its official plans for the Wii debut Iin Europe – we’ll be getting our first shipments in time for a launch on December 8th and will be selling at £179 (249 Euros). Around 20 titles are…
Can the iPod ever be a great gaming device?
It's perhaps no surprise that Steve Jobs announced iTunes beefed-up gaming capabilities right at the start of yesterday's Showtime event. After all, being able to play Tetris and Pac-Man on your iPod is cool, but it won't cause as…
Nintendo Wii to launch in November for £149
With the Sony PlayStation 3 now put back until March next year, pre-Christmas would be a good time for Nintendo to launch Wii here. Which they are doing – on November 24th, with a price tag of £149. And…
Sony's PS3 delay: the implications
D'oh! That just about sums up today's news that PlayStation 3 won't go on sale in Europe until March next year, rather than this November as originally planned. The news comes after repeated denials from Sony in recent months…
PS3 delayed, expected March
Sony has some more bad news for European PlayStation fans – the PS3 is not going to make its November 17th release date and will instead only be reaching shelves in March 2007. The reason for this is due…