Tag: GamePad
Xbox One controller PC gaming support will be available next year
As it stands, the Xbox 360 controller is the go-to gamepad for PC gamers looking to set aside their keyboards and mice. But with a new and improved Xbox controller set to land alongside the Xbox One next-gen console, many…
Wii U games to be region locked: No rare imports for hardcore gamers
Nintendo's forthcoming Wii U console will be region locked, the Japanese gaming giant has today confirmed. This means that intrepid gamers looking to import rare, quirky games from around the globe that may never see an official UK release will…
UPDATE: Wii U UK release date set for 30 November, £250 price for Basic model
Following on from this morning's Japanese launch detail announcements, Nintendo have now released UK release details for the Wii U console. Nintendo's tablet-controller packing console will be released on November 30, ahead of the Japanese December 8 release date announced…
LG has 'modular' VX9600 Versa in the works
Smartphone buyers have so many choices – do you want a touchscreen? A QWERTY keyboard? External media buttons? 5-megapixel camera? 3.5mm headphone jack? In many cases, the features you need dictate the phone you’re getting, before usability, software and design even come into it.
That’s why I’m quite excited by the VX9600 Versa, which promises to be ‘modular’, meaning you’ll be able to plug in whatever features you want when you need them. In the image above, you can see a plug-in QWERTY keyboard and gamepads and stereo speakers are rumoured too. Sounds promising, but there’s absolutely no ship date yet, so the chances of this appearing in the near future are slim.
Howard Forums (via MobileCrunch)
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Sony UX UMPC – portable gaming made a whole lot better
If gaming be the food of tech, mod on.
Handheld hardware is all the rage. We all want one. The question is when. Some of us are waiting for better internet access, others for a more powerful machine but if it’s user-friendly gaming you’ve been holding out for, take a look at what a gentleman by the name of Danmiddle2 has done to turn his formerly business minded Sony UX UMPC into a mobile Unreal Tournament arcade machine.
