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Logitech G13 Game Pad and G18 Keyboard – Game On!

by Jay Garrett on December 11, 2008

g13Check it out gamers!

Logitech has announced that  its G13 Gameboard should be out in a month or so.

Rockin a trio of game modes, a built-in 160 x 43 pixel LCD for stats and messaging, 25 programmable keys, and a programmable joystick, Logitech confidently states that the G13

“offers up to 87 ways for you to control your game.”

It also arrives with pre-configured settings for World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare as well as other top titles.

You can obviously setup custom button-profiles as you please and even create macros on the fly without having to pause your game.

It’s gonna be costing around the £60 mark.

It also appears that we could get its big brother as Engadget Chinese has spotted the G18 keyboard!

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They haven’t got much in the way of specs and tings but they did spot the fast function keys on the left side of the board (some which seem to be numbered G11-G15), and the fact that the full board is also packing a tiny display at the center.

GAME ON!!  :)

Engadget Chinese

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Golden Joystick Awards 2008 – The Winners

by Jay Garrett on November 2, 2008

How time flies huh?

The gaming oscars that was the 26th Annual Golden Joystick Awards have already come and gone.

Long story short – Activision pretty musch cleaned up: Call of Duty 4 nabbed four awards (Multiplayer Game Of The Year, PC GOTY, Online GOTY and Ultimate GOTY), and Call of Duty 5 taking the One to Watch award. Oh yeah, and Activision won publisher of the year too.

As expected Rockstar also swiped three gongs: Developer Of The Year, Soundtrack Of The Year and Xbox Game Of The Year for Grand Theft Auto IV.

If you’re looking for a list of all the winners, well you’re in luck people!

The Sun Family Game of the Year: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

Bliss Handheld Game of the Year: The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

Activision Blizzard Retailer of the Year: Play.com

The E4 Talent Mobile GOTY: Bejeweled 2

Nintendo GOTY Sponsored by Official Nintendo Magazine: Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Nuts All-Nighter Multiplayer GOTY: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

BBC1Xtra Soundtrack of the Year: Grand Theft Auto IV

ARVATO Xbox Game of the Year: Grand Theft Auto IV

PC GOTY Sponsored by The United Kingdom e-Sport Association: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

The Play.com One to Watch: Call of Duty: World at War

CVG.co.uk UK Developer of the Year: Rockstar

PlayStation GOTY Sponsored by Official PlayStation Magazine: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

Publisher of the Year: Activision

Edge Most Wanted: Fallout 3

E4.com Grand Master Flash award: Stickman Madness

Games Radar’s Online Game of the Year: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

Virgin Media Ultimate Game of the Year: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

Whatchya reckon? Is this a true representation of the gaming industry over the last 12 months?

Is there games that shouldn’t be there and which ones shoulda?

Let me know :)

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Novint Falcon Haptic Controller Pistol Grip Add-on

September 15, 2008 Click to read more →

The Novint Falcon, if you’re already not aware, is a 3D controller that actually lets you “feel” textures and surfaces by moving the ball around – but now they’ve added a pistol grip accessory to that funky 3D Haptic Joystic.
The lucky bods at Wired got a chance to play a number of FPS (First Person [...]

The Ultimate Flight Controller? Saitec X52Pro

May 17, 2008 Click to read more →

If you’re looking to make that aircraft simulation a little bit more realistic what you’re probably missing is realistic controls.
The X52Pro is probably as close as you’re going to get short of wiring up a cockpit in your living room.
Saitec have built upon their wonderful X52 and now the MFD screen is interactive so that [...]

A Year in the making – Nyko Zero PS3 Rumbler

March 10, 2008 Click to read more →

Nyko has finally completed their Zero Wireless PS3 controller after a year or so of waiting.
Granted, the version hitting shelves as we speak does include rumble, but since you’ve waited this long, you’re probably better off getting the actual Sony controller when it hits the stores in a month or so – and that will [...]