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Sega Zippo lighters make me nostalgic - Oct 30, 2009

Crave Looking at the Sega Mega Drive-modeled Zippo lighter reminds me of the actual console which I still have on top of my wardrobe. I remember spending a good deal of ... Read story »

Sega Dreamcast turns 10 - Sep 9, 2009

Crave There's a lot to keep track of on September 9, with an Apple press conference and the release of The Beatles: Rock Band game. But we'd be remiss if we didn't ... Read story »

UK survey reveals up to 60 percent Xbox 360 failure rate - Nov 18, 2009

Crave Console failure rates have been a common news item throughout the year, with numerous surveys out of the US suggesting that the problem was far greater than Sony, Nintendo and especially ... Read story »

Xbox Live bannings leave Chinese and ex-pat gamers stranded - Nov 25, 2009

Blogs Microsoft's recent piracy clampdown in its Xbox Live online gaming service is leaving a lot of gamers in China stranded. They're now finding that their modded consoles or pirated games are ... Read story »

Banned Xbox 360 means rise of the PS3? - Nov 16, 2009

Blogs The great Xbox 360 banning recently continued by Microsoft brings me to an unusual conundrum. I desperately want to play the latest first-person shooter, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, which ... Read story »

Her Royal Highness receives a Wii - May 25, 2009

Crave Your Highness! Surprise! Our senior editor Leslie Katz pointed me to this story about the Queen of England getting a Nintendo Wii as a gift, and I thought to myself, "Ah, ... Read story »

R2-D2 console droid for all your retro gaming needs - Sep 23, 2009

Crave Behold! The retro gaming force is strong with this one-of-a-kind R2-D2 replica by PopSci reader Brian De Vitis. The Star Wars droid was meticulously built from a cooler and houses ... Read story »

Retro gaming kills my eyes - Oct 18, 2009

Blogs Growing up in the 1980s alongside my NES, I probably enjoy retro gaming more than the average gamer. But even I have my limits. The other day, I found myself the ... Read story »

World's first mod chip for PS3? - Oct 2, 2009

Crave Sony has been quite successful in deterring game piracy for its PS3 console so far. However, this may be about to change if a rumored Belzar mod chip turns out to ... Read story »

The ultimate bling for a PS3 Slim - Nov 13, 2009

Crave Why bother with ColorWare's custom painted PS3 Slim when you can get the Sony console draped in 24k solid gold to match your Goldvish luxury mobile phone? Just contact US-based ... Read story »

Which game console should you buy? - Oct 8, 2009

Features If you're torn between a Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation3, here's an overview of the pros and cons of each game console. Read story »

Are gaming handhelds overpriced? - Aug 30, 2009

Crave How much is too much? In the wake of the PS3 Slim price-cut landslide of news, one small wound still lingers, and has now gotten worse: The PSPgo is still US$249. ... Read story »

3D-ready PS3 scheduled for 2011 - Nov 23, 2009

Crave Will 3D gaming help the PS3, or is it a gimmick? Sony has a strategy for upping the quality of its content and providing an incentive for gamers to upgrade their ... Read story »

A PlayStation 3 laptop mod - Oct 19, 2009

Crave The original PlayStation 3 was one huge machine and modding it into a laptop was probably unsuitable. But when the smaller PS3 Slim came about, Ben Heck, an amateur modder, ... Read story »

250GB PS3 Slim is now official - Sep 24, 2009

Crave As expected, Sony has finally unveiled a 250GB version of the new PS3 Slim at the 2009 Tokyo Game Show. The upsized console will be offered as the Final Fantasy ... Read story »

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