Want to get a jump on your holiday shopping or find a couple of insane bargains to keep for yourself? A few retailers are offering what they’ve dubbed “Black Friday-style” price cuts for tomorrow — Saturday, November 8th. Walmart’s got a sweet 15.4-inch Compaq CQ-139WM (with 2GB of RAM and a 160GB hard drive) laptop for $298, in addition to a PlayStation 2 bundled with a $30 WalMart gift card for $129, and a PlayStation 3 with a $100 gift card for $399. Over at Kmart they’re offering up a rad 32-inch Sylvania LCD HDTV for $439.99 (they usually go for for $550). They also have several deals for Sunday, November 9th, including the Wii Fit for $89.99.
Custom Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 back on eBay
A few moment’s hesitation prevent you from placing the winning bid on that sweet, customized Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 a few weeks back? It’s okay, we’ve all been there — sitting at the screen, cursor hovering over the “Bid Now” button, wracked with indecision, finally saying “Why not?” just as the timer hits 0. Usually that’s cause for a lifetime of bitter regret, but this time you’re in luck. Continue reading…
At first glance, this Xbox 360 controller mod doesn’t look as hardcore as some others we’ve seen, but its minimalism disguises its epicness. Continue reading…
Closely watched basketball game “NBA2K9″ PC version has been in the Oct. 21, at the time NBA08-09 before the official opening of the new season on sale; and the Houston Rockets today will be at home against the NBA’s first regular season against Memphis Grizzlies Team, as the domestic basketball fans that the two issues are not to be missed. Rockets introduction of the new season suffered a controversial Artest Jiang Yuan, has injected new vitality. Now the whole team is preparing for full confidence in the face of strong less the Grizzlies, the home of the rocket can be said to be determined to win.
DSi taken for a spin, wept over for lack of homebrew
Yes, you’ve seen the unboxing and all other manner of granular coverage for Nintendo’s new DSi handheld, but now you can see the thing in action via the magic of YouTube. Embedded below is the requisite unboxing, a helpful browser speed test and a hopeless attempt at sticking in the R4 cart for a bit of homebrew. The good news is that the Japanese DSi fires up an English DS game just fine, so those slightly-confusing region lock concerns can be put to rest — certain DSi-specific games won’t work for everybody else, but the DSi fires up regular DS games from wherever with no problem. Import away!
[Via DS Fanboy] Continue reading…
Wiimote RapidFire mod makes it easier to act on your pixel-based bloodlust
Call it Nintendo Darwinism: the evolution of the Wiimote over time due to survival pressures (or the simple desire to kick increasing amounts of undead ass). As a further example of the phenomenon, AcidMods’ Wii RapidFire kit adds full-auto functionality to either your A or B button, courtesy of a solitary chip and some pretty straightforward soldering. To sweeten the deal, they’ve added an on / off switch, and the old A button lights up to let you know when you’re in business. For some enticing photos and ordering info hit that read link, and be sure to check out some red hot video of the device in action after the break.
[Thanks, Mark]
We’re lucky sods here at bit-tech. Not only do we get to play with the latest and best hardware on your behalf (though judging by Richard’s current expression that’s something that causes more grief than gladness), but we also get to occasionally get out of the office and go on press trips too!
On our latest excursion we popped along to Luton ‘Croft Manor’ Hoo, a manor estate outside of London where Eidos was showing off the latest build of Tomb Raider: Underworld.
Developed by Crystal Dynamics, Underworld is a straight-up sequel to Tomb Raider: Legend and sees Lara trying to find a way into the realm of Avalon in order to rescue her mother, who got trapped there when Lara was a child.
At the event we got a chance to go hands-on with the latest playable build of the game, as well as trying our hands at some Lara-esque activities.
Unfortunately, with time being so rushed, we didn’t get a chance to interview the new Lara Croft as portrayed by Alison Carroll. Thankfully though, life is full of second chances so we were sure to follow-up with Lara after the event and see what she thought of stepping into those old, brown hotpants – something which sounds a lot grosser than it should. Continue reading…
Beatles music to feature in a new game
Did you know that you cannot buy soundtracks of the Beatles from iTunes, even though the company that holds the rights to their music is called Apple Corp. Which also begs the question what came first was it Steve Job’s Mac and iPhone making Apple, or the Beatles Company called Apple Corp? Continue reading…
For all of you eagerly awaiting the Nintendo DSi, here is a detailed image gallery with the unboxing and side by side comparison with its predecessor the DS Lite.
(Gallery after the jump)
Need for Speed Undercover Trailer HD
The Need for Speed Undercover is scheduled to be released on November 18th, 2008. The game will be the first racing game to include the Nissan 370Z. EA has just released a new HD trailer. Watch the video after the jump. [YouTube] Continue reading…
Skate 2 To Be Release in January 2009
Skateboarding fans will be happy to know that EA’s skate 2 will be available stateside in January next year. The video game offers high quality graphics. Be patience.. We will post you the trailer of this game. Stay tuned for more updates. [IGN]
iPhone game: Touchgrind
Illusion Labs is going to brings you the world’s first true multi-touch game for iPhone, the Touchgrind. It is a skateboarding game, controlled using finger gestures, similar to the legs and feet of a real skater. The game will be available at the app store by the end of this month, November. Video after the break. Continue reading…