Tag: GAMER

Share Darren Suchon, like many middle-aged unemployed people, used to spend his days playing video games. One day, though, his girlfriend, Colleen Frable, decided she'd had enough of Suchon's idle gaming, and took his beloved PlayStation to work with her. The 42-year-old gamer then did what most video game addicts would do. He drove her off the road. According to the Morning Call, Suchon ...

Optoma's newest 720p projector is a redesigned, resized version of the popular HD70 -- and gamers should love it. It's still busts out 1600 lumens (mmm...lumens) with a 4000:1 contrast ratio. But now it's 15 percent smaller and almost a third lighter, having trimmed its weight from six to four pounds -- making it easier to mount in your living/cinema /dorm room. The HD65 also includes HDMI 1.3, ...

HP has come a long way in the high-end gaming PC market. The Blackbird 002 is one of the fastest PC's out there, with record-setting performance in most categories. And in terms of looks, it makes all other gaming PC's look like the tacky machines that they are -- this is one of the best-designed PC's around, gaming or otherwise (practical little touches, like the media card reader and a ...

Halo fanboys probably already own an Xbox 360, but not one of these Xbox 360s -- the Halo 3 Special Edition Console, that is, which (for $400) comes complete with a Halo 3 Green Wireless Controller, Halo 3 20GB Hard Drive, Halo 3 Wired Headset, Component HD AV Cable, Ethernet Network Cable, Play & Charge Kit (but, oddly, not a copy of Halo 3). The Special Edition Spartan green and gold ...

If you don't already know, now you do: This is the must-have party game of the year. Rock Band takes the Guitar Hero concept (it's made by the folks who created the first two Guitar Heroes, Harmonix), and merges it with Karaoke Revolution and a sophisticated drumming simulation. It comes complete with virtual guitar/bass, drum set, and microphone -- and 58 songs (Blue Öyster Cult's "(Don't ...

Video games and temper tantrums have been linked ever since the days of Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde boxing Pac-Man into a corner. Who among us hasn't kicked an arcade machine, or thrown a controller out of frustration? That's somewhat normal. What isn't normal is what you'll find below and on the following pages: So much screaming, yelling, swearing and violent physical flailing, you'd swear ...