Tag: HGG-GAMER

BFG NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 H2O Watercooled GPU (Gamer, Under $1000) If you're a gamer yourself, BFG's Frankenstein monster of graphical terror needs no introduction. If you aren't, then here's the gist: BFG's modded NVIDIA GTX 295 is to date the most powerful consumer GPU on the market (the thing in a computer that handles the onscreen graphics), and can handle insane amounts of 3D ...

The Vision One Computer Workstation (Gamer, Under $2,500) There are desks, and then there's the V1 ($1,700 starting price), an uncompromising workstation aimed squarely at appeasing the ergonomic needs of the seasoned PC gamer. The standard and corner-room configurations come in 35 colors like solid blue, metallic silver, and "rainbo" -- yep, you read right -- with finishes that include racing ...

'Batman: Arkham Asylum Collector's Edition' (Gamer, Under $100) When we say 'Batman: Arkham Asylum' ($89.99 for Collector's Edition, $49 standard edition, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC) is the best superhero game of all time, we mean it. Because that's what Rocksteady Studios has achieved -- a gorgeous, adult action adventure that does the Dark Knight justice. Taking place over one evening, ...

Alienware Area 51 ALX Gaming PC (Gamer, Cost No Object) If you're trying to keep up with the Joneses in PC gaming, Alienware's Area 51 Gaming PC ($3,999 and up) is tough to beat. Housed inside one of the company's trademark love-'em-or-hate-'em "futuristic" cases, this rig is decked out with some of the best components money can buy: Intel Core i7 975 Extreme processors, your choice of ATI ...

NVidia 3-D Vision Kit (Gamer, Under $250) "3-D gaming" is one of those terms that gets bandied about quite a bit these days. And while the experience is best experienced in movie theaters, the home alternatives are finally starting to proliferate. Arguably the best option out there is NVidia's 3-D Vision Kit ($199), which connects to your PC, and displays your compatible games in three glorious ...

Scribblenauts (Gamer, Under $50) Scribblenauts ($29.99) is one of those games that gets people talking. Essentially a puzzle game at its core, the experience involves inputting words (via either handwriting recognition or an onscreen keyboard) to outfit your character with different objects to solve the problem at hand. A flamethrower may be the easiest way to burn through some impassably ...

PlayStation 3 Slim (Gamer, Under $500) If you've been holding off on buying a PlayStation 3 (PS3) for one of many reasons -- it's too expensive, it's too big, it looks too much like a George Foreman Grill -- then you may have run out of excuses with the PS3 Slim. This smaller, lighter, quieter, and more energy-efficient hardware comes in at a perfectly manageable $300, and the beautiful ...

If you've ever tried to lug your gaming setup with you on vacation, you know what a pain it is; finding compartments for all of the associated wires, power adapters, and controllers is an exercise in futility. Now a company called ASTRO Gaming believes it has the answer. Its new Transport Series of gaming bags is meant for the road-hardened gamer. For a hundred bucks, the Roadie dual guitar ...

Hard to say if these MLB-themed gaming PCs will be "a line drive to right" with gamers out there, but Commodore has certainly "rounded the bases" in order to deliver some pretty fanciful machines. The officially licensed desktops boast an exclusive C-kin paint job only possessed by the "true five-tool" PC manufacturing companies, though we have heard that the Core i7 within was "indirectly ...

Two Sumo Omni Bean Bags (Gamer, Under $500) There's just something about playing games right in front of the TV. Games are meant to be immersive, and being up in the grill of your 50-inch widescreen display certainly helps matters, but you need something to keep you there in comfort. Enter the glorious beanbag: Sumo makes the best we've found, available in an array of different sizes and ...

Coin-op Arcade games (Gamer, Under $5000) What's the only video game hardware that would make a better gift than a PlayStation 3 this Christmas? An upright arcade machine, of course. The Pinball Company sells such classics as 'Alpine Racer' (for skiing enthusiasts), 'Daytona USA' (for racing enthusiasts), and 'Burgertime' (for grilled beef patty enthusiasts), for prices ranging from $1500 to ...

Velocity Raptor and Edge Gaming PCs (Gamer, Under $5000) The baddest gaming PC around is Velocity's Raptor: it comes in several flavors, from the "bang for the buck" Z5 to the "bucks are not an issue" high-end systems. The Raptor Z90 comes tricked out with everything your beloved gamer will need, and you can of course customize it to their liking (we might suggest upgrading the graphics card to ...

Cerwin-Vega CVHD 5.1 (Gamer, Under $1000) Now that gaming visuals are in blistering HD, we should all be lucky enough to have the audio to match. The CVHD is a beast of a surround sound system: five speakers (each with six woofers and one tweeter) are complimented by a 12-inch, 250-watt powered subwoofer -- and the result is very precise, very LOUD surround sound. Worried that the gift will ...

Fallout 3 Collector's Edition (Gamer, Under $100) Nothing says "I love you" like the gift of post-apoctalyptic adventure. Available for both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, 'Fallout 3' takes the open-world exploration of Bethesda's last award-winning title ('The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion'), and brings it into an expansive, creepy future chock full of frighteningly realistic AI and equally ...

Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (Gamer, Under $50) With the long-awaited Street Fighter 4 right around the corner (well, early next year), SF mania has hit full steam. And for those who want their fix now, don't hesitate: Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, aside from having the longest title in the series, is a visual punch to the face. Each and every character has been recreated ...