If you are a hardcore gamer, then you might need the Novelquest Emperor 1510, which is a Scorpion-shaped computer chair that is fully loaded with a built-in stereo system, LED lighting and designed to be as comfortable as possible with tilting capabilities. Its handmade Canadian Steel frame is able to accommodate either a single or triple monitors and a 5.1 Surround sound configuration. Its standard configuration features a 3.2GHz Intel Core processor with an nVidia GeForce graphics processor, a 12GB ..read the full article

Solid sequels, a surprisingly menacing superhero and remakes done right made 2009 a great year for gamers.

While the depressed economy caused some videogame makers to drop or delay major titles, others blew our minds with titles nobody expected to be worth a damn. When Wired.com strung together its “Top 11 Most Anticipated Games of 2009” list, who knew Batman: Arkham Asylum would be anything more than a dull slog? That Assassin’s Creed II would ..read the full article

The Cruden Hexatech is probably the most expensive racing simulator in the world. Priced at a hefty $191,000, the simulator is completely suspended on a hydraulic tripod that allows you to simulate F1, NASCAR, WRC, as well as various 24-hour races like Le Mans. You will be able to receive feedback from the chassis, track, tire, suspension settings, drive trains, aero load, and all sorts of stuff. Additionally, this racing simulator comes equipped with three 42-inch display screens. Video after ..read the full article

Nearly six months after its downloadable debut for PC, Blood Bowl is finally going to hit store shelves.

SouthPeak Interactive said this week that it will be publishing the PC and Xbox 360 versions of Cyanide’s fantasy football game in January, with a PSP version of the game slated for spring.

By “fantasy football,” we don’t mean a bunch of stats on a notepad, we mean elves and orcs locked in gridiron battle.Blood Bowl is a strategy game based on Games ..read the full article

The new cinematic trailer for science fiction RPG Mass Effect 2 openly cribs from the playbook of seminal 1967 guy flick The Dirty Dozen.

Martin Sheen narrates here as The Illusive Man, the mysterious, powerful benefactor who brings commander Shepard back from the dead. We see the revitalized ex-Spectre scour the known universe for any lifeform who can recreate moves from The Matrix.

The action in the trailer’s final gunfight doubles as a Mass Effect 2 tactics tutorial. Note how Shepard and ..read the full article

Amazon has started selling the Sony PlayStation 3 bundle that includes both Infamous and Killzone 2 for only $349.99. With the PlayStation 3 120GB system, you get a free PlayStation Network membership, a built-in Wi-Fi and a 120GB of hard disk drive storage for games, music, videos and photos. It is a good deal for the Holiday season. [Amazon]

Forty pages of the forthcoming World of Warcraft magazine are now available to preview on the publication’s official website.

The preview of the advertising-free magazine gives potential readers a good idea of the quarterly’s look and feel. Stories run the gamut from casual discussions of pet collecting to columns that zero in on specific in-game class roles such as tanking.

The layout is quite handsome, although it is a little strange after all these years reading about World of Warcraft on wiki ..read the full article

Penny Arcade has revealed the winners of this year’s Dickerdoodle holiday cookie contest.

Fans of the comic create NSFW holiday cookies each year and submit grotesque pictures of themselves interacting with said cookies. This year’s top three winners, all sufficiently tasteless, can be seen at the Penny Arcade website.

“You guys are a sick bunch of fuckers,” wrote Penny Arcade artist Mike Krahulik, aka Gabe, in a post announcing the winners. “Choosing a top three was no easy task but I’ve ..read the full article

NASA has confirmed that they will release the “Astronaut: Moon, Mars and Beyond” MMO demo in early January 2010. The game uses actual NASA simulation technology used to simulate the return to the moon in 2020, where players will have the ability to explore the moon and Mars. The “Astronaut: Moon, Mars and Beyond” is expected to be released in Q1 of 2010. [Digitalbattle]

According to Media Create, Final Fantasy XII has broken a new record in Japan by selling over 1.5 million units during its first week. In addition, the game also boosted Sony PlayStation 3 sales over 200% during the week. Stay tuned for more updates. [DigitalBattle]

Authoring tools and a player software package that will allow for the creation and play of custom Left 4 Dead 2 campaigns for the PC were released Wednesday by Valve.

Players wanting to play home-grown campaigns will need to install a sizable update (available via Steam under the Tools heading) in order to play new, user-made content. The good news is that once you’ve updated, you can start playing right away — this new update works on mods for the original ..read the full article

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Clothier Triumvir is now taking pre-orders on a line of attire inspired by Street Fighter.

The Shadaloo Psycho Brigade line, unidentifiable as videogame-related to the untrained eye, riffs on M. Bison’s shadowy crime syndicate from the series. Hats, jackets and vests tastefully bear the winged skull from M. Bison’s cap. More overtly, a couple of T-shirts (as well as the vest’s wicked back embroidering) call out the Psycho Brigade — a reference to the “psycho” martial arts energy that fuels ..read the full article

The ’00s will be remembered as the decade when the videogame industry got flipped ..read the full article

Final Fantasy XIII​ is a console role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game features both futuristic and natural elements; it is set between a land of wilderness and the high-tech world above it. Watch the Japanese flashback gameplay after the jump.

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THQ has come out with several new gameplay screenshots taken from their upcoming Metro 2033 title, an action-oriented video game with a combination of horror, survival, RPG and shooting. The game itself is scheduled to be released in 2010 for the Xbox 360 and PC platforms. See more screenshots after the break.

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Steam’s annual holiday sale kicked off Tuesday, cutting the prices of some downloadable PC games by as much as 80 percent.

The biggest discounts hit indie games. Trine, Audiosurf, World of Goo and Braid can all be nabbed for 80 percent off. Big hits see price reductions as well: Borderlands, Bioshock and Civilization IV are 30 percent off. Red Faction Guerrilla, Saints Row 2 and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. are 50 percent off.

As tempting as it is to fill your virtual shopping cart ..read the full article

Infinity Ward released patches this week to fix several fan-abhorred glitches in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on Xbox 360.

The latest corrective code rebalanced the Akimbo 1887s (the game’s supereffective shotguns), plugged a hole that allowed for hacking player prestige and fixed issues with public “private” matches.

These issues were fixed first for the PlayStation 3 on Dec. 18. According to Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling, delays in Microsoft’s approvals process are what kept the Xbox 360 patch from going live ..read the full article