Top 20 Gaming and Virtual World Posts in 2007 (GALLERY)

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Top 20 Video Games and Consoles

1. Xbox 720 in 2011?

(TechnoGadget) Microsoft is now working in the new generation of xbox and they’re planning to release it on the market on 2011-2012.

“In an interview with Peter Moore, EGM grilled him about when the next one would come out, and questions about if they’d drop the X360 like a box of rocks like they did with the 36… [More]

2. Virtual Fashion Worlds - H&M Sims

(Em Rocks) First off I am not a massive Sims fan but this tie up is very groovy - well I know myself and the UK press think so.

EA has really outdone itself by teaming up with H&M, allowing fans to get design their own Sims clothing.

The Sims 2 H&M Fashion Runway allows all budding tailors, seamstresses, an… [More]

3. $15,000 Racing Chair - D-BOX GB-100 (VIDEO)

(Jeremy Gutsche) Revealed at CES, the D-BOX GP-100 is a racecar-style gaming seat that will rock your world as you navigate corners and experience feedback from your game.  So if you want to “thrill up” game and you don’t mind the $15,000 price tag, this chair might just be for you.  I think I’ll wait for the GP-20… [More]

4. Game Fuel - Mountain Dew to Release Special Soda for Halo 3

(Jeff Paiva) According to AdAge, Pepsi Inc has plans to launch a caffeine-laced version of Mountain Dew as a “game fuel” and in sync with the August release of Halo 3, the new title for XBox 360.

Associating a product so close to the target public with an application that’s considered THE game for XBox 360 is … [More]

5. Pirated Game Servers - Hacker Attracts 50,000 Subscribers to Online Game

(Hobbyist) It common to go up against law enforcement in video games. Such titles as Grand Theft Auto and Saints Row prove that playing it bad can be fun. But in real life it is far from a game. That’s what one gamer learned when he attempted to run a pirated server for the popular Lineage II online role-playi… [More]

6. Rock Band Game - New Simulation Teaches You to Play in a Band (GALLERY)

(jagedge26) Ever wanted to play in a rock band? Well, Harmonix, makers of the wildly popular Playstation music games “Guitar Hero” and “Guitar Hero II” wants to help make that dream a reality...virtual reality that is. Harmonix has teamed up with EA and MTV to announce a new game called “Rock Band”. The game ta… [More]

7. Celebs Get Wii Thighs - Jessica Alba Does Nintendo Workouts (VIDEO)

(Bianca Bartz) Don’t you just wish you had a Wii waist? So do the celebs; just look at Jessica Alba. The secret behind her killer bod is the fun and interactive workouts she does from the privacy of her own home.

“Fashion fan and skinny girl, Jessica Alba might have found a way around the boredom,” StyleDash rep… [More]

8. Geek Graffiti

(Michael Marucci) Remember Nerd Art Paintings?  Well, now we have Geek Graffiti, proving that vintage Nintendo games never lose their cool.  Even in the graffiti counter-culture there’s always room for retro pixels. [More]

9. P2P Renting - Make Money By Renting Out Your Own Movies and Games at iLetYou.com

(Trendopoly) Got a pile of dvds or games that you’ve already watched (or played) a million times? Not sure what to do with them? Then check out a cool new website: iLetYou.com

You can quickly and easily set up your own rental store, list your stock, set your prices and rent out your collection. [More]

10. Child Porn Scandal in Second Life - How Will the Real World Deal with Virtual Crime? (GALLERY)

(Hjortur) A prosecutor in Halle in Germany is investigating a group of pedophiles that have been hunting for prey in playgrounds, buying child pornography, and participating in group rapes of young teenagers. This is not happening in real life but in the virtual world of Second Life.

Trendhunter has previo… [More]

11. iPhone Nintendo Emulator - New Hack Lets You Play Nintendo Games (VIDEO)

(Jeremy Gutsche) Now you can play any NES game on your hip iPhone.  This feat is possible thanks to an iPhone Nintendo emulator that opens up 1980s gaming to your cutting edge device. 

While the iPhone Nintendo Emulator does work, the coder notes, “Presently there is no sound, and the emulator is a little slow (… [More]

12. Google’s Hidden Flight Simulator - Google Earth Goggles (VIDEO)

(Ben Preiss) A simple flight simulator was hidden in the new version of Google Earth. The secret lets you pilot either an F16 fighter or an SR22 prop plane to add a cool twist on viewing Google Earth’s images. Just press Crtl+Alt+A from within Google Earth, and say, “Bon voyage!” [More]

13. Video Game Controllers Go QWERTY - XBox 360 Keypad

(Jeremy Gutsche) The evolution of video game controllers is probably more meaningful then you think.  Afterall, video games raise our youth… or at least train them.  Accordingly, it is pretty cool to note that gaming has evolved to a level that requries full text.  Specifically, the XBox360 will soon have a QWERTY… [More]

14. Trick Marketing Used By Retailers - PS3 Display Hides XBox Underneath (GALLERY)

(Trendopoly) Retailers in Australia, anticipating the launch of the PlayStation 3 and hoping to acquire pre-orders, resorted to very devious marketing maneuvers to hide the fact that no PS3 systems were presently in-store.

Masked behind accompanying cardboard cutouts of PS3 displays were discovered Xbox 360 sys… [More]

15. Wii-Diculous - Playing the Nintendo Wii on a 344 inch Movie Screen (VIDEO)

(Dan Gould) This is an amazing hack for the Nintendo Wii. Playing Wii sports in a movie theatre using a home-made wireless sensor bar! [More]

16. Super Nintendo Emulation Phones - Gionee S20 and V9 Mobiles Play SNES Games

(Jeremy Gutsche) Play SNES Nintendo games on your mobile phone with the Gionee S20 or V9.  The phones include a Super Nintendo emulator, which lets you play pretty much any game made for that system.  You can also plug the phone into a TV for playing games or watching movies. 

Oh Gizmo describes the specs, “The S… [More]

17. Nintendo Wii Goes Solar

(Trend Spotter) A unique experiment allowed two gamers-gone-enviromentalists to harness the sun’s rays to power a Nintendo Wii. Solar panels were installed to collect energy and the Wii, a television and two speakers were able to operate for up to 8 hours at a time. [More]

18. PacMan Belt - The Ultimate Geek Fashion Item

(Elit Alice) Today the word geek doesn’t only apply for men. And as being a geek has become almost normal for women as well, it was inevitable, that geek accessories would slowly flow into the stream of fashion. Here’s one we are all bound to love, the ultimate geek belt, with all the PacMan figures, Inky, Pinky… [More]

19. Wii Workouts – Nintendacising Health Clubs and Retirement Homes (VIDEO)

(Ben Preiss) The Nintendo Wii really is breaking the mold of gaming systems, and is now moving from the realm of couch potatoes to the arena of jocks, the gym. A Vancouver club has installed a station where clients can punch and jump while using the Wii’s movement-sensitive controller. People are beginning Wii… [More]

20. Sony Announces 3D Social Network ‘HOME’ - Sony’s Answer to Second Life (GALLERY)

(Rich) Sony is to launch a new 3D virtual world community, similar to Second Life where users will be able to create a pesonal avatar, explore a high quality 3D world, purchase space and personalise it with purchased or made objects. Sony’s ‘home’ community will be hotly anticipated, as the machine h… [More]