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Japanese scientists have created what may be the world’s smallest video game. Using a regular controller, players can control a tiny digital ship, firing nanoscale bullets to push around a physical polystyrene ball just a few microns wide. Continue Reading Category: Games, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags: World's Smallest, Nano, Nanoscale, Nanometers, Nanoparticles, Electric, Electrons, Nagoya University

I am beyond awful at board games. I dread being invited over to a mate’s place, only to see them whip out a box of fiddly little game pieces and a maddeningly long list of rules that they insist I’ll “get the hang of in no time.” No, let’s not just start playing and see how it goes, thank you very much. Continue Reading Category: Games, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags: table top, Kickstarter

Nintendo has finally taken the wraps off its upcoming Switch 2 portable gaming console, and from what we can see in its playful trailer, its, um… awfully similar to the original that launched 8 years ago. Continue Reading Category: Games, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags: Gaming, Portable Gaming, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch

Even though full-body gaming systems like Wii were made obsolete by VR technology, that hasn’t stopped US startup Rebuff Reality from getting in on the act. The company’s new BodyLink gaming platform is set to pick up where the likes of Kinect left off. Continue Reading Category: Games, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags: Kickstarter, Wii, Kinect, Motion Controller

Board-sports video games can certainly be a lot of fun, but let’s be honest – sitting on the coach and twiddling a joystick isn’t much like real snowboarding or skateboarding. That’s where the BoarDrop system comes in, as it puts players on an actual multi-purpose board. Continue Reading Category: Games, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags: Snowboarding, Skateboard, Fitness, Kickstarter

If you’re a Meta Quest 3 or 3S owner, you’re in luck. Meta-exclusive Batman: Arkham Shadow just dropped today and already people are going off the rails about how it might be the best AAA VR title of the year. Continue Reading Category: Games, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags: Virtual Reality, Meta (company), Oculus, Meta Quest

It’s that time of the console generation again, when the big players start refreshing their hardware for graphics boosts of arguable importance. Right on time, Sony has unveiled the PlayStation 5 Pro, with better buzzwords than last time at an absolutely eye-watering price. Continue Reading Category: Games, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags: Sony, Playstation 5, Playstation, Games, Game, Gaming, Console

Back in 1970, Sega introduced an arcade game that would pave the way for many of today’s most popular video games. Known as Jet Rocket, the electromechanical marvel boasted several world-firsts – even though most people today don’t know it ever existed. Continue Reading Category: Games, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags: Games, Flight Simulators, Retro, Sega, Video Games, Features

Games are onslaughts of sight and sound, and with rumbling controllers, even touch. But have you ever wondered what all 1,000+ Pokémon smell like? Because we have. With the news of a weird device called GameScent, we’ve rounded up a list of which game worlds we’re most curious to get a whiff of – for better or worse. Continue Reading Category: Games, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags: Video Games, Game, Gaming, Smell, Scent, Accessories

Landmark historical relics don’t usually slip past at public auction unnoticed, but as we demonstrated in this recent article, it does happen. Now three priceless relics from gaming antiquity are going to auction: the world’s first video arcade game (Computer Space – 1971), the game it inspired (Pong – 1972) and the sequel to Pong (Space Race – 1973) which used a computer joystick. Continue Reading Category: Games, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags: Atari, Collecting, Gaming