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Blockbuster Drops Price of 40GB PS3s

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Blockbuster Drops Price of 40GB PS3s

September 27, 2008 - While the 40GB may have been discontinued back in July, the nixed model can still be found at retailers with a sizable stockpile of the console. According to reports, Blockbuster, as one of the few retailers still carrying the SKU, will be dropping the price of the console by $40. An internal memo from Blockbuster has indicated that the price cut will be taking effect this Sunday. More »

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Rock Band 2 Buyer's Guide

September 26, 2008 - The Rock Band franchise is by far one of the most expensive games console games to own in terms of hardware. There are a variety of necessary controllers—guitar, bass, microphones, and drums--each with a variety of options to choose from therein. But with Rock Band 2 recently released, IGN Gear felt it was necessary to provide a comprehensive buyer's guide to everything and anything Rock Band related. Read on for our hand-picked selections in a host of categories. More »

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Thrustmaster Dual Trigger Gun NW Hands-On

September 25, 2008 - Wii accessories are a dime a dozen these days, especially those which cash in on the pseudo-retro sensibilities of the console. It seems as if every accessory manufacturer has tried their hand at crafting a hardware throwback to the classic days of lore, particularly in their attempts at recreating the ever-popular NES Zapper. Nyko, PDP, Penguin and countless others have tried to implement the design but few have really come with a more functional method than the first-party Nintendo Wii Zapper. More »

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Mad Catz Rock Band Portable Drum Kit Review

September 25, 2008 - Lets face it, Rock Band requires a lot of hardware—guitar controllers, cables, microphones, and drum kits. While the guitar controllers can be carried around in one piece, the drum kit controllers must be either lugged around as one jarring unit, or broken down into several pieces. In either case, a Rock Band drummer on the go is a hard thing to be. Fortunately, the developers over at Mad Catz have posed a solution to the plight of the traveling virtual percussionist: the Rock Band Portable Drum Kit. More »

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MadCatz's Portable Drum Kit Hands-On Video

September 25, 2008 - Check out IGN Gear's exclusive video look at Mad Catz portable drum kit for Rock Band and Rock Band 2, on sale this week. More »

Vuzix VR920 Software Update Brings Second Life to Life, Supports 8 New Titles

September 25, 2008 - The latest software release from Vuzix Corporation, for its award winning iWear VR920 virtual reality headsets, is its most significant overhaul to date. It provides support for 8 new titles, plus native support for Second Life, a 64-bit signed driver package for XP and Vista, and user interface improvements. More »

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Tech Fetish Podcast, Episode 29

September 25, 2008 - Tune in this week for more of the latest, greatest, and weirdest in tech. Host and Editor of IGN Gear, Scott Lowe, is joined by IGN's Entertainment Editorial Director, Chris Carle, as well as Tech Fetish regular Dan Iverson. With a hearty list of topics and a ceaseless stream of wit and humor to distract from it, the IGN crew covers everything from the T-Mobile G1 to Japanese toilets. More »

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This Week In Apps - September 22, 2008

September 24, 2008 - Welcome to "This Week In Apps," a new weekly feature column that spotlights the latest and greatest from Apple's iTunes App Store. In order to effectively delineate the useful from the rubbish, IGN Gear will pick several of our favorites from the week's releases. Our criterion for how we select the apps will vary from week to week; some apps may be interesting and helpful, others might be completely nonsensical yet hilarious. More »

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3G iPhones Now Available Online

September 24, 2008 - It has been a little over two months since the 3G iPhone hit stores, and while supplies are still selling fast, it seems that Apple's boost in manufacturing may have paid off. Apple is now taking online orders for the 3G iPhone with automated credit checks and plan selection. The catch? Pickup and activation must take place at an Apple store. More »

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Halo Energy Sword Replica Available Online

September 24, 2008 - Finding licensed replicas of items from your favorite video games are hard to find, especially at an affordable price. Fortunately, franchises like Gears of War, which have such fervent fan-bases, have embraced the enthusiast-on-budget and have offered things like the Amazon-exclusive Gears of War Lancer to appease fans. The folks at Bungie also gave fans a chance to own a piece of Halo heaven with the Legendary Halo 3 Bundle with its included Master Chief helmet. But for everything else, there are a host of third-party replicas found all over the vast recesses of the internet, such as the latest find; a Halo-series Covenant Energy Sword. More »

SwitchBlade Goes Pro Next Week

September 24, 2008 - Blue Orb, Inc., creators of the intuitive SwitchBlade application that allows gamers to play PC games with a console controller, today unveiled their newest product, SwitchBlade PRO. SwitchBlade PRO has all the PC game play muscle of the original SwitchBlade, plus powerful new features including support for PlayStation 3 Sixaxis controllers, pre-configured game "Blades" for more than 20 popular games, and the new BladeBuilder tool that allows gamers to build and share their own customized game support Blades. Additionally, SwitchBlade PRO introduces the new Texter system that let's gamers send text messages right from their game controllers. More »

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Sony Vaio TT Unveiled

September 24, 2008 - In a somewhat stifled bit of news this afternoon, Sony has finally officially announced the availability of their 11.1" Vaio TT notebook PC. The laptop, Sony says, is the world's lightest computer to feature Blu-ray technology with a total weight of 2.87 pounds and a thickness (or lack thereof) of less than 1". More »

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