Tired of not being able to play Crysis Warhead on your computer? Looking to build a new rig? Well instead of going nuts trying to build it yourself, you could always just check out the machine that GameCyte has put together.

The system is pretty well build, with a Core 2 Duo E7300 processor, GeForce 9800GT video card, 2GB DDR2 800mhz RAM, and a 250GB hard drive. There’s plenty more as well, so just check out the flyer above.

No, you’re not going to have to fork over some massive dough to get your hands on this bad larry. It will only cost you $700 and it’s already fined tuned to specifically work with Crysis, giving you 30 frames per second on the highest DX 9 settings possible.

While the game doesn’t come with it, Windows XP does.

Tags: core 2 duo, crysis, crysis warhead, gamecyte, GeForce, Intel, Nvidia, tiger-direct

While we won’t be seeing the limited edition of Rock Band 2 hitting the shelves for awhile, we will be seeing some standalone instruments making their way on to the shelves around the same time as the game launches next week.

The prices have been revealed as well and they are a bit up there, depending on what you’re looking to buy. The wireless drums will run you $90, the official guitar another $70. Mad Catz will be releasing their Fender P-Bass wireless guitar controller for $70 as well, and those of you who need a quality drum set can drop the $300 for the ION Drum Rocker set.

But you could just be lucky enough to still have everything working from Rock Band 1.

Tags: guitar hero, Harmonix, rock band, rock band 2, xbox 360

The rumors are begining to solidify a little bit more as the most recent batch of 80GB PS3’s that have hit the market may actually be running the 65nm RSX GPU.

What does this mean to the average consumer? Well, unless you’re looking to buy a brand new PS3 or upgrade your existing one, not too much. The 65nm processor will of course run at a lower voltage overall, but it won’t be making your games run any smoother.

The only tests so far that have lead to any evidence supporting this claim have been a drop in the power usage by these units while running and idle as well. These support the claims that this chip might be in use as that’s one of the only ways that the system could be running at a lower voltage compared to the older 40GB units.

Tags: 40gb, 65nm rsx gpu, 80gb, kill-a-watts, playstation 3, power saving, ps3

With the App Store breaking over 2,000 apps available for download, we’ve already seen several issues arise from rights holders asking for apps to be removed and way over priced apps being banned. But just recently, Microsoft has made a decision to let developers make apps that integrate with their Xbox Live service under the condition that they do so for free. Right now there are three apps that handle this, and one of them has decided to turn a deaf ear to Microsofts demands. iLive, the worst out of all the Xbox Live iPhone apps is still charging $1.99!

We’ll have to wait and see what Microsoft does about this, considering they’re the ones providing the information for this app to pull from.

Tags: app store, ilive, iphone, microsoft, xbox live

If you’ve been a fan of gaming for awhile, you’re probably familiar with Microsofts brand SideWinder. While SideWinder hasn’t really had anything noteable come from it in the past several years, the good old [nostalgic] boys over at Microsoft have decided to add another peripheral to their line up.

The SideWinder X6 is reportedly one of the best designed gaming keyboards to date. The entire keyboard has been redesigned from the ground up and even includes a switchable key pad. You can easily set those additional keys to macros for non-gaming purposes as well.

But you can’t simply by the SideWinder X6 keyboard without at least checking out the 2,000 DPI last tracking engine, six DPI on the fly adjustable, 9 customizable button X5 mouse.

At $79.95 for the X6 keyboard and $59.95 for the X5 mouse, these bad boys are definitely worth it.

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Tags: Gaming, microsoft, sidewinder, sidewinder x5 mouse, sidewinder x6 keyboard

The FCC has been a great source of information in the past few years, revealing plenty about new gadgets before they are even spoken about at conferences. So when Sony tried to slide their PSP-3001 under the radar and straight through the FCC, we had to wonder why.

The design is lacking more than anything else. The only feature that it looks to have over the PSP-2001 is that it is being tested for use on the 2.4GHz spectrum allowing it to connect to 802.11b WiFi. The rest is a road of disappointment.

There’s no GPS, 802.11 N, Bluetooth, or redesigned mic and home button location.

Perhaps more is hidden in the confidentiality documents that Sony requested. Only time will tell.

Tags: 2.4ghz spectrum, 802.11 n, bluetooth, psp, psp-2001, psp-3001, sony

Tired of staring at that old and broken NES? Instead of letting it take up space somewhere in your attic or basement, why not turn it into something a little bit more unique that you can bring with you everyday? No, I’m not talking about making it into a robot, I’m talking about an NES lunchbox!

Over at Instructables, Fluctifragus posted a do-it-yourself guide on how to easily transform your NES console into the most impressive of lunchboxes. You don’t need any crazy tools to do the job either, just a rotary tool, two small hinges, and some glue. Just remember to take your copy of Bubble Bobble out of the system first!

Tags: bubble bobble, instructables, lunchbox, mod, NES

Rumors have turned into reality as the 60GB Xbox 360’s are starting to enter the retail world. Anywhere from Amazon to Circuit City seem to be getting at least indications that they’ll be receiving them in the upcoming weeks, but there isn’t much to go off of as to an official over all release.

Microsoft’s Major Nelson has stated that there isn’t going to be an over all launch for the 60GB’s, they’ll just slowly trickle their way out and become common place on the store shelves. Unfortunate for those hunting for them, who care for everyone else.

Tags: 60gb xbox 360, amazon, circuit city, major nelson, microsoft, xbox 360

Comcast is att it again with their Triple Play give-a-way. This time, instead of giving away Eee PC’s or a PS3, they’re giving away a Nintendo Wii with every service plan. As long as you don’t have an existing Comcast account, signing up for their digital cable, VOIP, and high speed internet for a two year contract will earn you a Nintendo Wii.

This comes as a surprise to many as their has yet to be a surplus of Nintendo Wii’s on any store shelves all these months after the fact. So either this means there while be an influx in the number of Nintendo Wii’s available or that Nintendo and Comcast are rubbing shoulders.

If only they could work together and make their own Sega Channel.

Tags: comcast, digital cable, internet, nintendo wii, sega channel, VOIP

Sega Genesis fans rejoice! If you haven’t been able to keep up with the batteries required to power your Sega Nomad and have only been playing a few games, the Blaze might be just the gadget for you.

This handheld MegaDrive system comes loaded with 20 different games, ranging from awesome to sucktastic, and has the exact same controller layout as a regular Sega Genesis controller.

Here’s a list of the games that come loaded onto the Blaze after the jump:

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Tags: sega genesis, sega masterdrive, sega nomad, sonic the hedgehog, the blaze