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The console will be produced in three versions: a 500 GB hard drive model, a 250 GB hard drive model, and a budget-friendly 12 GB flash memory model, though the latter is initially slated for European consumers only.  <a href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/sony-new-ps3-model/24195/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div>   <div class="summary_item " data-article="24135"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/icontolpad2/24135/">Open-source iControlPad2 Bluetooth controller works with just about anything</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/author/dave-leclair/">Dave LeClair</a></div> <div class="date">September 14, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/icontolpad2/24135/pictures">5 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback" href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/icontolpad2/24135/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042526im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/icontrolpad2.png" title="The iControlPad2 is open-source, Bluetooth compatible, has a full keyboard and tons of gam..." alt="The iControlPad2 is open-source, Bluetooth compatible, has a full keyboard and tons of gam..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Mobile gamers can't help but get excited at the prospect of a physical controller for playing games on a phone. Touch screens are great for certain types of games, but sometimes, you just need the feel of a real controller in your hands. The iControlPad2 hopes to bring that level of control, not just for mobile gamers, but for almost any device with Bluetooth.  <a href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/icontolpad2/24135/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="24140"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/wii-u-launch-details/24140/">Wii U launch details revealed</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/author/chris-wood/">Chris Wood</a></div> <div class="date">September 14, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/wii-u-launch-details/24140/#comments">2 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/wii-u-launch-details/24140/pictures">6 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback" href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/wii-u-launch-details/24140/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042526im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/wiiureleasedetails-6.jpg" title="Two versions of the Wii U system will be available on launch day" alt="Two versions of the Wii U system will be available on launch day"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Nintendo has announced a number of key details regarding the release of its upcoming Wii U home console. The release date, launch line up and pricing were all confirmed by the company during a series of detailed broadcasts on the Nintendo Direct website.  <a href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/wii-u-launch-details/24140/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="24109"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/microsoft-holodeck-patent-application/24109/">Microsoft wants to turn your living room into a holodeck</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/author/dave-parrack/">Dave Parrack</a></div> <div class="date">September 12, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/microsoft-holodeck-patent-application/24109/#comments">7 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/microsoft-holodeck-patent-application/24109/pictures">3 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback" href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/microsoft-holodeck-patent-application/24109/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042526im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/microsoft-holodeck-patent.png" title="The Microsoft patent application conceives of your whole living space being part of the vi..." alt="The Microsoft patent application conceives of your whole living space being part of the vi..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Microsoft is beginning to emerge from what some have called "the missing decade" as a company eager to innovate and forge the future rather than be dragged along into it by its competitors. The Xbox brand is very much part of popular culture, and the Xbox 360 is expected to be superseded by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/leaked-document-alleges-xbox-720-details/23007/" target="_blank">a successor</a> in 2013. But Microsoft is looking even further forward than that, with a recently revealed patent application suggesting the company wants to turn living rooms into something akin to the holodecks featured in <em>Star Trek</em>.  <a href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/microsoft-holodeck-patent-application/24109/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="24065"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/madden-13-review/24065/">Game Review: Madden NFL 13</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/author/steve-polak/">Steve Polak</a></div> <div class="date">September 11, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/madden-13-review/24065/pictures">10 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback" href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/madden-13-review/24065/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042526im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/madden13.jpg" title="You can change your pass selection quickly as you spot receivers" alt="You can change your pass selection quickly as you spot receivers"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Having recently finished watching the final episode of that great football drama series <em>Friday Night Lights</em> I have a new found love for all things NFL. Over the years I have enjoyed the <em>Madden</em> games very much, but this year I'm even more attuned to the game because of the exploits of the Dillon Panthers and the Lions. So it was with great enthusiasm that I fired <em>Madden 13</em> up and prepared to do battle. The game was released at the end of August for PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Nintedo Wii (with a Wii U version in the offing) and Xbox 360. Our review is of the 360 version of the game.  <a href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/madden-13-review/24065/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="24085"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/steam-big-picture/24085/">Steam's Big Picture plays PC games on your TV</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jonathan-fincher/">Jonathan Fincher</a></div> <div class="date">September 11, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/steam-big-picture/24085/#comments">3 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/steam-big-picture/24085/pictures">4 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback" href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/steam-big-picture/24085/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042526im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/valve-steam-big-picture.jpg" title="Valve has launched Big Picture, a version of its Steam gaming service that is formatted sp..." alt="Valve has launched Big Picture, a version of its Steam gaming service that is formatted sp..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Earlier this year, PC game developer, Valve caused quite a stir in the gaming community when rumors began swirling that it was working on its own <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/valve-steam-box-console/21733/" target="_blank">video game console</a> that would run its popular Steam service. It's still unclear just how valid those rumors are, but the company's latest announcement certainly confirms that Valve has its eyes set on gamers' living rooms. The developer recently released a beta for Big Picture, a version of the Steam game client formatted specifically for use with home televisions and game controllers.  <a href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/steam-big-picture/24085/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="23921"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/mind-over-melon-game/23921/">Exploding watermelons with your mind</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/author/nick-gilbert/">Nick Gilbert</a></div> <div class="date">September 5, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/mind-over-melon-game/23921/pictures">3 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback" href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/mind-over-melon-game/23921/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042526im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/melon-mind-explosion-flickr.jpg" title="Boom! Mind powers equals exploding melons (Photo: Nick Elrod on Flickr)" alt="Boom! Mind powers equals exploding melons (Photo: Nick Elrod on Flickr)"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Games that are played by using your hands are so last year – why not do something a little more fun? For instance, why not explode watermelons ... with your mind? One Kentucky-based hackerspace took that idea and ran with it, turning a mind-reading toy into a melon blasting machine.  <a href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/mind-over-melon-game/23921/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="23966"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/nintendo-kirby-anniversary-record/23966/">Nintendo celebrates Kirby anniversary with bubble gum blowing record</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/author/adam-p-spring/">Adam P. Spring</a></div> <div class="date">September 3, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/nintendo-kirby-anniversary-record/23966/pictures">3 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback" href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/nintendo-kirby-anniversary-record/23966/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042526im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/kirby.jpg" title="536 Kirby fans got to break a bubblegum blowing record as well as preview the 20th anniver..." alt="536 Kirby fans got to break a bubblegum blowing record as well as preview the 20th anniver..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Fans of Kirby, the rotund pink title character of the popular series of video games from Nintendo, set a bubblegum blowing world record to mark the 20th anniversary of the first Kirby game release.  <a href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/nintendo-kirby-anniversary-record/23966/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="23956"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/atari-arcade-html5/23956/">Atari Arcade brings classic games to the Web with HTML5</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/author/dave-parrack/">Dave Parrack</a></div> <div class="date">August 31, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/atari-arcade-html5/23956/#comments">1 Comment</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/atari-arcade-html5/23956/pictures">5 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback" href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/atari-arcade-html5/23956/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042526im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/atari-arcade-html5-games.png" title="Pong on the Atari Arcade" alt="Pong on the Atari Arcade"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> This year marks the 40th anniversary of Atari releasing its first arcade game. The name of that game was <em>Pong</em>, and although the gameplay consisted of nothing more than two paddles moved up and down to deflect a ball to the other side of the screen, it heralded the beginnings of a huge mainstream industry. What better way to celebrate that anniversary and the birth of the modern video game industry than by playing some <em>Pong</em> - and <em>Missile Command</em>, <em>Centipede</em>, and others - directly in your web browser thanks to Atari. With a little help from Microsoft.  <a href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/atari-arcade-html5/23956/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="23911"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/sifteo-cubes-system-update/23911/">Sifteo Cubes Intelligent Play system goes portable</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/author/paul-ridden/">Paul Ridden</a></div> <div class="date">August 30, 2012</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/sifteo-cubes-system-update/23911/pictures">7 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback" href="/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/sifteo-cubes-system-update/23911/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042526im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/sifteo-update.jpg" title="The Sifteo Cubes Intelligent Play system has been updated so that up to 12 blocks can be u..." alt="The Sifteo Cubes Intelligent Play system has been updated so that up to 12 blocks can be u..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> About this time last year we announced the release of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120920042526/http://www.gizmag.com/sifteo-cubes-september-release-confirmed/19489/" target="_blank">Sifteo Cubes Intelligent Play</a> - a system where age-old building blocks are given a thoroughly modern reworking, with cubes sporting a touch-sensitive color LCD display, onboard sensing technology, an embedded computer and games and puzzles sent wirelessly from a nearby PC or laptop. 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