Since different games have different controls, Rodem has come out with a special gaming keyboard. It works better then the normal gaming keypad and yet manages to beat gaming pads as well. Attractively designed, the gaming keyboard has special key sets for each game. You could use a particular one for shooting and action games, while the standard key set is also available for general purposes. The company officials claim that the Z board will make things easier for both gamers as well as programmers. The gamers will be delighted to enjoy a complete easier control over their characters while a dedicated keyboard which effectively allows the programmers to give control to the required keys will enhance the gaming experience.

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The Strogg are storming onto next-generation console hardware with id Software's eagerly anticipated QUAKE 4 for Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. The new addition to the renowned QUAKE franchise is set to ship out for Xbox 360 on Nov. 18 in the U.S, and additionally will be available at retail outlets day-and-date with Xbox 360 system launch in Europe . QUAKE 4 is rated “M” (Mature) by the ESRB. QUAKE 4 enlists gamers in the role of Matthew Kane, a member of the Earth Defense Force's legendary Rhino Squad, to penetrate deep into the heart of the Strogg war machine. Fight alone, with your squad, and in hover tanks and mechanized walkers as you engage in a heroic mission to defeat this barbaric alien race before they annihilate all of human-kind.

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Cuban Missile Crisis: The Aftermath is a real-time strategy game combined with a turn-based global strategy mode, forcing players to use tactical troop movements while managing their resources and armies. With all the gameplay one has come to expect from the Blitzkrieg engine, gamers’ that enjoyed such games as “Sudden Strike” and “Blitzkrieg” are going to jump right into this title. In “Cuban Missile Crisis: The Aftermath,” not only will players’ be able to enjoy all their familiar tactics, they will be introduced to way more metal as they field post WWII armaments and weapons of mass destruction! It will be available for purchase at all major retailers for a suggested retail price of $39.99; Rated Teen by ESRB.

Havok, a supplier of cross-platform middleware solutions, is the physics engine behind the latest installment of video games to accompany the popular The Matrix movie series, specifically the just-released multi-console title The Matrix: Path Of Neo. According to the company, Atari's wholly owned Shiny Entertainment development studio chose Havok Physics because it needed to create an immersive world for gamers to play as Neo, the central character, and relive his most important scenarios from the complete film trilogy, including the original film, The Matrix. Havok Physics allows a wide range of objects to move and interact with the same sense of mass and motion as they do in real life, changing the outcome of the game from moment to moment based on a player’s interactions with the world. Via - Gamasutra

Anyone browsing through Sony's official site, www.yourpsp.com, would have discovered Dubplate Drama, a free TV show for download to the Portable Playstation. The fifteen minute show is one of a six-part series featuring urban music luminaries such as Ms Dynamite, Rodney P and Shystie, pictured. Dubplate, is shot in the style of a music video - so you can expect plenty of camera angles, short scenes and a fittingly hip-grinding soundtrack. The interactive part of the show involves a moral dilemma at the end of each episode, which you can then vote on by text message to decide what happens in the next one.

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After playing coy for months about the Xbox 360's backwards compatibility, Microsoft has finally come clean. The software behemoth announced late Friday that over 200 games from its current-generation console will play on its next-generation console. As one might expect, Microsoft has made sure all the top Xbox games are supported, including Halo and Halo 2, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic I and II, Ninja Gaiden and Ninja Gaiden Black, and the three Grand Theft Autos: III, Vice City and San Andreas. A total of 212 Xbox games will be playable on the 360 at launch, though Microsoft says that number will increase.

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With just weeks to go until the Xbox 360 hits European shelves, a survey has revealed that UK gamers are most looking forward to the arrival of the PlayStation 3. The survey, which was conducted by research firm XTN Data in September, found that of the 1000 respondents questioned, 32 per cent were planning to buy a PS3, while 27 per cent said they would purchase an Xbox 360. The survey did not ask respondents for their opinion on Nintendo's Revolution console. "This comes despite huge efforts by Microsoft to launch in time for the vital Christmas period and before Sony's 2006 launch," said XTN Data founder Greig Harper. The Xbox 360 is due to launch in Europe on December 2.

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Game pads for cell phones are not a new concept per se, but the latest ones keep getting better and better. The XEG gamepad, also has the same standard design. It holds the phone in the centre of the gamepad and has controls on the sides. There is a directional keypad on the left hand side while there are the four action keys on the right. Additionally there are keys at the top corners , just like in an Xbox controller which help in certain games. The phone is held in the centre by 4 "hooks" which come out from the game pad. Additionally, the gamepad and handset are connected by a data cord (not all handsets are compatible as a result and once must check to ensure compatibility before buying). Its easy to see that the XEG gamepad is a must buy for serious gamers. Thanks to its small size, its also easy to carry around the device.

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