

British Photographer Uses RED Camera to Capture Kids Playing Video Games

British Photographer Robbie Cooper used his RED camera to illustrate that look of total concentration kids tend to get when they are playing an engrossing video game. Adults make faces too, but kids are more photogenic.
Robbie photographed the kids as they played games such as Grand Theft Auto IV and Call of Duty 4. He placed his camera behind a pane of glass so the kids wouldn’t be self-conscious about the giant hunk of RED goodness pointed right at them.
Below are more photos from Cooper’s set. No word on if he plans to do a "People staring into their laptops" collection:




Sony Announces $499 160 GB Playstation 3 Bundle for Holidays – Includes Drakes Fortune Game

Sony has announced a PS3 bundle for the holidays. It includes the newly minted 160GB Playstation 3. It also includes a copy of the hit game "Drake’s Fortune." The bundles will start going on sale next week and will retail for approximately $499.

Nintendo Releases Wii Speak Microphone Peripheral Tuesday – Impossible to Resell

The Nintendo Wii Speak peripheral releases Tuesday and it’s already causing controversy. The unit allows you to communicate to other Wii users online via a built-in microphone. The unit seems like a good fit for the video game console, however there is a problem. The peripheral demands you input a 16 character code the first time you use it. This is a one time use code, which cannot be replaced if lost. This means the unit can never be sold, never be given away and never be used on another Wii console other than than the one it was purchased on. Nintendo has long maintained animosity towards the used gaming market but some feel this is going too far.

Legacy Entertainment Releases USB-enabled Joystick that Looks like Atari Controller

Legacy Entertainment has released a joystick that doubles as an homage to the legendary Atari 2600 controller. The joystick just looks like an Atari controller, however. It’s fully Windows, OS X and Linux compatible and connects via USB. The company claims it will work flawlessly with "nearly any emulator" so you can seek out the original games that the joystick helped make so much fun. It costs just $14.99 and it’s currently available.

XS Games releases “Popstar” for Wii

XS Games has just released a Wii game called "Popstar." It’s sort of like "Guitar Hero" but instead of a guitar with four colored buttons on it you get a Wiimote condom with four colored buttons on it. The game has you performing various pop songs by pushing the buttons in tandem with nunchuck attachment. Before you open your window and scream "We’ve seen this before fifty thousand times", word on the street is that it’s actually fun.
MTV’s Patrick Klepek went hands on with the device and did say the functionality was a bit uncomfortable though. Still, the game has an estimated retail price of $59.99. That’s a heck of a lot less than the $200 you’ll be forking down for "Guitar Hero: World Tour."
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