CNet begins its CES gaming wrapup by stating, “CES 2008 wasn’t a very big show for gamers.” Screw that and your anemic wrapup. I wasn’t even there and I know there were plenty of game related goodies to be viewed this year. Big deal if there weren’t a lot of game developers. This isn’t even their expo.

For my CiN Weekly magazine column that printed this past week (January 16, 2008), I listed many of the more noteworthy game-related announcements from CES 2008. Like most, I included Nyko’s wireless Nunchuck attachment for the Wii (though it was not my top item, like every other friggin’ wrapup), a laptop or two and a monitor mention, but there was much more than that…

Everyone likes a good prank once and awhile, but when that prank gets out of hand it becomes annoying and eventually down right mean. But I must admit when someone hands me a gadget with the potential to create havoc, well monkey business is bound to ensue. That’s what happened when the crew of Gizmodo more »

At CES 2008 the Music Wizard Group showed off their newest innovation, the Guitar Wizard. Guitar Wizard, which will work with real guitars and computers, is an educational game designed to teach people to play a guitar. The item shown at CES 2008 was a prototype, as the official product is scheduled to be released more »

When Reuterspublished its article, “Microsoft’s Xbox could consider Blu-ray support,” on January 8, 2008, rumors began spreading about the upcoming possibilities the Blu-Ray technology could bring to the Xbox 360. According to GameDaily, Microsoft Marketing Manager Albert Penello said Reuters had mistaken what Penello told them and came to their own conclusions. In fact, he more »

The Wii has revolutionized the world of home consoles with its highly interactive motion-sensing controllers. Now, a Wii-inspired system might change the face of the advertising industry. This new game system called WaveScape was unveiled at the recently concluded Consumer Electronic Show. The technology is supposed to make advertising displays more immersive by offering interactive more »

No one wants to own more controllers than necessary for their games. It’s can be a hassle to unplug one controller for another just to play a game especially with the PlayStation 3 console. So when a new compatible “Front Man” guitar was announced that could be used with both Rock Band and Guitar Hero more »

For those of us who are technologically impaired and don’t want to hire a technician to wire our homes for networking, Corinex Communications announced a new AV200 Powerline Ethernet Wall Mount F to allow families (and the technologically impaired) to create their own multimedia home networking solutions without the hassle of wiring their homes. According more »

Yahoo Tech has just posted their latest CES discovery – a new website for parents called WhatTheyPlay. Offering game advice and information to parents in the form of reviews and editorials, Yahoo points to the site’s greatest strengths: its community features (the comments sections allow parents to ask and answer questions) and objectivity. It’s a more »

One of the coolest displays at CES 2008 displayed the awesome powers of the Retro Duo and Gen X consoles from Innex. Okay, cool for people who were born sometime in the 1980s. The two consoles are the thing of dreams for gamers who owned the original Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Sega Master System or Sega more »

Sony revealed more Playstation Portable peripherals were revealed at CES 2008. The new and the old are both represented here, in the form of the old PSP camera and the new PSP keyboard. The company announced that the camera will be available in 2008, and the keyboard in 2009. The PSP camera, which was discussed more »