Dance Dance Revolution may have solidified the interactive music game genre for pop culture and Guitar Hero might have taken air guitar to a new level but DJ Hero truly makes playing with music a realistically immersive and enjoyable gaming experience.

Much like those other music games, queued notes fly at you from a rainbow and you must press buttons at just the right time to hit the right note. The difference here is that there are other moves thrown in including a scratch (flicking the turntable quickly), rewind (quickly rotating the turntable for a revolution) and sliding (moving a slide bar to the left or right). There are also subtle variations on the scratching (direction, length and duration).

Is all your holiday shopping is done? There are some people out there still procrastinating, believe it or not. If you have a PS3 owner on your gift list that you still haven’t bought something for, then stop by Amazon. There’s a special $59.99 bundle that includes Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune and a Dualshock 3 controller for sale.

It’s great, because you’re not only giving the gift of a fantastic game, you’re also providing the recipient with a much needed, official Sony Dualshock 3 controller. Normally, Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune costs $29.99 and a Dualshock 3 controller is $54.99, so getting the game and a controller for $59.99 is a fantastic deal. It’s like you’re only paying for the controller, and getting the game for free.

Amazon has the item in stock, so if you order it you should have no trouble getting it. One-day shipping is available, to make sure it arrives by December 22, 2009…

You really should have finished your Christmas shopping by now. I mean, it’s already December 18, 2009. But some people like to keep pushing things back to the last minute. Perhaps it isn’t a bad idea, since lots of stores and sites seem to run last minute sales the weekend before Christmas. Anyways, if you need a last minute stocking stuffer for a Nintendo fan on your wishlist, you should check out Play-Asia’s Animal Crossing plush toy sale.

Play-Asia is currently running an Animal Crossing Plush Doll Special. Normally, an Animal Crossing 7 inch stuffed toy costs $21.90, but they’re now $11.90. That’s just about 50% off.

There is a catch though – you don’t know which plush toy you’ll get. There are five different varieties, Rosie the blue cat, Tom Nook the raccoon/tanuki, Bianca the white wolf, Margie the white elephant or Champ the monkey. Oh, and it’s a limited time promotion as well. So if you want one, you have to act quickly. If you choose one of the more expensive shipping options, you can probably get it before Christmas!

If you’re not interested in that, look up Tales of VS. for the PSP or The Idolm@ster: Dearly Stars for the DS…

After reading a few forum suggestions on other sites that implied the PS3 ran too hot to remain stable, I contacted Nyko for an Intercooler fan system to see if maybe, just maybe, the system was over heating and a fan would help.

Turns out that it was and it did.

Find out about this easy-to-install fan accessory that brought my PS3 back to life…

Fans of Jones Soda know that the company is famous for limited edition and unusual flavored soft drinks and energy drinks. The company’s latest limited edition line is one that should catch the eye of gamers. It has teamed up with Dungeons & Dragons to create Dungeons & Dragons Spellcasting Soda. Unfortunately, you won’t be able to find them in your local store. The Dungeons & Dragons sodas are online exclusives.

There’s no word on when the company will stop making the Dungeons & Dragons soda, so if you want to order as a Christmas gift for your favorite gamer, order it now. There are six different varieties: Bigby’s Crushing Thirst Destroyer, Dwarven Draught, Eldritch Blast, Illithid Brain Juice, Potion of Healing and Sneak Attack. There’s no description telling what each type tastes like, but since each soda is a different color I’m guessing there are six different flavors. You can get a six pack that includes one of each flavor for $10.99, or a 12 pack that includes two of each flavor.

Each bottle could also be considered collectable, since each label has different artwork that applies to the soda’s flavor…

We all know and love Strapya World for stocking those ellusive and exotic video game cell phone charms and keychains that those of us living outside of Japan would never normally be able to acquire. The shop’s little novelties often make the perfect stocking stuffers and gifts. So, it’s great to hear that the Strapya 2010 fukubukuro Lucky Bags are now in stock.

In Japan, stores celebrate New Years with fukubukuro, lucky bags filled with a wide variety of stock from the previous year at a subtantially discounted price. The bags are typically 50-70% off of the normal price of all the items inside. Along with old, popular stock, the stores will also put in expensive, incentive items to try and get people to purchase them. Strapya’s bags for this year are no different.

One Strapya lucky bag will cost you $29.40, which may seem a bit pricey, but you have to figure that you’re going to get 15-16 items in there that would normally cost over $130. The catch is, you don’t know what 14 of the items are going to be. Every bag is guaranteed to have a simple, one stone cubic zirconia necklace, but you could also get a diamond chip cell phone strap or champaign diamond necklace.

Strapya stocks plenty of other video game related novelties that could make great stocking stuffers, if you don’t feel like taking a chance on a lucky bag…

The True Fidelity PS500MM stereo headset claims to offer boosted sound that will not harm your ears.

Linx Audio, the tech behind this headphone’s supposedly superior sound, was originally developed with long-term audio aficionados in mind, especially those who cranked things up to 11 way too often. By remixing the sound on the fly so it sounds louder without actually being louder, Able Planet claims its headset will save your cochlea from wear.

So you were thinking about buying a PSPgo but couldn’t quite swallow the $250 it costs to own one? That’s well understood these days and we could use an uplifting deal every now and then. Amazon has come to our rescue with a one-day PSPgo special as it counts down to Black Friday. For today more »

Big news for Xbox 360 owners, Microsoft has officially released the Xbox 360 Wireless N Networking Adapter in North America. It works the same way as the previous Wireless Network Adapter, allowing Xbox 360s to connect to wireless internet by plugging into the USB slot, only it now has support for 802.11 a/b/g/n protocol, has two antenna and is black. The old Wireless Network Adapter only had 802.11 a/b/g support, was white and had one antenna. It costs $99.99.

GameStop’s got the Wireless N Networking Adapter right now and is shipping them out. Amazon, on the other hand, won’t have it in stock until November 12, 2009. However, GameStop is charging $99.99 and Amazon’s only charging $87.99. So it’s worth the wait.

The old Xbox 360 Wireless Network Adapters are now being discontinued and reduced…

This was originally going to a two separate reviews, one for the Opticon OPN-2100 handheld laser scanner and another the IntelliScanenr Mini handheld laser scanner. After using both with Collectorz Game Collector (and Movie Collector) software, however, I could not find any discernible differences in physical design or performance.

The main differences in the products are tiny cosmetics, the accompanying accessories and the prices.