Calibur11 had what some might call hard core game cases on display at CES 2011 (January 6, 2011).

The company creates cases with protruding components and effects. Called 3D Armored Cases, these feature military style masks, weathered appearing coloring and a hook on the other side to hang your headset. They also incolude a name plate (customizable, if course) and the goggles in the mask element light up and change color.

The world of gaming is all about records. The high score of yesteryear has evolved into today’s Xbox Achievement. The Guinness Book of World Records is in the business of charting accomplishments, whether it’s the world’s largest potato or the highest score on Donkey Kong. So for the second straight year, here comes the Guinness Book of World Records Gamer’s Edition 2009.

The book will hit store shelves February 4 with a retail price of $21.95 and includes not just gaming records but features on gaming history and interviews with influential figures. Guinness is quite savvy when it comes to snaring publicity so, of course, there will be a world record attempt to coincide with the book’s release. British designer Edd China will attempt to break the record for world’s fastest mobile gaming rig with a setup featuring three game consoles, a water cooler and a phone…

According to GameDaily, pro game organizer Major League Gaming (MLG) has just signed a contract with “real” sports network ESPN to provide professional gaming coverage. The pact includes a multi year deal to cover MLG competitions on ESPN’s sites, which will include the games-only ESPNVideogames.com. ESPN will launch its own competitive gaming portal (complete with more »

Major League Gaming, which owns game ladder and forum site, Gamebattles, has launched the beta version of Game Room, a site where gamers can post their video game videos. The new Game Room section is a YouTube style site dedicated to video game videos. So far there appears to be more than 100 videos of more »