Las Vegas UPDATE: The 360 gets a virtual arcade room.

The Xbox 360 might be getting its own retro-themed arcade space, an environment that looks remarkably similar to the one competitor Sony offers in PlayStation Home.

Microsoft’s CES keynote begins at 9:30pm Eastern US time and we’ll be delivering all the news straight from Las Vegas.

UPDATE

its here and you can see it now to.

Source: Kotaku

Mad Catz gets a Mad Rat

PC gamers always say there is nothing better than a keyboard and mouse to play a game. but they just have not seen this cyborg rad!

Offisial press release:

First Fully Adjustable High Performance Gaming Mice
San Diego, January 06, 2010

Mad Catz® Interactive, Inc. (AMEX/TSX: MCZ), a leading worldwide third-party interactive entertainment accessory provider, today unveiled a new range of premium Cyborg gaming mice expected to begin shipping in Spring 2010.

“Cyborg is best known for ergonomic and fully adjustable flight sticks, gaming mice and keyboards. The new mouse range incorporates the same market leading design principles and applies them to gaming mice. For the first time ever on a mouse, the key points of contact between the gamer’s hand and the mouse are fully adjustable allowing it to be customized for any grip preference” commented, Darren Richardson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mad Catz. “The Cyborg mouse range was developed entirely in house and I believe they are the most comfortable gaming mice you’ll ever use. Besides, they just look cool!”

Following-up Darren Richardson said, “The addition of this line of mice bolsters Cyborg’s strong gaming keyboard market presence and is a continuation of our strategy of developing products that evoke a passionate consumer response.”

For a complete feature matrix, see the table at the end of the announcement. The gaming mice expected to ship as part of the range includes:

Cyborg R.A.T. 7 Gaming Mouse
Features: Fully Adjustable; 5600dpi laser; Programmable; Weight System; USB powered
MSRP: $99.99 / £79.99 / €99.99

Cyborg R.A.T. 9 Gaming Mouse
Features: Wireless, Fully Adjustable, 5600dpi laser; Programmable,; Weight System; Powered by Rechargeable Batteries
MSRP: $129.99/ £99.99 / €129.99

Super Street Fighter 4 New stuff! Time to toughen up.

Capcom told us that they have some good stuff coming soon, and I hope you’ll agree after watching this trailer.  It’s chock full of alternate costumes and a few of the long-rumored second Ultra Combos, which as you can imagine from the taste you’ll see here are totally EVIL!

One-inch punch, Mecha-Zangief, Shadaloo Cammy, and the mother of all shoryukens, and a few of you lucky ducks are going hands-on with the game at the CES Vegas fight club TOMORROW.  It sure has me exited!

CES: Gunnar Optiks go 3D

Today San Diego-based GUNNAR Optiks, maker of gaming glasses, announced a new line of 3D glasses for gaming.

“While typical 3D eyewear is stamped from a flat sheet of plastic, GUNNAR lenses are shaped, formed and cut to provide distortion free optics,” said Joe Croft, co-founder of GUNNAR and EVP of Research Design & Development. “For the amount of technology and effort that goes into the creation and delivery of the content, it is a shame that the weakest link in any 3D system today is the eyewear used to view the final product. We are proud to announce our success in creating lenses of the highest optical quality to give a premium visual experience.”

These high-end glasses will work with standard 3D televisions and monitors, says GUNNAR… but how manny “standart” 3D televisions do you know?