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A company called Marware that makes cases and covers for iPods and other iDevices by Apple recently announced a new accessory called: The Game Grip.

The Game Grip is designed for 3G iPhones and the iPod Touch. As you can see in the photo it basically a large rubberized grip with a snug spot for the phone or iPod. When playing any of the new horizontally driving games this could be a handy asset to the gaming experience though it might look a little funny sticking out of your pocket on the tram ride to work. The Game Grip boasts a host of features including:

  • Cord management system
  • Headphones/ear bud port
  • Charge while playing
  • Silicone sleeves for use with the grip doubles as protection for the iDevice when not gaming
  • Provides convenient, radically comfortable access to full face of touch or iPhone

See more at the Marware site.

I visited All Game in Duluth.  Nice, small shop in downtown Duluth that sells all sorts of retro gaming stuff.  Some really nice finds can be discovered here.  Check it out next time you wander up north.

All Game
18 W 1st St
Duluth, MN 55802
(218) 723-1300

Somebody buy this. The cabinet alone is probably worth over $100.

A couple of nights ago I figured out how to create my own soundtrack for Burnout Paradise. Burnout Paradise allows you to choose a playlist directly from the PS3 as your custom soundtrack. You can find this in game by pressing the right digital pad and then scrolling down to [Soundtrack]. In order to get the populated playlist on your PS3, you’ll either have to rip the music CDs directly to your PS3 or you can copy a bunch of music via USB memory stick. To do this you need to be in the main menu of your PS3 under the “Music” section. You choose the USB stick then click the (/\) triangle button and then choose copy. All of the options for copying your music then appear. You can then create a playlist after you’ve copied your music over. The trick is that you need to have your memory stick formatted Fat32 and the music files must be in a folder on that stick. I created a folder called Music on my memory stick and dumped everything I wanted in.

I now have a James Bond playlist for use in Burnout Paradise.

I came across this site today. I guess they just went beta. DRM free games. I think I still may have some of these games in my closet.

Still, a few of these made me laugh. Redneck rampage, castles, descent, battle chess…good memories.

I might check out fallout or fallout 2. I feel like I missed the boat on that one.

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