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6 inventive uses of microphone peripherals in videogames

Continue Play's Jamie Goodin looks over the often quirky use of microphones in gaming. Odama? Check. Pikachu? Check. Takeshi's Challenge? Check.

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JoeIsMad3544d ago

"Hey you, Pikachu!" was more a part of my life than "Xbox, play Netflix."

ContinuePlay3544d ago

Hey You, Pikachu was something I never got around to playing. I do, however, have a still-shrinkwrapped copy of Odama lying around. Might have to dust off the Gamecube :)

MRMagoo1233543d ago

I can think of some "inventive" ways to use the mics in gaming but I dont think they are appropriate for this thread lol.

JoshEngen3544d ago

Why isn't there a Guitar Hero-style game that lets me hone my beatboxing skills?

ContinuePlay3543d ago

Does anyone remember a Psygnosis game on PS1 called Sentinel? It was really ambitious for its time, allowing you to construct entire sentences from various verbs and adjectives and communicate with a huge amount of characters in order to obtain information.

Something like that, updated to take advantage of voice control and perhaps using LA Noire-style facial animation technology could be really interesting.

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The 5 best video game adaptations of popular board games

Discover our top video game adaptations of popular board games, from Bloodbowl to Wingspan & get your board game friends into video games!

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Infinite Space: The Story Of A Forgotten Space Opera And Sega's Negligence

Space opera fans deserve a chance to experience the vastness of Infinite Space, and Sega needs to make up for its mistake.

ZeekQuattro18h ago

I still go back to Infinite Space from time to time. Probably the most underrated game I ever played.

CDbiggen14h ago

Felt like I was the only person who bought and played this lol

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EKWB reportedly plagued with financial disarray many gaming pc's left without parts

EK Cooling allegedly has slipped itself into a hot soup of seemingly endless financial woes, where it has not paid its staff, suppliers, and contractors for many months as the company is facing liquidity problems and a surplus of inventory left unsold, stuck in the warehouse for a more extended period. Gamers Nexus investigated these claims made by former and current personnel, where he found trails of unpaid bills lasting as long as three to four months and unpaid raises that accumulated for almost a year.

EK Water Blocks has two entities—a Slovenian-based headquarters and a US-based subsidiary, EK Cooling Solutions. Steve narrated the series of events in detail, stating that the company was reportedly irresponsible and negligent regarding payment. Consequently, partners and employees are forced to share the burden of alleged mismanagement. It all begins with its extensive range of products, leading to a surplus of goods. EK has over 230 water blocks, 40 liquid cooling kits, 85 reservoirs, 40 pumps, 73 radiators, and 212 miscellaneous accessories.

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just_looken3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Yes this is not about video games directly but indirectly this will impact the pc gaming/workstation space hard.

This company is massive one of two in the water cool space so if it goes poof then thousands out there have no spare parts or half built computers.

SO yeah i know not about a video game but think of it as amd leaving the pc space but this is ekwb that could be leaving water cooling in the pc space

Jayz2cents a supporter of there products also has issues
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Giblet_Head1d 8h ago (Edited 1d 8h ago )

As someone that has built a watercooling rig. EK is big, but there's so many numerous watercooling part companies out there. EK's stuff isn't exactly amazing quality for the price compared to others either, it's just ok. Much like Corsair. The impact would be negligible long term. For perspective the majority of my parts are XSPC, at most I use EK for my gpu waterblocks and fittings. Both easily replaceable.