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Your iPad is an arcade cabinet: the journey from joke to product

ThinkGeek has a great system to drum up free publicity: fill the site with "fake" products to get its fans drooling on April Fools Day, and then wait for the blogs to hyperventilate over the idea of actually owning some of the items. Last year one of the products was the "iCade," a dock for your iPad that added arcade-style controls and made the system look as it if were a tiny arcade cabinet. The reaction to the product was immediate: gamers wanted it.

ION Audio stepped up to the plate to create the device, and showed it off at this year's Consumer Electronics Show to a receptive audience. How did this all happen?

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Honkai Star Rail's Revival Tendencies Take Away the Seriousness of Character Deaths

While many are fans of the Honkai Star Rail story so far, The Nerd Stash believes that the deaths of Robin and Firefly no longer carry much weight.

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Love and Deepspace Review - Hardcore Droid

Love and Deepspace aims to replicate real-life romantic tropes where players engage in a romantic journey, plus with an RPG combat elements.

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Fortnite Festival Season 3 Features Billie Eilish

Season 3 sounds off today and ends June 13, 2024, at 12 AM ET. During this time, keep up the tempo to unlock new Instruments, Jam Tracks, and other items in the Season 3 Festival Pass, which has a free reward track and a Premium Reward Track upgrade.

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