Typeracer is a nifty little web game (appears to be AJAX) that lets you test your typing skills against others. It's quite fun, actually. My modest 99 wpm is nothing compared to the high scores of over 200+ wpm (wtf!) that some players are getting.

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Ars has a spot-on review of the emulator nerd's handheld, the GP2X F200.



I've had one of these babies since the beginning of the year, and they're pretty good for retro-gaming fans. I had to get a PSP fighting pad cover to stick over the D-Pad so I could pull of a Dragon Punch, but now I can get my fix of 2D fighting games on the go.

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Some gaming sites have been reporting a rumor of a new DS at E3. Should be interesting. The Macbook-like clamshell form factor of the current design is already excellent. Maybe Nintendo's engineers have worked some magic and are making a DS that looks like a Macbook Air? Nah, that's just crazy talk.

Tags: nintendo ds, e3

Nyko's new guitars for the PS3 are now available. They work with both Rock Band and Guitar Hero III.

Tags: rock band, guitar hero, guitar, nyko

Kotaku is reporting on a guy who decided to make his own Sega Lindberg style arcade cabinets. Not content to do a single cabinet, the dude goes all out and does a dual cabinet. Nice!



Check out the photo galleries on the guy's site. This would definitely not be wife-approved in the Ng household.

Tags: diy, sega, cabinet

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Many gaming outlets have reported that the PlayStation Network (PSN) has had a security breach.

Now would be a good time to change your password.

Tags: ps3, security, breach, psn, playstation, network

The Onion weighs in on the Gibson vs. Guitar Hero patent lawsuit.

Tags: gibson, guitar hero, lawsuit, onion

This is what happens when you allow a gaggle of gaming nerds to congregate.

Tags: cosplay, gaming

Wired has some footage of Capcom's upcoming games, including the long awaited Street Fighter II HD remake.

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A dog and a cat playing Wii Tennis.

Not much more to say about that.

Tags: wii, dog, cat

IGN has pics and info of the new port of Guitar Hero for the Nintendo DS.



Looks pretty freaky, but I'm sure it will be fun. Just to make things interesting, here's some footage also.

Tags: guitar hero, nintendo ds

More Rock Band stuff... Jayfng has posted a positive review of the Rock Band mega pedal. The pedal, which is sold by area51moto, should help alleviate any fears of snapping the plastic pedal that comes with Rock Band.



It looks pretty snappy, and can be assembled in about 30 minutes. I gotta get me one!

Tags: rock band, foot, pedal

If you're a Rock Band freak, and would like a solution to tone down the sounds of beating on the drums, then you should consider Drumshhh pads.



I got a set (the Bullseye pattern shown above) at the beginning of the year, and they basically worked as advertised. They definitely cut down the noise generated by the drum kit. My wife wasn't big on the dampened sound (she liked the bashing noise), but I'm plenty thankful that my eardrums get to hear the actual music from the game over the drums now.

There's not much to say about them - they are peel and stick, and are made of industrial quality felt. And they work.

Tags: drumshhh, rock band, drum pads

Apparently Guitar Hero is infringing on a Gibson patent. Interestingly enough, they still licensed the guitars for use with Guitar Hero when it got released. Sounds like a cash grab.

Of course, if it were not for Activision's previous bad behaviour with guitar compatibility with the PS3 version of Rock Band, I'd actually feel bad for them.

Well, I don't need to tell you what karma can be, do I?

Tags: guitar hero, gibson, patent, lawsuit

If Mario was real, this is what he'd look like:



He'd definitely be one creepy looking dude.

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Some enterprising due has managed to get his own version of Guitar Hero to run on that retro classic PC, the Commodore 64.

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BoingBoing has a picture of a gigantic Mario quilt made by some dude's wife.



It's pretty awesome.

Tags: mario, crafts

GameTrailers has a high quality trailer of their upcoming Street Fighter IV game.



I think that to all but the purest of the purist SF fans, this is going to be a huge release. Using cel-shaded 3d art work on a 2d playing field, it offers the best of both worlds - amazing graphics while keeping the traditional gameplay intact. I've heard some balancing and tweaks have been made to make the game a little more n00b friendly, but it should be one of Capcom's biggest releases of 2008, provided they can meet their development schedules.

Tags: capcom, street fighter