You might remember reading my post about the core system being dropped a few bucks in price. If you don’t/haven’t, just click on the Consoles tag, and find it. But by midnight, the price will drop down, if the rumors are true. So, we’ll just have to wait and see.

A new Japanese import, for the Nintendo DS, Slide Adventure: Mag Kid, comes with a never-before-seen attachment called the Slide Controller, which turns the DS more into an optical mouse. By plugging it into the generally unused GBA port, the Slide Controller allows you to move the DS around on a flat surface, just very much like a mouse. The game then registers the control , and responds accordingly. Peripherals just keep coming around the corner. Adding a screen to a mouse is just another win, but adding a mouse to a screen of the DS, could be even better.

[TechnaBob]

PSP Hands-On Comparison You might have seen my post about the size differences between the PSP 2000, coming out this fall, and the current PSP model. Wondering now how they really look like side by side? Prepare to be amazed by the lack of any real aesthetic differences.. but hey, it’s what’s inside that counts, right? On the outside, I say the TV out is pretty cool. The video link is at the top.

[Kotaku]

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from just under two dozen cities, executed 32 federal search warrants, in 16 states in the past 24 hours as part of a huge crackdown on chip modding. This is some serious business. As from Kotaku.com

[Kotaku]

You might remember playing a game called Arkanoid in the arcades, with it’s strange paddle/knob controller you moved around to make the stick move. Famitsu is revealing a Nintendo DS add on for the game, that uses the GBA slot, which actually duplicates the paddle/knob feel of the original. The add on will come in a number of Japanese DS colors, and will be available for an unknown mount of Yen.

[TechnaBob]

You probably have an old NES lying around somewhere in your basement, why not do something with it? People are making the NES controller into an optical mouse, or even a voice recorder, so why not make it into a MP3 player? What about the game cartridges, you ask? Take those, and make them into speakers, and get bad, yet cool NES speaker system. This mod goes a bit farther than what the NES was originally made to do.

[Geekologie]

Rumors are going around saying that the XBox 360 core edition is going to be discontinued. Microsoft does deny the rumor, and claims that the Core is still going.

[Wired]

This Sunday’s Circuit City ad is offering savings of $20 on the purchase of two XBox Live accessories, $19.99 and up. Consumers have double checked, and this deal also applies to Live points, which means you can get a two-for-one deal on 1600 point cards. Go out, and buy the cheap cards, and get future Live arcade purchases for half the original price, or you could just sell them on eBay. The choice is yours.

[Ad]

Well well, it seems Sony has made a good choice about this one. With the price cut, and the strong E3 show, Sony is proud to present it’s latest figures. PS3 sales are up 135% since the announcement of the $499 price tag on July 9th. With the Xbox 360 sales dropping, new firmware updates are enhancing basic functions, Blu-Ray is also pushing hard against HD-DVD, and a growing lineup of original titles, including the exclusive Metal Gear Solid 4. The PS3 seems determined to come out on top before the year is over.

[Gizmodo]

We’ve all heard about the PSP being remade. But what are the differences you ask? Well for now, I’ll compare the size of the two. The Slimmer PSP is actually suppose to be 19% thinner than the original. I know what you’re thinking, 19% wouldn’t really make a difference at all. Yes, I also think that too. It’s definitely not that much shorter, or more narrow either. Its suppose to be .6mm shorter, and 2.6mm narrower. So how much difference is 6.6mm going to make? Nothing you’re going to really notice.

[Sizeasy]