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Consumers Can Now Get a Console-Like Gaming Experience at the Low Cost and Portability of Mobile Gaming SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Green Throttle(TM) Games, creator of the Atlas wireless game controller, developer of the Arena app and publisher of mobile games, announced today consumer availability of the Atlas Controller and Green Throttle Arena app (Kindle Fire HD Edition), with support for other Android devices coming soon. Together, the Arena app and...

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Green Throttle(TM) Games, a new video game publisher and maker of the Atlas Bluetooth analog controller, today announced the launch of a new program and portal that is making it easier than ever for mobile game developers to tap into the growing market of Android tablets and smartphones. Green Throttle's new initiatives give developers the tools to make their games more exciting, a new destination to showcase their games and the...

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Green Throttle Games(TM), a new video game publisher and maker of the upcoming Atlas wireless game controller, today announced it has secured $6 million in Series A funding led by Trinity Ventures with participation from DCM. Ajay Chopra, general partner at Trinity Ventures, joins the Board. The investment will be used to develop internal games, support external development, and advance software services as Green Throttle...

NORTH MIAMI, Fla., June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raptorfire Inc., a Miami, FL-based manufacturer of gaming device modification tools, will be present at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, CA from June 5th thru 7th. The booth will feature product demos as well as Q&A sessions with product developers. Raptorfire will feature their new gaming controller modification chips for both Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. The chips, which are installed into...

Enid Burns for RedOrbit.com A new study suggests that playing violent video games that reward "head shots" makes gamers more likely to choose the head as a target with a real gun. Faculty of the Ohio State University School of Communication and VU University in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, conducted the study. "Boom, Headshot: Effect of Video Game Play and Controller Type on Firing Aim and Accuracy" is the study published by Sage Journals. Lead authors include Jodi L. Whitaker of VU...

[ Video 1 ] | [ Video 2 ] Engineers at the University of Utah have created a video game controller designed to tug and stretch a players thumb tips. Such a sensation could be used to simulate ocean waves, gun fire, or even the tug of a fishing line. The creators of this new controller hope that it will be the next in a long line of controllers and peripherals designed to enhance immersion in video games. According to a recent press release, William Provancher, an associate professor...

PALO ALTO, California, December 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Top Console Titles Now Available Instantly on Mobile Devices for both Touch and Controller Play New Universal OnLive(R) Wireless Controller Enriches Gameplay on Most Tablets, Phones UK Rollout Overseen by newly announced UK General Manager Bruce Grove OnLive, Inc., the pioneer of cloud gaming, announced...

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Aug. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Medibotics' U.S. patent 7,980,141 for Motion Recognition Clothing(TM) (MRC) has been approved. MRC is an innovative technology for translating body motion into computer-readable signals that could power the next generation of full-body game controllers. The market for translating body motion into computer-readable signals is already very large. For example, over 10 million units of an existing camera-based full-body game controller...

ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hillcrest Labs announced today that Roku has licensed Hillcrest's patented Freespace® MotionEngine(TM) software for use with its motion-sensing remote and its new line of Roku 2 streaming players. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110819/SF54848) The Roku Game Remote, which uses Hillcrest's MotionEngine technology, provides motion-sensing control utilized in gameplay and screen navigation for all three Roku 2 models -- the Roku 2...

Swedish designer brand LELO has just announced the launch date of September 15th for the ground-breaking SenseMotionâ„¢ couples' massagers, three new additions to their luxury Insignia line. Boasting technology more familiar to smartphones and popular video game consoles, this is the first ever time vibrations in remote-controlled massagers can be changed via hand movements alone. Stockholm, Sweeden (PRWEB) August 17, 2011 Motion-sensor technology within personal massagers has never...