E3 ’09: Nyko Peripherals Preview

Sir-G says it best, “E3 is all about new games, but it’s also about new peripherals,” and Nyko is always at the front of that pack. Check out some of the interesting additions to their lineup that they were showing off at their booth at this year’s E3, including the Pistol Grip and Type Pad Pro for the Wii, the Charge Grip Flex for the PSP, and the Zoom Case for the DSi. Sure, those might not be the best names, but that doesn’t mean the products aren’t pretty interesting. [Continue Reading]

Dev Box Interview: Nyko’s VP of Product Development Amir Navid

It usually takes a small army to create the video games that we play, and, most of the time, all of the focus gets put on the game itself, and not on the people that came together to make it. Our Dev Box interview series takes a look at some of the unsung heroes that have committed their lives to entertaining all of us. This week we doing a little something different, and letting a peripheral developer get on the Dev Box and tell us a bit about himself, and what he thinks about the games industry. Check out what Nyko’s Vice President of Product Development Amir Navid had to say about peripheral development. [Continue Reading]