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Sure, Microsoft might be moving past the controller entirely with Project Natal, but that doesn’t mean it’s not going to try and milk you for all you’re worth with limited-edition frippery like the Halo 3: ODST-themed controller that comes with the $99 collector’s version of the game. You know you’re powerless to resist — we know we are. Check a couple more shots after the break.

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Halo 3: ODST’s limited edition 360 controller originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Just when you’d given up all hope that Mad Catz would ever ship its Fender Precision Bass for Rock Band, in flies this. If you’ll recall, said axe was originally introduced to the world in September of last year, and with a certain Beatles-inspired bass set to ship in the ninth month of this year, Mad Catz obviously felt the time was right to cease its dilly-dallying. According to company CEO Darren Richardson, the wireless Fender bass for Rock Band will ship “later this month,” which should mean that it’ll be hitting store shelves over the weekend. In related news, the company has inked a multi-year licensing agreement with Microsoft that will allow it to “manufacture, market and sell Xbox 360-branded wireless specialty videogame controllers.” Fun for them, yeah?

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Mad Catz’s wireless Fender Rock Band bass to ship soon originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 May 2009 11:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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While we hear Punch Out!! is quite good, it’s safe to say the Wii hasn’t exactly been flooded with great titles lately. The most enjoyable part of the system still comes from the Virtual Console and all the classic titles that populate it, and soon you’ll be able to pair those games with the classic controllers they were written for thanks to Komodo’s Retro Adapter. Sure, we’ve seen some rather… unsophisticated ways of making N64 controllers work in the past, and Nintendo itself hopped on the retro bandwagon with a first-party Wii SNES gamepad, but Komodo’s adapter has no exposed solders, looks like a wee N64, and even lets you use your creaky old NES pad. No official word on availability, but expect a $20 price sometime in June. We’ll be bringing you more from E3.

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Komodo’s Retro Adapter brings your dusty old gamepads to your dusty new Wii originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 21 May 2009 09:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Alright, so you know Guitar Hero 5 is on the way — that’s all fine, well and good. But, did you realize that the birth of that game will also enable you to destroy your den by making room for four drum kits? Yes, we’re serious. GH 5 promises any kind of musician mix ‘n match you can dream up, enabling gamers to play with three singers and a drummer, four bassists (imagine someone cloning Sting and replacing the other Police with artificial Stings) or four skin slammin’ drummers. With possibilities this endless, you know things are bound to get savage.

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Guitar Hero 5 makes room for four drummers, axe slingers or screamers originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 May 2009 14:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Are you ready for this? No, seriously — can you handle yet another episode of Ask Engadget? Considering that our omnipresent intern bots are recording your head nodding up and down this very moment, we’ll just cut straight to Chad’s question:

“After viewing the special edition bass for Rock Band: Beatles (and longing for a true lefty guitar), I noticed that no one has asked which aftermarket guitar for either (or both) game(s) works better than the standard — especially for those of us who play like Hendrix. So I put it to you, which is the best RB or GH axe out there with price being no issue?”

First off, big ups to the fellow southpaws out there. Secondly, which third-party axe really is the best to rock out with? Don’t be afraid to place your modded Squier at the top of the charts, either.

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Ask Engadget: Best Guitar Hero / Rock Band axe? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 May 2009 00:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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