When it comes to gaming I’m all about my Xbox 360.  Years ago I tried my hands at PC gaming, and while it’s extremely easy to obtain pirated games for the PC, I still prefer a dedicated console, living room couch and a designated video game controller.

Now a company called iGuGu is looking to transform your PC into your living room game console, using something called the Gamecore.  Aside from the fact that the game pad looks just like an Xbox 360 controller, it features a trackball, joystick, directional pad, 6 accelerometers and a full QWERTY keyboard.  They’re also tossing in the necessary hookups to connect your TV to your PC and some software that will enable you to access your games and a variety of portals that offer pay for play or free games.

The company also presented us with their Internet TV product.  Much like the GlideTV they’ve built their very own software that lets you manage and play your photos, music and more from a single interface.  It complimented by a home theater remote that also features a QWERTY keyboard, trackball and single click button on the back.

I tried my hand at the Gamecore and was far from impressed.  I’m gonna give them the benefit of the doubt and assume it is still in prototype mode, but the controller felt wonky, the trackball wasn’t smooth and my commands were not accurately transferred to the on screen game – it was as if there was a delay or some type of interference.

The Gamecore will launch Q1 for about $80, while the InternetTV will hit sometime in Q4 of this year.

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