Just in case you haven’t heard enough hype over Gran Turismo 5, Polyphony Digital is once again pumping the loooong overdue game saying that the level of detail and precision is way too good to be considered current-gen.  Kazunori Yamauchi (Polyphony Digital Boss) claims that GT5 will be so awesome it would “… actually [be] more suited to the next generation of machines.”

Mr. Yamauchi’s statement means nothing, of course, because GT5 will be released with the PS3’s current-gen limitations—but it’s good to hear that he’s excited about the game he’s been working on for the last 5-years.  Hell, with GT5’s alleged 1000 realistically rendered car models, true-to-life damage, weather effects and a track editor; we should all probably be that excited!

So, are you?  Let me know.

Maybe it’s just my git ‘r done philosophy, but I’m really eager to get my hands on the NASCAR portion of the game.  That November 2^nd release date has me reaching for my SpeedFreeks already!

Well, it has been an interesting few days to say the least!  We’ve been really busy bringing you guys this contest and appreciate those of you who have been super-cool and supportive of what we’re trying to do.  We want to build a community of likeminded gamers who not only love KontrolFreek products, but want to be a part of something and help us shape what we’ll be doing in the future.  Doing things like giving away Xbox 360s is just our way of giving back—and honestly, it’s a lot of fun.  So congratulations to the last two winners and stay tuned for more cool stuff coming soon!

The winners are:

James Lutz

Robert Cumming

Thank you all!

KontrolFreek

Well, that was unexpected… Not just one, but TWO insane (apparently) people did not claim their Xbox 360s.  Seriously, who doesn’t claim a completely free and beautiful Xbox 360 slim?  You guys really blew it!  But if you happen to be stuck in a well or something equally as bad we are really sorry.

Anyway, we’ve decided to pick a new pair of winners—but there’s a little twist this time: The 2 winners will be chosen randomly from a list of today’s customers who use the code “KFXBOXSLIM” at checkout.  That’s right, you have to buy something!  But what’s great is that you’ll now have an even better excuse to try out those Stealth on Stealth FPS Freeks you’ve been eyeing for awhile—and in doing so, you’ll substantially increase your chances of winning one of the Xbox 360s!  You’ll also get 10% off your entire purchase.  Can you say “Win-Win”?

So get over to the store and remember to enter the code “KFXBOXSLIM” at checkout!

We will announce the 2 winners tomorrow at around the same time (12:00pm ET) on Facebook.

After the 12:00pm announcement you really, reALLY, REALLY lucky two winners will be getting a friend request on Facebook from me (Trevor).  FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS GOOD IN THIS WORLD, ACCEPT IT!*

As for the rest of you, please don’t come back to the Facebook page whining again about not winning—it’s not cool.  Just hang in there and try not to be turds.  We promise we’ll do something like this again soon.

Love you.

KontrolFreek

*Winners have 72 hours to claim their prize… blah, blah, blah.  Seriously, who’s not going to claim this?

Wow!  We can’t believe it… over 30,000 fans on Facebook!  Thank you for showing interest in our little contest but we’ve decided that those new slim Xbox 360s are way too cool to give away.  Instead, we are just going to give you our old, white Xbox’s.  Cool?  It’s not?  Well, what if we throw-in the latest Bieber CD?  Still no?  Fine!  Then without further protest, we give you the 10 super-lucky winners of the brand new Xbox 360 slims:

Chris Stogsdill

Mat Houchens

Michael Wallace

Binder Adzowry

Hannah Jensen

Marcus Miles

Elizabeth Good

Darien Thompson

Robert Haynes

Ryan Kendall

You are all so lucky, and everyone else now hates you!  You winners will all be getting a friend request on Facebook from me (Trevor) in a few minutes—you should accept it.*

To the rest of you:  Stick around and keep checking-in with us frequently!  We’re always doing something exciting and try our best to take really good care of our fans.  Anyway, poke around our site, check out some customer reviews, say “hello” in our forums and stay sweet.

XXXXXXX

KontrolFreek

*Winners have 72 hours to respond to friend request. After 72 hours prize is forfeit and another winner will be chosen at random.

Happy Friday, Freeks!  Over the course of the last few days we have come to realize that only about 75% of you actually know what we do here at KontrolFreek.  I mean, we do so much more than give away brand new Xbox 360’s (although we really like doing that, too!).  We are a company made up of gamers, just like you.  We live for perfectly placed grenade kills, quick-scopes, no-scopes, ‘pistols only’ and gratuitous dog tag collecting.  We are fueled by our desire to win, the constant need to improve and a whole bunch of different kinds of energy drinks.

Well, we’ve created our products to compliment those desires.  You see, KontrolFreek products are all about helping gamers to be better gamers.  We have put extensive research into ergonomics and how your hands—and thumbs—receive the current-gen peripherals.  Our results showed that the first-party controllers were inefficient as they stood but could be improved easily without having to disassemble or modify anything internally.  Both of our current products are direct results of this research:

The FPS Freek:

By increasing the length of the thumbsticks slightly, precision while aiming is improved dramatically.  Your range of motion is increased by 40%, giving you the opportunity to make smaller adjustments and “snap” to targets much faster in first-person shooters.  This affords you the luxury of turning up controller sensitivities to get the closest feel to a mouse possible on a console.  The greater leverage offers you better control and less force—alleviating thumb-fatigue and adding more comfort to long gaming sessions.  In short, this increased accuracy and decreased thumb-fatigue results in more kills and less deaths.

The SpeedFreek:

The SpeedFreek was specifically designed to help you reach the fastest lap-times possible in racing games.  The “U” shaped attachment was developed to help you make more precise movements on the track while not allowing your thumb to slip while holding long turns.  This ability to make sharper, more accurate movements result in better performance than even the most expensive racing-wheels money can buy—and our tests have proven it!

Well, there you have it.  Whether you choose the FPS Freek or the SpeedFreek (or both), know that you’ve just taken the first step to becoming a better gamer.  We are excited that you have decided to check us out and hope that you’ll stay and play.  More good things are coming!  Oh, and good luck with winning one of those pretty new Xbox 360’s.

Happy E3 2010 everybody!  After seeing Microsoft’s big unveil of the new, Kinect ready Xbox 360 yesterday, we thought, wouldn’t some Stealth on Stealth FPS Freeks look super-tight with that shiny new skin?  We certainly think so!  And that’s why we’ve decided to give you a chance to win 1 of 10 ULTIMATE KontrolFreek GamerPacks.  Each ULTIMATE GamerPack includes a KontrolFreek GamerPack and a NEW Xbox 360!  That’s right, the brand new, glossy black one Microsoft JUST announced at E3!  All you have to do to enter is become a fan of our Facebook page – that’s it.  Oh, and the contest will end in 72 hours; so that should make for some pretty good odds!

All Facebook fans, new and old are eligible to win.  After 72 hours, we will randomly choose 10 fans from our list.  You guys who have been with us for a while know that we love doing stuff like this.  It’s our way of saying “thanks” to all of you KF veterans and “welcome” to all you new fans.

Thank you “I Play COD” for supporting us and good luck to everyone!

Kisses and Headshots,

KontrolFreek

Enter “KFE3DEAL” at checkout for 10% off anything in our store!

Good Friday afternoon, creative Freeks!  It’s been just over a week since we launched the “Design our Stuff” contest—you know, the contest that gives you the opportunity to (duh) design KontrolFreek garb for $250 buckaroos.  Since then we have had, literally, hundreds of ideas submitted.  Some have been good, some great, others—a little strange.  All told, it has been a smashing success and one of you will win that $250 and a whole bunch of love from all of us at KontrolFreek!

If you’re one of those procrastinators who haven’t submitted your idea yet—or if you’re just planning on entering another design—you only have a few days left until the deadline.  We will stop taking your submissions on Tuesday, June 15^th.

So forget about your town’s little Chili and Jazz festival this weekend.  Stay home, stay cool and get working on making gamers better dressers!