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We saw a lot of controllers at CES, but the Novint Falcon stood out from the crowd…” Gizmodo  - Hands on with Novint’s 3D Game Controller

“A first-person shooting game makes one feel the impact when the character whacks a crowbar against a wall, or the recoil from a shotgun when firing at an enemy. It’s so real, it’s hard not to feel a pang of guild when splattering foes…” Associated Press  - CES Notebook: Mouse jiggles to games

Media Coverage
"The Falcon is undoubtedly one of the finest PC gaming peripherals I've ever seen… It represents true innovation in gaming, which is a rarity. Gamers looking for the next generation of PC gaming peripherals and haptic controllers need not look any further: the Falcon is here."
Tom's Hardware: Haptic Half-Life: The Novint Falcon, April 25, 2008
"It's novel and eye-opening… I can't wait to see Novint use this technology in other products."
Hartford Courant: Getting Into The Action: These Aren't Wiis, But They'll Get You Shaking Your Booty, April 25, 2008
"This beautifully crafted gaming controller provides a uniquely immersive gaming experience. The Falcon really shines when it come to first-person shooters."
PC Magazine: Winning Game Gear, April 17, 2008
"Trust us, you won't believe the Falcon until you've tried it in a shooter and directly felt the recoil of firing in-game guns."
Bit-Tech: Novint Signs Deal With EA Sports, April 17, 2008
"Novint has powerful friends, and if the game library continues to grow—and EA is one hell of a first step in that direction—we could be seeing a new world opening for consumer-level haptics devices."
Ars Technica: Novint rising: how the Falcon landed on EA, April 8, 2008
"It's been the story from day one: the Novint Falcon is great and all, but without games there's just no point. That's about to change, however, as Novint has committed itself to developing Falcon integration for some big-name games, including a sizable number of EA blockbusters."
Engadget: Novint drums up “3d Touch Rights” to sign publishers for its haptic controls, April 8, 2008
"Novint Technologies announced today that it had made an agreement with EA to enable some EA game titles for use with its Novint Falcon controller."
I4U: Novint and EA Team up for Falcon Compatible Games, April 8, 2008
"3D touch tech company Novint Technologies has announced a partnership with Electronic Arts to make a number of its sports and action titles like Madden and Tiger Woods PGA Tour usable with Novint's Falcon game controller."
Gamasutra: Novint, EA Partner for Falcon-Controlled Madden, Battlefield, April 8, 2008
"Electronic Arts and Novint Technologies have entered into a deal to incorporate Falcon control compatibility into various, previously released EA games."
1Up: Novint Licenses EA Games For Use With Falcon, April 8, 2008
"Now it'll (the Novint Falcon) be supported in real, live games from EA: Madden NFL 08, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08, Need For Speed ProStreet, Battlefield 2 and Battlefield 2142."
Gizmodo: Crazy Novint Falcon Touch Controller Gets Official EA Support, Maybe Worth Buying, April 7, 2008
"Novint and Electronic Arts exclusively revealed to us their agreement by which Novint will license several EA games."
Newsweek: Scoop: Novint Technologies to License Games From Electronic Arts to Boost Support For Its Falcon 3-D Touch Controller, April 7, 2008
"Novint will officially announce tomorrow that it has partnered with Electronic Arts to add support for the Falcon in many of the publisher's most popular franchise titles."
IGN: Novint and Electronic Arts Get Touchy Feely: Falcon haptic controller to support major franchises, April 7, 2008
"It looks like Novint’s innovative Falcon 3D controller will finally have some big names behind it, as Electronic Arts and Novint have signed an agreement that will bring Falcon support to a number of EA games."
Computer Shopper: Novint Falcon 3D Controller Receives Support From EA, April 7, 2008
"There’s no question that the Novint Falcon has an opportunity to become a must-have controller for hardcore PC gaming fans."
PC Gamer: Novint Falcon: Turn Every Game Into a Hands-On Experience, April 1, 2008
"The Falcon reinvents the joystick as a highly articulated controller with electro-mechanical force feedback. Bump into a wall, and the virtual contact is translated to your hand; walk into water, and movement becomes slushy and difficult."
Popular Mechanics: How Haptics Will Change the Way We Interact With Machines, April 1, 2008
"I can't wait to see Novint use this technology in other products."
Chicago Tribune: Some games are made to move you, March 25, 2008
"While I usually don’t like to give away how I’m feeling about a product during a demo, I’ll admit my face had a large grin on it the entire time.  I was hooked..."
Ars Technica: Finally, the gold after all the garbage, March 18, 2008
"The demo felt a hundred times more exciting and innovative than a Wii controller… All I can say is drool."
GameSpot: This Ain’t Your Granny’s Portal Gun, March 11, 2008
"The Novint Falcon is more advanced than any gaming peripheral on the market, period."
PCMag.com: Head-Turning Tech, March 7, 2008
"Haptics doesn't just close the gaps in our current computer interfaces — it can open up new possibilities."
Slashdot: Consumer-Level Haptics On the Way, March 6, 2008
"Gamers looking to add a unique layer to their FPS gaming experiences should definitely look into the Falcon and its Pistol Grip; best of all, Novint also just announced an all-black Falcon model as well."
GamePro: GamePro Labs Visits GDC 2008!, February 29, 2008
"A gun-like trigger on the grip will make firing weapons and feeling the Falcon's kick quite realistic."
IGN: Novint Launches Black Falcon and Pistol Grip., February 27, 2008
"The device transmits subtle pressure signals to a gamer's fingertips. In one game, The Ship, the Falcon allows players to feel what it's like to inject enemies with lethal poison."
BusinessWeek: The (Game) Doctor Is In, February 22, 2008
"But it [the Falcon] turned out to be the real deal as it lived up to its hype in hands-on testing."
CNET’s Crave: Novint’s ‘Falcon’ Takes Second Flight, February 22, 2008
"Once you’ve tried the Falcon, pretty much any other FPS controller seems tame by comparison."
OhGizmo!: GDC08: Novint Falcon Haptic Controller Gets A Pistol Grip, Starts To Make Sense, February 22, 2008
"The Novint Falcon PC game controller was quite the novelty when it was first released, and still is."
Coolest-gadgets.com: Novint Black Falcon Controller, February 22, 2008
"With the gun grip attachment it adds a new feel to Half-Life 2..."
ContraCostaTimes.com: GDC: Novint Falcon, February 21, 2008
"There's no denying the coolness of the Novint Falcon haptic gaming controller..."
Engadget: Novint Adds a Black Falcon, Pistol Grip Accessory, February 20, 2008
"Novint's Falcon 3D Haptic Joystick has been around for awhile now, but it has just received an upgrade in the form of a black version and an optional pistol grip accessory for FPS gaming."
Gizmodo: Novint Upgrades the Falcon Controller With Black Version, Pistol Grip Accessory, February 20, 2008
"Today Novint announced it was adding a couple new products to the lineup."
I4U: Novint Launches Black Falcon Controller and Pistol Grip, February 20, 2008
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