Nice to see even Riddick uses a Saitek X52 joystick and throttle (about two mins from the end of the latest movie, or am I six months behind everyone else).

Yeah i saw that too and had to go out googling it...
Turns out Riddick isnt alone to fancy the x52, somewhere theres a thread listing several movies that uses unmodded and modded x52s in various scenes.

Avatar even

WOnder if the Rhino will see such stardom?

The one in Riddick was somehow so obvious i feel its almost like they wanted us nerds to react!
Knowing that Vin Diesel is himself a gamer, both computer games and PnP rpgs and by all definitions a nerd, it wouldn't surprise me =)

Btw, I didn't find this one any good. I do like Vin Diesel (usuly and ESPECIALLY ad Riddick) and i really like both Pitch Black and Chronicles of Riddick. But this one felt like they where forced to push out another one without any passion.
Might be I just expected too much, i dunno.