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US Army certified gaming guns and gear hands-on
HANDS-ON CES 2012: Blast your foes as Uncle Sam intended 16 January 2012 16:40 GMT TweetThe US Army has officially endorsed a range of gaming peripherals as produced by CTA Digital.
Leading the pack at CES 2012 was the US Army Elite Force Assault Rifle for PlayStation 3 & Move, as pictured. It is modelled bump for bump on the...
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Ferrari F1 fans to relive F1 season with Thrustmaster Ferrari F1 Wheel
Full kit to cost £500 30 September 2011 12:58 GMT TweetJust how serious are you about racing games? Serious enough to spend £129 on the new Thrustmaster Ferrari F1 Wheel add-on for the £379.99 Thrustmaster T500 RS Force Wheel? Great, then read on.
The new accessory for the ultimate gaming racer...
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Doctor Who Sonic Screwdriver: Wii-stylee
Brilliant accessory launched for upcoming Wii title 7 September 2010 14:44 GMT TweetBBC Worldwide and Blue Ocean have teamed up to bring us the Doctor Who Sonic Screwdriver Wiimote.
The device is an actual, fully-functioning, Wii Remote, rather than a slip-on cover, and has been developed to celebrate the launch of Doctor...
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Spinning Bird Kicks ahoy with Mad Catz's Chun-Li controller
Limited edition controller for Street Fighter's first lady 3 September 2010 14:32 GMT TweetWe at Pocket-lint are a noble, honest and dedicated bunch of chaps and, as such, when we play Street Fighter - we play as Ryu. He is the only character we can relate to you see. (We too have a tortured past that explains for our assassin-style martial...
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Guitar Hero: Warrior's of Rock axe guitar controller for the rock god in you
Redesigned and customisable guitar controller teased 8 June 2010 0:56 GMT TweetFurious finger-fretting frontmen and their friends have another reason to be excited this September with the debut of the all-new, redesigned and customisable guitar controller for Activison's Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.
According to Activision,...
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Thrustmaster replicates Ferrari cockpit
Extravagant gaming accessory that will appeal to serious racing sim fans 26 May 2010 17:30 GMT TweetWhy play racing sims using your boring old controller, when you could splash out for a replica Ferrari cockpit? Exactly. That must have been the thinking behind Thrustmaster's latest gaming accessory.
The Ferrari Wireless GT Cockpit 430 Scuderia...
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Cyborg F.L.Y. 9 Wireless Flight Stick for Xbox 360 swoops into action
All you need now is a flight sim to play 1 April 2010 15:22 GMT TweetMad Catz has announced a new Xbox 360 flight stick controller for armchair gamers who like to take their flight sims seriously.
The new Cyborg F.L.Y. 9 Wireless Flight Stick for Xbox 360 (what a name), is the first licensed wireless flight...
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Sony PlayStation Move motion controller confirmed
Hopes to move your gaming to new dimension 11 March 2010 0:23 GMT TweetSony has announced more details about its new Motion Controller - The Playstation Move.
The system, which will go up against the Nintendo Wii and Microsoft's Project Natal, will bring motion controller gaming to PS3 users looking for more than...
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Sony PlayStation to "Move" your world?
Could European trademark hint at new name? 10 March 2010 23:03 GMT TweetSony could be about to name its PlayStation motion controller, the PlayStation Move if new trademark filings in Europe are anything to go by.
While we are likely to find out for sure in the next couple of hours, at the company's GDC press conference...
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Sony patents universal video game controller
With touch-sensitive LCD 19 February 2010 16:19 GMT TweetSony has patented a video games controller that would work seamlessly across multiple consoles, in the same way that manufacturers offer phone chargers that work on many different types of handset.
The patent describes a device that has a touchscreen...
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iDrift concept for iPad revealed
iSteering wheel add on imagined up 1 February 2010 17:29 GMT TweetIt's not out yet and already the iPad is seeing concept accessory ideas from those inspired by the new Apple tablet.
Here, designer Michael Greenberg imagines up an add-on controller suitable for racing games, dubbed the iDrift. -
Retro Thing launches classic USB joystick
"I've got blisters on my fingers" 29 January 2010 10:20 GMT TweetRetro Thing has worked with Legacy Engineering to create the Clear Classic USB Joystick, an Atari 2600-esque effort aimed at the PC and Mac market.
The joystick combines the classic style with transparent plastic and contains a blue LED... -
Sony acquires PlayStationArc.com
Insurance, or the PS3 motion controller's name really revealed? 26 January 2010 11:44 GMT TweetIt seems as if previous reports we brought you that suggested Sony's coming-soon motion controller for the PS3 could be called the "Arc" might well have been on the right track.
While gaming site VG247 previously cited a "concrete source"... -
PS3 motion controller launch pushed back to autumn
Kazuo Hirai suggests Sony is hanging on for software releases 20 January 2010 9:41 GMT TweetIt seems a spring 2010 launch was too good to be true for Sony's new motion controller as the Japanese gaming giant has issued a release stating it's working towards a launch in "fall" 2010.
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Sony's PS3 motion controller gets Arc moniker
Gem gets re-named as system edges closer to launch 19 January 2010 16:24 GMT TweetWant to know the latest whisper in the gaming world? Engadget says that VG247 says that Sony's coming-soon motion controller is to be called the "Arc".
VG247 cites a "concrete source" speaking to the site under "strict anonymity" that Sony...
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