Sony said that it will release a new motion controller for the PlayStation 3 video game console by mid next year during spring.

The controller which Sony unveiled in June, will work with the existing PlayStation Eye camera, which can track players’ voices, faces and body motion. The controller, in turn, has on its end a light-emitting sphere that can be recognized by the PlayStation Eye camera. Read the rest of this entry »

“Devdas,” Bollywood’s ultimate unrequited love movie, is set to give India’s rapidly growing animation and gaming industry a boost with a new mobile phone game that’s based on the silver screen classic.

A few weeks after Indian film distributor Eros International PLC launched the country’s first 3D videogame inspired by hit thriller “Ghajini,” the mobile phone game based on “Devdas” was unveiled in Mumbai ahead of the launch of another version of the movie. Read the rest of this entry »

The Wii system is in a league of its own for a variety of reasons today, chief among them a unique control scheme and incredible sales numbers that dwarf the competition month over month.

Another differentiating factor in the Wii column is also the fact that price cuts will probably never come to the system, as they have with the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Chief among the reasoning behind that decision is the fact that price cuts send mixed messages to the customer, said Nintendo president Satoru Iwata. Read the rest of this entry »

Hundreds of people queued to be among the first to buy Nintendo’s latest games console on Saturday, as the Japanese electronic giant unveiled the DSi, featuring a built-in camera and enhanced sound.

Around 300 video game fans queued before opening hours at an electronics store in Tokyo’s shipping district of Yurakucho to buy the third and latest model in Nintendo’s DS line.

The first shipments of the DSi sold out before lunchtime at many shops in the capital’s electronics district of Akihabara, retailers said, forcing them to place orders for more.

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Check out this 5 minute video demonstrating the new Wii MotionPlus accessory and the upcoming Wii Sports 2 game, Wii Sports resort.

Gizmodo said it’s going to cost $50 when released next Spring, which when you consider it’s coming bundled with a Wii MotionPlus accessory.

Video after the jump:

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Microsoft Corp. plans to cut the price of its best-selling Xbox 360 Pro model by $50, to $299 in the next few weeks, according to a report citing anonymous sources.

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