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Future smartphones could ditch traditional rumble tech in favour of a new system built around electric shocks. NewScientist reports that the current build in this new technology – developed at the Hasso Plattner Institute in Germany – uses two small wired electrodes attached to a user’s forearms that stimulate nerves …
Read More »First Pokémon 3DS game out December 2nd
Super Pokmon Rumble for 3DS will arrive in the UK and Europe in December, Nintendo has confirmed. The action adventure game is the first Pokmon title on 3DS. It has already been released in Japan as Super Pokmon Scramble, and will hit UK shelves on December 2nd. It will arrive …
Read More »Fans choose badass moniker for Atlus fighter
It’s hard to say whether Atlus would have called its upcoming PSP fighting title Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumble were it not for the naming competition thrown open to fans – though the answer is probably not. Nonetheless, the Atlus Faithful fan community has spoken and that’s exactly what the game …
Read More »US: Dualshock 3 hits stores next week
Whilst Japanese gamers have been able to rumble along with their PS3 games since November, the Western market has to date had to make do with the rumble-less Sixaxis – but it’s all change from next week. Sony has announced via its US blog that the Dualshock 3 pad will …
Read More »TGS: Rumble controller coming to PS3
SCE has announced its first Dualshock PlayStation 3 wireless controller – which will finally bring rumble functionality to a PS3 pad. The peripheral will launch in Japan in November, and will be sold separately to the PS3 console. It will also incorporate the motion-sensing aspects of the current Sixaxis controller. …
Read More »TGS: Rumble controller coming to PS3
SCE has announced its first Dualshock PlayStation 3 wireless controller – which will finally bring rumble functionality to a PS3 pad. The peripheral will launch in Japan in November, and will be sold separately to the PS3 console. It will also incorporate the motion-sensing aspects of the current Sixaxis controller. …
Read More »Sixaxis gets an overhaul
Following Sony’s settlement with rumble firm Immersion, many see it as a given that the PS3’s Sixaxis joypad will soon receive rumble functionality – but SCEA’s Dave Karraker claims that reports which stated that rumble-enabled pads are already in the hands of developers are incorrect. GamePro reports that whilst rumble …
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