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Japanese hardware sales, Aug. 23 - Aug. 29: Feline Helpers edition

When first examining the Japanese hardware sales numbers for August 23 through 29, we couldn't help but gawk at the PSP's astronomical sales surge. What could be the cause of such a dramatic shift (over 100 percent up at 55K units in just seven days)? As was the case with Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G before it , the release of Monster Hunter spin-off Monster Hunter Diary Poka Poka Airu Village ...

Xbox 360 Kinect: hands on

It was bodies and limbs a-flailing in Sydney this week as Microsoft showed off its forthcoming Xbox 360 accessory, Kinect.

Logitech launches new line of PC gamepads

Filed under: Hardware Sometimes the mouse and keyboard method doesn't quite work for certain PC games. Racing titles, fighting games and some arcade titles play better if you use a gamepad. This week PC peripheral maker Logitech announced a new line of gamepads specifically made for the PC. The basic F310 model, shown above, seems to merge elements of the PS3 and Xbox 360 controllers in its ...

Xbox 360 to get fresh controller, better D-pad in time for the holidays?

Microsoft seems to have caught the hardware tinkering bug. Having overhauled its Xbox 360 design, the software giant is now said to be keeping busy in the lab working on the console's controller. Such is the word coming from our buddies over at Joystiq , whose reliable source indicates that Redmond will soon produce a new 360 controller with a redesigned D-pad. As the story goes, when you rotate ...

Week in gaming: Move review, new 360 D-pad, console repair

Would it be sad to admit I was excited when our Move feature was pimped on the official True Blood twitter account ? If so, chain me to the sad pole, because that was awesome. We went toe-to-toe with Sony's PlayStation Move for a week, and liked what we saw. Microsoft announced the price for Xbox Live was going less than the price of a cup of coffee a month, and the rage was intense. There will ...