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Rumble firm pays Microsoft $20m

Rumble firm pays Microsoft $20m

A Washington court has ordered rumble firm Immersion to pay Microsoft $20.75 million in damages as a result of Sony licensing the company’s technology for use in its revised PS3 ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 27th 2008 at 10:35AM in News
AUSTRALIA: DualShock 3 dated

AUSTRALIA: DualShock 3 dated

Sony’s DualShock 3 controller will hit retail shelves in Australia on April 24th for a price of AU $99.95.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Apr 16th 2008 at 11:14AM in News
Sixaxis gets an overhaul

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 ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 6th 2007 at 3:57PM in News
PS2 control coming to PSP

PS2 control coming to PSP

Kotaku has discovered a US patent filed by Sony that details a new PS2 or PS3 controller named the Control Docking Unit that is able to link with PSP, granting ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 27th 2007 at 10:44AM in News

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Microsoft takes action against Immersion

Microsoft takes action against Immersion

Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft has turned the tables on joypad rumble specialists Immersion by filing a lawsuit against the company which itself took legal action against Microsoft and Sony ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 19th 2007 at 12:30PM in News
Further Sixaxis rumblings emerge

Further Sixaxis rumblings emerge

Sony has given its strongest hint yet that a revised PS3 joypad featuring rumble technology is in the pipeline, with God of War II developer Cory Barlog saying that he ...
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 14th 2007 at 11:30AM in News
GDC: SCEA paves road to rumble

GDC: SCEA paves road to rumble

Spong reports that Jack Tretton, chief executive of Sony Computer Entertainment America, has added further weight to speculation that rumble is returning to PlayStation controllers.

by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 7th 2007 at 3:45PM in News
Sony settles Immersion lawsuit

Sony settles Immersion lawsuit

Next Generation reports that the long-lasting suit between Sony Computer Entertainment and force feedback technology firm Immersion has finally been settled, and the two companies have already announced a new ...
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 2nd 2007 at 10:45AM in News