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Play a PS3 FPS like a PC FPS with FragFX Piranha

Splitfish has released a pretty neat looking controller for your PS3 that’s supposed to make FPS games easier to control. Well, easier to control if you typically play FPS games on a computer and are used to having a mouse. The FragFX Piranha is a $49.95 controller that splits the PS3 controller in half, so analog and D-pad controls are in your left hand and you have a mouse to use with your right…

CES 2010 Hands On: Splitfish Dual SFX Evolution controller

I never thought I could comfortably play a racing game with one hand but I was proven wrong. The Dual SFX Evolution had a good weight, easy to access buttons and had remarkably accurate motion controls. Unlike the Wii’s motion controls that uses a sensor bar, the Dual SFX Evolution uses infrared just like the DualShock 3. I didn’t have to point the controller at the screen to get the car to move the way I wanted.

CES 2010: SplitFish to reveal three new PS3 controllers

The 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2010) is still a few weeks away and companies are starting to release details about the products to be showcased at the event.

CES, taking place January 7 through 10, 2010, in Las Vegas, Nevada (USA), is known as the event where new and exciting technologies are debuted and SplitFish hopes to take PS3 controllers in a totally new direction with three offerings.

First is the Dual SFX Evolution controller which resembles a DualShock 3 PS3 controller that has been split in two pieces. The controller is wireless, features motion controls and can be used for different gaming genres such as sports and FPS titles. If those features don’t set the Dual SXF Evolution apart from any other controller then its ability to have upgradable firmware certainly does. The motion controls can also be customized for either controller to fit your individual tastes.

E3 2009: A few not-to-be forgotten companies and a handful of hardware offerings

There are many other companies attending E3 besides those big namers, some of which are promoting only a game or two or maybe showing off a few gaming peripherals.

Here’s a quick look at goodies promised to be on display at E3 by seven companies you might not have been paying particular attention to including ijji, Penguin, SplitFish, Graffiti, Tritton, Innex and PPC.