Good things are happening to the PS3. Sony's got high hopes for it, of course, and it looks like analysts concur, pegging it as the top dog in the September hardware sales charts. The gamers -- the lifeblood of the whole video game industry -- are also in for a treat. There's talk of new games, the impending arrival of Uncharted 2 and the new Ratchet & Clank adventure, and what's this? Resistance 3?

From a blogger's perspective, having to go, "PS3 motion controller this, PS3 motion controller that" over and over can get pretty tiresome. I've wanted a name for this thing for quite some time now, and if the new rumors have it right, I'm about to get my wish. According to this rumor, the name is short, single-syllable, and points to the color-changing orb topping the wand. The new name for the PS3 motion controller might be "Sphere."

The Sony HQ in Japan recently filed a patent for "TouchEngine" which, from what it seems, could be used in a variety of hardware ranging from, mobile phones, gaming controllers, to audio/video media devices. With the PSP Go and the PS3 motion controller well on their way, will this pave the way for Sony's next piece of hardware? More details after the jump.

About two months ago, we got our first look at new colors for the DualShock 3, "Metallic Blue" and "Deep Red." Since it's TGS, it's announcement time. Sony Computer Entertainment Japan made the confirmation, and these two shiny new controllers will be adding some more personality to the PS3's controller collection.

When you're the big boss of a major third party publisher that's responsible for some of the biggest and best-looking franchises in gaming, people listen to what you have to say about gaming technology. Speaking with the Financial Times, Square Enix big man Yoichi Wada shared a few words on the motion control technology surrounding the 7th gen consoles. His take? Wada-sama seems unimpressed.

Leave it to the guys at NeoGAF to dig up some pretty cool bits of info. This one comes from what appears to be the leaked details of a meeting between Sega and Sony, where future plans between the two companies were brought up the table. Wouldn't you know it? The details even come with a possible release window for the PS3 motion controller.

Sony's dynamic duo of Richard Marks and Anton Mikhailov are back again with another video showing off their upcoming motion controller. We've already seen the controller's journey from the drawing board to the prototype stage, and now the two are taking a look back at the E3 09 demo in more detail.

Whether you're a PS3, Xbox 360, or PC gamer, Mad Catz has you covered when it comes to Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, and PC). The third-party peripheral maker has unveiled the new fancy controllers and accessories they have in store for the game. Images and text walls after the jump.

QJ reader Fade3e sent us an email to show his very own modded PS3 controller. Apparently, he saw the new blue controllers on the shelf, and realized that red would go much better with the black buttons. So, he painted the town red himself.

If none of the designs featured in the earlier MadCatz Street Fighter IV (PS3, Xbox 360) fightsticks appealed to you, maybe the ones splashed on these new sticks will.