Interested to find out more about the Tekken 6 (Xbox 360, PS3) fight stick bundle that Namco Bandai will be releasing? Then you're in luck today, cos Game Director/ Producer Katsuhiro Harada let out the information we've all been craving to hear.

Excited about the modifications popping out one by one in the PlayStation 3 hack scene lately? So are we. To keep your cravings at bay, we're bringing you this video that MacSolidWorks uploaded that shows the PS3 being opened up and modded to have a USB port out back instead of the front. Go to the full article to read the details and watch the clip.

One of the most anticipated games for the Sony PS3, Sony PS2, and Microsoft Xbox 360 is MTV Games and Harmonix' Rock Band, and since we know you're all waiting for its release, we've got good news for you. Harmonix has announced that the game has gone gold and is currently in final production. From the looks of it, Rock Band's Special Edition Bundle for the Xbox 360 and the Sony PS3 will meet its announced November 20 release date, while the PS2 version's Special Edition Bundle is still slated for a December 18 release.

After much anticipation and speculations, Rock Band (Xbox 360, PS3) is finally ready to (rock and) roll this November, and the instruments are tagged with what they're worth. Harmonix producer Daniel Sussman sat down with GameSpot to discuss what's in store for aspiring rock stars.

It'll take around US$ 200 to purchase all of Rock Band's peripherals and set up the ultimate gig with your pals, which is why compatibility of previously owned third-party controllers with the game is quite welcome.

Fortunately, as Sussman said, guitar models that follow open-controller standards of the Xbox 360 and PS3 should work. The official Stratocaster made for Rock Band hosts a plethora of bonus features, but Harmonix made sure that those who prefer other guitar controllers can enjoy too.

Xbox 360 peripherals are wired, but the console only has three USB ports. To make up for it, "the Xbox 360 Rock Band Special Edition bundle will include a USB hub," Sussman commented. Other than that limitation, no problems surfaced when devs had to come up with wireless instruments. Sussman told GameSpot:

The most challenging thing with the drums was satisfying different people's playing styles. We had to plan for people who hit lightly and people who wail on our drum set. Personally, I'm very satisfied with where we ended up.

Now that we're shaking our rockin' boots in excitement, what's next after Rock Band reaches households? Looks like we can keep our fingers crossed for premium-quality instruments and PC-compatible drum sets, because Sussman didn't deny the possibility of these hitting the market.

At the moment, online sessions don't allow bandmates to hear their vocalist; there's no word if this will change soon. Recording performances doesn't seem to be a feature that will appear in the near future neither, as Sussman believes that "the magic of the performance really happens outside of the game, in the living room with the people playing the game." His suggestion: buy a video camera.

Genesys Logic Incorporated (GLI) might just have become the harbinger of good news to PS3 fans the world over when the company revealed that it is positive about its shipments in 2007.

As a USB hub controller and card reader supplier for Sony's PS3, GLI's positive outlook could mean that we'll be seeing huge leaps in the number of PS3s shipped this year.

GLI supplies combo card reader controller and USB 2.0 hub ICs for the high-end PS3 model and supplies USB hub ICs for the entry-level PS3.

Sony has now risen as the largest customer of GLI after sales of the PS3 began during the end of 2006, industry sources said.

GLI didn't reveal a concrete shipment forecast, so we're still left in the dark as to how many PS3s Sony plans to manufacture during the first quarter of the year. According to Digitimes, industry sources are saying that Sony's PS3 will be the major revenue filler for GLI in the first quarter of 2007.

It's only a few more days before both the Nintendo Wii and Sony PS3 launch, and while we've already talked about all possible aspects to these competing consoles, from graphics power to gaming lineups, we thought we'd round out the discussions with a comparison of their hardware.

Jason Chen over at Gizmodo recently posted this video regarding the USB charge cables for the PS3's SIXAXIS and Xbox 360's standard controller, and they've pointed out that the PS3's cable's a scant five feet long - one foot short of the viewing distance most Optometrists recommend.

Remember that both controllers are designed to be wireless, so these cables are only to be used for playing with a drained battery - that goes without saying that we cringe at the thought of playing that close to an HDTV screen. On a side note, Jason says you can theoretically plug the PS3's USB cable into laptop's port, a USB hub, or an Xbox 360 - we liked the last idea best.