Connect a PS2 Controller to your 360

I'm not sure why you would do such a thing, but this is very cool from Engadget

EA Announce Next Harry Potter Game

Electronic Arts and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced that the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix videogame is in development. The game is scheduled for a July 2007 release to coincide with the Warner Bros. Pictures film based on J.K. Rowling's fifth book of the same title.

"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the first in the franchise that we have developed for the next generation consoles," said Harvey Elliott, Executive Producer at EA UK. "Together with current generation versions, we are creating an immersive and, above all, faithful Harry Potter experience that will both accurately reflect the world showcased in the film and also delight fans of all ages."

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is scheduled for release for the Nintendo Wii, PlayStation3, Xbox 360, PlayStation2, PSP, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance and Windows PC.

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Atari God & Founder Mocks PS3

The man responsible for founding Atari, Nolan Bushnell, has started the next round of console feuds. Claiming the PS1 and PS2 were only successful due to 'timing' and that is something the PS3 doesn't have.

He believes Sony faces an upwards struggle due to the price points and release strategy, and have 'shot themselves in the foot' but he also let on that he is quite impressed with what he has seen of the machine and wouldn't call it a failure just yet.

Well that's one good thing for Sony, they're not failures yet....

Until the next round...

GameDaily has graded the consoles so you don't have to

Consoles have been graded on their games, price and future products.

DS: A
Xbox 360: A
Wii: A-
PS2: B+
PS3: B+
PSP: B
GameCube: C
Xbox: D

Thanks to GameDaily

Fitness machine for child gamers

I don't see this catching on, somehow...

A machine has been invented to encourage children to work out while they are playing computer games. The Step2Play step exercise machine links directly to a child's computer games console. The game's controller will only work if the child keeps up a constant pre-set rate of exercise.

Because the system only controls the game's controller, and not the game itself, it can be used with any Playstation game. The game pauses while the controller is inactive. Two players can use different steppers and controllers to play two-player games. The machine also has a parental over-ride and is aimed at youngsters under the age of 12.

Thanks to the BBC