Rumble gamepad announced for PS3

The first Dualshock PlayStation 3 wireless controller has been announced by Sony - and it will come complete with the eagerly-awaited rumble function.

The rumble feature seen on the PlayStation 2 gamepad was something enjoyed by many gamers and up until now it has proved a widely-missed option from the PS3 console.

The new peripheral, which will be released in Japan in November, also incorporates the motion-sensing feature of the Sixaxis controller.

No news on a UK launch date has yet been announced, but Sony has confirmed that the following list of games will be compatible with the new device:

The Darkness – 2K Games
FIFA franchise (title name TBD) – EA
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars – Activision
Soldier of Fortune – Activision
Biohazard 5 – Capcom
Devil May Cry 4 – Capcom
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena – Vivendi Games
Dark Sector - D3 Publishe
Turok – Disney
Highlander – Eidos
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men – Eidos
Burnout Paradise – EA
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots – Konami
Legendary: The Box – Gamecock
To End All Wars – Ghostlight
Dynasty Warriors 6 – KOEI
Fatal Inertia – KOEI
Blacksite: Area 51 – Midway
TNA Wrestling – Midway
Unreal Tournament 3 – Midway
Wheelman – Midway
Condemned 2 – Sega
Iron Man – Sega
The Club – Sega
The Crucible – Sega
The Incredible Hulk – Sega
Blast Factor – Sony Computer Entertainment
echochrome – Sony Computer Entertainment
Elefunk – Sony Computer Entertainment
Folklore – Sony Computer Entertainment
Go! Sports Ski – Sony Computer Entertainment
Heavenly Sword – Sony Computer Entertainment
High Velocity Bowling – Sony Computer Entertainment
MLB 08: The Show – Sony Computer Entertainment
MotorStorm – Sony Computer Entertainment
NBA 08 – Sony Computer Entertainment
PAIN – Sony Computer Entertainment
Rat Race – Sony Computer Entertainment
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction – Sony Computer Entertainment
Resistance: Fall of Man – Sony Computer Entertainment
Snakeball – Sony Computer Entertainment
Formula One Championship Edition – Sony Computer Entertainment
SOCOM: Confrontation – Sony Computer Entertainment
Super Stardust HD – Sony Computer Entertainment
Prototype – Vivendi Games
Toy Home – Sony Computer Entertainment
Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune – Sony Computer Entertainment
Warhawk – Sony Computer Entertainment
WipEout HD – Sony Computer Entertainment
GripShift – Sony Online Entertainment
NBA 2K8 – 2K Sports
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas – UbiSoft
Destroy All Humans 3 – THQ
Stuntman Ignition – THQ
Assassin’s Creed – UbiSoft
Beowulf – UbiSoft
Haze – UbiSoft
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 – UbiSoft