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PlayStation Move review: The hardware and experience

Four years after the arrival of Wii, Sony's take on motion controlled gaming is finally here. Well, at least it's here at Joystiq, where we got our hands on the final hardware and initial lineup of games a couple of weeks in advance of the peripheral's September 19 North American debut. I spent several days with Move, from the initial unboxing to putting my thoughts on the hardware together for ...

Broad and England shine before the darkness falls

The Fourth Test was thrown into turmoil last night after Pakistan were accused of being part of a betting scam. With events on the field having moved irrevocably England's way, the tourists were apparently revealed to have agreed to fix certain parts of the match by the deliberate bowling of no-balls.

Great day for records and wrecking as England excel

By last night the transformation was complete. From a position of utter calamity on the second morning, England were in complete control of the Fourth Test. Ugly ducklings have never become such resplendent swans, riches so wondrous never achieved from rags so wretched. All in all, it was a typical day for Pakistan.