Sony’s Motion Control technology for the PlayStation 3 will feature facial recognition controls, it has been claimed.

New details of Sony’s PS3 Motion Control technology suggest that it could be a real rival to Microsoft’s Project Natal developments.

Speaking to the Mirror, Sony’s Paul Holman hinted at what Motion Control could be capable of, adding that "anything is possible".

He told the newspaper: "We have a lot of libraries in this space already to do with facial recognition, spatial recognition and gesture control.

"At the end of the day game designers and developers have to think about how they put them together."

Sony showed off its Motion Control at its E3 conference last month.

The wireless wand is capable of being tracked with the PS3 EyeToy camera, but is still in its prototype stage.

There are even suggestions that the wand has the potential to better Nintendo Wii’s MotionPlus technology add-on for its motion-sensitive remote controller.

Nintendo has announced a series of events to celebrate the release of its Wii Sports Resort title.

The landmark video game is set to launch across the UK and Ireland on July 24th and will be bundled with the Nintendo Wii MotionPlus accessory.

Nintendo’s Wii MotionPlus has been specially designed to track Wii players’ movements in greater detail and with higher precision.

This is intended to enhance the game playing experience, allowing players to become more involved in the action, such as replicating body movements more accurately.

Free giveaways and an opportunity to play the new game will take place throughout the UK, including in London, Leeds and Birmingham.

There will also be a chance to win a luxury water sports and beach holiday in Greece, to celebrate the hotly-anticipated game.

Meanwhile, further new titles and mini-games have been promised by Nintendo that will take advantage of the new technology.

Microsoft could launch a streaming music service for Xbox Live "imminently", it has been suggested.

Speaking to the Telegraph, executive producer of Microsoft MSN Peter Bale explained that the service would be similar to the Spotify music service.

Crucially for gamers, he hinted that the service could be available on the Xbox 360 console.

He told the newspaper: "Music is an important area for Microsoft. We are looking at launching a music streaming service imminently.

"We are looking at how other similar businesses have structured their business models and trying to figure out what will work best for both consumer and Microsoft."

The Xbox 360 console appears to be particularly popular during the recession.

Director of product management for Xbox 360 Aaron Greenberg told Team Xbox’s news team that the Xbox 360 is the only console seeing growth "year-over-year".

He added: "We are also the fastest growing system right now in the top five European markets."

The latest piece of Fallout 3 downloadable content will be released on Microsoft’s Xbox Live on August 3rd, it has been revealed.

Mothership Zeta sees adventurers stumbling across an alien aircraft before being kidnapped by the orbiting outlanders.

Developers Bethesda believe this latest episode in the Fallout 3 saga takes the game in an entirely new direction, including meeting new characters and supporting them in their bid to escape the alien captors.

Screenshots of the new version of the game were recently released, showing a massive intricate spacecraft interior.

Players will gain access to new costumes and weapons, such as the Alien Atomizer, Alien Disintegrator and Drone Cannon for this latest adventure.

The on-ship battle takes the player throughout the level to the alien aircraft bridge, where they can secure their escape and learn secrets about the alien’s vast master plan.

Xbox 360 customers can purchase the new game for 800 points, although PlayStation 3 owners will have to wait a little longer to get the new content on their consoles.