PDP (Performance Designed Products) has launched the Marvel Versus Fighting Pad for Xbox 360. The Versus is a wired six button gaming controller designed for AAA fighting games. It features micro switch activators for the thumb stick and the front 6 buttons to give the user that true arcade feel and accuracy when playing fighting games. Its thumb stick is custom designed and constructed to act like a real arcade joystick but with the more comfortable and compact feel of a thumb pad. The Marvel Versus Fighting Pad will be available on 14 February for $39.99. [pdp][engadget]

Coming soon for Xbox 360 fans is a slick new fighting pad from Performance Designed Products (PDP) featuring stunning artwork of Marvel super heroes and super villain’s battling it out! Designed to specifically appeal to both fight game fans and Marvel comics enthusiasts, this new game pad has been put together with high-quality parts and features a unique design and explosive artwork taken from the pages of one of Marvel’s biggest events of 2010: Siege. Naturally labelled the Marvel Edition Versus Fighting Pad, this device will be

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