Mar
12
2010
Bethesda sent us their latest cinematic trailer for Brink, their upcoming FPS. Watch, enjoy and don’t forget to tell us what you think in the comments!
Well in case you missed the announcement yesterday at GDC, Sony’s Motion Control technology will be called ‘Playstation Move’.
The whole package will launch for the holidays and will be available for under a $100 and will contain a game, the move wand and a PS Eye camera.
What’s more interesting is the ‘nunchuck’ like add-on Sony also showed us, yes folks it’s a nunchuck. Sony is looking to take on the Wii’s heavy market share in Motion Control and they think they can do it. And do it well.
“Nothing has ever been this precise, this responsive,” said Shuhei Yoshida, head of Sony Worldwide Studios.
He said that the device was “more precise, immersive and responsive” than rival controllers, and that it “breathes new life into new game genres”.
Sony’s Peter Dille, head of hardware marketing at SCEA, added that there was “not a high level of precision” in the Wii which gives PS3 Move the advantage as precision “drives the core gamer”.
Sony is already marketing Move aggressively with impressive on stage demo’s at places like GDC they are really trying to push it out the door and into Nintendo’s face.
Mar
11
2010
A firmware update that will give the Ps3 ‘Full’ 3D capabilities will launch on June 10th according to comments from Sony via Reuters.
“The maker of the PlayStation 3 game console plans to release 3D game software around June in time for TV launch”
The update will coincide with the launch of Sony’s 3D TV range which they hope will rival Samsung, the update will allow PS3 consoles to be able to display compatible Blu-Ray fulsm in 3D as well as Sony’s upcoming 3D range of games, users will need a compatible TV (Which apparently arrive in the UK in June, Convenient.) but we’re guessing Sony will only be to happy to supply you with one of those as well as a pair of 3D specs which you will also require.
To date Ubisoft’s Avatar is the only game to offer a 3D mode, though the upcoming Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition will also offer a limited selection of 3D levels but if the whole 3D hullabaloo kicks up again expect many new 3D capable titles to be on the shelf this holiday.
UPDATE: Reader Guy 3DTV dug up some information and it looks like the upcoming Batman title will not be in 3D. Check the comments section for more details!
Thanks, Guy 3DTV!
We are all looking forward to the incoming release of the new Command and Conquer title but what’s that I hear you cry, you want a digital download?
No problem CNC4 will be available for purchase via Steam, shipping March 16th the game will still require a ‘Persistent’ internet, an EA Account and a serial code. Registrations are limited to one EA Account per serial and are non-transferable.
Steam also list the system requirements for the game which are available after the break, also available via Steam is the full game manual available for download right now.
Mar
10
2010
With the announcement of the Playstation MOVE hot off the presses we have some new games to look forward to that will show off Moves power.
The first game in the list is a sports game called Sports Champions. This is evidently Sony’s version of Wii sports but in a lot better graphics. So far only two of the game types where shown and these where a Gladiator Type game mode where you get to smash enemy’s up in a arena with different weapons, it looks quite fun and bloody. The other game is Wii Table Tennis.. but I’m sure no-one minds playing table tennis again when it looks this much nicer.
Sony has just confirmed in there GDC talk that the motion controller is called move. Sony are currently calling it a new gen in motion controller and they just thanked Nintendo as inspiration and called that the Wii was a great idea. Its apparently incredibly advanced and so sensitive that its very precise. WOW.
Live Updates after the break.
Earlier this week a dispute popped up between popular publishers Activision, and the Call of Duty 2, 4, and Modern Warfare 2 developer Infinity Ward. The two top men at Infinity Ward, the founders Vince West and Jason Zampella, were fired by Activision for disputes in the creative future of the Call of Duty series. Activision also has announced that this years Call of Duty will be developed by Treyarch while leaving the year afters for a new company. Infinity Ward will seemingly not have another CoD game out until 2011.
What is foreseen as the “JRPG of the year,” Final Fantasy XIII, will release in the US on Tuesday. While it seemed to get positive feedback in Japan, now that the game is coming stateside, some reviews have been coming out, and they have generally been worse than expected.
Mar
09
2010
Harmonix have always been one of those developers that your never sure what they’re going to do next, today Harmonix via their Rock Band Facebook group announced that they are in fact creating Rock Band 3 and it will be available this Holiday Season.
The game, which will be published by MTV Games and distributed by Electronic Arts, will innovate and revolutionize the music genre once again, just as Harmonix did with the original Rock Band, Rock Band 2 and The Beatles: Rock Band.
This weeks Rock Band DLC release contains tracks from The Futureheads, The James Gang, Neil Peart, Shaimus, and a 3 pack from The White Stripes.
Available on Xbox 360 and Wii (March 9) and PlayStation 3 system (March 11):
• The Futureheads – “Decent Days & Nights”
• The Futureheads – “Hounds of Love”
• The James Gang – “Walk Away”
• Neil Peart – “The Hockey Theme” *
• Shaimus – “All of This” *
• Shaimus – “Tie You Down” *
• The White Stripes – “Fell in Love with a Girl”
• The White Stripes – “Seven Nation Army”
• The White Stripes – “You Don’t Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You’re Told)”
(All tracks are original master recordings)
These tracks will be available for purchase as “The White Stripes Pack 02” as well as individual tracks on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system, and as individual tracks only on Wii.
Price: £.99 UK (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track
£2.49 UK (440 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for “The White Stripes Pack 02”
(200 Wii Points™) per track
Tracks marked with “*” are 99 cents per track
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change. **