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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.
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.
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.
Mar
09
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. **
Mar
09
Well the Blur Multiplayer beta has now started, for those of you who don’t know what the hell we are talking about let us fill you in. Blur is described as “The Ultimate Powered-up racing experience”. Drivers careen through real-world track locations packed with sneaky short cuts and hair-raising jumps. The game features over 50 licensed cars to help you pickup those power-ups and more.
The game’s story uses Bizarre Creations community based interface allowing players to build a network of rivals, allies and fans but also give the experience to players outside the game.
Blur Certainly is one of the games we are waiting for this year it packs high octane competitive racing with that social element we all so crave it will defiantly be one of the titles on our Games of The Year list this year. Don’t forget to Visit the Blue website at: http://www.blurthegame.com
Mar
07
A clear fan of the Halo franchise has decided to rip the recent multi-player trailer of Halo Reach to shreds and examine every possibly detail shown. The information contained is of course part speculative and part fact but this makes an interesting listen to anyway. I myself cant wait for the reach beta after this. What did you think of the trailer? Tell me in the comments.
Activision have made a worrying prediction about there prize pig World of Warcraft, according to a risk assessment the MMO giant could be toppled by the social gaming scene.
Speaking in its 10k annual report Activision said ”We also compete with other forms of interactive entertainment, Such as casual games like iPhone applications and other mobile phone games, and games developed for use by consumers on social networking sites.”
“Future increased consumer acceptance and increases in the availability of such games or other online games, or technological advances in online game software or the Internet, could result in a decline in platform-based software and negatively impact sales of our console and hand-held products.
“Newer technological advances in online game software may also render products such as World of Warcraft obsolete.”
In 2009 Call of Duty, Guitar Hero and World of Warcraft made up 68 per cent of Activision’s net revenues this makes worrying reading for Activision as losing one of these could seriously effect them.
“A substantial portion of our revenue and profitability will depend on the subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game category. If we do not maintain our leadership position in this category, our financial results could suffer,” Activision added.
Worrying times at Activision.
Atari has Today announced that the Test Drive Franchise is back with Test Drive Unlimited 2, Eden studios developer of the original Test Drive are back at the wheel once again driving the game onto PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.
As of yet there is no mention of a release date.
“The first Test Drive Unlimited innovated the racing genre with an immersive online and offline experience – over 1 million players created online accounts. Test Drive Unlimited 2 blends the single player and multiplayer experiences seamlessly, creating a dynamic world of unique content and challenges. Test Drive Unlimited 2 is “always live,” with automatic updates and seamless online/offline integration. A revamped single player narrative mode can be played offline or as part of the multiplayer experience.”
“After the highly successful Test Drive Unlimited which redefined the genre with massively open online racing, Test Drive Unlimited 2 will be an innovative evolution in racing games, expanding its unparalleled multiplayer experience and immersing players in a world full of new online content and lifestyle customization.” said Jeff Lapin, CEO of Atari, SA. “The game fits squarely into our strategy of moving online and generating new revenue streams while maintaining our current retail business.”