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Naughty Dog holds the controller's future

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception is real, announced by Sony for a release in 2011, most likely around Christmas time. Playable in stereoscopic 3D, its duck-and-cover gunplay would be a perfect fit for PlayStation Move yet the announcement makes no mention of Move support. It's Got Form: Forget the huge number...

Our Q&A escaped the evil scientists

Games with names like Funky Lab Rat don't come around too often, so we're happy to welcome this title onto the PlayStation Store. Released in Europe today, with a worldwide release to follow, Funky Lab Rat is a puzzle platform game that puts you in the squeaky shoes of Diego, a rat with the ability to control...

What's the big deal?

We've reported on Move as an important factor in growing the accessory sector at retail, but with hardware and software figures falling year-on-year why is the success of plastic add-ons so important? Accessories Make Money: For retailers, accessories are key: profits made from add-ons far outweighs the margin on a new game or...

Imagine Sony's listening...

Capcom's boss David Reeves recently spoke about an evolved Move for PlayStation 4, which got us thinking: what improvements would you like to see in the Move? Here's a few ideas off the top of our glowing blue heads. Improved PlayStation Eye: The Move itself may be a nifty piece of kit, but the PlayStation Eye camera...

It took us a long time to get excited for the music game genre that exploded a few years back

Guitar Hero was never our cup of tea because we didn't like the music. Rock Band seemed stupid because we'd rather be in a real rock band than a plastic one. It was the release of The Beatles: Rock Band and DJ Hero that got us to buy into the "music game" culture. We enjoyed both games, but they..

Get Answers with These Qs

Get Fit with Mel B is the first fitness game for Move, although there's been plenty of sweat poured out in Sports Champions. We had plenty of questions about how Move was used in the upcoming workout title, so we collared developer Lightning Fish Games and demanded answers. Movemodo: First of all, please introduce yourself...

What do we make of it?

On September 17th, PlayStation Move launched across Europe with a fairly wide range of titles: EyePet: Move Edition showed the controller's cute side, but Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition catered to core gamers too. Now we've had a month in Move's company, it's a good time to take stock of the controller's impact and its future...

Our PSN RTS FAQ

We've been keeping a close eye on Seed Studio's fantasy real-time strategy Under Siege but things have been a little quiet over the past month as the team puts the finishing touches to the title. We fired off some questions to the Portuguese developer to find out more about its intriguing PlayStation Network release. Movemodo:...

Greetings, programs!

Twenty-eight years is a long time to wait for a sequel, but the follow-up film to the iconic Tron is almost upon us. One month before Tron Legacy arrives on our screens will come Tron Evolution, a game filling in some of the middle ground between both films, and Movemodo was fortunate enough to be invited to a preview event for...

Our last Flight Control HD themed competition was such a roaring success, Firemint's kindly supplied us with a batch of new codes to give away to three lucky readers

To be in with a chance of winning, all you've got to do is visit Firemint's Facebook page and hit the "Like" button just at the top. Once you've done that, fill in the form below (using a valid email address) and we'll pick..

We finally make it into the movies

A month or so ago we reported that UK studio Blitz Games had updated its popular BlitzTech framework for full Move support, potentially paving the way for motion control to be incorporated into countless British-developed games. The studio isn't just an engine creator however, with several of its own titles...

When we think of SOCOM, we don't necessarily think of a graphical power-house

But SOCOM: Special Forces is surprising in that regard. All credit to Zipper Interactive, they've crafted something technically stunning with their latest title. This is a different kind of SOCOM game. It conforms somewhat to the requirements of a modern-day third-person shooter, and as such the campaign might get under..

Having been anticipating Criterion's next racing game since Burnout: Paradise, we were initially somewhat disappointed watching others play Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

The game looked slower than Burnout Paradise, perhaps a result of the unfinished frame-rate. But once we got our hands on the game - much was forgiven. Criterion know racing games inside out, and it shows once again in Hot Pursuit..

Online multiplayer has slowly been getting more predictable

While every game attempts to gazump Call Of Duty by offering the exact same suite of features, we've been slowly playing less and less attention. Multiplayer used to be a feature that got us vastly excited about any game that supported it. Nowadays we spend 5-10 minutes seeing how a title implements Team Deathmatch before never touching..

The original inFamous was a success because of its silky smooth combat mechanics

They're still apparent in inFamous 2, though Sucker Punch has gone out of their was to improve the visual clarity of the open-world environment and up the number of combat mechanics at Cole's disposal. Our demo starts out with a bunch of super-natural goons for us to slice up with Cole's new melee weapon. A simple tap..

Medal Of Honor's multiplayer is a strange beast

We actually think there's a lot to like about it. But at the same time, it's so very familiar. The game doesn't appear to have any personality of its own; and while it's certainly beyond competent, it's also agonisingly akin to Call Of Duty. Our 16-player hands-on demo saw us checking out the game's team deathmatch component. There were three unique..

Dead Space is still one of our favourite games on PlayStation 3

Above all else, the atmosphere Visceral managed to deliver with their debut release remains unmatched. It was refreshing to see Dead Space 2 deliver that same sense of mystery. The game might not be set on the original Ishimura space-craft; but the teasing shadows and bright lights are still in tact. It's nice to have this generation's..

We've always liked flight combat titles here at PushSquare

Commercially they are somewhat of a niche product; and they do suffer from genre limitations. Realistically there is only so much you can do with a plane, gatling gun and a few rockets. MySims: Sky Heroes takes the gritty air combat format and makes it cute - a trait in itself which makes the game look fresh. It's worth noting from the off..

It struck us pretty early on, that we're going to be way more engrossed in Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow's story than its gameplay

From a narrative perspective, the game's cinematics and voice-acting are top-notch. Even the dark, European gothic style is inviting. But the gameplay doesn't quite live up to the presentation's precedent. The demo opens with a medieval town eclipsed in a tropical storm..

I've spent a good chunk of my week playing table-tennis

Don't be silly, I've not risked my life sharing the Youth Club's beaten down excuse for a table-tennis table with a group of hoods — I've been playing the sport in my living room via PlayStation Move. I've always been a fan of motion controls and, in particular, motion controlled sports games. But brilliant though it was, not even Wii Sports..

TV Superstars is nothing if not unusual

The Studio Cambridge-developed PlayStation Move party game is clearly a parody of British celebrity culture. But its presentation is so bonkers it's hard to believe that anyone outside of the UK will understand it. At least we can say it's "unique". Our demo started with an introduction to TV Superstars' guide character — a nice young lady with..

We go poolside with the developers

Two weeks ago we reported that PSN pool title Hustle Kings was set to receive an update bringing Move and stereoscopic 3D support. We tracked down the developers VooFoo Studios and fired a few questions their way. Movemodo: First of all, please introduce yourself and your role on Hustle Kings. John Kearney: Hey, my...

We've teamed up with the fine folks at Firemint to give you a chance to win your very own copy of the excellent Flight Control HD for PlayStation 3

In our review we described Firemint's air-traffic arcade game as "intuitive and addictive". Hit the jump to find out how you can take part. One random lucky winner will score a PSN download code for the PlayStation Move-supported title. All we..

Our biggest complaint with the excellent Sports Champions is that on a presentation level it's pretty flat

Let's be honest here, who is going to remember what Kenji and Giselle look like? Zindagi might have done an excellent job programming personality into the AI opponents, but their art team weren't on form designing the characters. That's fine, because Sports Champions is an enjoyable game..