GDC 10: Sony Playstation GDC Keynote Recap.

Sony held a keynote in San Francisco as part of GDC tonight. Lots of things were announced including Sony’s new motion control solution, the Playstation Move. Here’s a full recap of tonight’s events:

• Playstation Motion Controller unveiled. Will appeal to the hardcore and casual gamers. The controller will be officially named the Playstation Move.
• Modnation Racers reconfirmed for the Spring.
• Gran Turismo 5 will ship this year. Sony’s promised.
• Sony saving some surprises for E3.
• Playstation Move starter kit: Playstation Eye, game, Controller. Will also launch with a hardware system. Sony’s biggest effort of the year. Starter kit will be under $100.
• Gladiator Duel (working title) announced for Playstation Move. Is basically an arena combat game. Controls look incredibly accurate. Part of a bigger game Sports Champions. Also incldes Ping-Pong.
• Move Party is an augmented reality party game. It’s pretty amazing. A big deal for casual gamers. Super-imposes the player into the game.
• LittleBigPlanet will be integrated with Playstation Move. Allows instant co-op play — one player as Sackboy. Another as an object manipulator.
• Motion Fighters is a street fighting game designed for Playstation Move. Has a pretty gritty look to it. Real punching rather than waggling.
• Playstation Move will include a sub controller, Move’s nunchuck accessory.
• SOCOM 4 will be a Playstation Move game. Demoes using the Playstation Move and Sub-controller accessory. Looks like a lot of fun. Aiming looks good. Plays like a Wii game in HD.
• Sony announced that virtually every third-part publisher are working on Playstation Move. Activision, SEGA, all names brought up.
• More announcements to come regarding Playstation Move in the near future.

Sony concluded by confirming that Playstation Move will be playable at GDC for all those attending the event at San Francisco. That was a pretty big blow out.

Sackboy Might Be Making A Return This Year? You Betcha.

We knew there was more to Sony’s Media Molecule purchase than was originally being let on. And VG247 might just have slipped the first hint of a rumour on the matter. They claim that Sony are set to release a product called “LBP2″ this year — have a wild stab at what that game might be, folks.

Media Molecule categorically stated they wouldn’t do a sequel to LittleBigPlanet last year, so exactly what they craft here is unknown.

Guess what though, Sony are holding a press conference as part of GDC this week. Expect some big Playstation news.

Nathan Drake (Uncharted).

There have been a number of stand-out Playstation characters who define this generation of Playstation content, but we’ve hand-picked the cream of the crop. Those who have made the list represent exceptional character design, and go some way to defining the Playstation 3’s line-up thus far.

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The LittleBigPlanet Character Packs Continue To Astound Us In Their Quality.

This amazing LittleBigPlanet character pack based around Sony and Level-5’s White Knight Chronicles is due for release on February 25th. It’ll come with a pack of stickers so you can create your own WKC themed levels in Sackland.

Sacko's Popping Out The Screen In Full 3D. You Just Need A New TV To See It.

Eurogamer got to go eyes-on with a host of Playstation products at Evolution Studios’ (MotorStorm) office this week. Of the things at the event were a host of Playstation 3 titles running in 3D. One such game running in 3D was LittleBigPlanet.

And according to Eurogamer’s Richard Leadbetter, the 3D imaging actually improves the game, given the levels of hate that were aimed at LBP’s three-paned view. “Stereoscopic 3D puts an end to that,” Leadbetter writes, “Ensuring each of the parallax elements occupies its own distinct area within the 3D space.”

So, erm, that’s a good thing then!

We'd Absolutely Love To Win A Sackie. We're Not Patient Enough Though.

It’s been a full year since Sony launched Media Molecule’s beautifully innovative LittleBigPlanet. That means a full year of user generated content, and Media Molecule are to honour all those who made the best levels in the annual “Sackademy Awards.”

One award has been handed out to Anpostteller for “Best Visuals and use of Special Effects in a Level,” on his “Post-Apocalyptic” creation. The level is fucking amazing by the way.

There are more awards to come.

Aww, Look At That Lovely Swimming Sackboy.

If there’s one game we’re itching to stick back inside our system it’s LittleBigPlanet. We know there’s no excuse for not delving back into the ludicrously whimsical world, after all, people are making great content all the time. We just need that lure of professionally developed content to bring us back. And thankfully, a trophy listing on PS3Trophies (via TSA) suggest that’s exactly what’s coming.

The trophies, detailed below, seem to hint at the previously announced water DLC alongside a bunch of new levels to get the creative juices flowing.

Now all we need is a date. Please be Christmas, Media Molecule. Please.

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