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James started his career in video games as News Editor on Nintendo Life. Since leaving in 2012 to join Nintendo of Europe, James has risen through the ranks to become NoE's Senior Product PR & Corporate Communications Manager.
Out Today Tuesday 15th March 2011 (North America)
Three Move games out today
With just one week to go until PlayStation Move Heroes, three Moves games have hit the market to attempt to convince you to part with your money before the six heroes fly in next week. Here's what's out this week Top Spin 4: 2K Sports leads the charge of tennis games on Move — ignoring last year's woeful Racquet Sports...
Talking Point Should Move Controls Become the FPS Standard?
Can you go back to twin sticks?
There's been plenty of praise given to Killzone 3's PlayStation Move controls: precise and engaging, they help to take Guerilla Games' sci-fi shooter into the upper reaches of PlayStation 3 titles. Having spent major time with both control methods here at Movemodo, there's no doubt which scheme has the upper hand when...
Out Today PlayStation Move Heroes Demo (North America)
Non-Plussed
PlayStation Plus members lost their exclusivity on the PlayStation Move Heroes demo yesterday, as it's available from today for all PlayStation Network members across North America. With the game set for release in North America on 22nd March and following in Europe not long after — though the exact date is subject to some confusion...
News Tiger Woods 12 Demo Strokes PlayStation Network Today
EA chips in
You can get your hands on Tiger's wood from today, as EA releases a free Move-enabled demo for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters on PlayStation Network across North America. The free trial of the game shows off the new True View first-person perspective that will hopefully make those clutch shots easier to pull off. It'll also explain...
News PlayStation Move Heroes Euro-Bound in March
Serious-Sly
Fans of PlayStation franchises and PlayStation Move are just weeks away from ecstasy, as PlayStation Move Heroes is set for release in Europe this month, though the exact date fluctuates from source to source. Retail giants Gamestation and Game both have the game pegged for 25th March, while Sony's official site lists it for 30th March...
News Here's the SOCOM 4 Trophies You Ordered
Apart from the secret ones
Fresh from the details of the SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs beta last week, now Zipper Interactive has unleashed details of the Trophies you'll be able to earn in the finished game. Ranging from the super-simple to the sadistic, with a stack of hidden Trophies to unlock as well. The complete list is below, so start planning...
News Plus Members, Today's Your Last Chance for Move Heroes Demo
Comes down tomorrow
PlayStation Plus subscriber? Want to play the demo of PlayStation Move Heroes? You'd better get downloading pronto, as the free trial will disappear into the PlayStation Network wormhole tomorrow. The full game launches in North America on 22nd March so you won't have too long to wait until you can play the finished game. Be sure...
News Zipper Lets Fly with SOCOM 4 Beta Details
Kicking off on 15th March
Want to know how you can get to play SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs before it's out in April? We have the beta details for you right below. The first North American players will be invited to play from 15th March, one week before PlayStation Plus members get to take part. 29th March sees those who picked up a beta code with...
News Top Spin 4 World Tour Video Shows New Online Mode
Well seasoned
The battle for tennis supremacy on Move is heating up, as 2K Sports has shown off the new online World Tour mode for Top Spin 4. Players will be able to take part in week-long seasons that will challenge them to enter and win tournaments each day, with the world's top players announced on a Sunday and experience bonuses dished out...
News Third-Party Move Controllers On the Way in April
From Snakebyte
Back in November we brought you shots of the first third party Move controllers from Snakebyte, with the expected release date set for January 2011. As you probably already surmised from their invisibility on shop shelves across the world, this date passed without event, but the controllers are now expected to launch worldwide in...
News Swing Around with Move-Enabled Top Spin 4 Demo
North America only
Challenger for the crown of "top tennis title on Move", Top Spin 4 wants you to make up your own mind with a new Move-enabled demo available on the PlayStation Store in North America only. The demo puts you in a tie break match at the US Open, with some of the world's top tennis players available to choose from. You'll...
News SOCOM Special Forces Beta Comes to PlayStation Plus
Hits Europe on 23rd March
Tactical shooter SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs — known as SOCOM: Special Forces in Europe — isn't just the focus of the most awesome Move bundle, it's also getting a playable beta in the next few weeks. PlayStation Plus subscribers across Europe can get access to the beta on 23rd March, more details of which will be...
News Move.Me Will Bring Move Development to the Masses
New project announced
You may remember a January rumour that we could see fan-made Move games come to PC. It's no longer just a rumour though, as Sony has announced Move.Me, a software suite coming to PS3 and PC later this year. John McCutchan explains the system more meaningfully than we could try, so it's over to him to explain what Move.Me does:...
News Dungeon Defenders Goes Cross-Platform with PC, iOS and Android
We can all get along
Upcoming dungeon genre-blender Dungeon Defenders isn't just coming to PlayStation 3: it's on the way to Windows and devices running iOS and Android, too. Developer Trendy Entertainment has just announced at Game Developers' Conference that all four platforms will be fully cross-compatible, meaning gamers on PS3, Windows, iPhone...
News Dungeon Hunter: Alliance Levels Up with New Trailer
Screenshots +3 too
Gameloft's dungeon crawler Dungeon Hunter: Alliance is coming together neatly, as this new trailer and fresh screenshots at the bottom show. Offering Move support that replicates PC mouse controls, the game is fully playable in four-player online or local co-operative play, offering a range of character classes, upgrades and even...
News Killzone 3 Beats Bulletstorm to Top UK Charts
Gunning down opponents
The long-awaited Killzone 3 blew up all-comers in the UK charts this week, outselling every other game to make it all the way to the top. The week's other high-profile release was Epic Games' multiplatform Bulletstorm which, in its Xbox 360-exclusive Epic Edition comes with beta access to Gears of War 3, but not even the...
News Get Down with StarDrone in Europe This Week
Beats North America
PlayStation Network gets its next PlayStation Move title on Wednesday in the very spacey form of StarDrone from Ukrainian studio Beatshapers. Billed as a mix of arcade action, pinball, Breakout, physics and collect-the-objects, it makes most sense in video form, so we've embedded a gameplay video at the bottom. The game will cost...
News Valve Explains Why You Can't Use Move in Portal 2
For real this time
The German PlayStation blog announced Portal 2 has Move support, then quick as a flash Valve said that Portal 2 doesn't have Move support. Now the company's spoken about the mix-up and revealed why the controller won't feature in its upcoming puzzle adventure. Valve writer Chet Faliszek spoke to Euro
News This SOCOM 4 PlayStation Move Bundle Really Has Everything
It should for $149.99
Earlier we reported on the new 5-player co-operative missions in SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs, and now we have the first sighting of the game's behemoth-like PlayStation Move bundle launching alongside the game on 19th April. Called the Full Deployment Edition, the package contains everything you need to start off with PlayStation...
News Heavy Rain Falls to Low Price on Greatest Hits Range
Only $29.99
Every so often Sony brings new titles into its PlayStation Greatest Hits range, and now Heavy Rain has joined MAG as the second Move-enabled title in the budget selection. Available across the United States and Canada from today for around $29.99, the game bears the "Director's Cut" subtitle denoting it contains the game's...
News SOCOM 4 Rolls Out with 5-Player Co-Op Missions
Stand tall, soldier
SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs is the next big shooter lined up for Move, heading to North America on 19th April with a newly announced co-operative mode that puts up to five players in a set of unique missions. There'll be two main modes to tackle, Takedown and Espionage. The first is a search-and-destroy mission against opponents,...
Rumour Child of Eden Coming to PlayStation Move
The evidence mounts
We know that you'll be able to play Rez successor Child of Eden on Kinect, but although the game is heading to PlayStation 3 there's been no official confirmation from Ubisoft that the game will support the PlayStation Move controller. However, a recent report from IGN has added fuel to the growing speculation that Sony's motion...
Review de Blob 2 (PlayStation 3)
Pass with flying colours?
The first de Blob on Wii was a critical success and didn’t sell too badly either, shifting around a million copies for publisher THQ and proving Wii platformers didn’t need to feature a famous mascot to be successful. Now the series has gone multiplatform, with the PS3 version fully compatible with PlayStation Move and...
News Virtua Tennis 4 Announced for May Release in North America
Europe gets it earlier
Move is sure to see a real tennis tussle this year: 2K Sports' Top Spin 4 and Virtua Tennis 4 will go head-to-head on the motion controller, with Sega's title following its opponent onto centre court in May. European gamers get Virtua Tennis 4 on April 29th, with a North American release to follow on May 10th, giving European...
