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News Show Your Magic Moves in the Aragorn's Quest Sweepstakes to Win a PS3
Hit Sauron in the ring
If you fancy yourself as a bit of a gaming wizard, now's the time to put those arcane arcade skills to good use. Warner Bros. Interactive has launched a sweepstakes to promote its upcoming Tolkien epic Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest, asking fans to create their own augmented reality videos showing off their magical...
News John Daly's Prostroke Golf Continues To Make Impressive Use Of The PlayStation Move Controller
The awkward conversation is back
But so to are the impressive demonstrations of John Daly's Prostroke Golf's PlayStation Move implementation. This video might get a bit technical with the jargon, but what strikes us is how intuitive the game looks. Similarly to Sports Champions, Prostroke Golf takes real-life shot motions and intuitively maps them...
News This PlayStation Move Battle Rifle Is Absolutely Nonsense
The PlayStation Move zapper is cool because it looks like it come off the set of a bad sci-fi movie
(And by "bad" we mean "really, really" good.) This battle-rifle however is terrible. It's popped up on Amazon.com with an attached price of $29.99. No offence to the company manufacturing it (we know your children need to eat) —...
News EA Believes Move Can Snaffle Wii's Audience
Snaffle, verb: to snap up, to take cheekily
Take Two boss Ben Feder had his say about Wii gamers jumping ship to Move, but now EA's European senior Vice President Jens Uwe Intat has thrown his hat in the ring too. UK industry magazine MCV recently spoke to Intat and asked him if Move could convert Wii's audience: We’ve always hoped Nintendo would...
News Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath Gets Fresh Polygons For PlayStation 3
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath is being re-made for the PlayStation 3, and it's getting some extra polygons as part of the deal
The PlayStation Move-supported re-release will boast extra polygons as the game's visuals get an overhaul. Just Add Water's dev-blog reveals the changes in more clarity than we could possibly have the bandwidth to publish here...
News Sports Champions Outsells Guitar Hero 6 to Stick in UK Top 5
Slight dip for flagship title whilst others climb
Sports Champions made it to number 2 in the UK charts in its first weekend of sale, a surprising but pleasing achievement for Sony's top Move title. Now the perennial slew of high-profile releases has begun in earnest, with last week seeing F1 2010, Dead Rising 2 and Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock all...
News The Power Comes To PlayStation 3 In PDC World Championship Darts: Pro Tour
One character the PlayStation 3's been lacking is fifteen-times world darts champion Phil "The Power" Taylor
However with the release of O-Games' PDC World Championship Darts: Pro Tour, the tungsten terror will finally make the jump to PlayStation 3. And his debut will include support for the PlayStation Move controller. The game's due to launch in...
News Battle Rifle Joins the Ranks of Extravagant Move Accessories
$29.99 for replica firearm
If a piddly little pistol just doesn't cut the manly mustard for you, this forthcoming battle rifle should fulfil pretty much all of your plastic gun needs. Priced up at $29.99 and due for release on November 10th, the rifle has space for a Navigation around the back and a "break away" design to allow you to...
News PlayStation Move Makes Itself at Home in Dublin
Dedicated space for controller
San Francisco became PlayStation HQ a few weeks ago, but gamers in Ireland who don't want to make such a long journey can head over to the dedicated Move space in Dublin, open until November 14th. Anyone who heads to 50 William Street can get their hands on Gran Turismo 5 and Killzone 3 ahead of their respective...
News PlayStation Move was Too Expensive to Launch Alongside PS3
Tech was just too costly
We know that Move has been in development since the days of PS2, so some gamers have naturally posed the question "why wasn't it available sooner?" President of Sony Worldwide Studios Shuhei Yoshida has heard these questions, and he wants you to hear the answer. We couldn't have made Move when we launched PS3. We...
Feature Overlooking The Depth In Sports Champions -- "Twiggy" The Push Square Opinionator
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...
Talking Point Can Move Conquer Kinect in the Long Run?
Who will emerge on top of the HD motion wars?
PlayStation Move has been around for a week now and, if user feedback and technological reviews are anything to go by, has impressed a great deal of people with its versatility and accuracy, if perhaps not its software line-up. The response from the majority of users is the fidelity of motion is far in...
News Time Crisis: Razing Storm Goes Gold, Hits October 19th
Namco shooter on the way
Time Crisis: Razing Storm is packing a lot of heat into a single Blu-ray disc when it launches in North America on October 19th, as it features Time Crisis 4 (Arcade Version) and swashbuckling shooter Deadstorm Pirates. The package will naturally utilise the Move controller for precision shooting, although the Guncon 3 is...
News MCM Expo Will Show Off Its Moves
Another London event for Move fans
Eurogamer EXPO is taking place in London across the first weekend of October, kicking off the capital's Games Festival, with the month-long shindig ended by the MCM Expo. Online retailer ShopTo.net has just confirmed it'll be bringing ten – yes, ten – demo pods to the event packed with gaming delights, with...
News New LittleBigPlanet 2 Trailer Will Bring a Smile to Your Face
Cheer up with Sackboy
So LittleBigPlanet 2 is coming in January 2011, not this year as previously thought. Media Molecule understands the disappointment it's caused many anticipating gamers, so it's put together a new video showing exactly how versatile the new game will be. YouTube is already filling up with videos from the LittleBigPlanet 2 beta,...
News PDC Darts Pro Tour Aiming for PlayStation Move Bullseye
New darts game out in November
Darts games have had a mixed heritage on consoles, but we'll soon see if PlayStation Move can help their fortunes do a 180. PDC World Championship Darts: Pro Tour is set to land on PlayStation 3 on November 26th. The PlayStation 3 version will also allow one-on-one online matches as well as future downloadable content...
While this trailer for John Daly's ProStroke Golf might remind us of a Troy McClure commercial, it's absolutely the right way for O-Games to promote their upcoming PlayStation Move title
Get past the awkward conversation and there's a pretty decent presentation of how the Move motion controller improves the game's experience. Tiger Wood's PGA Tour...
News Get a Move on at Eurogamer EXPO in London Next Week
Trial new motion games before release
Next week's Eurogamer EXPO in London is set to play host to a pile of new games across all platforms, with PlayStation 3 having a strong presence. Attendees this year can get their hands on titles that use both Move and DualShock 3, with Heavy Rain's Move Edition, Killzone 3 and The Fight: Lights Out all...
First Impressions TV Superstars on PlayStation 3 Demo
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...
News Ongoing Talks to Bring Epic Mickey to PlayStation Move
Wii title may not be exclusive forever
Warren Spector's upcoming Disney Epic Mickey for Wii is getting many Nintendo fans hot under the collar with excitement, but Disney producer Raul Ramirez has spoken about the game's chances of heading over to Move or Kinect, and it's looking as though the game won't be Wii-exclusive for ever. Ramirez spoke of...
News THQ Likes to Spend Less on Motion Games than Core Titles
Flagship games receive the lion's share
THQ is spending a fortune to ensure its upcoming games match up to output from the likes of über-spenders EA, Activision and Ubisoft, so it's naturally going to investigate the areas of smaller investment for larger return. Speaking at a New York financial conference, company CEO Brian Farrell laid out the...
Interviews VooFoo Studios - Hustle Kings
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...
News Epic Mickey Could Still Come To The PlayStation 3 In The Future
Disney Interactive's Epic Mickey looks like one of the most promising third-party Wii exclusives in a long, long time
And with the release of the PlayStation Move, there's a possibility that the game could come to the PlayStation 3. Speaking with TVG at the Tokyo Game Show, Epic Mickey's producer Paul Ramirez commented on the possibility for a...
News Move + Fishing + RPG = Our Most Anticipated Game of 2010
Good news all-around
The upcoming fitness game from former Spice Girl Mel B may sit at the top of the imaginary Odd Move News leaderboard for today, but the announcement from Japanese firm Recom that it's bringing an online-enabled fishing roleplaying game to PlayStation Network isn't far off. Called Tsuritore, the game will allow up to four players...
News Fulfil your 1990s Dreams by Getting Sweaty with a Spice Girl
Former Scary Spice Mel B, that is
Motion gaming has ushered in a new generation of fitness titles, with PlayStation Move about to receive its first in the slender form of Get Fit with Mel B. The former Spice Girl has teamed up with Fitness First, Black Bean and Lightning Fish Studios to bring a combination of gaming and fitness to the PS3. Boasting...
News No LittleBigPlanet 2 Until January Next Year
Sackboy won’t be in Santa’s sack this Christmas!
One of the most anticipated upcoming Move-enabled games has to be Media Molecule’s LittleBigPlanet 2 which was due for release in November 2010. It’s all set to build on the excellent LittleBigPlanet from 2008 and add tons of new level-building functionality that will knock your socks off. So...
News THQ See Motion Control Games As A "Cheap Alternative" To Core Games
THQ's been talking about the "benefits" of developing games for the PlayStation Move (and XBOX Kinect)
The company's CEO, Brian Farrell, sees motion control games as a cheap alternative to traditional core titles. He said at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia Conference in New York: They are more mass-market type games. The cost of games for Kinect...
News Brighten Up Your PS3 with Sports Champions Avatars and Theme
Amongst this week's downloadable delights
Whilst this week's update may not quite match last week's in terms of Move content overload, it does bring some brand new additions to the discerning Move gamer's options in the form of (nearly) chart-conquering title Sports Champions. For £1.59/€1.99 you can grab a Sports Champions Dynamic Theme, or...
News Eagle3 Enters the Battle for Best Plastic Move Accessory
Some strong contenders
Hyperkin's Sporting Victory accessories were squarely aimed at those gamers who wanted a bit of Sports Champions action on the Move, but that's not to say there's a huge wealth of as-yet untapped peripheral possibilities. Rival accessory manufacturer Eagle3 has zeroed in on some of the possibilities with a new range of snap-on...
News Sony Touts The Importance Of Buttons As An Input Device
Sony tried controller-less last generation
It didn't really work out. While the EyeToy was an interesting piece of tech, it hit a brick-wall when it came to most control decisions. The lack of tactile feedback in a controller-less device severely limits the number of things that can be achieved. Hence the direction taken with the PlayStation Move...
News Heads Up: The Heavy Rain PlayStation Move Patch Is Available Now
Those of you with copies of Heavy Rain will be able to download a patch from this morning enhancing the game with PlayStation Move controller support
The patch is free and should start downloading the moment you run the game when connected to the PlayStation Network. It weighs in at 1142MB. We'll have a review of the Heavy Rain: Move Edition on the...
News EyePet PlayStation Move Bundle Could Blow Up With The Right Marketing
If you're in the US and have children, you might want to head down to your local Toys 'R' Us
The retailer's carrying an exclusive PlayStation Move bundle that contains the PlayStation Eye camera, PlayStation Move controller and a copy of EyePet: Move Edition. Seeing as EyePet's probably one of the best family games we've ever played, you might want...
News Browse the Internet Using a Move Cursor in Update 3.50
Get online with the glowing ball
The PS3's Internet browser isn't bad – it works great for Movemodo for a start – but it doesn't make sense that you can't use the Move controller as an on-screen cursor for clicking links and so on. Well, now your prayers have been answered and all your dreams have come true, as the firmware update 3.50 adds Move...
News Naughty Dog's Next Game Probably Won't Support The PlayStation Move
Here's the good news -- Naughty Dog's next game is way into development and is pretty "far along"
The bad news? It probably won't support the PlayStation Move. That's according to Naughty Dog's co-president Christophe Balestra anyway. When queried about Move support by GameInformer, the studio gaffer responded: Maybe in the future. Right now,...
News Shuhei Yoshida Thanks Microsoft For The Additional PlayStation Move Media Coverage
Shuhei Yoshida believes Sony and Microsoft's motion control war has been extremely beneficial to the PlayStation Move
He believe that comparisons to the XBOX's Kinect device have caused Move to flourish in the public eye, and earned the device more media coverage than it could have sustained on its own. "Ever since we announced Move at E3 last...
News Richard Marks Discusses Designing PlayStation Move
Enlightening interview at Edge
Dr Richard Marks, Sony's R&D wizard and head designer on PlayStation Move, may dream of a super-gory zombie game on Move but he's also an articulate and thoughtful kind of chap. An interview with Edge magazine about the development of Move has thrown up plenty of interesting discussion about the controller, the...
News Naughty Dog's Next Title Too Far Gone to Feature Move Support
Maybe next time
Whatever Naughty Dog is working on, whether Uncharted 3 or something completely different, it's already too far into development for PlayStation Move controls to make an appearance. Naughty Dog joint president Christophe Balestra said in an interview with GameInformer: Maybe in the future. Right now, it's kind of difficult because...
News This Is What The PlayStation Move Looks Like If You Take It To Pieces
iFixit's ripped apart the new PlayStation Move controller to reveal its components and gubbins
There's nothing particularly amazing inside, just micro-chips and electrical intestines. Still, it's nice to know what you've paid for isn't it?</em>
Feature Five DLC Characters We'd Love To See Added To Sports Champions
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,...
News Sony says Thanks for the Extra Coverage, Kinect
Move would be worse off without rival
Kinect or Move? Move or Kinect? The two motion rivals seem locked in an eternal struggle to generate the most column inches in the gaming and mainstream press, but PlayStation head honcho Shuhei Yoshida is grateful it has a competitor in the field, as it wouldn't have been able to generate such interest on its...
News Last Guardian May Include Optional Move Support
Team Ico keeping coy
Team Ico's The Last Guardian was undoubtedly one of the highlights of this year's Tokyo Game Show, wowing many with its bizarre dog-eagle character and beautiful graphics. It's currently heading towards a release date around Christmas 2011, leaving director Fumito Ueda and team plenty of time to discuss whether Move controls...
First Impressions The Shoot on PlayStation 3 Demo
We shoot the PlayStation Move into the ground, causing a ripple-effect which sends a horde of cardboard bandits flying
The Shoot is an obvious title to accompany the PlayStation Move's launch window; a rails-shooter which places you on a movie-set [The Shoot y'see, geddit? - Ed] armed to the teeth with weapons. For as obvious as the game seems, it's...
News Racket Sports Brings That Familiar Wii Aesthetic To The PlayStation 3
We're not sure if you know this about us, but we have a mega soft-spot for tennis-esque video games
It's why we spent much of the Dreamcast generation playing Virtua Tennis, and why our arm's hurting this morning from trying to beat Kenji in the Silver Cup on Sports Champions. As such, we're probably more excited about Racket Sports coming to the...
News Sports Champions Scores Second Spot On The UK All Formats Chart
Late last night, we were deliberating PlayStation Move sales
We knew we were due a weekly UK sales report from Chart-Track this morning, and we were mulling over what would be a decent showing from the PlayStation Move's first must-have title, Sports Champions. We've always expected Move's launch window to be slow. Unlike Microsoft's Kinect, we...
News Sports Champions Grabs the Silver Medal in UK Charts
Only outsold by Halo: Reach
It probably wouldn't be unfair to say the European Move launch line-up wasn't exactly full to the brim with must-have new releases, but one title that obviously stood out from the crowd was Sports Champions, as it raced to the second slot in the UK All-Formats Charts. No other Move new release featured in the Top Ten,...
News The Last Guardian May Support The PlayStation Move
Team ICO's director, Fumito Ueda, has revealed that the upcoming The Last Guardian may include optional support for the PlayStation Move controller
Speaking with Dengeki Online , the Shadow Of The Colossus man noted that Move support is a possibility when the game launches late next year. While Ueda was keen on the possibility of Move, he did stress...
News Sucker Punch: Move, Multiplayer & 3D All Being Considered For inFamous 2
inFamous 2 is going to be amazing based on the small snippets of the game we've seen
It doesn't need any extras to enhance that. However, one of the best things about the PlayStation 3 right now is the way it can support additional technologies - like PlayStation Move and 3D - that can enhance the experience for those who want it. According to an...
The PlayStation Move launch went better than I imagined
Word of mouth is extremely positive within the hardcore circles. Conceptually the device bares resemblance to the Wii; but there's a sense that this is what many of us were originally expecting from Nintendo's foray into motion controls. It's the hardcore gamers that Sony have been targeting...
News Move and Masses More Comes to MAG in a Month
Big 2.0 update on the way
MAG, aka Massive Action Game, is Sony's online multiplayer game on a brand scale, pitting hundreds of players against each other simultaneously. The game receives new content on a regular basis, but it's about to get one of its largest updates yet, adding Move controller support amongst other new features. Although...
News Shuhei Yoshida's Stoked About PlayStation Move, Pleased Microsoft Are Reinvesting In Japan
Shuhei Yoshida's revealed that he's pleased with the reaction to PlayStation Move during its debut in Japan
The motion controller was on display at this week's Tokyo Game Show, and was obviously drawing plenty of attention from local gamers and press. Speaking with GamaSutra at the event, the SCE Worldwide Studios Boss said he was "very...
