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With observers quick to draw comparisons between PlayStation Move and Nintendo’s Wii following Sony’s curtain raising last night, SCEA boss Jack Tretton has claimed that the increased precision – and subsequently realism – that Move can provide is a big differentiator between the two machines. I think realism is the …
Read More »Green Day: Rock Band dated
Green Day: Rock Band will launch worldwide on June 8th, MTV has announced. The game will feature 47 tracks, including classic songs such as Hitchin’ a Ride and Brain Stew – and will launch on Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii. Other goodies locked in the game includes interviews, unreleased videos …
Read More »Move for every consumer that has electricity
Sony’s American CEO Jack Tretton has spoken the anticipated mass-market appeal of his company recently revealed PlayStation Move controller – whilst going to great strengths to assert the accessory’s hardcore credentials. It isn’t for just the hardcore gamer, it’s for people that have never picked up a controller before but …
Read More »Byron returns to review Report
Two years on from the now infamous Byron Report on video games age ratings, TV presenter Dr Tanya Byron is to return to her work and review the progress that has been made since her set of proposals in 2008. The enthusiastic and joined-up response from ELSPA members following the …
Read More »PlayStation Move watch the video
You’ve seen the headlines, understand the tech and got a taste of the software – now is the time to take a look at Sony’s first effort to present its brand new PlayStation move controller to the world. Just click the play button below:
Read More »TGS 2010 dated
The organisers of the Tokyo Game Show have announced that this year’s event will be held in September. The show will last for four days, running from Thursday, September 16th to Sunday, September 19th, and will be held in Tokyo’s Makuhari Messe. The first two days will be dedicated to …
Read More »Speakers confirmed for mobile apps conference
Monetising Mobile: How To Make Apps Pay Their Way takes place on Wednesday May 26th at BAFTA in London, and is organised by MCV sister publication Mobile Entertainment. Email us now to reserve a place for just 199. The event has been conceived to give practical advice about the huge …
Read More »Full Tech Specs: PlayStation Move
Will Sonyâ??s motion controllers stand up to the competition?
Read More »Sony defends early Move software line-up
Though the tech behind Sony’s PlayStation Move is certainly impressive, the reaction to its initial software line-up has been less enthusiastic. However, Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida has called for patience. Take Wii – compare their first party titles at the launch, second year, third year,” the exec told …
Read More »The tech behind PlayStation Move
We’ve had very few bones to chew on since Sony first announced its Motion Controller at E3 last year, but Sony’s GDC keynote last night finally gave us some meat to chew on. On the face of it perhaps the biggest surprise surrounding the PlayStation Move is its similarity to …
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