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Sony had plenty of titles on show following its PlayStation Move reveal at GDC in the early hours of this morning, but it was probably a motion-enabled version of upcoming shooter SOCOM 4 and a tweaked Move-edition of platformer LittleBigPlanet that caught the headlines. SOCOM 4 was only announced recently, …

Texas-based Vigil Games talks of the challenge of scaling up

With the cat – or in this instance, coloured ball – finally out of the bag about Sony’s Move motion controller for PS3, the platform holder has announced that it has 20 first party games in production and scheduled for release this fiscal year. In addition, a total of 36 …

The Lord Of The Rings: Aragorn’s Quest will be Warner Bros’ first title to feature PlayStation Move compatibility. Warner Bros announced the new SKU for the game in the wake of Sony’s GDC unveiling of its finalised motion controller. Aragorn’s Quest was previously only due for release on Wii, DS, …

Schappert: "There could be some challenges -- what's the future of that franchise?"

2010 is set to be the year of motion control. By default, that also means it’s the year that the long-standing dominance of Wii will be tested like never before. But NoA president Reggie Fils-Aime reckons both Sony and Microsoft have a bigger challenge on their hands than they perhaps …

iPhone discoverability issues could move to traditional platforms, warns industry veteran

Sony today confirmed that its PS3 Motion Controller is in fact called Move. And the format holder said the device (which, yes, sports a nunchuck-style add-on), will win over the Wii audience as it looks to grow its market share. The device launches later in the year, and is planned …

Platform holder finally puts to rest the â??Sony Motion Controllerâ?? moniker in favour of new name, â??Moveâ??

Speaking at a GDC panel on Wednesday, Electronic Arts’ chief financial officerJohn Schappertexpressed doubts over the future of rival Activision’s Call of Duty franchise, following the public spat between Activision and developer Infinity Ward’s former leading lights Jason West and Vince Zampella. He said, "I’m disappointed because I think Jason …