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HMV has announced that 40 per cent of sales of The Hurt Locker have been on Blu-ray, suggesting that the appetite for the HD format is reaching a new high. This is one of the highest proportions for any film release since Blu-ray was launched, and is good news for …

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 …

Unreal Engine 3 integrates Valve tools for Steam distribution

Emergent grants new life to Fallout 3 engine

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 …

Firm now plans to bolster move into facial animation middleware, targets new genres

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 …

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 …

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: