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In a not-so-thinly veiled attack on Microsoft’s Natal camera, Sony’s R&D boss Richard Marks has claimed that the PlayStation Platform holder rejected similar technology for its PS3 motion update. We tried a lot of different 3D cameras,” Marks told The Engadget Show, as spotted by VG247. We worked closely with …
Read More »Parallax 3D ‘will transform handheld gaming’
Blitz Games Studios CTO Andrew Oliver believes that Nintendo would be right to use parallax Barrier tech for its new handheld, the 3DS. Speaking to Develop, the industry veteran said he was very excited” that Nintendo is working on a new 3D handheld. It doesn’t matter about how the screen …
Read More »First 3DS tech details emerge
The first sketchy details surrounding the possible technology powering Nintendo’s 3DS have arrived courtesy of the Japanese press. Spotted by Engadget, Asahi claims that the device will indeed use the parallax barrier LCD screen technology from Sharp and not – as was suggested earlier – some sort of motion-sensing trickery. …
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 …
Read More »BigWorld’s trio of new products targets indies
Students and MMO devs also set to gain from tech releases
Read More »Updated PathEngine available…
...and new licensees for the pathfinding and movement SDK
Read More »Stonetrip’s ShiVa Editor 1.8 goes public
Introductory discounts for indie and large-scale developers
Read More »The Hut tops Sunday Times tech list
Blossoming online retailer The Hut has emerged the victor in The Sunday Times’ Tech Track 100, a comprehensive listing of the one hundred fasted growing British tech firms. It’s The Hut’s third consecutive year in the listings, but its 189 per cent growth in the last year saw it this …
Read More »EA Tennis to use 360 and PS3 motion tech
The PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of EA’s Grand Slam Tennis won’t make it to market until both Sony and Microsoft release their respective upcoming motion controllers (or non-controllers, in the case of 360’s Natal), EA Sports boss Peter Moore has claimed. CasualGaming.biz has the full story.
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