Sony Computer Entertainment America has announced a new partnership with six major Hollywood studios that will bring their high definition movies on to the PlayStation Network. This will make PSN the first online console service to offer HD movies from all of the hollywood giant movie firms.
Visceral Games have invited gamers to take part in a competition to come up with an idea for a gruesome kill animation in Dead Space 2. As a reward, the best submission and its creator will be rendered into the final game.
Sony has stated that the launch games for the PlayStation Move will cater for all PS3 fans. Casual gamers will be treated to social games such as Sports Champions and Move Party while hardcore gamers can expect a bare-knuckle boxing game called Dukes and EA’s Tiger Woods 2010.
EA Sports has announced the release of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 later this year and reveal that the PS3 version will support the PlayStation Move.
Codemasters has finally unveiled its first person shooter that is in the works, titled Bodycount. Being headed up by Stuart Black, creator of the popular PS2 shooter Black, the game has been described as a “genre-defining” experience. Bold words indeed from the same man who called current FPS games as “F***ing boring”.
In the likes of Little Big Planet and ModNation Racers, the PlayStation blog has announced the release of a fun-filled, side scrolling motor bike racing game titled Joe Danger that has been developed by an indie outfit based in the UK.
Sony has patented a game demo technology that would initially provide players with a full version of a game, but as time progresses, the game would start to degrade or deteriorate leaving players with the bare bones of the game. The full version could then be restored via an unlock code.
Sony has announced a wireless attachment for the PlayStation Move called the Sub-controller. SOCOM 4 is to support both the Move and Sub-controller devices. A demonstration of the game showed aiming and shooting being handled by the Move unit, while the Sub-controller handled movement and other functions.
Just in from the Game Developers Conference 2010 in San Francisco, Sony has revealed the official name for the Motion Controller, and guess what, it’s not called the Arc! Instead, the device has been named as PlayStation Move.
With Final Fantasy XIII just released, Qore’s got an in-depth walk-through of this stunning title. Get the real story on the story, characters, and fascinating insights provided by exclusive interviews with creators Motumu Toriyama, Yoshinori Kitase and Yuji Abe. There’s also an interactive gallery of gameplay tips, and a look back at the launch day in Japan.
