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Playstation Move Games Announced
Sony has been announced the official name for the Playstation Motion Controller at GDC and it is The Playstation Move. It is definitely not my favorite name of the options (Gem, Arc, etc) but the actual controller looks great. It will feature sports game and a game called Move Party, which appears to be the game demoed at past events that uses the PS Eye. The game displays the player inside the game settings and transforms the controller into your tool used in the game (ie razor, paintbrush, fan).
The Playstation Move will be compatible with LittleBigPlanet. The normal controller will be used to control the sackboy while a player using the Move can control the environment.
The PS Move will also be used with Eye Pet to control items like the cards do normally.
The Playstation Move will also have a sub-controller to help players move, similar to the Wii Nunchuk. Using the two controllers, Socom will be full playable from beginning to end.
Here is a picture of the “Move” symbol:
(Pictures via Kotaku)
God of War Made Me Ignore My Girlfriend
This commercial is awesome for two very good reasons:
1) It depicts how so many girl feels about their boyfriends every time a huge title game comes out that true gamers can not resist to sit down and keep playing it till our eyes bleed. In fact, it really doesn’t matter the game or how often you play it, I’ve heard it from just about any girl who knows a guy who at one point held a controller (not including the relatively few gamer girls I know).
2) They are so clearly and blatantly marketing this to guys. In an age where you have to be so politically correct to everyone, and Sony being one of the worse, I love how their commercial just spells out how this game isn’t made to appeal to girls and we really don’t give a shit.
(via Playstation Blog)
Eye Toy Vs Project Natal
This is video taking apart the Xbox Natal demonstration and trailer and comparing it to Playstation Eye Toy (PS2) and PS Eye (PS3). Each has promised the same things at some point and each probably managed to pull it off, except only under the most precise conditions.
I know Eye of Judgement was impressive when they first showed it; but when the game actually came out, it only ran under just the right lighting conditions. The Eye Toy games ran even worse.
Project Natal most likely will top the PS Eye but not enough. There is no way its going to work in low light rooms. Motion games will still be a gimmick this generation, we don’t have the technology to make work it effectively at a price people will buy it.
(via DualShockers)
Update Brings New Portal Ending
Valve has recently updated the PC version of Portal. The update featured in-game radios and hidden content embedded in the files like sound files that could be converted to pictures, among other secrets. Well Valve is up to it again, this time updating the end of Portal by a few seconds. Check the clip above to see the new ending. I’d expect the announcement of Portal 2 in the very near future.
(via Kotaku)
Sonic the Hedgehog 4
This is the reveal trailer for the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 4 game originally titled “Project Needlemouse.” It returns to classic Sonic game play from the Sega Genesis. The game is said to be a direct sequel from Sonic 3. It will be available to download on Wii, PS3, Xbox 360 and a rumored 4th platform in July.
(via Geekologie)
Is Playstation Home still attracting people?
When Playstation Home was announced back at the 2007 GDC, it captured the attention of everyone at the show. While details were few, the promise of Home drove many people to pick up a PS3 in anticipation of the open beta. A couple years after their first look at Home, the door swung open and people finally got to see what they were waiting so long to experience. Many of the Playstation fans felt betrayed and disappointed when they found Home to be a cramped, glitchy, and mostly non-interactive virtual chat room. Sony pulled voice chat in public spaces and the servers were finally able to hold up, but that wasn’t enough to save Home. The lack of features caused many to disappear and the griefers caused what few nuggets of enjoyment could be gained from the service to become more of a chore. The gaming community wrote Playstation Home off as a failure and moved on.
As the months wore on, Playstation did not just foreclosure on their Home but kept working on releasing new content for the service. Slowly it began to trickle in with additions like the Uncharted Room and the Red Bull Air Race, Sony was finally bringing gamers the things that had promised way back in 2007. While the rooms offered brief entertainment, their entertainment dissapeared quickly. Time continued to pass and people continued to call for the closure of Home. It certainly wasn’t attracting the gamers to PS3 like Sony had hoped.
Only small trinkets like clothes and accessories were introduced into Home until one day the Warhawk Room was released. This brought the long awaited Sand Table that allows users to plan out their battles and use game launching to jump right into the battle with friends from Home. Finally the gaming community began to warm up to Home and see its potential. Sony didn’t let this attention go to waste and quickly released the Resident Evil 5 allowing players to explore the town from the game as if it was a movie studio. The signs gave people a better look into how the visuals were created and teased an upcoming scavenger hunt to happen inside the virtual space.
Playstation Home has come a long way from its release into open beta. The gaming community is still fairly wary of the service, but there are many gamers who are picking up their PS3s and heading “Home” to see if it will finally fulfill all the promises made. Sony is hope to keep their interest peaked with the promise of 2-3 spaces released each month and the release of the Hub, one of the most advanced spaced yet which acts as an alternate reality game that can only be accessed by those who can find the mysterious marking inside Home. This many improvements are attracting new gamers and even those who may have written off the service to come check out the Playstation Home.
Gelaskins: Sosheskaz Falls
I love the design titled Sosheskaz Falls. Its one of the PSP Skins offered from Gelaskins. Their high quality skins come with a free background to match the skin and a screen protector. They promise easy application and removal of the skin with no residue, so you can always buy more then one and switch them out depending on the occasion. For $20, its a relatively good deal to make my silver PSP a little more awesome. Check out the full image of the design after the jump.
(via Gelaskins)
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