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Sorcery Out Today for PlayStation 3, Gets Launch Trailer

Sony has just posted the launch trailer for Sorcery, the PS Move-enabled magic simulator that has just appeared on the PlayStation 3 console. Sorcery is set to be among the few titles with PlayStation Move support of the year, so you can bet that Sony wants to hype it up in order to attract customers who bought the ...

22 May 2012
02:30 GMT

The Amazing Spider-Man Uses Two Move Controllers for Motion Tracking

The cover art for the upcoming The Amazing Spider-Man, the web slinging game developed by Beenox and published by Activision Blizzard, will use a dual PlayStation Move controller setup for those who are interested in using motion tracking to enhance their experience. Jonathan Gendron, who is the public relations m...

27 March 2012
05:27 GMT

Great Games Are Needed to Make PlayStation Move Popular, Sony Admits

Sony has admitted that the PlayStation Move motion control system for its PlayStation 3 requires lots of great games if it’s to become popular and hopes that future titles will be able to make the peripheral a key accessory for the home console.The PlayStation Move was released quite some time ago, with Sony hy...

10 March 2012
01:51 GMT

Sorcery Is Out for the PlayStation 3 in May, New Screenshots Available

Sony has finally pinned a release date on its upcoming Sorcery game for the PlayStation 3 platform, confirming that owners of the console will finally be able to get their hands on it in May. Sorcery first appeared as a technology demo for Sony’s PlayStation Move motion control system, allowing players to use ...

9 March 2012
03:12 GMT

Grand Slam Tennis 2 Will Not Feature Hawk Eye System

The developers working on the upcoming Grand Slam Tennis 2 have stated that the game will not simulate the Hawk Eye system, which the real world sport uses in order to call difficult balls and help umpires in their decisions. During a presentation of the game made to the press and fans, Liam Miller, who is the produ...

23 January 2012
02:50 GMT

Sorcery Shows How PlayStation Move Is Better than Wii and Kinect

Sorcery, one of the few upcoming high profile releases to make full use of the PlayStation Move motion tracking system, will be aimed at a hardcore audience and will deliver an experience that the Microsoft made Kinect or the Wii cannot support.Brian Upton, who is the creative director working on Sorcery, told Indust...

19 December 2011
02:52 GMT

Sorcery Coming to PlayStation 3 with PS Move Functionality in Spring

Sony has just confirmed that Sorcery, a special kind of magic simulator designed to work with the PlayStation Move motion controls that was presented to the world back at E3 2010, is now scheduled to appear for the PlayStation 3 next spring.Sony has tried to really make its PlayStation Move motion control system a ke...

16 December 2011
03:12 GMT

PS Move Allows Sony to Convert Wii Owners to the PlayStation 3

The PlayStation Move motion controls system for the PlayStation 3 allows the Sony device to really capture the existing user base of the Nintendo Wii, especially since most Wii owners are looking to upgrade to a high definition experience, at least according to games industry analyst Michael Pachter.Microsoft has bee...

28 November 2011
03:08 GMT

Sony Presents Two New PlayStation Move Bundles

Just before the start of the holiday season, Sony has presented two fresh bundles for its PlayStation Move motion control system, one focusing just on the peripheral while the other packs it alongside a PlayStation 3 home console.Sony's PlayStation Move motion controls haven't exactly been embraced by PlayS...

15 November 2011
20:11 GMT

Medieval Moves: Deadmund's Quest Video Shows Off Its PS Move Controls

In between all the triple-A titles like Assassin's Creed: Revelations or Need for Speed: The Run, Sony is also set to debut today Medieval Moves: Deadmund's Quest, a spinoff based on the Sports Champion title, designed, just like its predecessor, for the PlayStation Move motion controls.Now, just before its...

15 November 2011
03:48 GMT

Infamous: Festival of Blood Video Highlights Its Special Features and Move Support

Sony and Sucker Punch have presented a brand new trailer for the recently released Infamous: Festival of Blood standalone expansion for Infamous 2, which highlights the main features included in it, from the special story that sees protagonist Cole McGrath turn into a vampire, to the new powers wielded by him, or the...

1 November 2011
05:07 GMT

FIFA 13 PlayStation Move Integration Won't Be a 'Gimmick'

Next year's FIFA 13 will have support for Sony's PlayStation Move motion controls, but that doesn't mean it will use it as a gimmick that's going to appear briefly in the actual gameplay, at least according to EA Sports.FIFA 12 has just been released all over the world last week, but the team at ...

3 October 2011
04:40 GMT

Infamous 2: Festival of Blood Out on October 25, Has Move Support

Sony has confirmed an official release date, as well as pricing information for the upcoming standalone expansion for its Infamous 2 action title, called Festival of Blood.Infamous 2 impressed quite a lot of people with its sprawling story, the sharp graphics and visuals, as well as the variety of missions that can b...

19 September 2011
14:21 GMT

GoldenEye 007: Reloaded Gets Special PlayStation Move Double 'O' Edition

The upcoming GoldenEye 007: Reloaded title from Activision has a very special version scheduled to appear on the PlayStation 3, called the Double O edition, which includes basically all the PlayStation Move accessories for the Sony home console.Activision confirmed earlier this year that cult classic GoldenEye 007, t...

16 September 2011
03:12 GMT

LittleBigPlanet 2 PlayStation Move DLC Now Available for $9.99

Media Molecule and Sony have announced that the PlayStation Move-themed downloadable content for LittleBigPlanet 2 is now available for purchase on the PlayStation Store, in exchange for just $9.99. LittleBigPlanet 2 impressed a lot of gamers at the beginning of the year, when Media Molecule, its developer, and So...

14 September 2011
14:21 GMT

LittleBigPlanet 2 Now Has PlayStation Move Support, Just $39.99

LittleBigPlanet 2, the stylized platformer with an emphasis on user generated content, now has complete support for Sony's PlayStation Move, while its price has been lowered to $39.99 in North America.LittleBigPlanet 2 improved on many aspects of its popular predecessor, introducing all sorts of brand new tools ...

8 September 2011
14:21 GMT

Ninja Gaiden 3 Developer Talks PlayStation Move Controls, Vita Version

Team Ninja, the developer of the upcoming Ninja Gaiden 3 hack and slash adventure title, has confirmed that it's thinking about a version of the game for the PlayStation Vita, but only after it's finished with the PlayStation 3 edition of the game, which has complete support for the PlayStation Move motion ...

30 August 2011
03:15 GMT

LittleBigPlanet 2 PlayStation Move DLC Detailed, Brings New Features

LittleBigPlanet 2 is set to receive a massive PlayStation Move-focused downloadable content pack in the near future, so Media Molecule, its developer, together with some of the most popular LBP users, have decided to showcase the first details about the update.LittleBigPlanet 2 impressed a lot of people at the beginn...

21 June 2011
14:21 GMT

E3 2011: BioShock Game Coming to PS Vita, Move Support in BioShock Infinite

Irrational Games' creative director and BioShock creator Ken Levine took the stage during the Sony E3 2011 press conference and confirmed quite a lot of goodies that are coming for PlayStation fans.2K Games' BioShock franchise is getting ready to receive its third installment, in the form of BioShock Infini...

9 June 2011
02:30 GMT

WSC Real 11 Comes with Complete PlayStation Move Control on April 15

Developer Dark Energy Digital has announced that its upcoming video game World Snooker Championship Real 11, the official simulation of the noble game of snooker, is set to be featuring support for the PlayStation Move motion-tracking system when it is launched late in the week, on April 15. WSC Real 11 can also be ...

12 April 2011
04:22 GMT

PlayStation 3 Will Sell Better Worldwide than the Xbox 360

A new report from Strategy Analytics Digital Consumer Practice says that although the Xbox 360 home console from Microsoft has been doing well in the United States in the last months, with increased sales and an increasing lead over the PlayStation 3 from Sony, the platform has actually been behind Sony's device...

1 April 2011
04:59 GMT

Resistance 3 Gets 3D and PlayStation Move Support

Due to popular demand, it seems, Resistance 3 will feature support both for stereoscopic 3D technology as well as for the PlayStation Move motion control peripheral and the special Sharp shooter device, according to an announcement made by its developer, Insomniac Games.Resistance 3 is among the big PlayStation 3 exc...

31 March 2011
15:51 GMT

GameStop: Both Kinect and PlayStation Move Are Big Sellers

Large games and hardware retailer GameStop has announced at the end of last week that the recent motion detection peripherals, Microsoft's Kinect and Sony's PlayStation Move, are both big sellers and that it's having problems keeping them in stock. GameStop held its earnings call last week and, in b...

28 March 2011
15:51 GMT

PS Move Integration Would Cheat Gamers If It's Not Amazing, BioShock Creator Says

Ken Levine, the creator of the BioShock franchise and leader of Irrational Games, has expressed his views on the PlayStation Move motion controller and stereoscopic 3D, two trends that are being used by quite a few new titles these days. Levine has been critically praised for the original BioShock game, and is now...

22 March 2011
15:21 GMT

PlayStation Move and 3D Might Be Included in Battlefield 3

Battlefield 3 is still about six months away from a launch date, but the developers at DICE have to answer some pretty specific questions about their upcoming first-person shooter, which managed to impress a lot of people via its first through trailers. Speaking to the Official PlayStation Magazine, Magnus Troedss...

21 March 2011
18:21 GMT

PlayStation Move Won't Replace DualShock in a PlayStation 4

The PlayStation Move motion-detection peripheral won't replace the DualShock controller in a future PlayStation 4 console, at least according to Sony's Research and Development boss Dr. Richard Marks. Sony has been pushing its new PlayStation Move motion controller since last year and, even if it hasn�...

18 March 2011
16:51 GMT

Kinect Outselling the PlayStation Move 5 to 1, Analyst Says

The Kinect is outselling the PlayStation Move by a ratio of 5:1, at least according to Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter. The two motion-control peripherals have been engaged in a fierce battle since their separate releases last year. While Microsoft has been boasting its sales figures left and right, with...

15 March 2011
05:10 GMT

Portal 2 Won't Have PlayStation Move Support on the PS3

The PlayStation 3 version of Portal 2 will not receive any extra support for the PlayStation Move motion detection peripheral, with Valve denying a report that has been making the rounds on the web since yesterday. Portal 2 is rapidly approaching its release date, and seeing as how the PlayStation 3 edition is set...

18 February 2011
03:10 GMT

Most First Person Shooters Will Be Played with Motion Controls

In the near future, most first-person shooters on consoles will be played with motion controls, at least according to Guerrilla Games, the developer of the upcoming PlayStation Move-enabled Killzone 3. Guerrilla Games is working hard to finish up Killzone 3, its newest first-person shooter, which has support for t...

10 February 2011
15:51 GMT

Killzone 3 Move and 3D Support Was the Choice of the Developer

Killzone 3 will include support for new Sony technologies like the PlayStation Move or stereoscopic 3D, but this wasn't at the request of the Japanese company, but the choice of its developer, Guerrilla Games. Sony is pushing the PlayStation 3 to new technology adopters through the launch of the PlayStation M...

19 January 2011
06:15 GMT

Xbox 360 Beats PlayStation 3 in Holiday Sales by 88%

The latest NPD hardware and software sales data has arrived, and from it we can extrapolate quite a lot of interesting information, especially in terms of the battle between the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It seems that the holiday months, November and December, were pretty good to Sony, which managed to sell an i...

14 January 2011
09:11 GMT

Motion Controls Won't Replace Regular Controllers, EA Says

EA boss John Riccitiello believes that while motion controls are currently the biggest trend in gaming, they still won't replace the traditional controllers. Seeing as how all major consoles this generation have some sort of motion controls, many regular gamers are getting worried that all future titles will ...

10 January 2011
03:20 GMT

Fight Night Champion Won't Have PlayStation Move Support

Fight Night Champion won't have support for new control systems like the PlayStation Move, as the title was well into the creation stage when Sony shipped out development kits for the new system. Fight Night Champion promises to introduce a lot of new features in the long-running boxing simulator series, with...

10 January 2011
02:40 GMT

Kinect Will Edge Out PlayStation Move in 2011

A report from Screen Digest shows that the Kinect motion tracking add on from Microsoft for the Xbox 360 have an install base of 7.6 million units before the end of next year, managing to perform marginally better than its rival from Sony.The PlayStation Move is estimated to have an install base of 7.3 million units ...

29 December 2010
03:47 GMT

Uncharted 3 Isn't Forced to Have PlayStation Move Support

Naughty Dog, the developer behind the extremely popular Uncharted series, isn't forced to include special technologies or support in its franchise by Sony, at least according to its executives. Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception is by far one of the biggest announcements to appear at the end of this year, as...

22 December 2010
02:35 GMT

Killzone 3 Won't Disappoint Players Without 3D or Move

Killzone 3, one of the most important first person shooters to appear next year for the PlayStation 3, won't disappoint players that don't have access to new technologies like 3DTV sets or the PlayStation Move motion control system, at least according to its developer, Guerrilla Games. Killzone 3 is shap...

16 December 2010
15:21 GMT

PlayStation Move Sharp Shooter Attachment for Killzone 3 Launched by Sony Itself

While most accessories for the various PS3 controllers (including here the Move) are manufactured by 3'rd party companies, it seems that Sony has decided to roll out such a product of its own and unveiled the PlayStation Move sharp shooter, designed specifically in order to improve motion control for shooter gam...

10 December 2010
01:51 GMT

Kinect Is Filled With Technological Problems, Sony Claims

Sony's lead engineer on the PlayStation move, Anton Mikhailov, has just gone on the offensive against Microsoft's own motion detection peripheral, the Kinect, saying that it is filled with technological problems. Mikhailov also picked on Kinect last week, when it said that the Star Wars lightsaber game f...

2 December 2010
02:30 GMT

THQ Set to Announce Hardcore Move and Kinect Games Soon

THQ's core games boss Danny Bilson revealed on his own Twitter account that announcements about hardcore games made for the Kinect and Move will be revealed soon, probably right around the beginning of the Spike TV Video Game Awards, which will start on December 11.When asked by one of his followers about the po...

1 December 2010
15:51 GMT

Nielsen: PCs More Desired than Consoles, iPads by Those Over 13

A new survey from the market research company Nielsen has revealed that among those children over the age of 13 the most interesting purchase for the next 6 months is a new computer, with the iPad from Apple in fourth place but more interesting than traditional mobile and handheld gaming consoles.The survey was condu...

23 November 2010
17:41 GMT

LittleBigPlanet 2 Gets Story Demo, PS Move spin-off and Beta Extension

Sony just dropped a boatload of LittleBigPlanet 2 news on us, revealing that a special story demo and a spin-off title with PlayStation Move support will arrive in December, as well as an extension for the beta trial of the highly anticipated game.First off, the story mode of LittleBigPlanet 2 will be revealed in a s...

19 November 2010
17:01 GMT

PlayStation Move Demand Is Exceeding Expectations, Sony Says

While the Kinect is stealing the media spotlight with its impressive sales figures, Sony is still proclaiming that its PlayStation Move peripheral is doing extremely well all over the world, including Europe, as well as North and Latin America.Microsoft has launched the Kinect two weeks ago for the Xbox 360, and has ...

17 November 2010
15:51 GMT

Kinect Moves Past the 1 Million Sales Mark

Video game publisher and hardware creator Microsoft has announced that the Kinect motion tracking system for the Xbox 360, which has launched in the United States on November 4, has managed to sell more than one million units and is currently on track to sell more than the 4 million the company initially estimated fo...

16 November 2010
03:14 GMT

Kinect Will Outsell PlayStation Move This Holiday Season, GameStop Predicts

Microsoft's new Kinect peripheral for the Xbox 360 will go on to outsell Sony's new PlayStation move peripheral for its PlayStation 3, at least according to GameStop senio vice president of merchandising and marketing, Bob McKenzie.The upcoming holiday season will be a fierce battle ground for Sony and Micr...

10 November 2010
17:21 GMT

Sony Brags About Its PlayStation Move Through New Infochart

Sony has decided to brag some more about its new PlayStation Move technology, showcasing not only sales numbers but also other interesting statistics through a new infochart posted on the PlayStation Blog.Microsoft launched its Kinect motion detection system last week for the Xbox 360, almost two months after Sony un...

9 November 2010
15:51 GMT

Microsoft Praises, then Criticizes the PlayStation Move

Seeing as how Sony took the time to subtly mock its Kinect system, Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg decided to share his insight on the Sony's PlayStation Move motion detection system, and revealed both praise and critique for the new technology.Last week, just as Microsoft was launching the Kinect for its Xbox ...

9 November 2010
02:55 GMT

Sony Mocks Kinect by 'Celebrating' the EyeToy

Microsoft's Kinect motion detection system has just been launched in North America for the Xbox 360, and Sony didn't miss a chance to take a subtle swipe at the new technology and once again reiterate that buttons can't be replaced and that its new PlayStation Move is the best in the new wave of consol...

4 November 2010
04:24 GMT

Kinect Is Cumbersome, Says Sony

Sony has once again chimed in its opinion about the upcoming Kinect peripheral for the Xbox 360, as Dr. Richard Marks, the man behind titles like the EyePet or the EyeToy, called it a pretty cumbersome device.Marks, Sony's Research & Development boss, who worked on titles mentioned above and the new PlayStation ...

2 November 2010
04:12 GMT

Kids Want iPhone 4, Kinect and PlayStation Move For Christmas

A new survey coming from the UK shows that kids, and parents as well, are really into gadgets and new technologies, instead of the plain old toys, as their Christmas wish lists are topped by gadgets from Apple, as well as the new Kinect and PlayStation Move peripherals for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, respectively...

27 October 2010
02:53 GMT

PlayStation 3 Exclusive Developers Are Reaching Console's Full Potential, Sony Says

Sony Worldwide Studios European vice president, Michael Denny, has just revealed that thanks to the company's global reach and network, first-party developers are working together and are reaching the console's full potential.First-party developers are extremely important to any console, and Sony is really ...

26 October 2010
14:21 GMT


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