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TV SuperStars, The Move’s First Fake Gameshow
You hear talk about games that are “not for you.” You try to keep an open mind. You play Gears of War; you play de Blob. You enjoy both. But here, at last, a game that’s not for me. TV SuperStars is a loud gameshow game that has all the glitz of the British TV…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 1, 2010 -
How Echochrome II Works, Besides Wonderfully
We’ve already been drooling about Echochrome ii here. Kind of unsightly. But look at this video I shot of the demo version of this upcoming PlayStation 3 Move game and tell me I should stop. Echchrome ii comes from Sony’s Japan Studio. Based on the menus shown in the demo version of the game, it…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 1, 2010 -
Is This Teaser Site For Valkyria Chronicles 3?
The first Valkyria Chronicles game was set in an alternative version of Europe in the year 1935. Could this Japanese teaser site with “Code 1935” in its URL be for Valkyria Chronicles 3? Sega has apparently registered “valkyria3.jp”, leading many to believe that the Japan-based game company was working on another entry in the Valkyria…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 1, 2010 -
Beat Sketcher, The Best PlayStation Move Game You Weren’t Expecting
Last week: I had no desire to paint music using a PlayStation 3 motion controller. This week: I yearn to play the full version of Beat Sketcher. Remember that game name. Until I found it lurking as an extra demo on my review copy of PlayStation Move games Kung Fu Rider and Start The Party,…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 1, 2010 -
High Velocity Bowling Is the Worst of the Move Bunch
High Velocity Bowling first hit the Playstation Network back in 2007, but later this month it’s getting an update, adding Playstation Move support to the bowling game. Unfortunately, the Move gameplay I tried out seems to be a bit buggy, with the bowling game losing the controller multiple times during a swing of my arm…
By Brian Crecente Published September 1, 2010 -
Racquet Sports For Move Is PS3 Sports Tennis
If it wasn’t for the fact that it appears to be an -ahem- expansion of Wii Sports Tennis, the most notable aspect of Ubisoft’s Move version of Racquet Sports would be that its characters look like Xbox 360 Avatars. It’s possible this game is one big inside joke. But it’s also possible that it can…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 1, 2010 -
Welcome To The WORLD OF TANKS
Ever wanted to play an MMO where you are not a druid, or an elf, or a mage, but a TANK? Then World of Tanks is for you. The game, by Wargaming, lets you drive pretty much every significant tank of the mid-20th century, as you join a team of tanks to go off and…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 1, 2010 -
Checking Out Flight Control With The PS3 Move
Firemint’s ultra-popular iPhone game, Flight Control, is also Move compatible on the Playstation 3. I spent a bit of time with it and was delighted to see how fun and easy it was to quickly draw precise flight paths on the game’s top-down map of the landing strips. Controls were snappy, providing a bit of…
By Brian Crecente Published September 1, 2010 -
Star Cosplayer Comes Out As Transgender During TV Show
Kayo Satou, aka “Kayo Police”, has not only been called one of Japan’s best Street Fighter IV players, but also one of Japan’s best-looking Street Fighter IV players. She has revealed that she is transgender. Last night on Japanese television show Majotachi no 22ji (Witches’ 10pm), Kayo came out as transgender. The program often shows…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 1, 2010 -
Man Loses Linux Court Case Against Sony
An Australian man has lost a court case he brought against Sony after the company removed the “Other OS” feature from its PlayStation 3 consoles. Michael Trebilcock, from Adelaide in Australia’s south, had sought AUD$800 in compensation (ie the cost of his console) from Sony, claiming that the Japanese company’s decision meant that he could…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 1, 2010 -
These Ladies Will Be In The New Yakuza Game
Sega is making yet another Yakuza game. Not to be confused with the upcoming PSP spin-off, this new Yakuza title is headed towards the piece. Know what that means? More Yakuza hostesses! Sega has auditioned a slew of girls and selected a handful of hopefuls. From that lot, the in-game hostesses have been selected. At…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 1, 2010 -
It’s A Move! Beauty Shots Of Our Newest PS3 Controller And Its Older Brothers
We have a Move and a Navigation Controller. The PlayStation 3’s new motion controllers pose here, alongside fruit, a PS3 DualShock, an Xbox 360 controller and a Wii Remote and Nunchuk. Comparison videos and lots of button tests included. (Click any thumbnail to enlarge and/or play video)
By Stephen Totilo Published September 1, 2010 -
What We Loved, What We Hated About the Playstation Move
Due out later this month, the Playstation Move promises to deliver the best of two worlds: The motion-sensing realism and casual fun of the Wii combined with raw muscle power and high-definition graphics of the Playstation 3. We’ve had the peripheral add-on in our offices for a little less than a week now, plenty of…
By Brian Crecente Published September 1, 2010 -
If Only There Was Official Halo LEGO
There is no official Halo LEGO. Instead, there is only Halo Mega Bloks, and no amount of fancy stop-motion animation will make that any easier to deal with. I mean, look at this! It looks…OK, which for Mega Bloks, the poor man’s LEGO, is a big deal! [thanks John!]
By Luke Plunkett Published September 1, 2010 -
Hints At New Super Street Fighter IV Characters
Capcom is bringing console game Super Street Fighter IV to arcades. The game center version is getting new characters. But who? A recent issue of Arcadia magazine shows artwork for a skateboard and roller skates, which are associated with twin Hong Kong fighters Yun and Yang from Street Fighter III. Both fighters made cameos in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 1, 2010 -
Brutal Legend Developers Want To Sell Out
Double Fine’s Tim Schafer is a bit of a cult darling, having been behind brilliant yet under appreciated games like Psychonauts and Grim Fandango. Thing is, he doesn’t want to be a cult darling. “There’s definitely not any sort of drive to become exclusive, art-house content” Schafer told GamesTM magazine. “I think we’re making very…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 1, 2010 -
Check Out PSP-Bound White Knight Chronicles
The latest entry in PS3 exclusive series White Knight Chronicles won’t be coming to Sony’s home console. It will arrive on its PSP. And as previously mentioned, it’s a prequel. Dubbed “White Knight Chronicles: Episode Portable Dogma Wars”, the game is set 10,000 years before the events in the earlier games. The game follows the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 1, 2010 -
Morons Arrested Stuffing Games Down Pants
Four men from New York City have been arrested after going on a video game-stealing rampage along the East Coast of the United States. Rodney McCreary, Gilberto Matos, Derrella Winfrey and Wilfredo Matos were caught by police when an off-duty cop saw them stuffing video games down their pants at a Toys ‘R Us in…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 1, 2010 -
Report: Kinect Doesn’t Speak Spanish (It Speaks Mexican) [Update]
According to the Spanish press, Microsoft’s motion-sensing camera Kinect will not speak Spanish. It will only speak “Mexican”. At a press event in Bilbao, Spain last week, reports say Microsoft revealed that when the peripheral ships worldwide in November, it will only ship with the capability to understand three spoken languages: English, Japanese and “Mexican”.…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 1, 2010 -
Tokyo Jungle Brings A Post Apocalyptic Wildlife War To PS3
Lions, tigers and… pomeranians will run wild in the streets of a deserted Tokyo in Sony’s newest PlayStation 3 exclusive, Tokyo Jungle, a most unusual concept revealed in the newest issue of Famitsu magazine. Tokyo Jungle takes place in a deserted, futuristic Japan, in which the city has transformed into a vicious wildlife wasteland. Developed…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 31, 2010