Sony has announced its new PlayStation Move motion controller for the PS3. The new controller is slated for launch in Fall 2010, and will be available in several different packages.
The Move controller works hand-in-hand with the PlayStation Eye camera, and is even capable of full body tracking. Additionally, Sony claims that the PS3 will even be able to detect faces and even identify specific individuals thanks to the new peripherals.
Obviously, we’ll see it packaged with a PS3 system – at an unknown price point right now. But, Sony promises that a standalone kit will be available with the PlayStation Eye and a compatible game for under $100.
More details from the official press release, as well as additional images below. [click to continue…]
The Halo: Reach trailer (above) dropped a few days back with plenty of peeks at multiplayer action based on an Alpha build of the game. The Beta version should be accessible May 3 for those who have Halo 3: ODST on hand.
Below, you’ll find another quick behind the scenes snippet on Halo: Reach, courtesy of G4TV. [click to continue…]
Download the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Demo for free until February 25th. After that the DICE servers will shut it down. The game release in stores is March 2nd in the US and March 4th in Europe. The Limited Edition version will be available on March 5th. The Limited Edition game features six special gameplay unlocks that give players a tactical advantage on the battlefield from the minute they fire up the game. There is no extra cost for the Limited Edition.
Reserve the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Limited Edition at Amazon with the links below:
The big hit of press preview show at CES 2010 was the Parrot AR.Drone. You could hardly get through the door of the Preview show floor because of the crowd oohing and aahing over this wicked little toy.
This plastic and styrofoam aircraft looks like one of those toy copters or spaceships you see at the mall. Not so fast though.
Look closer and you’ll find out quickly that the AR.Drone is a much smarter toy. In fact, it’s a video game.
The AR.Drone takes video games to an entirely different level.
The controller?
Your iPhone.
That’s right. This quadricopter is controlled by an iPhone or iPod Touch thanks to the on-board Wi-Fi system.
The You Rock Guitar looks a lot like the Rock Band and Guitar Hero guitars; however, it’s got six real strings and a real fretboard.
You can play this guitar like any other electric guitar by plugging it into an amp, or you can even plug it into an iPhone or iPod. The folks behind it say that it also works as a Rock Band or Guitar Hero controller “that actually feels and plays like a real guitar.”
I’m cautiously optimistic about that claim as someone who plays guitar and hates the button mashing fest on Rock Band. However, I’m still trying to figure out how that it’s not a button mashing routine with this guitar as well. The data input on the game has to be the same for this guitar and the Rock Band guitars. Unless they’ve figured out a way to incorporate real notes into the color-coded icons on the screen (which the below video appears to confirm has not happened), this may not quite live up to my hopes. It does look promising that you can actually hold a pick in your hand, but I wouldn’t expect to learn how to play guitar from jamming to Rock Band with this guitar.
The You Rock Guitar carries a retail price of $179.95, which is almost enough to score you a real electric guitar like an entry-level Fender SE Strat and small amp.
I’m going to try to get some hands on time at CES and will report back with the results.
If you’re serious about your iPhone and iPod Touch gaming, you might want to check out this new Helix grip from PosiMotion. This should help you out with those driving and flying games that use the accelerometer.
As you can see from the pics, you can mount your iPhone in a horizontal or vertical manner.
The Helix will be on display at CES 2010. It will set you back $19.99 and should be available in Spring 2010. You can pre-order one from PosiMotion already.
Man oh man, do I remember the Sega Genesis. I was a kid in the 80s who grew up with the Atari 7800 as my first gaming system, followed by several iterations of Nintendo systems.
But when the Sega Genesis came out, my mind was officially blown.
Altered Beast, Golden Axe, Ecco the Dolphin, Shinobi? Oh, man these were the cat’s meow back in the day.
I hadn’t heard of the Sega Genesis Firecore System until I saw a special offer on Buy.com today. Essentially, you can get all of these old games preloaded onto the system for $25. [click to continue…]
Ghosts Attack, first person shooter game from Tarver Games, LLC integrates mobile mapping technology with a dynamic alternate reality gaming (ARG) experience. Purportedly, players can navigate the standard Maps interface to play anywhere in the world and with new episodes coming periodically players will have new content and storyline.
Ghosts Attack is available through the Apple App Store for download on iPhone and iPod Touch for $4.99. [click to continue…]
EA has announced that the ‘Medal of Honor’ saga will continue in a war-torn Afganistan in the upcoming 2010 release. This is the first time in the 10 year history of the game that it will leave the WWII era.
It sounds exciting. Hopefully, diehards will embrace it and dive in to the world of the modern soldier. [click to continue…]
