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James started his career in video games as News Editor on Nintendo Life. Since leaving in 2012 to join Nintendo of Europe, James has risen through the ranks to become NoE's Senior Product PR & Corporate Communications Manager.
News Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath Move Controls Due "In a Few Months"
Game out on 21st December
We reported the other day that Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath isn't Move-enabled at launch, but it seems we may have to wait a while longer for its Move patch than we'd first hoped. Just Add Water confirmed the game will release in Europe on 21st December for £9.99, but stated that Move controls — along with 3DTV support and...
News Learn More About Vita With This Video Montage
Montage!
Clever words in our PlayStation Vita previews are all well and good, but moving images are even better. Here's the latest video montage from Sony showing exactly what Vita is capable of, both in terms of games and on a system level. It's a great introduction to Vita and some of its more advanced features. Check it out and let us know what...
News These Incredible Images Were Made with LittleBigPlanet 2
And Move too
You can create almost anything in LittleBigPlanet 2: games, music and even bona fide art. Media Molecule recently held a competition to share the greatest Move artwork with the world, and it resulted in some stunners. The Move Masterpieces competition just ended with the winner, September Girl by natuhito, proudly displayed here. There...
News Explore the Weird World of Escape Plan with New Video
The truth in black and white
Escape Plan is an intriguing puzzle exploration game on the way to Vita in 2012, and now Sony's released a new video diving into the game's creation. The interview below with Santa Monica Studio shows gameplay footage and explains how the team created what looks like one of the more visually interesting games coming to...
News Court Refuses to Block Sales of Get Up and Dance
Ubisoft turned down
Get Up and Dance is very similar to Just Dance 3. Very similar. In fact, it's so similar that Ubisoft requested a restraining order in the United States demanding OG International cease sales of its game. A Californian court has refused to uphold the order, allowing OG to continue selling the game across the US. US district judge...
News The PlayStation Move Interactive Advert in Full
Take your pick
Remember when we reported on the PlayStation Move mini site with its interactive advertisement? We've just been made aware the full video is available to view right now on YouTube or — more helpfully — right below these very words. With PlayStation Move sales catching up with Kinect do you think adverts below are the way to go or...
Out Today Wanted Corp (North America)
Blast off
The biggest releases might be behind us, but there's still more Move goodness on the way, with the North American PlayStation Store updated today with a new title. Wanted Corp is a shooter with a distinctly old-school vibe, as you can see in the trailer below. If you like the look of what you see below, stay tuned for our exclusive Wanted...
News Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath Not Move-Enabled at Launch
The wait is still on
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath was first revealed before Move was even released, but at the time of writing it's still not available. When it's finally released later this month, it won't even come with Move controls. As posted by iWaggle3D, the game's motion controls will be added later on through a patch. There's no date for when...
News Get 50% off Child of Eden on EU PlayStation Store
Heavenly deal
Child of Eden was pretty cheap to begin with, but as part of Sony's 12 Deals of Christmas it just got even cheaper. Head to the European PlayStation Store and depending on your location you could get as much as 50% off the price of Q? Entertainment's sterling shooter. The deal only runs until 7th December so if you want to get a...
News You Can't Game and Browse At the Same Time on Vita
Not at first, anyway
You're playing on your Vita, but you want to hit the web to look something up. Unfortunately the machine won't be able to run a game and browser simultaneously — not at first, anyway. Andriasang reports that if you want to use the browser you'll need to save your game and quit, unlike the Nintendo 3DS which allows you to...
Review Winter Stars (PlayStation 3)
Chilled out
After a year of motion control, Sports Champions is still Move's best sports package by far: MotionSports Adrenaline was a wash-out, and After Hours Athletes is a compilation of PSN games, so that doesn't really count. Winter Stars doesn't quite topple Zindagi's launch title, but it comes closer than we'd expected. Winter Stars leads...
Competition Win a PlayStation 3 with Move in PQube Competition
It could be you
With Christmas just around the corner, a PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Move would be an ideal gift for most people. But while it's better to give than to receive, it's even better to win, so it's a good job UK publisher PQube has revealed its Christmas competition. If you want to win a PS3 and PS Move for Christmas then simply submit...
News Order Up!! for North America in January 2012
More coffee hun?
PS3 cook'em up Order Up!! is out in Europe this month, but UTV Ignition Games have plans to bring it Stateside early next year. The publisher and developer Supervillain Studios today announced the game will see release in North America in January 2012. Here's the press release and a little trailer too. UTV IGNITION GAMES AND...
News NBA 2K12 Legends Showcased in New DLC
Back to court
NBA 2K12 is one of the best sports games of recent times, even though its PlayStation Move features aren't everything we'd hoped for. Anyone still rattling the rim with Jordan, Bird and company might want to check out the new Legends Showcase DLC that hits the PlayStation Store this week. Costing £6.30 in the UK or $9.99 in North...
News Frobisher Says Is the Weirdest Vita Game So Far
We have no words
Frobisher Says is one of the most peculiar games we've ever seen. Designed to use every one of the Vita's control inputs, it's a collection of over 50 challenges using more than 20 different art styles, some of which you can see in the frankly bizarre screenshots below. While the idea of a bizarre mini game compilation might sound a...
News Sony Steps Up Move Awareness with European Campaign
New mini site too
If PlayStation Move sales really are catching up with Kinect, a new campaign might just tip the balance in Sony's favour. The PlayStation Move mini site from Sony Computer Entertainment Europe contains information, videos and a Move competition. The videos might not make much sense — something about gorillas and giant donuts —...
News Wow, Ridge Racer Will Get A Lot of DLC
The schedule in full
The news that Ridge Racer will only launch with three courses and five cars attracted some raised eyebrows, but for Namco Bandai it's all part of a bigger plan: a plan that will see the game milked for all its worth increase its value proposition over the coming months. We should also point out that Ridge Racer will cost...
News Vita Won't Play PSOne Games Right Away
Backwards incompatibility
Sony's Japanese Vita website has confirmed that the upcoming portable will not run original PlayStation games right out of the box, as rumoured in an issue of Famitsu last month. As reported by Andriasang the Japanese site asks "can Vita play PlayStation Game Archives games?", which refers to PSOne and...
News Konami Confirms New Little King's Story for Europe
Rejoice!
In a week of fantastic Vita news, here's the cherry on top. Konami has confirmed it's bringing New Little King's Story to Europe in 2012. We have new screenshots below. Let the good times commence. KONAMI unveils New Little King’s Story for PlayStation®Vita Incredible new role-playing game heads to new Sony portable system Konami...
News Take a Closer Look at Ubisoft's PlayStation Vita Line-Up
It's everywhere
After the avalanche of Vita announcements this week we've got some brand new screenshots of Ubisoft's Vita range to share with you. First up is racing game Asphalt Injection, the latest in Gameloft's street racing series, featuring 52 licensed cars, 20 tracks and 100 different events to beat. It's not quite giving Ridge Racer a run...
News Snakebyte Announces First Vita Accessories
Quick off the draw
Snakebyte has jumped the gun by being one of the first accessory manufacturers to reveal its range of Vita peripherals for next year. There's not too much exciting here — screen protectors, cases, chargers etc. — but if you're already planning how to carry around your Vita and keep it safe, you might want to investigate...
News Grab a Serious Move Bargain This Thanksgiving
Plenty to be grateful for
We're going to come out and say it: this might be the best value Move bundle we've seen yet. Best Buy is offering a serious package to anyone wanting to get started with Move in the world of first-person shooters. The PlayStation Move Mayhem Bundle is currently on sale for just $119.99, a bargain considering it contains:...
News Three Glorious Minutes of Hot Shots Golf on Vita
Interactive lobbies confirmed
Having played a round or two of Hot Shots Golf Next (Everybody's Golf outside North America) a few months ago, we're confident in saying it looks set to continue the series' fine pedigree with the addition of several all-new features. Clap Hanz and Sony have just released a new Japanese trailer showing the game in...
Review After Hours Athletes (PlayStation 3)
Of balls and bullseyes
Like Move Mind Benders before it, After Hours Athletes is a Blu-ray compilation of three previously PSN-only games, released in time for Christmas at a budget price. It sounds like a winning formula, but it's not quite up to the quality of its companion release. For one thing, unlike Move Mind Benders there is no new title...
