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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 505 Games Wants to Get Grease on Your PlayStation Move
Tell us about it, stud
Last year's Grease: The Game took the beloved musical and turned it into a party game for Wii, when what we all really wanted was to get up to sing and jive as Danny Zuko, Sandy, Rizzo and the rest of the Rydell High gang. Later this year we'll finally be able to make all those dreams come true with the announcement that...
News Nyko Set to Support PlayStation Move with Both Barrels
Gunning for success
You can never have too many plastic guns for PlayStation Move, with accessory creators Nyko bringing two new attachments to the controller in the near future. The more interesting of the pair is the Power Shot, a rifle-style design not unlike Sony's official Sharp Shooter. Holding both the Navigation and Move controller, it's...
News New Modern Combat: Domination Trailer Shouts About Cheap Price
Bus tickets, sandwiches or gaming?
Next week's PlayStation Network release of Modern Combat: Domination has a lot going for it, with PlayStation Move support and 16-player deathmatch modes, but Gameloft wants you to know just how little it'll set you back next week, with its latest trailer pointing out the game will cost just €7.99. Lock your eyes...
News Check Out Move Games on the Go with Official PlayStation App
On iOS or Android
We've all been there: you're in a shop and you need the latest information about the games in front of you. Rather than trusting the folk behind the counter, you need a software intervention to help you make an informed decision, and Sony has you covered with the release of the official PlayStation app for iOS and Android devices...
News A Few UK Bundles for LittleBigPlanet 2, With Love from Sackboy
Grab a console or Starter Pack
LittleBigPlanet 2 is on course for a big debut when it reaches PS3 owners later this month, but if you're in the UK and haven't yet got a PlayStation Move Starter Pack – or, more importantly, a PlayStation 3 – there are a few packages on the way to cater for your needs. Game is offering a 320GB PS3 with the game...
News HMV Nabs UK Exclusive on Killzone 3: Helghast Edition
Preorders start today
UK gamers keen on picking up the special Helghast Edition of Killzone 3 will have to heed His Master's Voice, as retailer HMV has announced it has the exclusive on the limited edition title. Available to preorder online or in-store today, the Helghast Edition will set you back £112.33 and contains a stack of exclusive content...
News PlayStation Plus Gets Modern Combat: Domination Discount
Cheap shots
Only the very stingiest gamers should object to paying $7.99 for Gameloft's upcoming Modern Combat: Domination when it launches in North America on January 18th, but there's good news for frugal fans of first-person shooters as the game will land with a day-one 25% discount for PlayStation Plus subscribers. That means North American...
News DanceDanceRevolution Gets New Moves in Europe in March
PS3 title on the way
DanceDanceRevolution has been out in North America for a while now, but European fans of the dancing series were clueless as to when or if the game would make its way to the continent. Until now, that is, with Konami renaming the game DanceDanceRevolution New Moves and bringing it over in March 2011. Coming to the continent with...
News Namco Bandai Partnership Bringing Yoostar2 to Europe in Q1
Movie karaoke game gets distributor
We played Yoostar2 when we visited Blitz Games Studios in October and rather enjoyed its unique mixture of movies and karaoke, so it's good news all-around that the game will reach a sizeable European audience thanks to a distribution deal with Namco Bandai Partners. While the deal doesn't pin down a particular...
News First Modern Combat: Domination Trailer Shoots to Thrill
It's bullet time
PlayStation Network is about to get a whole lot explosiver when Gameloft's Modern Combat: Domination lands later this month. The first trailer below not only shows the game in action, but also shows how it's going to turn players into polite young men rather than the foul-mouthed gamers we've all encountered in online deathmatches...
News Hole Out on New John Daly's ProStroke Golf Courses for Free
It's free DLC day
If the free downloadable content for R.U.S.E. doesn't tickle your fancy, you might want to check out the new courses for John Daly's ProStroke Golf, now available in North America and most PAL territories. Four new courses make up the free pack, all playable in solo or multiplayer modes. Pay a visit to the PlayStation Store to get...
News Take on the Masters with Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12
PS3 gets exclusive Collector's Edition
While Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 may not have been the best demonstration of how to 'do' PlayStation Move controls, it easily beat the competition in terms of features, and successor Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters looks set to improve still further. The biggest addition, you won't be surprised to learn, is...
News There's Free R.U.S.E. Content for You to Download Now
Multiplayer Manhattan pack out now
Ubisoft's long-awaited strategy title R.U.S.E. was one of the first titles to receive a Move-enabling patch, but that's not the only thing amateur generals can download for the game, with free downloadable maps available from the PlayStation Network. The Manhattan Project Pack was actually released on December...
News New No More Heroes Shots Show Leather, Beam Swords, Gimps
All bases covered
Konami recently released a batch of new screenshots for the upcoming Move-compatible port of No More Heroes: Heroes's Paradise, Grasshopper Manufacture's ode to otaku everywhere, and the game is shaping up very nicely indeed. The story of Travis Touchdown's attempt to rise to number one in the assassin league, the PS3 port will be...
Features Five Move Games to Excite You in 2011
Something for everyone
There are already around 50 games that support PlayStation Move, but if you haven't yet found something to tickle your fancy there's almost certainly something for you in the line-up of titles heading to the controller in 2011. Here we pick our most-anticipated titles of the coming 12 months. LittleBigPlanet 2: The...
Review Top Darts (PlayStation 3)
Double top
You wait years for a darts game to come to PlayStation 3 with little success and then two turn up in the space of a month – such is the power of the PlayStation Move and its suitability for bringing the sport to life. While PDC World Championship Darts: Pro Tour was a good effort aimed at those who know their Phil Taylor from their...
News Sony Launches Move Software Deal Across UK
Buy one, get one half price
Several online retailers in North America have offered cut price Move software, but now Sony's UK wing has launched a marketwide buy one, get one half price mechanic on its Move software. Major retailers including Game and Gamestation are both participating in the offer, so now might be a good chance to stock up on some...
News Patched for Move: Blue Toad Murder Files
Free update brings point and click back
Relentless Software's already got one Move game under its belt, the melodic Buzz: The Ultimate Music Quiz, and now the episodic murder investigative adventure Blue Toad Murder Files has been patched for Move too. Split into six episodic adventures, you can play them all with three friends by your side,...
News Merry Christmas from Movemodo!
Season's greetings to all
It's that time of year again when we manage to tear ourselves from our computers just long enough to sit through a massive Christmas dinner with the family and then endless repeats of the same TV shows we watched last year, but that's the magic of Christmas. We'll be taking a short break over the Christmas period, but we'll...
News Beat Sketcher Team's Christmas Video is Full of Cheer
Spreading the joy
Beat Sketcher hit the PlayStation Store a few weeks ago, so it's no surprise that some talented users have already created some fantastic videos using the programme, but we doubt any will be able to top this festive masterpiece from the game's audio director Ichiro Ebisu. Performing a live rendition of Joy to the World with...
News Forget Christmas, The LittleBigPlanet 2 Countdown Starts Now
Four weeks to go
With a fresh demo for LittleBigPlanet 2 having just hit the PlayStation Store, Sony has a double whammy of good news in the form of confirmed release dates for North America, Europe and Australasia. Ready? North America: Tuesday 18th January 2011Mainland Europe: Wednesday 19th January 2011Australia and New Zealand: Thursday 20th...
News Blokus, echochrome ii and Top Darts Hit PlayStation Stores
Choose your title
This week's updates have brought a trio of new Move-enabled titles to gamers all over the world, as well as the long-awaited demo of LittleBigPlanet 2 and some cheap Move games too. Let's get on with the show. Blokus (Gameloft, $4.99/£3.99) – Based on the popular board game, this colourful family puzzler features online play too...
News PlayStation Plus Subscribers, Get Your Free MAG Trial Now
Well worth a shot
Online shooter MAG is already available cheaply in the Greatest Hits range, but if you're still not convinced it's worth the money then perhaps a PlayStation Plus-exclusive free game trial will help twist your arm. Subscribers to Sony's premium service will be able to play the game for free, with full Move support. You'll only be...
News Grab a Cheap Move Game in the European PSN Christmas Sale
Not a turkey in sight
It's the season of giving, and Sony Europe's present to you is money off a pair of Move-compatible titles in the European PlayStation Network store until January 5th. Flight Control HD was £3.99/€4.99, now £3.19/€3.99 – Firemint's air traffic control title gets a slight reduction. Have a read of our Flight Control HD...
