News - 2010, Week 36

Sunday12th Sep 2010

Saturday11th Sep 2010

Friday10th Sep 2010

  • Review Alien Breed: Impact (PlayStation 3)

    Alien Breed: Impact is a claustrophobic attempt at revitalising a classic genre

    It certainly packs plenty of atmosphere across its five or so hour campaign; but some control quirks, and drawn-out mission design make it hard to stomach in long stretches. Alien Breed is a Team-17 classic. Released on the Amiga in the early-1990's, the game was a...

  • News Select Move Launch Titles Include Demos on the Disc

    Truly start the party with demos and games in one

    You won't be able to escape Move demos at launch: available in the Starter Pack, free to download from PlayStation Network and now confirmed as shipping on the Blu-Ray discs of certain launch titles. Put Start the Party or Kung Fu Rider into your PS3 and hop over to the What's New menu, where you'll...

  • Review Pinball Heroes: Modnation Racers (PlayStation Portable)

    There are some neat tricks in Pinball Heroes' presentation of Modnation Racers, but in all the table is a little flat

    Perhaps the neatest part of the Modnation Racers Pinball Heroes table is its nod towards the formers creation aspect. Flipping the ball inside the Mod and Kart caverns changes the background of the table, with different designs...

  • News Move Tour Taking in the Sights of Major US Cities

    Chicago, New York, LA and San Fran gets to Move

    Sony might be flashing the cash in the UK to get the Move name out to people next week, but it's laying on a big campaign in the US too, taking a large-scale tour to major cities on a mission to put Move into as many hands as possible. Kicking off next week, four cities will receive dedicated stores...

Thursday9th Sep 2010

  • Review Pinball Heroes: Fat Princess (PlayStation Portable)

    The Fat Princess table in Pinball Heroes depicts the chaos of a stalemate in its source material, but it leads to a busy and complicated experience

    One thing Pinball Heroes is good at is providing a pinball experience similar to the source material it's based on. The Fat Princess table carries over virtually every element you'd expect it to. Caught...

  • Review Widget's Odyssey II (PlayStation Minis)

    Widget's Odyssey II is a simple little platform game with a decent narrative driving it

    Sadly, the game's agonisingly short. What's a couple of quid worth? A pint of beer, perhaps. A ploughman's sandwich. Widget's Odyssey II will last longer than both, but not by much. The game picks up from the last Widget's Odyssey title. The adorably annoying...

  • News High Velocity Bowling Aiming for a 3D Move-Enabled Strike at Retail

    Listing pops up for ten-pin title

    You may already have High Velocity Bowling, the PlayStation Network title that offered Sixaxis motion control at a time when that was still considered to be a good thing. Now retailer Gamestop has listed the title for a full retail release, complete with 3D and Move support. But what if you already have the game and...

  • News Sony Coughs Up £750,000 to Advertise Move in First Week

    Part of a £2m marketing push

    The PlayStation Move marketing machine is gearing up for a full-on assault, with £750,000 set to be spent on pushing the controller in the UK within its first week on sale. Rather than hitting the traditional hardcore gamer hotspots, Sony is taking its campaign to supermarkets and shopping centres as well as booking...

  • News New Zealand Stores Suffering from Low Move Stocks

    May not be able to meet demand

    And so the struggle to find Move commences. Retailers across New Zealand are reporting that their stocks of Move won't be enough to satisfy their customers when the controller is launched on September 16th. Sounds like Sony has a monster hit on its hands then, right? Well, no: Simon Barton, of retail chain Mighty Ape,...

  • News Move Update Rattles into the Planet Minigolf Cup

    And it's free as well

    Planet Minigolf is a blessing to gamers and journalists alike: a game that does exactly what it says on the tin. You play minigolf around the world, customising characters and even designing your own holes to share with the rest of the planet. Soon you'll be able to get to grips with its charms using Move, as a free patch is...

  • News David Cage: Move Needs More Support from Core Titles

    Quantic Dream boss emphasises importance of AAA games

    Quantic Dream's Heavy Rain is undoubtedly one of the Move's AAA titles over the launch period, with the studio having devoted a huge amount of its workforce to the development of a free Move-enabling patch and bonus video content too. Studio founder recently David Cage spoke to GamesIndustry.biz...

Wednesday8th Sep 2010

Tuesday7th Sep 2010

  • News Move Starter Disc Contents Laid Bare

    All eleven demos named

    We reported earlier today that the Move Starter Disc demos will be free to download on the PlayStation Store, but at the time we didn't know what the demos actually were. Well, now we do. Taking in everything from single-player puzzlers to multiplayer party games, the disc looks to provide something for everyone without giving...

  • News Starter Disc Demos Will be Available to Download Too

    Just in case you don't buy the disc

    Whilst Movers on the West side of the Atlantic Ocean get a copy of Sports Champions and a Move demo disc in their starter packs, European gamers only get the demos on a so-called "Starter Disc". But wherever you live, what if you already have the camera and just want to buy the Move separately – won't...

  • Feature The Motherlode of European PlayStation Move Launch Information

    Updated with launch titles!

    Mainland Europe receives the Move on September 15th; Australia and New Zealand on September 16th; and the UK is the last of the bunch on September 17th. Your Move options: PlayStation 3 320GB Move Bundle (£284.99/€349.99) – Replacing the existing 250GB model in Europe, this 320GB machine comes with a PlayStation Eye...

  • Features Why Not Create a Fitness RPG?

    When genres collide!

    Recent comments by Yoshinori Kitase about the Move's unsuitability for RPG play due to masses of motion-controlled fighting over 40 or 50 hours of gameplay got us thinking here at Movemodo. Some games are marketed purely on the level of their physical exertion and its benefits – Zumba Fitness will no doubt fit into this...

  • News Richard Marks Dreams of a Gory Zombie Game on Move

    Telekinesis and axes in Dr Marks's ideal game

    Blood-letting zombiefest Left 4 Dead missed the PlayStation 3, but Sony's R&D whiz Dr Richard Marks has described his ideal undead experience for PlayStation Move and it makes quite exciting, if unsettling, reading. In an interview with C&VG, Dr Marks went into some detail about a game where...

  • Review Pinball Heroes: Wipeout HD Fury (PlayStation Portable)

    Pinball Heroes' Wipeout HD table is probably the most accessible of the bunch and it also happens to look fantastic

    Wipeout HD is a game that's inherently pretty. Pinball Heroes' Wipeout table therefore, is similarly dreamy. Staying true to the source material, the Wipeout table in Pinball Heroes is all about large blocks of colour. Taking the...

  • News Release Confusion Finally Resolved, Gamers May Now Rest Easy

    The truth finally uncovered

    We already reported the ongoing confusion surrounding PlayStation Move's launch date, and finally after a lot of journalistic rooting around and emails back-and-forth we've put the issue to bed. The confusion lay in the fact that Sony classes Europe as a separate territory to the UK, hence the conflicting dates. Here, for...

  • News Move is Under Siege from a Customisable Real-Time Strategy Game

    PlayStation Network title looks promising

    PlayStation Move is the ideal platform for real-time strategy games, with R.U.S.E. impressing with its intuitive controls and the possibilities shown off in this tech demo proving the controller's worth to the genre. Seed Studios is bringing a new take on RTS games to PlayStation Network with Under Siege, a...

  • First Impressions Vanquish on PlayStation 3 Demo

    In many ways, Vanquish is exactly what you'd expect it to be

    It's Japanese developers attempting to create a Western game. And so it feels distinctly like Gears Of War. Character movement is chunky, targeting is smooth and the gun-play is beefy and responsive. But it's also being developed in Japan; so it's all a bit bonkers. For example, your...

  • News Final Fantasy Boss says Move is Awkward for RPGs

    But could be used in future Square Enix titles

    We've already made our case for why certain Western RPGs wouldn't work with Move, but Square Enix's Yoshinori Kitase believes that Japanese RPGs aren't a great fit for Move, either. Speaking to Eurogamer, Kitase explained why Move is an "awkward" fit for the genre: an RPG, you have to...

  • News FuturLab Announce Their New Game, Need Your Help Naming It

    Fact: Coconut Dodge is one of the best PlayStation Minis available

    Don't just take our word for it; check out MetaCritic, where the game currently holds an average score of 81. Needless to say, British-based developers Futurlab know a thing or two about game design. Which is why we're so excited for their next project. We've been working closely...

Monday6th Sep 2010

  • News MadCatz's Range of Move Accessories Sounds Surprisingly Useful

    Cables, chargers and more

    Accessory manufacturer Hyperkin may have sounded the first battle cry in the PlayStation Move accessory arms race with its sports victory set, but gaming gubbins Goliath Madcatz is not to be outdone, revealing its own line-up of add-ons for Move. Mad Catz Charging Station ($29.99) – The same price as the official...

  • News Cross Your Clothy Fingers for a LittleBigPlanet 2 Beta Invite

    Ready to go this week

    The buzz around LittleBigPlanet 2 has been steadily growing since Media Molecule showed off the first video promising the ability to create entire games in the forthcoming sequel. Some lucky Sackboys and Sackgirls will soon get the chance to try the game for themselves, as Sony is about to send out a round of invitations to the...

  • Review Pinball Heroes: MotorStorm (PlayStation Portable)

    MotorStorm might be one of the more plain Pinball Heroes' tables, but some great artwork makes up for the limited number of on-screen objects

    Many of Pinball Heroes tables opt for complicated, detailed stages with numerous objects from their source material. The MotorStorm table is not like that. There's a truck placed in the mid-section of the...

  • News Don't Expect Motion-Controlled Castlevania on Move

    Move cannot do whips or other objects

    Move is a versatile piece of kit, with titles lined up that turn the plastic into everything from a beam katana to a lasso, but it seems it has its limitations. Sony recently held a press conference in Japan to explain the controller in more depth, detailing its ability to portray pens, torches, nets and...

  • News Move Tech Demos Show War, Robotic Puppets and Chameleons

    See what it can do

    Last week we brought you a look at the PlayStation Move's origins on PlayStation 2 in the form of some early tech demos, but now we have a collection of bang up-to-date demos showing how far the technology's come in six years. As well as an updated form of the original sorcery demo showing the extra range of control afforded by...

  • News Guerilla Yet to Decide if Move and Dualshock Owners Can Face Off Online

    Will controls be fair for both?

    With the recent confirmation that Killzone 3 will support the Move controller in online play as well as offline, discussion naturally arose about whether gamers using the super-precise motion controller will have an advantage or disadvantage when playing against opponents using dual analogue controls. Steven Ter Heide...