Jun 16, 2010

Destructoid have shared with us the box, ahem, “art” for the up and coming Playstation Move PAL release and yes, it is just as awesome as one would expect for what is essentially a plastic ball on the end of a stick. (Click here to see the image in it’s full glory.) We also now have an entry retail price. Due to go on sale from mid-September,...

Jun 16, 2010

Over the last couple of days Nintendo, Microsoft, Sony, EA and Capcom have all shown what they’ve got in store for us budding gamers in the press conferences. There have been high points of sheer surprise and joy, and low points of disappointment and shame. So here are MY personal highlights so, let’s break it down… It’s very hard for me...

Jun 14, 2010

It’s been about a year since we first saw the weird little black box appear in the Microsoft press conference in 2009. So a year later we expect to see a whole host of changes to Project Natal, the first of which seems to be a rename. Yes, Project Natal has been newly labelled Kinect (pronounced ‘connect‘). This comes just in time for...

Mar 19, 2010

Sony Computer Entertainment has done a little bit of, “Hmm I like the look of that, I’mma try it!” and has produced a new controller and sub controller. The first pictures of the “Playstation Move Motion” controllers show an item that looks a lot like something we’ve seen before … somewhere… Anyway, enough of me making subtle references...

Feb 18, 2010

There’s been so much hype – and rumour – about Microsoft’s and Sony’s ventures into motion control, it’s hard to decipher the fact from fiction. This, I hope – a GDC 10 session entitled Introducing the PlayStation 3 Motion Controller – should finally help Sony put the rumours to rest. Informally entitled ‘The...

Jan 6, 2010

Seal Shield, the company behind washable keyboards, mice and TV remotes, have added to their family of water-loving accessories by introducing washable Wii peripherals. The company have launched four new bundles, each tailored specifically for Will Fit, Wii Resort, Wii Sports and Wii racing games, including tennis rackets, frisbees, boxing gloves and steering...

Jan 4, 2010

Activision will be making more Hero games in 2010. Wow. Who’d have seen that coming, eh? “[There'll be] more DJ Hero, and the next iterations of Guitar and Band [Heroes] are on the way. But we will see how the market plays out. What you will see is the games will live longer and be more vibrant through DLC,” says Dan Rosenweig,...

Jan 4, 2010

There’s little doubting Nintendo’s stranglehold on the gaming market, not after Amazon.com released a list of their top selling gaming products of 2009. Occupying nine of the top ten positions alone, the Wii is utterly dominating the chart, with both game sales and accessories alike. However, it’s prudent to note that the top four positions are...