Sony have finally announced the name of their motion controller for PS3 – PlayStation Move and debuted a bunch of titles for the device at GDC last night. Last year, the company were hyping us on how the controller would be great for ‘core’ games – though last night seemed to be a shift in a focus with a load of ‘casual’ titles. Here are some videos from ‘Attack Of The Show’ demoing the device.
Metro 2033 is the upcoming stunning FPS on Xbox 360 and PC, which is based on the cult novel of the same name by Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky. – and you can chat to him tonight!
Mr Glukhovsky first published the novel on his own website and, after attracting some 2 million online readers, secured a publishing deal in Russia and has since seen Metro 2033 published across Europe to huge critical acclaim. Dmitry will be online between 9pm and 11pm to answer your questions via the Metro 2033 Twitter and Facebook pages. The chap speaks Russian, English, German, French and a little Spanish, and will be happy to receive and answer questions in these languages! Sadly no Gaelic.
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Someone, somewhere in Japan is breathing a sigh of relief this morning after millions of PS3’s broke down yesterday. Luckily the problem rectified itself before this chap could do any damage.
Nintendo have been wining and dining in the nation’s capital today, and have revealed lots of release dates and info for a slew of brilliant looking games or the Wii.
• Super Mario Galaxy 2 will be hitting the Wii on June 11th, and Yoshi joins in the planet jumping fun.
• Metroid: Other M, is the new Metroid title developed for Wii through a collaboration by Nintendo and the world-renowned Team Ninja. The game looks at the classic franchise from a new perspective: While much of the game is reminiscent of 2-D side-scrollers, players can switch the perspective into 3-D at any time as they explore the twisting passages of a derelict space station and delve deep into a never-before-told story of bounty hunter Samus Aran’s past. It is launching in “Q3″ – so between July-September then.
The in-store signing session was once the home of musicians, but that crafty game industry has been muscling in on all the excitement. Square Enix are sending over Yoshinori Kitase, producer, and Isamu Kamikokuryo, art director, from the Final Fantasy XIII team to celebrate the launch of the game at HMV in Oxford Street London on March 9th. We are informed that Alex Zane will be ‘entertaining fans’ as well.
