Category: Videogames

Sony Boasts Nearly 50 Games with PlayStation Move Support

Sony announced that nearly 50 games have PlayStation Move support, with lots more to come. Here’s the list for your motion-tastic pleasure.

Sony has announced that nearly 50 games have PlayStation Move support, with lots more to come. Here’s the list for your motion-tastic pleasure.

Supported Games

  • Auditorium
  • Beat Sketcher
  • Brunswick Pro Bowling
  • Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts 2011
  • Create
  • Dance Dance Revolution
  • EyePet
  • The Fight: Lights Out
  • Funky Lab Rat
  • Get Fit With Mel B
  • Heavy Rain (via PSN software update)
  • High Velocity Bowling (via PSN software update)
  • Hustle Kings* (via PSN software update)
  • John Daly’s ProStroke Golf
  • Kung Fu Rider
  • MAG (via PSN software update)
  • NBA 2K11
  • Planet Minigolf (via PSN software update)
  • Racquet Sports
  • Rapala Pro Bass Fishing 2010
  • Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (via PSN software update)
  • R.U.S.E.
  • Sackboy’s Prehistoric Moves
  • Singstar Dance
  • The Sly Collection
  • Sports Champions
  • Start the Party
  • Swords & Soldiers* (via PSN software update)
  • The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest
  • The Shoot
  • Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 (via PSN software update)
  • Time Crisis: Razing Storm
  • Toy Story 3: The Video Game (side modes via PSN software update)
  • TRON: Evolution
  • Tumble
  • TV Superstars

Upcoming Games

  • echochrome II
  • Dead Space Extraction
  • de Blob 2
  • Dungeon Defenders
  • Dungeon Hunter: Alliance
  • PlayStation Move Heroes
  • Killzone 3
  • LittleBigPlanet 2
  • Michael Jackson: The Experience
  • Modern Combat: Domination
  • No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise
  • SOCOM 4
  • Sorcery
  • Top Darts
  • Under Siege
  • Virtua Tennis 4
  • Yoostar 2
  • Zumba Fitness

Any of you digging any of these games with Move?

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Bulletstorm Epic Edition Includes Gears of War 3 Beta

Electronic Arts has announced that the “Epic Edition” of Bulletstorm will include early access to the highly anticipated beta for Gears of War 3. Here’s a clip from the official press release:

Epic Games and EA are blowing out the launch of Bulletstorm with access to the public beta for Gears of War 3, the spectacular conclusion to one of the most memorable and celebrated sagas in video games. Players that purchase the Epic Edition are guaranteed early access to the Gears of War 3 beta. Pre-order now to reserve a copy of the Epic Edition which will be available on Feb. 22, 2011 for MSRP $59.99, only for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system, while supplies last.

Well, I guess the Xbox 360 version of Bulletstorm will trounce the PlayStation 3 version. Ha! Seriously though, will any of you buy the  Epic Edition to get Gears 3 beta privileges? Pretty tempting, hey? (Also, pre-order from Amazon using the link above!)

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

After having lunch with my friend (ex-EGM) Shane, I’ve been inspired to finish Final Fantasy XIII this weekend. Last time I played, I was pretty close to the end, but I’m probably going to jump back a few chapters so that I’m not completely lost in the story. All this L’Cie/fal’Cie stuff can get confusing. To prepare for my play sessions, I’m blasting Reona Rewis all day.

How about you? What’s on your weekend playlist?

WWE Champion The Miz Talks Games on Jimmy Fallon

Here’s an excellent clip of WWE Champion The Miz on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. In addition to talking about wrestling and The Real World, The Miz throws some videogame talk in the mix. Obviously he’s on the cover of WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 (best writing ever!!!), but did you know that a young Mike Mizanin competed in the Nintendo World Championship regionals in Cleveland, Ohio?

And yes, one of the reasons I wanted to post this clip is because I know that some of you really hate The Miz. Ha!

MLB 11 The Show Features Joe Mauer, 3D, and PlayStation Move

Here’s a video and some box art for the upcoming MLB 11 The Show. In addition to some baseball awesomeness, Sony has revealed Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer as its cover athlete, stereoscopic 3D support, and PlayStation Move compatibility. MLB The Show has been the best baseball game for the last few years and the 2011 version is particularly important since it will showcase two technologies Sony is pushing.

Any of you curious to play MLB 11 The Show using PlayStation Move and or 3D?

Dissidia 012 [duodecim] Screens: Tifa and Lightning!

The latest batch of Dissidia 012 [duodecim] Final Fantasy screens adds some girl power with Lightning (Final Fantasy XIII) and Tifa (Final Fantasy VII). Laguna’s there too…but he’s not nearly as interesting (for boys). While I enjoyed the first Dissidia, the gameplay was a tiny bit lacking. The sequel should be a deeper experience. I’ll definitely play it just so I can mark out at different Final Fantasy characters sharing the screen.

Kindly check out the screens and let me know if you’re interested in Dissidia 012 [duodecim] and if you’ve been calling it Dissidia 012 Dewey Decimal System. What Final Fantasy character match-ups fill your dreams? I want to see Faris (Final Fantasy V) and Vivi (Final Fantasy IX)!

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Coffee Talk #265: The Gaming Press Must Evolve or Die

I’m convinced that the videogame enthusiast press is at a critical junction. When I first started writing about games, a magazine cover from the likes of EGM, Game Informer, and Compuer Gaming World was a PR flak’s ultimate prize. That changed to website takeovers, with the big fish being IGN and GameSpot. These days…

Welcome to Coffee Talk! Let’s start off the day by discussing whatever is on your (nerd chic) mind. Every morning I’ll kick off a discussion and I’m counting on you to participate in it. If you’re not feelin’ my topic, feel free to start a chat with your fellow readers and see where it takes you. Whether you’re talking about videogames, Cliff Lee going to the Phillies, Brett Favre’s streak ending, or Christina Aguilera’s naughty photo leak, Coffee Talk is the place to do it.

I’m convinced that the videogame enthusiast press is at a critical junction. When I first started writing about games, a magazine cover from the likes of EGM, Game Informer, and Compuer Gaming World was a PR flak’s ultimate prize. That changed to website takeovers, with the big fish being IGN and GameSpot.  These days games are making big splashes on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, in Entertainment Weekly, and during the Spike TV VGAs. Traditional videogame enthusiast outlets can’t compete with NBC, EW, or Spike TV.

Last night Uncharted 3 made an appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Naughty Dog’s Evan Wells and Christophe Balestra were on hand for the demo. Can you imagine Hironobu Sakaguchi and Yoshinori Kitase showing off Final Fantasy VII on Late Night with Conan O’Brien in 1997?!? Triple-A videogames debuting on mainstream television and in mainstream magazines is becoming the norm. Traditional videogame outlets have to change their approach or lose relevancy.

That’s what I think anyway. How about you? Do you think the Entertainment Weeklies and Jimmy Fallons of the world are making it harder for the IGNs and GameSpots? Will videogame outlets have to focus on follow-up articles on triple-A games instead of debuting them? Or are enthusiast magazines and websites fine the way they are?

Anyone Down for PSN Tetris (RPad.tv Invitational!)

I’ve known about this for several weeks but wasn’t able to share the info just yet: Tetris for PlayStation Network will have an exclusive multiplayer mode that its Xbox Live counterpart lacks. Here’s the scoop from senior producer Christophe Gomez:

We are launching Tetris on PlayStation Network and it’ll be available to download from the PSN store in very early next year. This version of Tetris boasts 5.1 Dolby Sound, 1080P HD graphics, plus six online and local multiplayer modes. Of course, you can play Marathon mode by yourself in the boldest and brightest graphics ever.

We’ve already pegged X-Men Arcade as a future game we’ll be playing together. How about multiplayer Tetris for PS3? Anyone down? It looks like it’ll be loads of fun!

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Today’s Poll: Who Will Have the Best Sand of 2011?

Screw water. Sand is where it’s at…well, that appears to be the trend in 2011. Between Uncharted 3, Journey, and Spec Ops: The Line, there are already a handful of major 2011 releases featuring sand. Surely this list will spawn copycats and at least half of next year’s games will take place in deserts. Which game will have the best sand in 2011? Kindly take today’s poll and discuss the matter…unless you’re an idiot that thinks things like, “I don’t like sand. It’s coarse and irritating and it gets everywhere.”

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