Having just blown the lid off the PlayStation Move (a.k.a PlayStation 3 Motion Controller) and its Sub-Controller, Sony has now unleashed a plethora of assets for some of the compatible games that were shown during this evening’s press conference.
At GDC 2010, Sony formally introduced its motion controller, aptly titled: PlayStation Move. For those that haven’t been following its development and unveiling at E3 2009, the technology pairs a high-definition camera (the already available PlayStation Eye) and a wand with a colored orb at the top.
Garnett Lee and I went hands-on with two pre-alpha titles here at GDC: SOCOM 4 and Sports Champions.
SOCOM 4, announced last week, is the latest in the franc…
The recently announced Civilization V will use hexes in place of square tiles along with some major combat changes. The game was shown off at GDC 2010 and I got a look at the new UI, diplomacy, and combat running beautifully in Windows 7 and DirectX 11.
The new UI is streamlined, minimalistic, and functional. While every option isn’t presented by default, all of the options are a click-away. Fans worried about a simplification based on Civilization Revolution should not fear. Notifications are also handled by an icon system. You won’t have to follow laggy, s…
On Monday, it was Deus Ex and Hitman. On Tuesday, it was on Order of War and Battlestations. Now, the third day of Steam’s “Square Enix, Eidos Interactive Publisher Week” is here, offering savings on Tomb Raider and The Last Remnant PC.
In development at 2K Czech, the Xbox 360 version of Mafia II was playable at GDC 2010. I was shown a brief video presentation introducing me to Vito, the game’s main character, and the mission I would be playing.
Vito, home on leave from World War II after being wounded, meets up with his old friend Joe. But while Vito was off killing Nazis, Joe became involved in organized crime and soon serves as the driving factor behind Vito’s descent into the criminal underworld. After a few quick calls, Vito is “provided” with paperwork proving that his injuries are more severe than previously thought. He won’t be returning to war.
Things aren’t so good at home, t…