Sony confirms Motion Controller date Spring 2010

Sony confirmed the Motion Controller release date during Tokyo Game Show today. The new controller is slated to come out in Spring 2010. Motion Controller is not the official name for the system that will work with the Playstation Eye camera. It will come with two motion sensors to provide absolute position tracking. SCE Worldwide Studios also announced the lineup for compatible titles: Ape Escape (Working Title) Echochrome 2 (Working Title) Eccentric Slider (Working Title) Sing and Draw (Working Title) Champions of Time (Working Title) Motion Party (Working Title) The Shoot (Working Title) Tower (Working Title) PAIN(*2) Flower(*2) Hustle Kings(*2) High Velocity Bowling(*2) EyePet(*2) *2 means that Motion Control function will be added by a network update. No price point was announced at this time.

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Leaked documents discuss PSN and PS3 Motion Control

(Allegedly) leaked documents that MCVUK got a hold of state some very interesting things if they were true. The leaked documents have interesting details about the Playstation 3 Motion Controller demoed at E3 this year. Motion Controller • Spring 2010 launch (March in JP) • No bundle/pricing details yet, should come Sept 1 • Plan on selling 4-5MM units WW • SCEA agreed to provide a list of Sega IP that would work well with the motion controller, Virtua Tennis was an example • Motion Controller support allows easy way to differentiate PS3 SKU • Other differentiation opportunities include PSP/PS3 interoperability – think of features that would make users want to buy both PS3 and PSP SKUs. The actual date of March in Japan for the peripheral is new information. Virtua Tennis was used as an example of a game that would work with the Motion controller. Perhaps most interesting

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Pinnacle College launches degree in Video Game Audio

Pinnacle College has announced that it is now offering an accredited Occupational Associate Degree in video game audio. It’s the first degree of it’s kind in the nation. The college is celebrating the launch offering a reduction in tuition fees for the first class. The program starts with an open house on Saturday, September 26 at the LA campus and classes start on October 12. “Pinnacle College’s recording engineer graduates have gone on to work with the world’s hottest musical acts and studios. We applied the same rigor and focus to our new game audio program,” said Sal Younis, president, Pinnacle College. “We are committed to offering students the most relevant, engaging, and comprehensive education that will prepare them for successful careers in the high demand, interactive entertainment industry.” The GAIM program is designed to be a 16 month program where students learn all aspects of creating and managing sound

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Sony announces open casting call for “The Tester”

There’s a reality show for everything, or so I thought. Sony Computer Entertainment America announced a casting call for their new competitive reality series, “The Tester”. The series will be shown exclusively on Playstation Network for the PS3. The show will follow a group of gamers as they face off to win a job as an official Playstation game tester. To enter, gamers have to submit an online form and a short video at http://www.us.playstation.com/psn/thetester explaining why they have to be part of the Playstation family. The show will run 8 episodes and the winner will get a contract position in the Quality Assurance department in San Diego, CA. While this may seem weird to some of us, many gamers really do want to be game testers. It’s pretty smart of Sony to leverage that into a show that is exclusive to their network when they probably needed to hire

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PS3 Motion Control coming next Spring

SCE Worldwide President, Kaz Hirai has confirmed that the PS3′s motion control system is set to launch in spring next year. Kaz told the Times that Sony required some “great software” in order for a successful launch. “We are slating it for spring of next year,” he told The Times. “One of the things is that we just don’t want to put out the controller. We need a great software that supports the controller at launch. It’s something that we’ve been working on for the longest time.” In other PS3 news, NPD is taking the not so big jump by stating that the new slimline PS3 with the price cut should boost sales by 60 percent in the US. Thank you Mr and Mrs. Obvious. “The $299 price point is important to getting to a point where the next segment of price-conscious consumers can jump into the market and it

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Major League Gaming teams up with EA Sports for Competitive Sports Gaming

EA and Major League Gaming have announced a collaboration to create the 2009 EA Sports Challenge Series. Starting this summer, MLG will be conducting qualifying competitions for multiple titles from the EA Sports line-up. The challenge series will be played on the Playstation 3. Sony Playstation is a sponsor as well. Online and live competitors can compete for cash and prizes totaling $170,000. “For nearly a decade, the EA SPORTS Challenge Series has represented what our brand is all about —competition and a passion for sports,” said Steven Chiang, senior vice president, EA SPORTS. “In partnering with MLG and Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc , we’re going to offer our consumers the chance at competition like they’ve never had before, at the highest levels of gaming, and with all the bragging rights on the line.” The first event will be August 29-30 in Dallas, Texas. Online qualifiers begin August 17.

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Zoe Mode announces new San Francisco studio

Zoe Mode has announced the opening of its newest studio: Zoe Mode San Francisco. The studio will be led by Sarah Stocker and Mark Danks. Sarah comes from Studio 5 as a Senior Producer as was responsible for launching SingStar in the US. Mark comes from Sony Computer Entertainment and he was the Senior Manager of Developer Relations. “With the growth of both our Brighton and London studios, we’ve been looking for an opportunity to form a US studio that can build upon our successes in the genre and bring us even closer to our US consumers and West Coast publishing partners.” Says Ed Daly, Worldwide General Manager of Zoë Mode. “We’re excited to have Sarah and Mark join the Zoë team to lead that effort and provide us with access to the tremendous creative and technical talent in the San Francisco Bay area.” Over the last five years, Zoe

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Buzz games review

Platform: Playstation 2 ERSB: Buzz – E10+, Buzz Junior – E, Buzz Hollywood – Teen Genre: Trivia/ minigames Number of Players: 1 -4 Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Release Date: October 30, 2007 Official Website Writer: Trina Rating : RoboJam: 9.0 Buzz Quiz games: 7.5 Can you out Buzz your friends? Sony Computer Entertainment has released a series of Buzz titles that focus on multiplayer fun. Sony sent us three games to review, Buzz! The Mega Quiz, Buzz! The Hollywood Quiz and Buzz Junior Robo Jam. The Buzz series originally began in the UK. Buzz Mega Quiz was one of the first in the series to be released in North America but it was already the fourth game in the series. Buzz! The Mega Quiz has over 5,000 questions and is an overall trivia game. Buzz! The Hollywood Quiz is focused on LaLa land, and Buzz Junior Robo Jam is a

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