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Blaze will release a motion-sensing controller for PlayStation 3, MCV can reveal. The Blaze PS3 Motion Freedom 3D Controller boasts a design similar to Nintendo’s Wii Remote, but features a directional D-pad, analogue stick and a full selection of controls found on the traditional PS3 pad. The Blace PS3 Motion …
Read More »US: Black WiiMote arriving Friday
Though the UK is still waiting to get its hands on anything other than the classic white Wii, North American consumers will from this Friday (October 16th) be able to buy black versions of both the WiiMote and Nunchuck. The WiiMote, which includes Nintendo’s Wii motion Plus add-on, will retail …
Read More »Resi 5 Directors Cut announced
Joystiq reports that the game was demoed at Capcom’s Tokyo Game Show presentation last night and is due for release alongside the controller in spring of next year. A number of other titles are also in line to support the new hardware, including both a number of previously unannounced titles …
Read More »March release for PS3 Motion Controller
Following on from the shock news of PS2 and Dreamcast titles on PSN, it has also been revealed that Sony’s PS3 motion controller will be released in Japan in March 2010. Furthermore, Sony has targeted global sales of between 4m and 5m for its upcoming gesture-sensing peripheral. In addition, Sony …
Read More »EA Tennis to use 360 and PS3 motion tech
The PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of EA’s Grand Slam Tennis won’t make it to market until both Sony and Microsoft release their respective upcoming motion controllers (or non-controllers, in the case of 360’s Natal), EA Sports boss Peter Moore has claimed. CasualGaming.biz has the full story.
Read More »Microsoft acknowledges 3DV acquisition
Having reportedly been finalised as long ago as March, Microsoft has for the first time publicly acknowledged its acquisition of Israeli motion sensing technology firm 3DV. Speaking of Microsoft’s extensive R&D facilities in Israel, corporate VP Moshe Lichtman told Globes: Fourteen development projects are taking place at the centre today, …
Read More »Sony briefing PS3 motion control to developers
Sony is currently showcasing the PS3’s new motion controller to its development partners, providing extended information on the device’s properties. The new PlayStation Eye-trackable peripheral will integrate force feedback, according to an article at news site Kotaku. The report adds that Sony has already provided face-tracking and head-tracking capability in …
Read More »Tretton: Motion control possible on all PS3 games
As well as revealing his disdain for sensitive info leaks, SCEA CEO Jack Tretton has also suggested that the PS3’s prototype motion controller is more flexible than the Wii’s. Speaking in an interview with news group CNBC Tretton compared Nintendo’s revolutionary Wii remote with Sony’s own post-Sixaxis motion controller. Personally, …
Read More »Nintendo: We want to win over the Halo audience
After enjoying huge growth in the now blossoming casual market, Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime has said that PS3 and Xbox 360 owning core gamers are the company’s next target for market growth. We have near-term, mid-term and long-term opportunities – the near-term opportunity is the consumer who owns …
Read More »Microsoft wont ditch the joypad
The industry’s move to embrace motion control does not mean the end of the traditional joypad, Microsoft has asserted. E3 was defined by both Sony and Microsoft’s demonstrations of their new motion-based control options, but neither firm looks set to follow the Wii and ditch the joypad as their primary …
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