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Playstation’s MoveMen Will Stalk You, Crash Your Party and Force You To Play Games

I’m not entirely certain what’s going on in this commercial for the Playstation Move, but it appears that there are these freaky MoveMen who’ll troll your Facebook page for mentions of parties, gatecrash, and force you to play a game. And here I thought that the Nintendo guys who showed up unannounced and proclaimed “Wii…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Turn Your Xbox Controllers Into an Inductive Charging Spaceship

Inductive charging: a hell of a lot more convenient than plugging your controllers in or replacing their batteries all the time. An inductive charging station that looks like a spaceship: a hell of a lot cooler than one that doesn’t. CTA Digital has two new inductive charging stations, one for Xbox 360 and one for…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Rumor: Sony Will Try To Steal The Show From Apple With A Music Service

We know that Apple’s holding a music-related event tomorrow, but now we’re reading that Sony will try to steal the show from it. According to the Financial Times, Sony will be announcing a music service of its own: https://kotaku.com/what-will-apple-announce-at-their-music-centric-septemb-5621837 Sources in the media industry told the Financial Times that Sony would use its PlayStation games…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Good Luck Enjoying Your PlayStation Move With These Orb-Obstructing Accessories

Hyperkin’s “Sports Victory Set” of PlayStation Move accessories has a couple of problems. First, they are a bit ridiculous looking. (But hey, waving a dagger around could be fun). More importantly, they will mess up the whole damn system. PS Move’s technology hinges upon its ability to spot the LED sphere at the end of…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Don’t Hold Your Breath For a Download-Only PS4

Awaiting a download-only PS4 after clamping eyes on the PSPgo? Sony Computer Entertainment‘s CEO Kaz Hirai told MCV that it’s a long way off—specifically, the “digital future is over ten years away.” [MCV via Kotaku] https://kotaku.com/the-ps4-doesnt-sound-like-itll-be-download-only-5622370

Tech News Kat Hannaford

What Do The PlayStation’s Circle, X, Square, and Triangle Buttons Mean?

Teiyu Goto, a Sony engineer who had much freedom to design the original PlayStation as well as its controllers, actually explains that the PlayStations’ iconic button shapes weren’t just arbitrarily picked—they actually mean something. Other game companies at the time assigned alphabet letters or colors to the buttons. We wanted something simple to remember, which…

Tech News Jason Chen

Using Your Jailbroken PS3 Online Will Send the Sony Cops Your Way

As tempting as it might be to jailbreak your PS3, you really probably definitely shouldn’t. Because when you do, Sony can detect the software ID the jailbreak program uses, and ban your PS3 remotely. According to a PS3 Hacks posting: https://kotaku.com/working-playstation-3-modchip-is-not-a-hoax-australian-5616952 Sony does currently ban PSN/consoles that results in the 8002A227 error code…[So], as people…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Rumor: Next PSP to Have Touch-Controls on Back?

There’s a rumor floating around Gamescom in Cologne, Germany this week, that selected VIPs are supposedly getting hands-on with the next PSP, which apparently features touch-controls on the back of the device for added gameplay input. Intereeeesting, I can hear you say. If true, it shows that Sony is definitely sitting up and taking notice…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Xbox 360 Commercial Pulled, for Using PS3 Footage of Same Game

Ha! Hahahaha. Sorry, please excuse my laughter—I just find it hilarious that the advertising agency employed by Microsoft thought they could get away with showing PS3 Final Fantasy XIII scenes. “Wot, it’s the same game, innit?” Sparked by an eagle-eyed British viewer, who dobbed in the commercial to the Advertising Standards Authority, the commercial was…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Sony PlayStation Move Cannot Kill Dracula

As the Wii has shown, motion gaming means additional safety instructions and demos will accompany consoles as they ship to consumers, as will humorous Photoshops lampooning their kid glove nature. Kinect and PlayStation Move are no exception. [Androsko via Kotaku] https://kotaku.com/how-to-use-playstation-move-5613008

Tech News Jack Loftus

Sony Ericsson Readying an Android 3.0 PlayStation Phone?

Engadget’s reporting that Sony Ericsson, who hasn’t been quickest on the draw with Android devices, is in the “late stages of planning” for an Android 3.0 smartphone with sliding gaming controls and an accompanying gaming platform. Android fans, listen up. Gamers, listen up. Android fans who are gamers, really listen up. Engadget hears from a…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

PS3’s Firmware Updates Punish the Casual Gamer

Ben Kuchera of Ars Technica lays out the one major reason why the casual gamer—the guy who plays only once every few weeks for a half hour at a time—would prefer the Xbox over the PS3. Firmware. Updates. There are a couple compounding issues here, but they can all be lumped into the update/download scheme…

Tech News Jason Chen

Android PlayStation Emulator Now Available for Your Nostalgic Consumption

Console emulators are nothing new, even on mobiles, but this is the first time we can bring you news of a legitimate PlayStation one for Android devices. Called PSX4Droid 1.0, it looks a little something like this: The app’s available for $6 in the Android Market and you’ll need the usual ROMs and PS BIOS…

Tech News Jack Loftus

How to Tronify your life from every angle

Disney is making it possible to turn every aspect of your material existence into a Tron-style gamescape. Behold Tron caps, chair, light-up sweatshirts, wiis controls, iphone light disc holders, Playstations and sneakers! Disney Consumer Products rolled out the many merchandising angles they would be slapping Tron Legacy on – from baseball hats right on down…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Sony: Take Your Children to the Eye Doctor

Sony is not taking any risks with its latest set of terms and conditions, warning of “eye strain, eye fatigue or nausea” and suggesting children have their eyes poked by a doctor before being allowed to play 3D games. https://gizmodo.com/hands-on-with-the-actually-decent-playstation-3-3d-5564434 Because the eyes of kids aren’t finished and still have growing to do, Sony suggests…

Tech News Gary Cutlack

Japanese PlayStation Move Trailer Shows New Game Footage and New Weirdos

This 3+ minute Japanese trailer for the PlayStation Move comes complete with some new footage of Move games. As is Sony’s wont, it takes place in a weird, artificial location, features a creepy woman and is very slickly produced. [Kotaku] https://kotaku.com/japan-gets-a-playstation-move-trailer-with-game-footag-5580237

Tech News Adam Frucci

The Evolution of the Controller

I know that I’m supposed to snicker at the human doing the crane as if he’s a less organic entity than, say, the perfectly normal DualShock—a controller that dropped from a tree like an acorn. [Extralife via Kotaku] https://kotaku.com/the-evolution-of-game-controllers-5575981

Tech News Mark Wilson

PlayStation Plus Coming Soon Via PS3 Firmware 3.40

Super excited to give Sony more of your money? Good news! PlayStation Plus is coming in the very near future via the next PS3 firmware update, 3.40. Whee! [PlayStation Blog via Engadget] https://gizmodo.com/playstation-plus-explained-5572578

Tech News Adam Frucci

PlayStation Plus Explained

At E3, Sony skimmed over their new $50/year (or $18/three months) premium PS3 service called PlayStation Plus. Now, they’ve finally outlined exactly what’s included in the offer: https://gizmodo.com/the-playstation-network-gets-a-subscription-package-5564330 What PlayStation Plus Includes • Free, rotating monthly PSN games, minis and PS One Classics (at launch, those titles will be “WipEout HD, PSP minis and PS…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Why It’s Sad Sony Lost the Videogame Hardware Race at E3

E3’s biggest loser? It’s Sony. They’ve been lagging behind for years overall, but to lose at hardware, their strongest suit? What a pity. Look at all three companies that define the industry. Microsoft is a software company, so Xbox has the best software and services, like Xbox Live, Zune and Windows Media Extender. Nintendo is…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Playstation’s MoveMen Will Stalk You, Crash Your Party and Force You To Play Games

Turn Your Xbox Controllers Into an Inductive Charging Spaceship

Rumor: Sony Will Try To Steal The Show From Apple With A Music Service

Good Luck Enjoying Your PlayStation Move With These Orb-Obstructing Accessories

Don’t Hold Your Breath For a Download-Only PS4

What Do The PlayStation’s Circle, X, Square, and Triangle Buttons Mean?

Using Your Jailbroken PS3 Online Will Send the Sony Cops Your Way

Rumor: Next PSP to Have Touch-Controls on Back?

Xbox 360 Commercial Pulled, for Using PS3 Footage of Same Game

Sony PlayStation Move Cannot Kill Dracula

Sony Ericsson Readying an Android 3.0 PlayStation Phone?

PS3’s Firmware Updates Punish the Casual Gamer

Android PlayStation Emulator Now Available for Your Nostalgic Consumption

How to Tronify your life from every angle

Sony: Take Your Children to the Eye Doctor

Japanese PlayStation Move Trailer Shows New Game Footage and New Weirdos

The Evolution of the Controller

PlayStation Plus Coming Soon Via PS3 Firmware 3.40

PlayStation Plus Explained

Why It’s Sad Sony Lost the Videogame Hardware Race at E3

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