Sony: over 4.1 million PlayStation Move sold to date

With an official press release issued today, Sony Computer Entertainment announced it has sold more than 4.1 million PlayStation Move motion controllers worldwide.

Poll of the Week (November 29th to December 5th)

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iWin | Auditorium HD

Pay attention people. You like free games don't you? Good, because that's exactly what you might be getting by participating to this iWin contest! 

VIDEO | iWatch: Gran Turismo 5 (Head Tracking)

Curious about how head tracking works in Gran Turismo 5? Good, because here is a video analysis explaining it all, investigating its actual usefulness as well as looking into how the PlayStation Eye performs as a head tracking device with specialized PC software.

Gran Turismo 5 3D impressions

So finally Gran Turismo 5 released after years of waiting. I've been with the series since the original (EU) launch back in 1998, and GT5 is clearly the biggest jump since the debut. 

VIDEO | iWatch: Auditorium HD

Rising from the indie scene comes this captivating musical puzzler combining colorful Full HD graphics, stereoscopic 3D visuals, cleverly engineered Move controls and deceivingly relaxing melodies to offer an experience like no other on PlayStation 3. No wonder it won tons of awards. Behold Auditorium HD in this video explaining it all.

StarDrone expected to fall on PlayStation Store in January

The interesting action-puzzler developed for PlayStation Move and supporting 3D visuals announced here a while back is now expected to be released on PlayStation Store on January 5th for $7.99/€7.99, with PlayStation Plus subscribers getting a discount at $4.99/€4.99.

Kung-Fu LIVE set for December

The amazingly ridiculous, hands free, "You are the Kung-Fu Master" beat'em up shamelessly conceived and bravely developed by Virtual Air Guitar Company will land on December 7/8 on the US/EU PlayStaion Stores. Also, new trailer.

More than 50 3D games in development for PS3

Ahead of his "Seeing is Believing: 3D a New Creative Medium for Games" keynote at this week’s Develop in Liverpool conference, SCEE studio director Mick Hocking told Develop that Sony is currently applying 3D to 20 internally developed games, with 3rd parties doing the same to about 30 of theirs.

Poll of the Week (November 22nd to November 28th)

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RUMOR | Stereoscopic 3D patch coming to God of War 3 early next year

Sony Santa Monica Studio is supposedly working on a patch to add 3D awesomeness to the already awesome God of War 3, HipHopGamer reports.

Snakebyte announces world first 3rd party PlayStation Move controllers (and camera)

Germany peripherals manufacturer Snakebyte just announced a new line of PlayStation Move devices which includes not only a motion controller and a navigation controller, but also a camera, the snake-eye, coming with its own TV clip.

3D support mysteriously absent from PS3 version of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit

Despite having been announced by the developers themselves back in June and even demonstrated during the last E3 2010, the PlayStation 3 version of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit lacks stereoscopic 3D mode.

Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves announced for PlayStation Move

Unveiled today on the PlayStation Blog and the Media Molecule website, Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves is some sort of LittleBigPlanet2 spin-off conceived exclusively for the PlayStation Move. And it's free. More or less.

Under Siege cinematic trailer released

Developer Seed Studios has released the opening CG cinematic for the upcoming real time strategy game Under Siege. And it looks amazing.

Sports Champions update 1.02

An new software update went live today which fixed an issue with the leaderboards not displaying correctly and added an option to remove assistance when playing Table Tennis in the Bronze tournament.

Sony patents new echolocation technology

An interesting patent filed by SCEA earlier this year (but published just a few days ago) describes a new motion technology designed for gaming. 

Poll of the Week (November 15th to November 21st)

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Auditorium HD set for November 23rd [UPDATED]

Get ready to be amazed as the award winning indie music-puzzle game Auditorium is coming to PS3 via PSN in a matter of days. And it supports both PlayStation Move and 3D visuals.

The Fight: Lights Out "transparency patch" coming [UPDATED]

The Fight: Lights Out has been out only a few days, but in the light of the mixed reviews it has generated, developer Coldwood Interactive has been quick at addressing one of its most agreed upon issues. It was in fact confirmed to iWaggle3D that a patch is about to be released soon, adding the option to enable transparency on the player's fighter.

Introducing... iWaggle3D Forum!

Hello people. I'm pleased to announce that starting today you have a new place to go for discussing game related (or unrelated) topics: the iWaggle3D Forum!

Final Gran Turismo 5 release date announced

The wait is almost over. For real. Gran Turismo 5 is coming out in less than 2 weeks from today, on November 24th in both North America and Europe, and on the 25th of the same month in Japan. 

Kazunori Yamauchi apologies after the jump.

Move and 3D support in de Blob 2

Multiplaform sequel to Wii 2009 exclusive de Blob will support stereoscopic 3D mode across all HD platforms, PlayStation 3 being the only one also getting optional motion controls support via PlayStation Move.

Gameloft loves PlayStation Move apparently

Mobile games specialist Gameloft will be releasing not one, not two, but three Move compatible games via PlayStation Store early next year. An online first person shooter, a Diablo-like ARPG and a puzzle game.

Guest Article | Call of Duty: Black Ops 3D Impressions

Purchased Call of Duty: Black Ops for the PS3 yesterday and I have some impressions I would like to share. Early October it was announced that the game would support stereoscopic 3D across all HD platforms and that news sealed the deal for today's purchase.

Under Siege set for early December release [UPDATED]

According to this Under Siege preview published by Edge Magazine online a few hours ago, the long awaited RTS game with Move support from Seed Studios will be available from December 8 on the European PlayStation Store, and from December 14 on the US one.

Deadstorm Pirates coming to PlayStation Store

According to Eurogamer, Namco has announced that the Move compatible shooter Deadstorm Pirates will be landing on the PlayStation Store this month for £15.99/€19.99.

iWonder | "Patapon Bash" by edd

So I've got a basic idea. It's based on an awesome PSP game called Patapon. The controls are really simple: you move the controller up to get chaka, move it left to get pata, move it right to get pon and move it down to get don, and you waggle it toward the camera to hit the drums.

Poll of the Week (November 8th to November 14th)

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VIDEO | iWatch: Time Crisis Razing Storm

Take a deep breath and immerse yourself into this two-parts video overview of the meaty shooter collection Time Crisis Razing Storm from Namco. All the three games exposed, along with all the extra content as well as the online FPS multiplayer mode included in the titular game. 

Enjoy!

iWonder | "The Tree of Knowledge" by Scruffyexaminer

Gain scientific and mathematical literacy by traveling back in time and having the key figures in history teach you the important concepts hands on.

iWonder | "True 1:1 Gun Handling and Aiming in FPS Games" by yakuzakazuya

This idea is inspired by the Move game Start The Party (STP). In STP there is one mini game where the Move controller turns into a frog. When you press the Trigger button this frog will lash out its tongue to catch flies. The frog’s position is amazingly tracked 1:1 in 3D space, every subtle movements, rotation and orientation of the Move controller is faithfully recreated in-game.

Interview | The Fight: Lights Out (Coldwood Interactive)

This is not a traditional interview. Following on my video analysis of The Fight: Lights Out I was offered an opportunity to query the game's developer, Coldwood Interactive, about some of the issues I had with the game, such as the non-optimal camera system and the collision detection. Lead game designer Martin Sahlin was kind enough to offer some insights about why things are the way they are.

Enjoy this enlightening reading.

Sony's Richard Marks discusses the original EyeToy (as Microsoft launches Kinect)

A video posted on the official US PlayStation Blog reminds us of the origins, the applications and the limitations of the EyeToy camera for PlayStation 2.

First action videos of CTA Digital gun attachments

CTA Digital has just released two videos showcasing their gun attachments for the PlayStation Move: the Submachine Gun and the Perfect Aim Pistol.

Poll of the Week (November 1st to November 7th)

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VIDEO | iWatch: The Fight - Lights Out

Move into the gritty and brutal world of underground fighting with this exclusive video analysis of The Fight: Lights Out. How does it work? How does it feel? Step inside to find out.