Sorcery Story Trailer – Finally, a Reason to Buy PlayStation Move

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Jasmine Henry

Back in 2010, when I reviewed the PlayStation Move launch bundle, most of us expected it to be this grand, ground-breaking piece of tech that we would need rather than want for our PS3s.

It’s plain for anyone to see that that never really happened. For all of the protesting that PlayStation brand’s official hype man, Kevin Butler, did about ‘GAMING NEEDS BUTTONS!!!’, it never flourished and rather floundered into an embarrassing piece of really good gadgetry that few wanted and even fewer cared about.

Sorcery, is the PlayStation move game that is set to change all that. As the young male sorcerer, Finn, you are enticed by your sneaky feline nemesis and friend entices you into unleashing a world of mythical baddies upon the magical society that you live in. Your job, as the protagonist of Sorcery, is to fling about powerful spells to uncover ancient knowledge, save the townspeople and take on a range of exciting and adventurous quests.

Unlike most games that use PlayStation Move as a wedged in, back-of-the-box gimmick, Sorcery is made for PlayStation Move, meaning that if there ever was a time to get in on the motion control madness, that time is now.

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New Xbox Could Be Download Only, Have Terrible Graphics

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Jasmine Henry

Aah, the new Xbox. Wouldn’t you like to know more about it?

So would I. So would the Queen of England. So would every Martian from every province and planet of the Milky Way.

The new Xbox is a pretty hot topic.

I’ve addressed Xbox rumours before, as I did in my Xbox 720 rumour round up (a must read if you’re the Queen, a Milky Way Martian or a gamer of any kind) but this new Xbox info, is as close to ‘confirmed’ as the next-gen Xbox hype machine has ever gotten.

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5 Reasons It Pays NOT to be an Early Adopter of the PS Vita

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Jasmine Henry

Like the shadiest of ‘doctors’ in the uncleanliest of back streets, this week, I’ve been trying to hawk vital organs on the Internet (only my own, I can assure you).

On Twitter I proclaimed ‘who wants a lung? I’ll even give away a kidney, for a price!’ and such, multiple times, hoping, begging and pleading that someone with a screw loose would take a body part in exchange for money – money I wanted, no, needed, to spend on a PS Vita – which comes out today.

For the most part, I was joking (though I did come very close to offering plasma up on eBay), I’ve become so convinced that I need a PS Vita that I probably would have (and maybe still will) do anything to get my hands on that delicious, powerful, slice of handheld gaming heaven.

It may, perhaps, come as a massive shock to you that I am now providing you with a handful of reasons why you shouldn’t invest in Sony’s latest gizmo.

Click ‘Continue Reading’ to find out why you shouldn’t get a PS Vita (yet).

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Monday Musings #2 : Win Resistance 3 Goodies, Sony Worries and Microsoft Failures

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Jasmine Henry

People seemed to enjoy my last Monday Musings link round-up so I’ve gone to the liberty of compiling another one.

This week, the links include a chance to win a bounty of Resistance 3 prizes, an argument against the new trend of ‘online passes’ and a look at MotorStorm RC, the PS Vita version of the franchise.

I hope you enjoy what I’ve included and feel free to let us know your thoughts on this new feature in the comments!

GamerZines have put up a news post in which the (newly announced) President of Sony, Kaz Hirai, gets a bit sweary talking about the company’s future.
PCGamers’ writer, Tom Francis has penned a rather amusing feature, detailing how Microsoft’s support for their Games for Windows service is rather lacking.
Destructoid reviews ed. and Twitter funny man Jim Sterling (@JimSterling) knows what he’s talking about when it comes to online passes and has written a feature for Game Front telling us why they are a load of rubbish.
Want to win a copy of Resistance 3’s ‘Survivor Edition’? That was a silly question, I know…because of course you do! Click that link above for the details.
GAME reward card holders would probably find it wise to use up any existing score credit because according to VG247’s Patrick Garratt, there’s a strong likelihood that the specialist game retailer could go bust. Soonish.
And of course, to end this week’s Monday Musings, for all you early PS Vita adopters, here’s a video of MotorStorm RC’s online co-op mode.

What did you think of this week’s Monday Musings? – Love it or hate it, I want to hear your thoughts in the comments!

MLB 12 : The Show First Look Trailer

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Jasmine Henry

As far as first looks go, this one is at the premier end of the scale. In fact, I’d even go as far as to say that this new trailer for MLB 12 : The Show takes the scale, destroys it, thwacks what’s left with its baseball bat and then pitches the remnants into the stands for good measure.

In true trailer fashion, it boasts “enhanced realism”, but that really didn’t need to be stated as our first taste of in-game footage looks (and even feels) incredible. (Apparently the game also has “full PlayStation move controls” too, which isn’t necessarily something to be proud of so you know, yin and yang).

It’s not the “#1 Rated Sports Game” for nothing.

Click ‘Continue Reading’ to see MLB 12 : The Show in action.

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PS4 and Xbox 720 to be Revealed at E3, Everything they Should and Shouldn’t Do

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Jasmine Henry

This post comes fresh off the news that Sony and Microsoft will be announcing the successors to the current gen of consoles at this year’s E3 in an effort to compete with Nintendo’s next console effort, the Wii U (source).

I’m a skeptical woman, both consoles are rumoured, even if they do come from a highly reputable source, but I’ll still refuse to believe either console’s’ existence until I have the actual, tangible product in my arms and the reality has set in that I now have no money or a social life thanks to them.

However, one can cross all of their fingers, toes and other crossable body parts that come June 2012, both will be confirmed by the Microsoft and Sony bigwigs themselves but until then I’ve put together a list of all of the things we should hope are included (or avoided) in the new next-gen platforms.

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EXCLUSIVE : Has The Last Guardian Release Date Been Revealed on Amazon?

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Jasmine Henry

It’s been a busy news week for The Last Guardian as Sony have confirmed that both the game’s creator, Fumito Ueda, and the executive producer, Yoshifusa Hayama, have left the development studio of the title with the former only working on the game on a freelance basis.

This is a week that is set to get even busier as the dog/mouse/bird hybrid creature-thing and it’s boy protector seem to have gotten an actual release date, as listed by Amazon.

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Spike VGAs 2011 : The Last Of Us

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Jasmine Henry

Picture the scene : a population infected by a plague, enraged mutants preying on the innocent and healthy, the last remaining survivors trying to do just that, survive. It sounds like nothing you’ve ever heard of before, right? Oh don’t give me that look, I know the premise of The Last Of Us sounds like a half-baked slice of oversaturated gaming pie but I’m willing to bet my life savings on it playing out like the exact opposite.

The Last Of Us (which is a PS3 exclusive) seems to be your atypical survival horror zombie slash ‘em up, you’re fighting the undead, you’re fighting rebels who are trying to jump you for a packet of rations and you’re fighting for your life, but what sets TLOU apart from the likes of the more arcadey Dead Rising and the eerie slasher-flick-esque Dead Space is that it’s developed by Naughty Dog. These guys aren’t just the Kings (and Queens) of quality video game development, they’re the whole entire monarchy.

Click ‘Read More’ for more info on the game as well as the first trailer.

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New PS Vita Montage Trailer Showcases Medley of Gameplay Footage

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Jasmine Henry

PlayStation and compilations go together like foots to balls, Activision to sequels and fanboys to the Internet. In fact, I should know, I put together my own PS Vita games masterpost last week.
Sony are well aware of this too it seems as just today they put out a shiny new trailer for the handheld console that includes footage of just about every game on the console that has been announced so far.

All of the most anticipated are there – Uncharted Golden Abyss, ModNation Racers and the unconventionally spelled as ever : WipEout 2048. If you’re more interested in the other features of the console, you’re in luck as we get another look at the XMB-like PS Vita interface as well it’s Augmented Reality (AR) capabilities and you can have a little dance to the funky backing track. Just me? Oh, okay…

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Tag Archives: Sony

Sorcery Story Trailer – Finally, a Reason to Buy PlayStation Move

New Xbox Could Be Download Only, Have Terrible Graphics

5 Reasons It Pays NOT to be an Early Adopter of the PS Vita

Monday Musings #2 : Win Resistance 3 Goodies, Sony Worries and Microsoft Failures

MLB 12 : The Show First Look Trailer

PS4 and Xbox 720 to be Revealed at E3, Everything they Should and Shouldn’t Do

EXCLUSIVE : Has The Last Guardian Release Date Been Revealed on Amazon?

Spike VGAs 2011 : The Last Of Us

New PS Vita Montage Trailer Showcases Medley of Gameplay Footage