Sony reveals Playstation Move, Motion Support for Little Big Planet and SOCOM 4

The aptly named Playstation Move will retail later this year for under $100 and will include one controller unit, one Playstation Eye, and an unannounced game. Along with the announcement came a slew of game demos including popular retail games like Little Big Planet and SOCOM 4.

Final Fantasy XIII: massive screen tearing for PS3 SDTV gamers

We have tested the issue ourselves, and found that it is indeed present when playing the game in standard definition on both HDTVs and SDTVs. We can also confirm that this only applies to the PS3 version of the game; massive screen tearing is not present in the Xbox 360 version, in either high or low definition.

Recovering your trophies post – crash: some lost forever?

Speaking from personal experience, it seems that some trophies may be lost permanently.

Sony deny PSN hack rumours

Critical Gamer asked Sony to comment on the rumours that the Playstation network has been hacked. Hugo Bustillos UK PR Executive told Critical Gamer

Sony official update on PSN issues

The following statement from Sony was issued to us when we contacted them.”We have found out that some users are experiencing a network connection failure when signing on to PlayStation Network. “We are currently looking into the issue to identify the cause of this network connection failure and will update further information as necessary (on the Blog or official website. We appreciate for your understanding and continued support.”

PSN crash checklist

As you probably know, the PlayStation Network crashed across at least two continents last night. This time however, it wasn’t a simple case of users being signed out of PSN without being able to sign back in again; it seems that thousands if not millions of PS3 consoles have been interfered with. If your console is suffering from some or all of the following, it’s almost certainly Sony’s fault and not yours:

Heavy Rain: review

The plot, you see, revolves around a serial killer who murders young boys. The whole thing is played almost constantly po – faced (understandably) but we shan’t delve much further into the plot here. Story is everything in Heavy Rain because, love it or hate it, everyone can surely agree that this is more story than game.

Grumpy Gurevitz: Heavy Lair

Has Dragon’s Lair come of age? That’s the question I ask myself when playing the Heavy Rain Demo.

MAG: review

Zipper Interactive made bold claims when they announced MAG. The thought of a 256 player online FPS had many salivating at the prospect of a full-on online war game, which went beyond the snack sized Team Deathmatch modes offered in other shooters. So how does MAG stand up to the peerless Call of Duty and Battlefield franchises?

Spend Valentines’ Day watching crummy cinema on your PS3

Sony is hailing it as a “Naughty or Nice?” release of discounted streaming cinema for Valentines’ Day, but spending Valentines’ Day alone would be less painful.

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