DanceStar Party: review

DanceStar Party: review

Nov 2, 2011

Format: PS3 (PlayStation Move required) Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Developer: Sony London Studio Players: 1-20 Site: http://uk.playstation.com/dancestarparty/ It had to happen, really. Having all but dominated the karaoke genre with its SingStar series, Sony’s London Studio has moved into the lucrative market of games...

Have Sony turned a PR disaster into a PR triumph? (part one)

Have Sony turned a PR disaster into a PR triumph? (part one)

Jun 17, 2011

The disaster, of course, is the major PSN security breach. The triumph… is going to be difficult to evaluate until the end of the current fiscal year. What began as damage limitation could end up as a dramatic reversal of fortunes, due to a combination of smart decisions and pure luck. First: the damage. When the PlayStation Network was taken down...

An armchair view of E3 2011: Sony

An armchair view of E3 2011: Sony

Jun 7, 2011

Sony Conference: June 7th 01:00am GMT Sony has had a brilliant year! …(*audible cough*). The only thing I predicted for this conference on Twitter was an on-stage suicide. Let’s see if I am correct. It better be good. I stayed up to cover this! Obvious games will be Uncharted 3 and Resistance 3.   3D glasses are being handed out to the...

Yoostar 2: review

Yoostar 2: review

Mar 23, 2011

Format: 360 (version reviewed, Kinect required), PS3 (PlayStation Eye required) Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Yoostar Developer: Blitz Games Players: 1-2 Site: http://ys2.yoostar.com/#/home The concept is simple: stand in front of the camera, and watch yourself act in a movie clip of your choice. The two big questions though are does it work, and is it...

StarDrone: review

StarDrone: review

Mar 15, 2011

Format: PSN (version reviewed), iphone/ipad Unleashed: PSN Out Now; iphone/ipad TBC Publisher: Beatshapers/Tastyplay.com Developer: Beatshapers Players: 1 Site: http://www.beatshapers.com/stardrone Update: As noted in the comments, StarDrone can also be played using a Dualshock controller. Sorry for the confusion guys. StarDrone is not, as you probably...

LittleBigPlanet 2: catchup review

LittleBigPlanet 2: catchup review

Feb 22, 2011

Format: PS3 Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Sony Developer: Media Molecule Players: 1-4 Site: http://www.littlebigplanet.com LittleBigPlanet 2 is a very difficult game to review. It is unique in the world of videogames (prequel aside) in that the levels and gameplay mechanics created by the developers will almost certainly represent the tiniest minority of...

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