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by Published on May 8th, 2009 17:57
EA's football developers may be ushering in a third era of Wii motion control game development — a better one.
Remember when Wii controls involved swinging your arms wildly or making gestures that could more easily be inputted with the press of a button?
The developers of the next Madden on Wii are trying to rein things back in and nail what has been eluding many developers for almost two and a half years: good Wii motion controls.
The latest re-thinking, or re-re-thinking was on display at an EA games showcase in New York a couple of weeks ago where a producer for Madden NFL 10 for Wii explained the new, calmer controls for this year's game.
Last year, Madden NFL 09 All-Play asked players to shove their hands left and right to juke and stiff-arm. They had to reel back with the Wii remote when throwing a pass and then flick their arm forward, as if throwing a football.
Those controls proved both too hard for some players to remember and too time-consuming for quick plays, a Madden producer told me at the event.
So this year's game, which drops the All-Play moniker and matches title with its big console brethren, will feature simpler but still Wii-specific controls:
* The development team is offering a "point-and-pass" option which lets players point the Wii remote at the spot where they want to pass the ball, press a button and make that pass.
* Tackling and escaping tackles will be accomplished by shaking the Wii remote. It's what players naturally do with their motion-controller when they are being tackled in the games anyway, the EA developer explained.
* The game will also let players use the Wii remote to draw routes for their players.
So maybe the development of motion controls will end up like the porridge Goldilocks liked to eat. Did those early Wii games have too little implementation of motion control? Did games like All-Play have too much? If so, here's hoping that Madden NFL 10 ushers in an age of game developers getting things just right.
Madden NFL 10 for Wii ships this August.
http://kotaku.com/5244441/madden-wii...otion-controls ...by Published on May 8th, 2009 17:56
You'll never forget how much some 720p videos cost on the Xbox 360 Marketplace.
Fans of the fighting arts may be wondering, like me, why some videos on the Xbox 360 Marketplace are so expensive. They have easy-to-remember price points, but those price points are high.
Want to watch an hour of Ring of Honor pro wrestling, brought to you by HD Net? The official listing shows that that will cost you 480 Microsoft points for standard definition, 720 points in high definition.
http://kotaku.com/5244447/pay+per+p-...eo-marketplace ...by Published on May 8th, 2009 17:55
The first download-only PSP title hits the PlayStation Store this week, along with the PS3 debut of Puzzle Quest: Galactrix and an oddly-priced set of downloadable Disgaea 3 content.
This marks my first time posting the PlayStation Store Update, so forgive me if I go astray. This week seems particularly packed with goodies, with three new PSone Classics, demos for Savage Moon and X-Men Origins: Wolverine, a set of three free songs for Guitar Hero World Tour, Norse outfits for LittleBigPlanet, and what certainly seems like a lot of Disgaea DLC.
Along with two new characters in the form of Gig and Revya from Soul Nomad, Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice also scores a new storyline for Raspberyl, available as four separate chapters for $2.99 each, or in one big pack for $11.99. I'll let you guys figure out the math on that one while you browse this week's list.
Qore Episode 12 - May 2009 ($2.99)
Games & Demos
Puzzle Quest: Galactrix ($19.99)
PSone Classic - Bowling ($5.99)
PSone Classic - R-Type Delta ($5.99)
PSone Classic - Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! ($5.99)
PSP - Pursuit Force ($22.99)
Savage Moon Demo
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Demo
Patapon 2 for the PSP($19.99)
Expansions & Add-ons
BUZZ! Quiz TV: Rock Legends ($7.99)
LittleBigPlanet Norse Mini-Pack ($2.99)
Disgaea 3 Character: Gig ($1.99)
Disgaea 3 Character: Revya ($1.99)
Disgaea 3: Soul Nomad Set ($3.99)
Digaea 3: Raspberyl Chapter 1 ($2.99)
Digaea 3: Raspberyl Chapter 2 ($2.99)
Digaea 3: Raspberyl Chapter 3 ($2.99)
Digaea 3: Raspberyl Chapter 4 ($2.99)
Disgaea 3: Raspberyl Chapters 1-4 ($11.99) $.03 more expensive than buying them individually!
Sonic Unleashed Mazuri Adventure Pack ($2.99)
Street Fighter IV Alternate Costume Pack ($12.49)
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. - US Eagles Pack ($4.99)
Trivial Pursuit TV Pack ($4.99)
Wheelman: Free Street Showdown (free)
Wheelman: Premium Street Showdown Pack ($4.99)
Guitar Hero World Tour add-on tracks
Ferret/Metal Blade Track Pack (free)
"On Broken Glass" by Chimaira
"Dez Moines" by Devil Wears Prada
"Grave of Opportunity" by Unearth.
Rock Band add-on tracks
"Do You Want To"- Franz Ferdinand ($1.99)
"Lucid Dreams"- Franz Ferdinand ($1.99)
"Take Me Out"- Franz Ferdinand ($1.99)
Franz Ferdinand Pack 01 ($5.49)
"Smooth Criminal"- Alien Ant Farm ($1.99)
"Blue Sky"- The Allman Brothers Band ($1.99)
"Midnight Rider"- The Allman Brothers Band ($1.99)
"Drain the Blood"- The Distillers ($1.99)
"Naked Eye"- Luscious Jackson ($1.99)
"Idealistic Types"- Prong ($1.99)
"The Banishment"- Prong ($1.99)
Game Videos
PULSE 5/7 Edition (free)
inFAMOUS: Power Trip Trailer
Killzone 2: Steel & Titanium Pack Video
PATAPON 2: Build Up Your Army Trailer
SOCOM FTB3 Announce Trailer
Alpha Protocol Gameplay Walkthrough #1
Magic Ball Booster Pack Trailer
Mahjong Tales: Ancient Wisdom Booster Pack Trailer
Tekken 6 Editor's Day 2009 Trailer
Speedway TV Spot
The Making of Speedway
Wallpapers & Themes
Disgaea 3 - Gig Theme ($0.99)
Disgaea 3 - Raspberyl & Sapphire Theme ($0.99)
Anime MBM Theme 2 ($1.49)
Bunnies Pinups Theme 2 ($1.49)
Metal Battalion Maidens Theme 2 ($1.49)
NASCAR/Sprint Cup Series Monsters Theme (free)
http://kotaku.com/5244858/playstatio...add+on-madness ...by Published on May 8th, 2009 17:55
The first download-only PSP title hits the PlayStation Store this week, along with the PS3 debut of Puzzle Quest: Galactrix and an oddly-priced set of downloadable Disgaea 3 content.
This marks my first time posting the PlayStation Store Update, so forgive me if I go astray. This week seems particularly packed with goodies, with three new PSone Classics, demos for Savage Moon and X-Men Origins: Wolverine, a set of three free songs for Guitar Hero World Tour, Norse outfits for LittleBigPlanet, and what certainly seems like a lot of Disgaea DLC.
Along with two new characters in the form of Gig and Revya from Soul Nomad, Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice also scores a new storyline for Raspberyl, available as four separate chapters for $2.99 each, or in one big pack for $11.99. I'll let you guys figure out the math on that one while you browse this week's list.
Qore Episode 12 - May 2009 ($2.99)
Games & Demos
Puzzle Quest: Galactrix ($19.99)
PSone Classic - Bowling ($5.99)
PSone Classic - R-Type Delta ($5.99)
PSone Classic - Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! ($5.99)
PSP - Pursuit Force ($22.99)
Savage Moon Demo
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Demo
Patapon 2 for the PSP($19.99)
Expansions & Add-ons
BUZZ! Quiz TV: Rock Legends ($7.99)
LittleBigPlanet Norse Mini-Pack ($2.99)
Disgaea 3 Character: Gig ($1.99)
Disgaea 3 Character: Revya ($1.99)
Disgaea 3: Soul Nomad Set ($3.99)
Digaea 3: Raspberyl Chapter 1 ($2.99)
Digaea 3: Raspberyl Chapter 2 ($2.99)
Digaea 3: Raspberyl Chapter 3 ($2.99)
Digaea 3: Raspberyl Chapter 4 ($2.99)
Disgaea 3: Raspberyl Chapters 1-4 ($11.99) $.03 more expensive than buying them individually!
Sonic Unleashed Mazuri Adventure Pack ($2.99)
Street Fighter IV Alternate Costume Pack ($12.49)
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. - US Eagles Pack ($4.99)
Trivial Pursuit TV Pack ($4.99)
Wheelman: Free Street Showdown (free)
Wheelman: Premium Street Showdown Pack ($4.99)
Guitar Hero World Tour add-on tracks
Ferret/Metal Blade Track Pack (free)
"On Broken Glass" by Chimaira
"Dez Moines" by Devil Wears Prada
"Grave of Opportunity" by Unearth.
Rock Band add-on tracks
"Do You Want To"- Franz Ferdinand ($1.99)
"Lucid Dreams"- Franz Ferdinand ($1.99)
"Take Me Out"- Franz Ferdinand ($1.99)
Franz Ferdinand Pack 01 ($5.49)
"Smooth Criminal"- Alien Ant Farm ($1.99)
"Blue Sky"- The Allman Brothers Band ($1.99)
"Midnight Rider"- The Allman Brothers Band ($1.99)
"Drain the Blood"- The Distillers ($1.99)
"Naked Eye"- Luscious Jackson ($1.99)
"Idealistic Types"- Prong ($1.99)
"The Banishment"- Prong ($1.99)
Game Videos
PULSE 5/7 Edition (free)
inFAMOUS: Power Trip Trailer
Killzone 2: Steel & Titanium Pack Video
PATAPON 2: Build Up Your Army Trailer
SOCOM FTB3 Announce Trailer
Alpha Protocol Gameplay Walkthrough #1
Magic Ball Booster Pack Trailer
Mahjong Tales: Ancient Wisdom Booster Pack Trailer
Tekken 6 Editor's Day 2009 Trailer
Speedway TV Spot
The Making of Speedway
Wallpapers & Themes
Disgaea 3 - Gig Theme ($0.99)
Disgaea 3 - Raspberyl & Sapphire Theme ($0.99)
Anime MBM Theme 2 ($1.49)
Bunnies Pinups Theme 2 ($1.49)
Metal Battalion Maidens Theme 2 ($1.49)
NASCAR/Sprint Cup Series Monsters Theme (free)
http://kotaku.com/5244858/playstatio...add+on-madness ...by Published on May 8th, 2009 17:53
Microsoft honcho and screamer Steve Ballmer gave a speech today in Dallas as a guest of the Dallas Regional Chamber to deliver a speech at the Dallas Convention Center.
The topic: "The Role of Innovation in a Challenging Economy". The game connection: During his speech, Ballmer is quotes as saying, "Pay attention to the stuff we're announcing in the next month on Xbox." Ballmer did not elaborate more than that reports Victor Godinez from The Dallas Morning News.
Of course, next month is E3, and of course Microsoft will be announcing things for its Xbox 360 platform — things like the rumored motion controller. If it doesn't, Steve Ballmer still wants your undivided attention.
http://kotaku.com/5244840/microsoft-...x-announcement ...by Published on May 8th, 2009 17:51
According to MacRumors, NIN's iPhone application has been approved. Trent Reznor has reported via his Twitter account that the now-approved app was resubmitted without modification, which suggests that Apple reconsidered their initial rejection. This should really come as no surprise to anyone who follows Apple news since it follows the company's typical pattern of handing potentially controversial iPhone apps, especially when it concerns high-profile rejections
http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl.../05/08/0424253 ...by Published on May 8th, 2009 17:51
According to MacRumors, NIN's iPhone application has been approved. Trent Reznor has reported via his Twitter account that the now-approved app was resubmitted without modification, which suggests that Apple reconsidered their initial rejection. This should really come as no surprise to anyone who follows Apple news since it follows the company's typical pattern of handing potentially controversial iPhone apps, especially when it concerns high-profile rejections
http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl.../05/08/0424253 ...by Published on May 8th, 2009 17:42
NIS America plans to release Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love for PS2 and Wii this autumn.
This a strategy RPG in which robots meet the Wild West - a bit like that film with Will Smith in. There are six endings depending on the choices you make along the way - character interaction is very important, apparently.
Combat is split in two: ground battles are fought in two-legged mechanised robots, which can transform and take to the sky, prompting missile-based, long-range battles. There are around 30 to 40 hours gameplay in total.
There's no word on what the platform differences are, nor when we'll see this in Europe. We're checking.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/sa...ii-this-autumn ...by Published on May 8th, 2009 17:42
NIS America plans to release Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love for PS2 and Wii this autumn.
This a strategy RPG in which robots meet the Wild West - a bit like that film with Will Smith in. There are six endings depending on the choices you make along the way - character interaction is very important, apparently.
Combat is split in two: ground battles are fought in two-legged mechanised robots, which can transform and take to the sky, prompting missile-based, long-range battles. There are around 30 to 40 hours gameplay in total.
There's no word on what the platform differences are, nor when we'll see this in Europe. We're checking.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/sa...ii-this-autumn ...by Published on May 8th, 2009 17:41
IS America has revealed a watercolour-style PS3 RPG called Last Rebellion, which will be released over there this autumn.
The game follows "dark anti-hero" Nine and his female companion Aisha on a story of revenge. Exploration will be free-form but battles turn-based, where Nine will resort to physical attacks and Aisha to magic. But only one character can fight per turn, creating what NIS hopes to be "not another mindless battle system". Body-parts can also be targeted; legs to slow, arms to weaken, and so on.
Visually, the game looks quite like the latest Prince of Persia, only less vibrant, as our Last Rebellion gallery will illustrate. The game is single-player, too.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/ni...ellion-for-ps3 ...- Search DCEmu
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