Move.me brings PlayStation Move development to your PC this Spring

Sony's Move.Me is a server application that runs on the PS3 system. It allows anyone with a PS3 to experiment with motion controls and is officially sanctioned and supported by Sony Computer Entertainment," John McCutchan, senior engineer with SCEA’s Developer Support team, wrote on Sony's official blog. "Move.Me sends the complete state of the PlayStation Move and navigation controllers to the PC, giving you the exact same data that licensed developers typically have access to."

The software will be available for download via the PlayStation Network this spring, but you can also apply for early access if you'd like to get started on your project ahead of time. What can you expect from Sony's scholastic efforts you ask.  Well, here goes a list of things Sony seems that may fit the Move's foray into the edu-game space.

• Games and tools that support kids' physical fitness and nutrition.
• Kid-friendly programming interfaces for computer/technology classes or individual learning.
• Physical therapy and rehabilitation.
• Sports physiology or fitness training.
• Music and the creative arts.

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Darkness II Coming Fall 2011

2K Games has officially announced The Darkness II for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. The sequel to The Darkness will be released in fall 2011 and will not be developed by Starbreeze Studios this time around. Instead, the game is being developed by Digital Extremes, the team responsible for Dark Sector and the PS3 port of BioShock.

The Darkness II takes place two years after the events of the first game. Jackie Estacado, who is now a mob boss, hasn’t been using his supernatural powers since he avenged his girlfriend’s murder. After an unprovoked attack on his life, a mob war breaks out and the powers of The Darkness are once again unleashed.

The game will feature “Quad-Wielding” gameplay mechanics that will allow players to use their Demon Arms to decimate enemies while simultaneously blasting them with both weapons in hand. Comic book writer Paul Jenkins will be providing a narrative that promises to “weave dark humor with hardcore tenderness.”

Darkness was one of my favorite games at the beginning of this generation, I just hope Digital Extremes do this great game justice.

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Portal 2 PS3 Has Cross-Platform PC-PS3 Multiplayer, Free PC Version

Valve Software revealed more details about the previously-announced Steam support for the PlayStation 3 version of the upcoming puzzle-heavy shooter Portal 2.

Newly-announced Steam features in the PS3 version of the game include support for PC/Mac-to-PS3 multiplayer play, cloud-based storage of PS3 save games and cross-platform chat (there is no announced support for PS3-to-PC/Mac cloud-based game saves).

When the game launches on PS3 in April this year, it will be the first time that PC-derived Steam functionality will appear on any home console. The game is coming to PS3, PC, Mac and Xbox 360, the latter of which will not have Steam functionality.

PlayStation 3 gamers who buy Portal 2 will also be able to unlock a Steam Play copy of the game (i.e. the full PC/Mac version) for free by linking their PlayStation Network accounts with Steam.

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CryEngine 3 Beauty Speed Interaction Trailer HD

Today Crytek released their new CryENGINE 3 all-in-one multiplatform development solution, now available for licensees along with a video of it in action below!

Video after the jump:

Video Games | CryEngine 3 | Beauty Speed Interaction Trailer HD

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

Press Release: Frankfurt a. M. (Germany), October 14th 2009 - Crytek GmbH (“Crytek”) is excited to announce that their latest all-in-one development solution CryENGINE 3 is now available for all developers.

CryENGINE 3 is the first game development platform for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, MMO, DX9/DX10 that also is truly Next-Gen-Ready - with scalable computation and graphics for all major upcoming platforms.

It provides the complete game engine to create AAA quality next generation games, and includes the redesigned CryENGINE 3 Sandbox™ level editor, a production-proven, 3rd generation “What you see is what you play” (WYSIWYP) - tool designed by and for professional developers.

CryENGINE 3 also introduces CryENGINE 3 Live Create™. It allows developers to work with a single editor, but see and play the results in real-time on PC, PS3 and Xbox360, hooked up to a single dev PC.

The engine takes care of the conversion and optimization of assets in real-time; enables instant, cross-platform changes to any part of game creation and as a result materially increases the speed, quality and significantly reduces the risk of multiplatform development.

“With CryENGINE 3 we are releasing the best development solution available today and tomorrow. With its scalable graphics and computation it is next-gen ready and with new features like CryENGINE 3 Live Create the best choice for game developers and companies developing serious games applications alike. It is the only game engine solution that enables real-time development and can ensure teams are able to maximise their own creativity, save budget and create greater gaming experiences.” said Cevat Yerli, CEO & President of Crytek.

“We’re delighted to launch CryENGINE 3 and we look forward to seeing what developers achieve with our all-new technology. CryENGINE 3 isn’t just about providing our trademark highest-quality graphics and our out of the box AI and physics for the first time on consoles – it also delivers real benefits to all disciplines in games development.

Programmers will create awesome new effects and gameplay; art, design and audio teams can play as they create with the fastest, entirely real-time WYSIWYP pipeline ever, materially reducing development time and risk – even producers, project managers and suits will love CryENGINE 3!

Of course, our international team of more than 20 dedicated support staff are available right now to help our licensees make the most of CryENGINE 3; at their studio or at one of our support centres around the world.” added Carl Jones, Director of Business Development CryENGINE.

CryENGINE® is the underlying technology for Crytek’s critically acclaimed games Far Cry, Crysis, Crysis Warhead and NC Soft’s recently released MMORPG blockbuster AION. It has already been licensed to a number of major game companies around the globe, including several recent serious games training and simulation projects. CryENGINE®3 is the underlying technology for the highly anticipated Crysis®2.

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You are not a Kid anymore 53% of American Adult Play Video Games

According to Pew/Internet more than half of all American play some sort of video games. This means those of you that has a spouse that can get on your ass about your sometimes ultra-violent hobby can finally STFU(stay totally fun and undertanding).

I guess since the introduction to the Nintendo Wii adults over 65, a stunning third plays video games every day compare to younger adults whom plays only 20% everyday. The number one reason for the fanboy internet explosion is the fact that 75% of the video gaming populous own a video game console.

It is officially a mute point in any one's home, playing video games is as American as apple pie/hotdogs and baseball.

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Sony Playtstation3 placed Second by Metacritic Rating Trend

By NanoGeek

By brifley scanning this PDF published by John Riccitiello CEO of Electronic Arts also known as EA. It seem that the Sony Playstation 3 has ranked just below Nintendo on Metacritic's in 2007 and placed second. Sony scored 74 and Nintendo scored 75. Microsoft Games scored 70. The Industry average is about 67. It looks like Sony's Playstation 3 has some quality games after all. I wonder how this trend will shift in 2008 with Sony riding their wave of momentum.

Future EA Games in the Pipeline:

Warhammer Online Age Of Reckoning
Spore
Mercenaries 2
Mirrors Edge
Tiberium
Dragon Age
Sims Animals
FaceBreaker
Nerf
BloomBlox
Saboteur
Monopoly
Littlest Petshop

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NanoGeekTechTV presents: Spore Teaser Trailer

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EA Bringing Mass Effect To PC In May 2008 and Sony PS3 Fall 2008

BioWare has announced that new parent company Electronic Arts will publish its space-epic RPG Mass Effect for the PC in May 2008. Does this mean we will be seeing this poorly executed Best Seller hitting the Sony Playstation 3 Fall 2008?

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Running PS3 Retail game back-ups on a PS3

Finally, we have been successful with running PS3 Retail game back-ups on a PS3 Test from both Internal and USB HDD (along with DVD). Unlike PS2 and PS1 development systems, a PS3 Test won't play a 1:1 copy/scene release.

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NanoGeek speaks out: Does this mean that in the not so near future Sony Playstation owners will be able to copy retail games they rent from Blockbuster? We are all pirates at heart, everyone loves free things and services. I for one "if its free its for me" Games are expensive as it is ranging from $49.99 to $169.00.

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Nvidia Buys Gaming Software, Hardware Maker Ageia

Nvidia plans to use Ageia products in conjunction with CUDA, or compute unified device architecture. Developers use the technology to build programs that offload work from a computer's general-purpose CPU to a separate graphics-processing unit. This is important in order for a computer or game console to deliver smooth graphics performance in video games.

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Watch Agia in Action

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NanoGeekTechTv presents: Play Crysis on Your Playstation 3

This is why I love my PS3..It has endless possiblities I hope you enjoy.

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Crysis - EPIC CHOKE SLAM!!!!!!!!!!!

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Computer Games No Substitute for the Real Deal

Active Computer Games No Substitute For Playing Real Sports

ScienceDaily (2007-12-21) -- New generation active computer games stimulate greater energy expenditure than sedentary games, but are no substitute for playing real sports, according to a new study. ... > read full article

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