Snippets: GT5 can Move, PS3 3D in months, Move sharp enough for SC2, 2K playing fair?

Here’s a roundup of today’s news found elsewhere on the internet:

GT5, Split/Second revealed as Move compatible (vg247) - The US portal page for PlayStation Move has revealed some more compatible games for the motion controller, including some biggies.

The site shows Gran Turismo 5, ModNation Racers and Split/Second to be supported with the hardware.

The page also shows most of the other games that was announced as compatible with Move like SOCOM 4, Sports Champions and Move Party.

The controller’s final look and name got announced at GDC this week, with impressions for it being very good so far. Catch up on everything from the reveal this week here.

PlayStation Move is due out in fall. ModNation is due in spring, while SCEA exec Peter Dille promised GT5 will be out this year at the firm’s GDC conference on Wednesday. Split/Second is out on May 21 in the UK.

3D gaming coming to PS3 this summer (eurogamer) - Sony tech wizard Simon Benson has confirmed the first batch of 3D games for PlayStation 3 will be available this summer.

Speaking to Eurogamer at the Game Developers Conference, Benson said, "Basically, we're launching our TV range around June, I think, so it should be somewhere around then."

During his GDC session, Benson showed demos of WipEout HD, Super Stardust and MotorStorm: Pacific Rift. When asked if these games will be playable in 3D this summer, he replied, "I don't know if we've formally announced what we're doing for launch. But there is certainly going to be a good range of content - there probably won't be any unusual surprises, let's say."

As reported back in January, Sony is planning to release two 3D system updates for PS3 - one for movies and one for games. You'll also need a special telly and magic glasses to get the benefit.

At least there's not long to wait. "I think certainly summer, it'll all be live, basically, in terms of the content out there," Benson confirmed.

Rumour – Activision holding back Infinity Ward royalties to keep staff (vg247) - Activision are holding off on paying royalties to Infinity Ward, due for the development and success of Modern Warfare 2, to keep staff from walking out following the sackings of ex-heads Jason West and Vince Zampella.

This Kotaku article also states that morale at the studio has hit rock bottom following the dismissal of the pair nearly two weeks ago.

The firing of Zampella and West was never stated, but the reasoning behind it could be breaches of “insubordination”, with unpaid royalties also rumoured to be the reason.

The insubordination breaches may revolve down to rumours that the pair were also looking to join EA, who said at GDC this week it was “disappointed” Activision has handled the situation the way it has.

The studio announced earlier this week it would release the first map pack for Modern Warfare 2 on March 30.

Meanwhile, Zampella and West have both filed a lawsuit against the publisher for $36 million in unpaid royalties, as well as control of the Modern Warfare IP.

Is 2K playing fair? (Game Junkie) - I got word over the weekend from 2K Games that the first load of DLC for Bioshock 2 is available on Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Network at 400 Microsoft Points and $7.90 respectively, but rumours circulating the web suggest that the DLC is already on the game disc and is unlocked by downloading a small file.

The Sinclair Solutions DLC increases the multiplayer ranking to level 50, brings two new playable characters, Louie McGraff and Oscar Calraca, 20 new trials, a third upgrade for each weapon and five new masks but Eurogamer has reported that users on the 2K forums have noticed that the file download is only 24K for PC versions of the game and 108K for the Xbox 360 version. More single-player DLC is planned for the future.

Move precise enough to play Starcraft, says Sony (vg247) - So just how good is PlayStation Move? According to SCEA’s Anton Mikhailov, it’s so good, it can play Starcraft on PC.

Speaking at a media event for the controller at GDC after its main reveal on Wednesday, Mikhailov said some “hackery” had to be done with it before he could play the RTS.

“We’re excited about genres that have been typically detached from console, like RTS,” he said. “All those genres require precise pointer control. This is something we have now on the PS3.

“Actually I hooked up this device through some hackery to a PC to play a bunch of games. I actually played Starcraft… I could actually play, not just screw around but play.”

He further added: “It’s a testament to how robust this interface is for even the more hardcore game. It’s so intuitive that some developers have hooked this up to Maya for modelling, and they actually prefer it over a mouse.

“You can have camera control in one hand and object control with another hand. You can do some really neat interface stuff.”

Move is due out in fall. Starcraft II, meanwhile, will release in the first half of the year.

Hmm, move for a pc controller !? wonder if it will work in CS.


TBH i'd rather use natal

A non gimped version of SC2 on the PS3 would be mint, gives me high hopes for Under Siege if nothing else.

I have a feeling this is where gaming is heading. Paying to unlock levels etc even though they are already on the disc. There is pro and cons here I guess.

Yeah, it's an interesting one - technically when you buy a game you're paying for the license, not the content, so you haven't actually "bought everything on the disc."

On the one hand, putting the content on the disc means that everyone who doesn't buy the DLC doesn't have to download a patch in order to play with you. 2K say they don't want to "split the playerbase."

On the other, calling it DLC is pretty damn cheeky - and charging for it when its production costs have already been covered during initial development sounds a bit like taking a second dip in the cookie jar.

It's really unlockable content, I think labelling it so would've dampened the controversy a fair bit.

And i'd be one of the people who rips the cd and plays 1 by 1 and doesn't pay for it.


such a ****ing stupid model, why dont they just stick to digital downloads and leave it at that, ****ing stupid... when will they stop ;'<


edit: i'd even consider buying a USB stick with the game on it (instead of CD) hell even an SD card(those things are getting pretty big these days....)

(Ne)niaz wrote: edit: i'd even consider buying a USB stick with the game on it (instead of CD) hell even an SD card(those things are getting pretty big these days....)

unlikely that they would go to that though, pretty sure that solid state memory to contain the game would cost more than simply pressing another dvd etc... however it would be nifty.

kinda started making me think about the old hardware dongles that were used for software authentication.. could do something similar for each digital distro outlet (steam, gfwl, impulse, gog etc), and it just stores your info/saves etc to the stick, so if you go over to your mates you don't necessarily need to download anything, and you wouldn't need to authenticate online 24/7 etc.

I can see Starcraft being played using a touch screen or tablet type thing but a motion controller? uh no thanks..

ominous wrote: I can see Starcraft being played using a touch screen or tablet type thing but a motion controller? uh no thanks..

Yeah, I had this conversation with a friend the other day - I think the speed of your micromanagement would suffer terribly using a touch screen.

(Ne)niaz wrote: i'd even consider buying a USB stick with the game on it (instead of CD) hell even an SD card(those things are getting pretty big these days....)

Yup up to 32GB these days.

Midi wrote: Yeah, I had this conversation with a friend the other day - I think the speed of your micromanagement would suffer terribly using a touch screen.

You could be right there, although I couldn't say for sure unless you actually tested the theory ie. get a group of fairly decent players and have them play a few rounds on the touch screen to get the hang of it and then have them go up against other players of equal skill using conventional mouse and keyboard. Still looks pretty fun though, more fun than using a motion controller.

ominous wrote: You could be right there, although I couldn't say for sure unless you actually tested the theory ie. get a group of fairly decent players and have them play a few rounds on the touch screen to get the hang of it and then have them go up against other players of equal skill using conventional mouse and keyboard. Still looks pretty fun though, more fun than using a motion controller.

problem with relying just on the touch screen would be the lack of keyboard shortcuts and the like.. unless ofc you used the tablet and keyboard.. but then you might as well just mouse/keyboard.

Yeah, another issue with touch screen gaming is the processing power that must be put aside in order for the system to correctly interpret and respond to the player's gestures - not an issue for a game like SC2 which will hardly strain mediocre hardware circa 2010 - but I certainly wouldn't want to try anything more sys-req intensive.

Similar outtake to Robert Green's guest piece on GP, regarding RIDE's shortcomings.

Yeah good point's but I'm not saying that a touch screen would be better than a keyboard/mouse, what I'm really saying that for a game like Starcraft it would be more ideal using a touch screen over a motion controller, which would actually pose the problems that are listed in that article regarding the board peripheral for Ride. On a side note Ruse for PC will also be supporting touch screen controls.

ominous wrote: Yup up to 32GB these days.

Hmm actually, USB sticks are close to 256GB's(well the new ones in the US)

http://www.kingston.com/ukroot/flas...aveler_home.asp saw this a few weeks ago on engadget and gizmodo some other ones too!

or

http://gizmodo.com/5318471/the-inev...esy-of-kingston

but they are way out of the price range (close to 1k)




and SD cards can reach 2TB lolol.

http://www.sonyinsider.com/2009/08/...ximum-capacity/

or

http://gizmodo.com/5125341/new-sdxc...-2tb-capacities

or

http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/...0mbps-transfer/

ominous wrote: On a side note Ruse for PC will also be supporting touch screen controls.

Interesting! Hadn't heard that.

(Ne)niaz wrote: Hmm actually, USB sticks are close to 256GB's(well the new ones in the US) http://www.kingston.com/ukroot/flas...aveler_home.asp saw this a few weeks ago on engadget and gizmodo some other ones too! or http://gizmodo.com/5318471/the-inev...esy-of-kingston but they are way out of the price range (close to 1k) and SD cards can reach 2TB lolol. http://www.sonyinsider.com/2009/08/...ximum-capacity/ or http://gizmodo.com/5125341/new-sdxc...-2tb-capacities or http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/...0mbps-transfer/

holy crap..

Midi wrote: Interesting! Hadn't heard that.

Yup, here's a video from last years E3, the guys speaks a little bit about the way the game utilizes the touch capability.

From what I've read on teh net the compatibility of Move with GT5, Split Second etc is not true. There were unconfirmed reports from GTplanet that got blown out of proportion and sites started saying they were compatible despite nothing actually mentioned officially. This is from the vg247 link above.....

'Update: Guess its not happening, then. The games are mentioned on every accessories page of the PlayStation site.'