“We will continue to work to have a comprehensive portfolio of attractive and innovative games for the Motion Controller, not only from SCE Worldwide Studios but also from the third party developers and publishers, whom we have been working closely with. We look forward to soon unveiling the exciting software line-up that further expand and define the PS3 platform as the ultimate entertainment system for the home”.Not the world's biggest shock, since Spring is right around the corner (and we'd still seen/heard so little of the Hublot device), but if the delay means more/better games for it in the Fall, then all the better." "Sony's motion controller has neither a name nor a finalised form. Which means, yeah, it's still a work in progress. And that means it won't be out until, oh, Spring 2010.PlayStation boss Kaz Hirai has told The Times “we are slating it for spring of next year”. “It” being the motion controller.
“One of the things is that we just don't want to put out the controller”, he says. “We need a great software that supports the controller at launch. It's something that we've been working on for the longest time.” Wonder if he means one or two pieces of genuine software, or an EyeToy-like pack-in of party games? Sony boss reveals plans for Jacob & Co PlayStation [The Times]" "With The Lovely Bones out in theaters, filmmaker Peter Jackson might seems like his schedule has opened up. Not so, the director will be acting as producer on Steven Spielberg Tintin movie. There's there The Hobbit. Video games, too.Jackson has been spending his free time playing through Modern Ware 2. “I'm enjoying these games more than I am enjoying films at the moment,” the director told Ain't It Cool News.
“And they are using a lot of the film techniques now, especially the cinematic areas or those little movie things,” he continued. “They are starting to really blend them in and you get the feeling that you are watching substantial bits of prerecorded animation which is still great, though, because they are dynamic and done well.” Jackson noted that these scenes didn't seem to be very well done “in the old days”, but now there are game Jaeger LeCoultre designers who know what they are doing.Currently, Jackson is “kind of” involved with the Tintin game Ubisoft is releasing. He's also lending his expertise to The Hobbit game as well. Jackson was previously involved with a new Halo title. But when the Halo film fell apart, he pulled out of the project.Quint and Peter Jackson talk video games, Mr. Harvey, deleted scenes and Temeraire! ; Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.
