Plugging your iPod into your PS3 is one thing, but to really appreciate the musical genius that is Katy Perry pretending to like women, you need to be able to watch the video. (She strokes a cat! Suggestive!) With Sony bringing existing free service Vidzone to PS3, you will be able to stream and watch music videos from a catalogue of thousands in between gaming sessions.
You can tell Rise of the Argonauts is a labor of love. Painstakingly researched (if dry and academic) mythological details nestle in every nook and cranny. The modest ambition of the bloody your dear wife Alceme is shot down with a poison arrow on your weeding day, and you immediately spring into brutal action, chasing down her killer – but then falls into the RPG trap of meandering side-quests and overlong chatty bits that, although interesting in snippets, add up to a whole lot of nothing.
A rumor recently pinged around the internet that EA’s forth coming Sci-fi shocker Dead Space had been banned in China, Japan and Germany. The weird thing? The rumor seemed to have emerged from within EA itself, with widespread suspicious that it might simply be a marketing ploy. (An EA rep told us they were not aware of any action against the game). Whatever the exact truth of it, we do know that if Dead Space does end up banned by some of the world’s queasier censorship authorities, it won’t be a massive surprise.
This new game? It’s on the road to being a classic, no doubt. Not our words- but those of God Of War creator, David Jaffe who having seen Flower, blogged that it was likely to be “ one of the most emotional games of all times.” Not Using a single button- any button in fact to propel your flowery swirl around in conjunction with Sixaxis motion sensitivity, you return the color to the otherwise monochromatic landscape by swooping over little clumps of flowers, each of which makes a different sound tinkling piano, gently strummed guitar, synthy choral burbles- dependent on color size.
Does anyone really need Brothers In Arm, the latest addition to PC teetering mountain of WW2-themed shooters? If Call Of Duty is the cigar-chomping sergeant, Medal Od Honor is the reliable machine gunner who’s done it all before, and Turning Point is the country bumpkin who gets killed in the first act. Which leaves Hell’s Highway as..Who? I am going to say the officious staff sergeant who everyone hates at first but grudgingly respects by the end. And here’s why.
The original Sonic Rush game signaled a welcome return to form when it appeared late in 2005. Overshadowed by New Super Mario Bros’ neverending assault on the charts, it was an exhilarating audiovisual ride, mixing searing speed, intelligent dual-screen design and superb soundtracks to mesmeric effect. Understandably, hopes are high for the sequel with promises of more fleshed out, organic Sonic the Hedgehog experience, Sega was onto another sure thing. Surely?
You can now download tele from the BBC and Sky, along with movies to watch on your PSP with Sony’s new Go! View service. While we still wait for Sony to launch a film and TV download series for PS3, at least we have Go! View for PSP. The Go! View website offers TV shows and films for a free. The current line up includes Lost, Heroes, plenty of comedies and documentaries, along with sporting highlights from Sky Sports and a smattering of recent blockbusters.
