The PlayStation Move is out today, and if you’ve just slapped down for the PS3 motion controller already, you’re probably wondering what there is to play. We’ve got all the details on all the launch titles right here in one place: read on for what to nab, and what to avoid.
September, 2010
Hey! Gran Turismo 5 is getting more tracks, more cars and some rather snazzy weather effects. We’re glad that the racer’s realism has been ratcheted up even further but ultimately, after the long wait, we’re just hoping Gran Turismo 5 actually does arrive on the November 3 release date we’re promised. Speed through to the other side for all the details on the new Gran Turismo 5 features…
Those stellar iPad sales are fast turning the laptop into an endangered species according to Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn. He’s been gabbing to the Wall Street Journal about sales trends at the big yellow gadget seller and claims the iPad has cut the chain’s laptop sales in half. Dunn says Best Buy is reorganising its stores to respond to the iPad effect – expect to see more ebook readers, rival tablets and smartphones stacked up while laptops and netbooks go the way of the red squirrel. Best Buy is also introducing new dedicated demo zones for Kinect and the Playstation Move. Still wondering if you should pick the latter up today? Try out PlayStation Move guide and PlayStation Move review!
Out now | From £429 | Apple (via Wall Street Journal)
Facebook Places gets its official UK launch today, after a US launch last month, and rumours that Zuckerberg was testing it out here on a visit to London. Facebook Places is available from today via the iPhone application or via the mobile site touch.facebook.com. It’s a gradual roll-out, so although it starts today, it’ll take a few days to get around to everyone.
The Medal of Honor controversy surrounding playing the Taliban in multiplayer has died down recently but managed to pull in a pair of foolish foxes – Fox News and Defence Secretary Liam Fox. Now EA is going on the offensive to defend Medal of Honor and it’s first target is the media. Hey, don’t look at us!
Windows Phone 7 and the Windows Phone Marketplace will be as anti-porn as Steve Jobs insists the iPhone 4, iPad and iTunes App Store are. The latest version of Windows Phone Marketplace guidelines have been kicked out into the world, just ahead of the Windows Phone 7 launch, and they take a hardline on anything that seems remotely hardcore…
Yesterday, news broke that T-Mobile would be offering the HTC Desire HD on contract for £40 per month for two years. This surprised us, since HTC’s Jon French had told us at the press conference the day before that the maximum monthly contract cost we should expect to see for the HTC Desire HD was £35 per month on a 24 month basis. We asked you, our readers, what you thought about the T-Mobile pricing, and the answer was definitive.