Online real estate company Move this morning announced that it has acquired SocialBios, which is described as a social search startup although its offering reminds me more of services offered by the likes of Follr, About.me and Flavors.me.
SocialBios basically allows both individuals and companies to create a single social hub for their online profiles through interactive ‘About Us’ pages that enable visitors to find shared connections on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Foursquare etc. → Read More
There’s really not much to add, here. The game they showed was “pre-alpha” so don’t expect this thing for like a year. Or rather, expect it breathlessly. But really, whether the game’s good or bad, you’re going to want to buy this to go along with it. → Read More
Things are going great for Sony. It settled that icky business with GeoHot, and now it’s flying high on the sales of its PS3 and accessories. The Move, which came out last September, has now sold 8 million units as of April 3. Compare this to Microsoft’s Kinect, which sold a cool 10 million units as of early March. → Read More
This is really more of a “just ‘cuz” Kinect hack than one of those practical ones we see occasionally. Yes, hacker Shantanu Goel has rigged up his Kinect to work with its greatest enemy, the PS3. Where is your Move now?! → Read More
Gamasutra had a good interview with Sony’s head of R&D, Dr. Richard Marks — it’s well worth the read. They talk about how he got his start in high school at a game shop his pop owned playing loads of old school games. He then moved on to study aerospace engineering in college where he found his love for robotics. Something he says is very similar to video gaming. → Read More
If I had to pick between the Move and the Kinect, I personally would choose the Move, but there’s no denying that the Kinect is just plain interesting — and novel. While the Move is essentially a really excellent Wii clone, the Kinect is a genuinely new experience, and that’s translated to sales big enough to earn it a Guiness World Record.
So I guess it beating the Move’s sales isn’t exactly shocking news. Ah well. → Read More
Sony has announced the development of Move.Me, which, if you were with us a few days ago for a certain Microsoft announcement, may sound familiar. It lets folks develop Move applications for noncommercial use: academia and research and the like. It’ll be available some time this spring. → Read More
Just a quick PSA, since this was one of the Playstation Move games that impressed me at E3. Like the original Echochrome, which bent your mind as you changed the perspective, this one makes you really think differently about how the game world works. You use the Move controller as a “flashlight,” casting a shadow for your guy to walk on and interact with. It’s quite cool, and will be available on the 21st. Price not yet announced, probably ten bucks or so. A good stocking stuffer for the PS3 gamer in the family. → Read More
Kinect hasn’t even been out for more than a few days now, but word is that it’s selling out at retailers across this great land of ours. GameStop said yesterday that it’s having a heck of a time trying to keep Kinect in stock, with an executive vice-president saying that demand may well equal that of the Wii during that system’s launch. → Read More
Those scamps at iFixIt have torn down the PS3 Move and discovered that it’s basically as complex as a cellphone but without the radio chip. Obviously this is just a controller – no surprise – but they did find a few interesting points. → Read More
There’s no need to wait until September 19th to order your Playstation Move. Gamestop, Best Buy, and Amazon have ‘em in stock and are shipping them right now. Yep, you can order both the $99.99 Starter Bundle and $399 Playstation 3 320GB with Move along with all the accessories from the major retailers. Some Best Buy stores even list the hardware as “Available Now” even though they’re not supposed to hit the shelves until the 19th. Of course when go to pick up the system, you may find a kool-aid-drinking manager standing in your way of a weekend of fun, but I’d say try anyway. You’ll get a good story to whine about on Twitter at the very least. → Read More
Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment head said in a meeting with the WSJ that he expects to sell over 3 Million Kinects in 2 months. The Kinect is launching this November, and the will retail for $149.99. → Read More
So you’re chilling at your friends house who has a kid and you and all your buds have turned on some LCD Soundsystem and are not drinking at all. → Read More
“Am I expecting a massive day one [for the Move]? Not particularly. We didn’t with EyeToy, either. It went on to be massively successful.” These are the words of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe senior vice-president Ray Maguire. Is Sony trying to lower expectations or just being frank? Perhaps a little bit of both. → Read More
Microsoft has come up with its own internal version of a price comparison between motion control platforms. Of course, Microsoft shows their way being the cheapest route to motion control, but it really depends on how you’re playing the game. → Read More
Yeah, the video is in Japanese, but you’ll probably be able to follow along without a problem. The first half shows off the hardware and the second half is mostly game play. That’s the part you’re going to wanna watch if you have any doubts that the Move is a Wii clone. → Read More
Bad news for Activision fans that were hoping to use the Move or Kinect; the publisher is convinced that the high prices for the new peripherals are going to prevent people from adopting the new technology. So don’t expect to see Call of Duty or Guitar Hero using Move or Kinect any time soon. → Read More
When the Move comes out this September, it’ll be the games that drive rather people actually buy the peripheral or not. Square Enix is already looking toward that future, and plans to add support for titles like Heavy Rain, SOCOM IV and Final Fantasy XIV. → Read More
The Playstation Move is just what it looks like: a Wii clone. It feels the same, looks the same, and works the same. That’s a good thing, though. Everyone and their grandmother has played Wii bowling and knows how it works. Sony isn’t reinventing motion control with the Move. They are, however, seriously improving it. → Read More
