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Sony’s Motion Controller Is The PlayStation Move

Say goodbye to the Arc or Gem and hello to the PlayStation Move. Sony has revealed the official name for its motion controller, coming this fall in three forms – alone, with the PlayStation Eye, or bundled with a PS3.


“PlayStation Move” The Newest PS3 Motion Controller Code Name

Add one more name to the pile of potential monikers for Sony’s soon to be unveiled PlayStation Motion Controller, the PlayStation Move.


March 10, 2010
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Sony Motion Control Support Confirmed For Tiger Woods Title

The next edition of Tiger Woods PGA Tour will support the PlayStation “Arc” motion controller, though it’s not due for release until fall. So the game isn’t technically an Arc launch title, but still one supporting Arc at launch.


March 9, 2010
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Why M-Rated Trailers Must Stand Behind A Swinging Gate

Age gates on trailers are a delay, not a barrier, a figleaf that does no more to stop kids from seeing violent content than the third-base line stops a foul ball. How many have claimed birthdays of January 1, 1902?


March 3, 2010
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Sony And Konami Both File “Arc” Trademarks, New Gradius Coming?

A new trademark from PlayStation 3 maker Sony lends more credibility to the rumour that its forthcoming motion controller – still officially the PlayStation Motion Controller – will be called Arc. Konami’s new Gradius Arc trademark, however, is something else.


February 23, 2010

Motion Control In Gaming: Rationalising A New Dissonance

Everything changed in 2001, the year Nintendo decided that the future of gaming didn’t lie in faster processors and photorealistic images, but in interaction.


February 17, 2010
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Sony “Introducing” PS3 Motion Controller To Devs At GDC

This year’s Game Developers Conference will see the introduction of the PlayStation Motion Controller and our newest peek at the PlayStation 3 peripheral, the subject a newly added session at the annual gathering of developers.


February 4, 2010
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THQ CEO Names Sony’s Motion Controller As “Arc”

Get used to referring to Sony’s forthcoming motion controller for the PlayStation 3 as Arc. That’s how THQ president and CEO Brian Farrell referred to the still unofficially named, PlayStation Eye-powered controller, previously known as “Gem”, in today’s investor call.