Sports Champions Message Board

There goes Sony again, blowing it be massive announcements the week before E3. Sports Champions 2 be coming this fall, new that no doubt have several PlayStation 3 owners wondering where they put that Move controller. t' celebrate, Sony rolls out a non-traditional gamer glamour reel. More »

Sony Computer Entertainment UK VP Fergal Gara said the Move could have, best have done better in Europe, noting that the system's software lineup be crucial t' it be success. Gara named only one title, Sports Champions, that sold the best "by far" with a few hundred thousand units. We assume he expressed SCE's disappointment with the Move's success in the tone a, "I best have lost 20 pounds by now, even though I never work out 'n I eat bacon with every meal."

Gara be focusing on future titles t' support Move, 'n by "titles" he means Sorcery (a game announced at E3 2010), 'n "other things that we know be bubbling under." SCE be stepping up it be marketing 'n internal development for Move, Gara said, hoping t' revitalize Move in 2012.

Next week, Sony will introduce two new bundles featuring the PlayStation Move t' entice the family crowd. The first be a Move peripheral bundle, which includes the wand, PlayStation Eye, Sports Champions 'n Medieval Moves: Deadmund's Quest for $99.99.

The second offering be a PlayStation 3 Everybody Dance bundle. The box includes a 320 gigglebyte console, Move controller, PS Eye 'n Everybody Dance. The box also features the stock image a the ever-present Peter Pan hoodie dancer man. He haunts our dreams.

Amazon had the usually $400 350GB PS3 Move bundle for $50 off a while back, but now that that deal's ended, Walmart's in on the action. Right now, ye can grab the bundle from it be site for just $350 shipped t' a store near ye (a little more if ye want it sent straight home). ye even pillage a copy a Sports Champions along with it, so ye can start swinging right away.

The bundle itself be usually $400, so if ye missed the Amazon deal the first time around 'n have been meaning t' pick one a these up, now's yer chance.

[Thanks, Ahmed]

Without warning -- or explanation -- Amazon has snipped a sizable $50 off the 320GB PlayStation 3 bundle that includes PlayStation Move 'n Sports Champions. The set normally retails for $400 ('n other retailers still list this standard price). Amazon's listing has no expiration date for the apparent sale.

[Thanks, Robert]

We be just about t' accuse Sony a selling us a false bill a goods with Sports Champions -- the demo shown at last year's E3 featured sword fighting against skeletons, a feature left absent in the final version a the game. All we want be t' hit skeletons with bladed weapons! Fortunately, a handful a ghoulish opponents will be added t' the Move launch title in the "Haunted" DLC pack, due out on the PSN this Tuesday.

The pack, which will run shoppers $4.99, includes three new undead-themed playable characters 'n sports equipment, such as the "Skull Bocce Set" 'n "Skeleton Sword 'n Shield." Check out the full list a content in the pack after the jump, or a few screenshots a said content in the gallery below.

#downloadablecontent A trio a sinister skeletal figures joins the cast a Sony's PlayStation Move sports game this week, as the Haunted Pack brings the undead back t' Sports Champions. More »

The games go head-t'-head 'n we pick a favorite.

#clips we be kinda, sorta in love with the Playstation Move's Sports Champions. Here's why. More »

#review Sports Champions be bound t' be the most owned Playstation Move game when the motion-detecting peripheral hits the Playstation 3 on Sept. 19. More »

'n the winner be...

Kevin Butler 'n Subway aren't the only ones excited for the PlayStation Move. Peripheral companies, like Hyperkin, be getting ready t' unleash a salvo a plastic accessories that "enhance" the motion gaming experience on PS3. Like the Wii, Move will be home t' a number a absurd attachables, like the ones featured in the "Sports Victory Set" (pictured above). For $30, ye'll be able t' pillage a dagger, shield, bow 'n table tennis paddle, designed with Sports Champions in mind.

For $25, ye'll be able t' invest in Hyperkin's "Special Ops Shooter," which transforms yer Move controller into (ye guessed it!) a gun. Hopefully, it won't be long until companies like CTA Digital make some PS3-compatible inflatable karts.

Because we know ye be wondering. Seriously, this odd setup for a Sports Champions demo unit at Gamescom 2010 made us do a definite double take. be this now the official, Sony-recommended way t' play the game?

#ps3 be ye ready t' invest in motion control for yer PlayStation 3? Sony has laid out yer options for hopping onto the PlayStation Move bandwagon, three ways t' make yer PS3 Move-ready when the control scheme launches in September. More »

Where gladiators 'n table tennis meet.

Sony has added two titles t' the PlayStation Move's launch lineup that we haven't seen before. Not only will ye be able t' pillage yer Move on in Slider, Sports Champions 'n all a the other announced launch titles, but we can now add Disney-Pixar's Toy Story 3 'n Brunswick Pro Bowling into the mix as well. Toy Story 3 be a course a tie-in t' the movie, 'n Brunswick be in there because ye can't have a motion controller in 2010 without a bowling game attached.

No seriously, ye can't. Which be weird, because the future a gaming sure does look a lot like the 2007 a gaming. Only with better graphics.

[Via PSLS]

#gdc We've been trying t' notice every little thing about the PlayStation Move this week. Each detail be telling. Here be two surprise Move maneuvers I witnessed during demos a Move this past week at Game Developers Conference. More »

PlayStation Blog posted a developer diary featuring Zindagi Games, developer a the PlayStation Move minigame showcase Sports Champions. The devs demonstrate the abilities a the Move controller, showing lots a game footage 'n demonstrations a controller motions.

They also describe their excitement about Move 'n it be new opportunities for control -- going so far as t' compare it t' the feeling a playing a 3D game for the first time. If ye be developing one a the flagship games for the thing, ye'd be excited too!

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ye might think it derisive t' call Sports Champions (working title) the Wii Sports a PlayStation Move, but it be really intended as a compliment. Although the collection a sports-themed games be relatively simple, they adequately highlight the Move's motion-sensing capabilities 'n, most importantly, how they be distinguished from those offered by the Wii (something that another Move game, The Shoot, did not do). Like Wii Sports, Sports Champions seems good at selling ye on the hardware's abilities -- 'n what they might mean in more elaborate games.

The Gladiator game be a simple affair a blocking 'n attacking (yer character moves towards the opponent automatically), but the Move will take into account the height a yer swings 'n the positioning a yer shield (generated by a second Move controller). It'll also sense distance -- if ye don't hold yer weapon arm back, it'll swing into yer own shield t' deleterious effect. Aside from swinging 'n blocking, ye can also move both arms upwards t' activate a jumping attack, or shuffle the controllers t' the side in order t' roll out a the way from an incoming strike. Basic stuff, but natural enough t' not come across as a tacked-on gesture.

The Table Tennis game be even more promising, 'n easily bested the Wii's equivalent. yer paddle's angle 'n area a exposure be almost instantly determined by how ye're holding the controller. The Move's weight, coupled with the game's quick response 'n predictable physics, made every swing feel ... just right. It'll be a shame if a table tennis game turns out t' be one a the best launch games for Move, but at least it'll stand out as one a the best a it be ilk. that be a win, right?

We test out the sports compilation on Playstaion Move.

First images a Sony's Move-controlled sports title.

See the Playstation Move in action.