Linkin Park: "Blackbirds" review

Linkin Park will release "Blackbirds" with their new iPod Touch/iPhone/iPad game "8-bit Rebellion". You will unlock the song when you've finished the game. The song has leaked out on the Internet, as you may already know, probably because the game was released in New Zealand yesterday.

When I first heard "Blackbirds" I was reminded how Linkin Park sounded before "Minutes to Midnight", it sounds more like a song that could have been on "Hybrid Theory" or "Meteora". I think the biggest reason is that we can hear Mike rapping again, I've missed that, and I think many LP fans have also.

The song is not a heavy rock song, it's little more a mellow hip-hop/pop song. It has great beats and an awesome guitar melody, I also like the intro that sounds like Mike rapping in a rehearsal room. The music is just like what you would expect from a Linkin Park song, and that's a good thing, I've always loved their way of creating touching melodies in their songs.

I think Chester does a really good job singing both the verse and the chorus, I like both very much. He's singing it with great feeling that gives me goosebumps. The lyrics are also great through out the entire song.

I think it's cool that you will get the brand new song inside the game as an unlockable item, it's a really unique way of releasing a brand new song. Make sure to download "Linkin Park: 8-bit Rebellion" later today, April 26th, on iTunes in the USA and hopefully everywhere else also.

Overall: "Blackbirds" is an old school Linkin Park song that brings back memories from the "Hybrid Theory" and "Meteora" time. An awesome song that has great lyrics and music that are typical for a Linkin Park song, and I love that! The fans will be pleased to hear this brand new song from the greatest band in the world Linkin Park.

Review: "Blackbirds" XXXX [4/5].

24Xero's iPod Touch apps Guide #01

In less than two years, 200 000 applications have been released for the iPhone and iPod Touch. I'm going to give you tips on the best right now. It's a bit hard to take in sometimes, how fast it actually has gone. Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone in January 2007 and people queued in New York on June 30th of that year to buy their first iPhone the day it was released. At the Moscone Center in June 2008 Steve Jobs talked about his plans for a software store for iPhone applications, which would start in July of that year, called "Appstore".

The Appstore opened July 11th, 2008 with 500 apps to choose from. A year later it was 55 000 and in November last year it past 100 000. Two weeks ago, they broke through the 200 000 barrier. Overall, more than four billion downloads of apps to the iPhone made in about 22 months.

It can be in many ways impressive that there are so many apps to choose from, it's difficult to find the right one in a jungle of similar applications. Many of the apps are free. Overall, this is more than 40 percent of the programs.

Those apps that costs usually lays in the price range of 1-10 dollars. There are many cool applications. One of the best looking right now is the American CNN's new iPhone app, which present the news in both text, picture and video. Below you will find the list of my favorite applications at this point. It is divided in applications for news, navigation, weather, games, photos and video, fun, useful, music, social networking, travel, sports, radio and television.

Listed below are the 65 best applications right now.

News Apps:

Aftonbladets Supernytt

The latest news around the clock from Aftonbladet.

BBC World News Live

News from around the world from the british BBC. You can also watch streaming video in the iPhone.

AP Mobile

The world's largest news agency has made a neat and efficient iPhone app that is updated around the clock.

Idg.se

It's the biggest IT news site in Sweden. Idg.se is a great site for those who want to stay informed about the latest developments in the IT world.

NY Times

Is one of America's largest newspapers with a circulation of around one million copies. It has a good iPhone app with news from the USA and the rest of the world.

Navigation Apps:

Beacon

Perfect for large parking spaces. Activate Beacon and the cellphone will find its way back to the car when it's time to go home.

Navigon

GPS in cellphones has a new meaning when both Navigon and TomTom have released special applications for the iPhone. It makes your cellphone into a navigator.

Tomtom

TomTom has seen them self overtaken by Navigon when it comes to navigation for the iPhone. However, the distance has shrunk.

Google Earth

See satellite images from virtually anywhere on earth. This makes the maps you have in school redundant.

Path Tracker

It's using the GPS in the cellphone and keeps track of exactly how long the forest walk was and where you went. It also helps you to find your way back home.

Weather Apps:

Klart.se

A new Swedish service that uses a Finnish Institute of weather forecasts. Perhaps the best service for the iPhone in Sweden.

Yr.no

The Norwegian counterpart to SMHI has been giving themselves into the mobile industry unlike SMHI. Yr.no is good but does not cover as many places as Klart.se.

AccuWeather

Weather Service which covers the whole world, including Sweden. Long-term forecasts, precipitation, and wind warnings, and more.

Väderradar.se

See the same information that the planes' pilots get direct to the iPhone. It shows prognosis two hours ahead and GPS showing where you are.

Aero Weather

Displays weather conditions at airports around the world.

Game Apps:

Catcha Mouse

Prevent the rat from diving into the rat hole. Easy in the beginning but the difficulty is increasing rapidly.

Cro-Mag Rally

A bit more expensive game where cavemen races with bows and cars with stone wheels a la Fred Flintstone.

Waterslide Extreme

A water slider that's using the sensitivity in the iPhone to control how you slide so you won't fall of the water slide.

Labyrinth Lite

This is a variation of BRIO's classic labyrinth game that most of us played in kindergarten. It's difficult at first by you will get the hang of it.

Chopper

The helicopter is out and rescue people in distress, although it faces obstacles in all shapes.

Photo and video Apps:

Photoshop

The world's leading software for image processing in a simplified version for the iPhone.

Bambuser

A free Swedish video service where you can upload your videos, for instance, to Facebook direct from your mobile.

Camera Bag

It adds cool filters on the images taken with the phone's camera. Everything from Fisheye to SEPIA.

Camera Zoom

For some reason, the iPhone camera lacks the ability to zoom. Almost no cell phone has an optical zoom but the iPhone does not even have digital zoom. You will, however, have it with this app.

Lego Photo

Fun effects. Take a picture of a friend and make the image to a large plate of Lego pieces.

Fun Apps:

Barbeque

Have a barbeque on the cellphone. You can do everything from fire up the grille to serve the barbeque as MMS, email or to Facebook.

Skygazer

Is that Mars or Venus? Calm down. You can see the stars in the sky with Skygazer based on where you are with the help of the iPhone's GPS.

Voice Changer Plus

Do you want to sound like a or as a ghost. With this app you can modify your voice and record it.

Decibel

Makes your iPhone into a decibel meter.

Flashlight for free

It's possible to use your iPhone as a flashlight, even without this free app. But with this the light becomes even stronger.

Useful Apps:

Google Mobile

Search for anything you want. It goes faster than searching through the browser and then to go to Google. It remembers previous searches.

Blocket

Buy and sell directly in your hand. The same service as Blocket on Internet but in an iPhone version.

Bredbandskollen

How fast is mobile broadband really. Bredbandskollen measures the speed and compares with the one you actually get paid for.

E-print

A good app that can print from the iPhone as long as there is a wireless network nearby.

Free Translator

Hard English words? How do you say that in English? It turns out quite well with this app even if the vocabulary is a bit limited.

Skype

Free calls to other Skype users via wireless LAN or call cheaper than your mobile phone - especially abroad - with Skype Out.

SF Bio

A bit boring perhaps that there is a near monopoly on the Swedish cinema market. However, with this app, it's still easy to get tickets to the evening and future movies.

Vägmärken

A good app even for those who have been driving for some time. A bunch of road signs including several new ones.

Evernote

With Evernote on your computer and cell phone you can sync all of your notes (including voice and video notes) and read them in your mobile phone or computer. It's Free.

Prisjakt

The best way to check that the extra price in the store you're in is really the best. It keeps track of prices on all sorts of stuff and services.

Music Apps:

Guitar Tuner

An application that's containing a tuner, chord wizard, metronome, and some other things for guitarists.

Gibson Learn and master guitar

The guitar builders at Gibson have made an app that contains useful tools for guitarists and free demo courses on video with new guitar tricks.

Voiceband

Make music and make your own songs with just your own voice as a tool. The app takes care of the rest.

Finger Piano Lite

The app that turns your iPhone into a little piano. And the fact is that if you connect the sound into decent speakers, it is difficult to distinguish from real electric pianos.

Ocarina

You may not always need to use your iPhone as a recorder. But with this app you can.

Social Networking Apps:

Fring

App that links several social networking services like Facebook and Skype to one location.

Facebook

Gives you access to Facebook and your account.

Linkedin

Linkedin is a bit of a Facebook for officials and business people. The app works in much the same way as the web service.

Ziibii

It's linking social networks and news from RSS feeds into a stream of communications that go along a river. Pretty cool.

Twitterific

Direct Link to your twitter account from the iPhone.

Travel Apps:

Hotels.com

Find a hotel at sensible prices worldwide. And book directly on your mobile.

Lonely Planet

Travel Guides from most corners of the earth.

Currency

Exchange rates are updated regularly. Good to have on the go.

Check My Trip

Connects directly to the Amadeus's travel database where you can find their travel and flight times, changes, and more.

Flygresor

Flygresor.se is a Swedish comparison site where you can find cheap flights to all over the world.

Sport Apps:

Golf Tracker

Keep track of your round on your mobile. In addition to using the iPhone as a scorecard you can also deal with old rounds and compare.

Sportbladet Fotboll

Follow your favorite team, facts in real-time, news, see Laul Calling and look at gamer facts and more.

Svenska Spel Målservice

Live updates from all major sports and leagues. You can also keep track of your own games.

NHL Ice Time 2010

Follows all NHL games, player facts, Live scores, statistics and more. Also available in the pay version with even more services.

South Africa 2010 Tracker

A free application which keeps track of all the teams in this year's World Cup in South Africa.

Radio and TV Apps:

SVT Play

Almost everything from SVT's own production, plus some foreign materials purchased as well. Directly into the mobile. An awesome application.

SR Podradio

Most of SR's shows is also available as podcasts. With this app you can listen directly without first downloading the podprogram to the mobile from your computer.

TV4 Play

TV4's play app is an alternative to the SVT's. But the content is much thinner.

Viasat Sport

The coolest sports clips from Viasat many channels from the latest weeks free on your iPhone.

Spotify

Streaming music directly on your mobile. The computer has a free version which includes commercial breaks. You can't get it on your mobile, unless you pay a monthly fee to listen.

Movies I Wanna Watch #02

There're many movies I'd like to see this year, and I'm going to write about some of them. I've already written about three movies in an earlier post back in January. I've seen all the three movies I wrote about, and they were really good. And here are three more movies I'd like to see.

Listed below are the three movies.

Predators

Predators is an upcoming 2010 science fiction, action and horror film directed by Nimród Antal, and starring Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Alice Braga, Laurence Fishburne, Danny Trejo and Derek Mears. The film is a sequel to Predator (1987) and Predator 2 (1990). Producer Robert Rodriguez stated that he named the film Predators in relation to how the second film in the Alien franchise was called Aliens. The title Predators is intended to have a double meaning, in that it refers to both the film's alien creatures, as well as the group of humans who are going against them.

The film follows a mercenary named Royce (Adrien Brody), who is abducted by alien creatures known as the Predators. He is released onto an alien planet—which acts as a game reserve—along with seven other humans who, except for a disgraced physician, are all cold-blooded killers, with the group consisting of mercenaries and convicts. Royce reluctantly leads the group of elite warriors as they come to realize they have been brought together on this planet as prey for a new breed of Predators. While battling to survive against these creatures, they come across an American soldier known as Noland, who was brought to the planet years ago as game, but has managed to survive by hiding from the Predators in a cave. Noland reveals that the Predators have been hunting humans by dropping them on this planet for many years.



Resident Evil: Afterlife

Resident Evil: Afterlife is an upcoming 3D science fiction action horror film written and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson, and starring Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Kim Coates, Spencer Locke, Wentworth Miller, Boris Kodjoe and Shawn Roberts. It is the fourth installment in a series of film adaptations based on Capcom's survival horror video game series Resident Evil. It is also the first film in the series to be released in 3D, using James Cameron's Fusion Camera System. The film is scheduled to be released in 3D and IMAX theaters on September 10, 2010.

The movie picks up where the third film ended. Since the events of Resident Evil: Extinction, Alice has been roaming the world searching for any remaining survivors. Alice also comes face to face with her arch-nemesis, Albert Wesker, for the first time in the series. As she enters the ruined Los Angeles, she stumbles onto a base of Umbrella, surrounded by zombies. She then teams up with a group of survivors who had been hiding in Los Angeles since the T-virus outbreak, and helps them to free another group held-up in a prison, among them Claire's brother, Chris Redfield.



The Expendables

The Expendables is an upcoming ensemble action/war film written by Dave Callaham and Sylvester Stallone, and directed by Stallone. Filming began on March 28, 2009, in Rio de Janeiro, New Orleans, and Los Angeles and is expected to be released on August 13, 2010. The film pays tribute to the blockbuster action films of the 1980s and early '90s, and stars an array of action veterans from those decades (such as Stallone himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Dolph Lundgren, Mickey Rourke, and Jet Li) as well as more recent action stars such as Jason Statham, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, and Stone Cold Steve Austin.

An assembly of hired guns are sent on a mission to a South American country, with the objective to overturn the cold-blooded despot in charge. As the mission begins, the mercenaries discover that the situation is not as it appears. The men find themselves trapped in a deadly game of deception with a traitor among their ranks.

30 Seconds To Mars - Hurricane (Instrumental 24Xero Remix)

I've uploaded a new video to YouTube. I've done an instrumental remix of 30 Seconds To Mars' "Hurricane". I think it's one of the best songs from their new album This Is War. I made the song in Magix Music Maker 16 Premium. That program has a lot of great tools and awesome beats that you can play around with. The different synthesizers have an awesome sound.

I changed some instruments and put new drums on also. I wanted heavy metallic sounding beats, and I think that the beat I finally chose fitted great into the song. When it came to the instruments, I wanted to keep the electronic sound. I changed the different instruments with new synthesizers and strings. I wanted the piano to be very present in the song so it would be heard. A reverb effect was put on the piano to make it even more haunting.

I wanted to include a heavy guitar with lots of distortions. However, I chose not to make it sound too much. I did the same thing with the bass. I thought the song was repetitive without the vocals, so I tried to make it sound less repetitive by adding some pauses in the beat. I'm very pleased with the result of the entire instrumental song!

I did the video in Sony Vegas Pro 8. I put some effects on and used the "24Xero Hurricane" cover I made in Adobe Photoshop CS5. I often use the TV effect on my videos. I think it looks cool when it scans the picture. I also use the pan and zoom feature on both the picture and the background. It gets an almost 3D effect.

Watch and listen to the video below!

B-Day 22, March 24th 2010 [Update!]

It's my birthday today, March 24th, I'm turning 22! Sometimes it feels like the years go by really fast, and sometimes it feels slow, it depends on what I've done during the year and what memory I'm thinking back on. Actually, I didn't want to have my birthday, because I don't want to get older, but I've many things to look forward to in the future! And you can't stop time, you may be getting older on "paper", but on the inside you're still young like a teenager/child.

I had a great birthday today with my big brother who also has his birthday on the same day as I, he's three years older than I am. My grandparents came by to my brother and I, and gave us presents. They didn't know what to get us, so we got money instead. It was easier when I was a kid to wish for presents, and now when they ask me I just say that I don't know, or that I want money, maybe a little boring, but I can buy what ever I want for them. I got birthday presents from my parents when they got home from work. Can you guess what they gave us?

We later went out and ate at a restaurant, I ordered duck with cherry sauce. The duck was really good but the sauce didn't taste like cherry, I like orange sauce much better. I really liked the duck, it has become one of my favorite things to eat. I ate a delicious duck in Prague this summer, it had a great crispy skin with a orange honey sauce that tasted really good. The one that I ate today wasn't as good as the one in Prague. But the meat that I ate today was almost perfect, it was pink in the middle but the skin didn't taste much.

It was a great birthday, both me and my brother felt very appreciated and loved! My money that I got is transferred to my bank account. I will buy new video games, movies and other stuff that I'm interested in and like. Next week me and my brother are going to start day trading, so we can get rich, that's our goal!

I like my blog very much, I don't know if anyone is reading my posts, but it doesn't matter I have it as a private journal, and because I like writing. I am promoting this blog with Google AdWords, and I've got many clicks, and it has cost me about 300 kronor so far, but I got 750 kr for free from Google.

Other things I'm up to are my covers and remixes that I'm going to upload to Youtube, I have an upgraded version of my old "What I've Done" remix that I'm going to upload when I finally finish it. I also have many different covers that I've recorded last year that I haven't mixed yet, but I'm going to mix them first and then upload them to the Internet. I will try to post at least four blog posts per month, and it can be everything from different reviews to news that's about my interests.

Thanks to everyone who's reading my blog posts!

Heavy Rain (PS3) review

The game begins with Ethan Mars, he's happily married and have two sons. One day when he and his family is at the mall, Ethan loses track of one of his sons, Jason, in the crowd. Ethan searches in panic after his son, he will soon find him outside across the street. Jason sees his father and runs out into the street without looking, Ethan sees a car and realizes what's about to happen and jumps to try to save him from the oncoming car. Jason is killed, while Ethan is injured and falls into a coma for six months. Two years after the accident, Ethan is suffering from depression, a fear of crowds, and blackouts that last for several hours. He and his wife have separated, and his remaining son, Shaun, is distant with him. While at a park with Shaun, Ethan has another blackout, and wakes to find Shaun missing.

When I first took control of Ethan Mars, in the beginning of the game, I felt that it was very familiar to Fahrenheit, the controls are similar, you can investigate most of the things in the environment. You can take a shower, brush your teeth, shave, get dressed, go outside, you can basically go anywhere in the house. This video game has a unique control scheme. You can use the analog sticks to open or close something or press the buttons that are appearing on the screen. You'll also have to use the SixAxis to shake or move the controller in different directions. If you want to walk you have to hold the R2 button and then steer the head with the left analog stick, a bit like a driving game. When you press the L2 button you will see the characters' thoughts, then you just have to press one of the buttons that appear above his head to hear what he's thinking. There are a lot of quick time events in this game, you have to press the correct buttons in time when they appear on the screen. I think the quick time events will make you pay attention more, it will make your heart rise and give you a feeling of panic because you can't miss pressing any button, or else it's game over. I also like that you can ask many questions, just like in Fahrenheit, you'll experience different situations depending on which questions you ask. You will get used to the controls really fast, it's basically pretty easy.

This video game has the most realistic facial animations I've ever seen, you can really see what the characters are feeling. I think it's really important to be able to see the facial expressions of each character, especially in a video game that's all about making you feel something. You often hear that you can see what a person is feeling just by looking at their eyes, you can do that in Heavy Rain. The eyes of the characters move just like you would expect them to, they look at the environment and are never at the same position. You can see the sadness in their eyes and that's amazing, it's done perfectly. One thing I think is cool is the loading screen, you will see the character that you're about to play looking around, this happens each time you start a new chapter or just loading the game you played earlier. You will get a great close up of the character, it has a lot of awesome details that are really astonishing.

The characters you see in the game are digital copies of the real actors doing them. The faces are just like the actors with few differences. Also, the movement of the characters in Heavy Rain are done by the actors and of course the voices. And I think the voice actors in this game are really amazing. So everything, you see and hear are done by real people and that makes the characters in the game even more unique and believable.

You will play four different characters, and they all have different personalities and background. Ethan Mars is an architect, and he is one of the main characters in the game. Madison Paige is a photojournalist living alone in the city. Suffering from chronic insomnia, she occasionally checks into motels, as they are the only place she can properly sleep. She eventually finds herself involved in the latest Origami Killer case, conducting her own investigations. Norman Jayden is an FBI profiler sent to support the police force with their investigation into the Origami Killer. He is also struggling with an addiction to the drug triptocaine. The fourth and final character is Scott Shelby, and he is a retired police officer, currently working as a private investigator. On behalf of the previous victims' families, he is conducting his own investigation into the Origami Killer.

Heavy Rain has stunning graphics that really stand out from any other video game I've played. The beginning of Heavy Rain is very bright and happy, the sun shines outside, you're happy with your wife and two sons. Everything falls apart when your oldest son dies, the rain and darkness come, it's pouring down. This game has a great atmosphere that you almost can touch, it's that powerful. Everything is gray, the sky outside is dark, the rain is pouring down, you can see how the ground is wet and there are puddles of water everywhere. You can see how the raindrops are going down the window and how the little light that is outside is shining through the windows with particles of dust floating in the air.

There are a lot of different environments and locations that will give you goosebumps, an abandoned power plant, a burned out apartment, a sleazy Motel, Ethan Mars empty living room and a crime scene with a dead boy to mention some. A location in the game that is very cool is the night club, there are hundreds of people dancing at the same time, with loud music playing and lights flashing in different colors while you try to go through the crowd. When you play the FBI agent Norman Jayden you will be able to use something called ARI (Added Reality Interface), they're glasses that let you investigate the environment for clues. It analyzes DNA, fingerprints and other things in the area, and at the same time it will give you information about the subject in a window that only the one who wears the glasses can see. When you go back to your office to go through the evidence that you collected you will be able to pull up folders in front of you and move and touch them with a special glove that Norman is wearing. You can also change the work environment around you. Some of the places you can choose to be in are: under water, on Mars and the forest. I think ARI is really cool, and it's the only thing in Heavy Rain that's futuristic and sci-fi, but it's not too far from what could exist in a near future.

The soundtrack in Heavy Rain is really good, it really captures the emotion in the game and enhances the experience with its sad tones. It was recorded at Abbey Road Studios and is composed by Normand Corbeil, who previously joined game director David Cage and film composer Angelo Badalamenti on the production of Quantic Dream's paranormal thriller Fahrenheit. The storyline of Heavy Rain involves several central protagonists who each has their own distinct musical themes. For Ethan, they focused on the piano. The theme is something very human, fragile but strong at the same time. For Madison there is a chamber orchestra with a smaller setup, both strong and emotional. Jayden is an investigator and researcher in a sad and crazy world, so his theme is dark. There it’s the opposite, a symphony orchestra. Shelby’s theme is drawing on French film noire from the 60’s: cop stories, a bit jazzy, brass and flutes.

Heavy Rain has a very touching story that will bring you to tears. It's also a very exciting story that will make your heart pump. It's like a movie that I'm controlling with my personal ending. And that's what makes Heavy Rain so unique, you'll create your own story, because every player will make different decisions and that will lead to one of the games many different endings. The Characters can also die if you fail in doing something that will result in the death of your character, and the game just continues without that specific character, that's something I've never seen in a video game before. Throughout the game, you will be forced to do many difficulty decisions. One of them is when Ethan is forced to cut of his finger, I really felt the panic he must have felt and how many thoughts that went through his head, and the cool thing is that I actually could see his thoughts tremble around his head, thanks to the thought button. One thing I really liked with Fahrenheit was that you could play the flashbacks, and I really hoped that Heavy Rain would do the same, and it did. The flashback gave me more depth to the story, and I learn more about the character. So when I saw that I was going to play a flashback scene, I really felt that Heavy Rain was complete, and that met my last expectation for this video game.

David Cage has said that there's not going to be a sequel, so they will release different DLC episodes from each character, a good choice I think. It will add more depth to the story, and you will get answers to unsolved questions. The episodes are called "The Heavy Rain Chronicles" and I've already played the first one called "The Taxidermist", which came with the special edition of the game. I liked the first episode very much, and I'm looking forward to future episodes.

Overall: David Cage has really done what he promised, to make you feel something. I can really relate to the characters, especially Ethan Mars. He was a happy family man, I played with my kids, I kissed my wife, I comforted my youngest son when he was sad, and I felt all does feelings he felt. That's what's cool with Heavy Rain and what I expected to feel and experience during this adventure. Don't get stuck playing the same kind of video games, try Heavy Rain and you will get a trill ride of feelings, awesome graphics, music, great voice actors, a touching story and an atmosphere that you almost can touch. Because this video game is truly a masterpiece that you must experience.

Review: Heavy Rain (PS3) XXXXX [5/5].

Game Developers Conference 2010 (PS3 news)

Sony's biggest announcement at this years Game Developers Conference 2010, was their motion controller, now with an official name. It's called "Move" and I think that's a great name, but "Arc" would have been more unique. I'm going to write a summary of what happen during Sony's press event.

Below are some of the highlights from GDC 2010.

Shuhei Yoshida, president of Sony's Worldwide studios was excited to share the official unveiling of the PS motion controller and its games. They'll later show some of the games available during the device's Fall launch window. People will be able to try them out after the presentation. The type of games they can create with it are amazingly diverse, it's Precise, Responsive and Ultra sensory. PlayStation Move is announced as the official title of the device.

Peter Dille, senior VP of marketing and PSN discusses the PS3's momentum this year, with the price reduction and game like Uncharted 2: Among Thieves giving the system a big push. The system experienced a 50% growth in software sales in 2009 (versus 2008), but Sony isn't content with that. Dille describes MAG and Heavy Rain as innovative products that continue to push the PlayStation brand. He also thank the press for giving Heavy Rain a chance and some glowing reviews. Other examples trotted out to prove Sony's success: MLB 2K10 and a "little" product called God of War III. He says that Gran Turismo 5 will ship this year, and it will be worth the wait.On to PlayStation Move: "It's fast, precise, and accurate." It also seems to be sporting two separate pieces, including a nunchuck-like component to be held in your alternate hand. The "starter" kit will start under $100, that's one PlayStation Eye, a game, and the PlayStation Move. Advantages of the technology? Accuracy and precision, which translate to a more exciting challenge for the gamer, Dille says. A fighting game is being shown, another game translates movements with both devices to a bow-and-arrow game, and another clip shows two players going at it in table tennis. Ah, here's the obligatory golf game. Sword and shield action game is shown. Another montage reveals a lightgun-esque shooter, a dancing game and what appears to be some first-person horror game, where the Move functions as a flashlight.Next up is Scott Rohde, VP of Worldwide Studios. He was there to demonstrate the precision of the PlayStation Move, both "fast and subtle" motions. Sports Champions is shown, which has a sub-game called Gladiator Duel. Both are working titles. It's an arena fighting game. He moves his right hand to swing a mace, and can do attacks at various heights. The movements appear quite responsive in the game, even if the fighting appears a little rote and simplistic. He swings both his arms upwards, which initiates a jumping attack. Next up is Sports Champions: Table Tennis and it looks a lot like Sony's take on Wii Sports. A game called Move Party is shown. The game looks like a silly party game, right now, you could see someone wield a razor and cut a cartoon character's wool hair. They showed a LittleBigPlanet demo, there's new material in the game that will interact with the Move. You point at the screen and maneuver the material to create a bridge or a ramp. It seems that if an object is made of the material, you can pick it up and move it around on the screen. Motion Fighters (working titles) features "next-gen graphics and speed," apparently. The Eye detects where you are in 3D space, and each controller mimics your arms' motions. Dodging, punching and ... dirty moves. These motions are pretty violent, he's locking someone's neck under his arm and wailing on the poor man's head with the other arm.

There're an additional accessory for the Move called the "PlayStation Move Navigation Controller". You can play through SOCOM 4 if you have this thing. You can take cover and aim quite efficiently with the Move. Aim seems to benefit the most, obviously. The tech was integrated into the game with very little overhead, apparently.
Peter Dille returned to the stage and said that virtually every third-party publisher will support the Move, including Activision, Capcom, WB Games, Namco Bandai, Square Enix, Ubisoft, EA, Disney, Konami, Sega, Crave and Tecmo Koei. In addition, 36 publishers and third-party developers will support it, and according to a press release, in fiscal year 2010, SCE Worldwide Studios will also release more than 20 games that are either dedicated to or supported with the PlayStation Move platform.