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Much like the star it’s named for, it seems the Tiger Woods PGA Tour franchise isn’t adverse to trying new things. EA has announced that the next iteration, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11, will support the PlayStation Motion Controller to “give gamers an authentic interactive swing experience.”

There aren’t any other details about Motion Controller implementation at the moment, but the game is slated for release on June 8 — well before the Motion Controller’s projected fall release. (And before you ask, no mention has been made of support for Microsoft’s Project Natal.)

It may be less flashy, but series fans may be interested to hear the game will also feature the Ryder Cup, allowing for two 12-man teams to face off against each other.

We say 12-man, but we guess it could be 12 women against 12 men, right? Heck, maybe even 12 women against one man. Can you imagine, one guy trying to keep up with all those women? We sure can’t.

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 will be available on June 8 for Wii (with MotionPlus support), Xbox 360, PS3 and iPhone.

Tiger Woods 11 to support PlayStation Motion Controller originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Last night, during the — super awkward — Final Fantasy XIII launch party in San Fransisco, Sony’s Rob Dyer took a big shot across the bow of any Microsoft representatives in the audience by promising a pending announcement of exclusive content for the PS3 version of the game.

Today, on PlayStation Blog, Dyer revealed that the PS3 version includes a “secret in-game item” for Final Fantasy XIV — a similar, or perhaps the same promotion offered in Japan. Additionally, PS3 players can enter for a chance to beta test Final Fantasy XIV, which has only been announced for PS3 and PC.

The in-game item might be interesting (baby chocobo vanity pet, please), but we’re not really enthralled by a “potential opportunity” to get in on the beta. A potential opportunity? So there’s a chance that there’s a chance we’ll be able to get into the beta? Well that’s slightly better than no chance of a chance, we suppose.

PS3 Final Fantasy XIII includes ‘XIV’ bonus item, chance for beta access originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s not so surprising, really, that Modern Warfare 2, arguably the world’s most popular video game, would recruit such a staggering amount of bodies for its perpetual online war. But, there it is: 25 million unique players, as revealed in a tweet from Infinity Ward’s community guy-at-large, Robert “fourzerotwo” Bowling. We’ve contacted Infinity Ward for specific platform numbers, but in the meantime, Bowling offers a bit more to chew on:

He confirms the majority of players are taking the fight to Xbox Live, but he says the PS3 comes in at “a close” second. That puts the PC space in third, though it’s still enlisted “millions,” according to Bowling. But, what about that boycott? Oh, right.

Now, it should be noted that Modern Warfare 2’s reported 25 million players aren’t necessarily all on active duty. Surely, more than a few steadfast soldiers have taken up positions in DICE’s Battlefield: Bad Company 2. No rest for the weary, eh?

Modern Warfare 2 enlists 25 million unique players, Bowling says originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It appears mobsters aren’t the only things getting rubbed out in Mafia II, as 2K Games announces it has signed a license agreement with Playboy magazine for the mob saga. The pictorial publication will have over 50 of its “vintage covers and Centerfolds” inside the game when it eventually releases.

The iconic publication first premiered in 1953, so unless the game, which covers the ’40s and ’50s, is rewriting history, the Playboy collectibles won’t show up until the latter part of the game’s story. The magazine apparently won’t merely be window dressing either, as players will have the ability to “collect virtual copies of the iconic magazine” — to read the articles, of course. If you have roommates, we recommend investing in Purell hand wipes. We’re not implying anything, simply “safety first.” It is still flu season, after all.

Vintage Playboy centerfolds grace Mafia II originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Slick Entertainment’s top-down racer Scrap Metal continues Microsoft’s Xbox Live Arcade Block Party promotion this week, Major Nelson reports. It’ll be available this Wednesday for 1200 and almost begs comparison to classic racer-shooter hybrid, Rock N’ Roll Racing — in that, both games have rock and roll and racing. And guns … to be used during the rocking and rolling and racing. It’s like a fruit salad of slaughter and sweet licks, we guess.

This Wednesday: Scrap Metal rocks the XBLA Block Party originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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You know how Kratos’ battle against the gods of Olympus is known for its massive, insane action sequences spread throughout? Well, some genius (or likely several geniuses) at Sony’s Santa Monica Studio had the brilliant idea of making a whole game just out of those incredible moments. It was rare that I went 15 minutes without my jaw dropping at the immense size, stunning beauty or sheer creativity of the set piece I was now scaling or destroying.

I’m willing to agree that God of War III is just “God of War HD,” provided that “HD” stands for “Holy Shit.”

Continue reading Review: God of War III

Review: God of War III originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Around these parts, we’re all avid supporters of a thick, lustrous beard. Though our tastes for the gaming industries various genres differ greatly, we can all get behind any game so long as it includes characters with copious amounts of facial hair. For this reason alone, a recent batch of screenshots has placed Fallout: New Vegas firmly on our list of most anticipated games of 2010.

You can check out images depicting New Vegas‘ unprecedentedly hirsute ensemble in the gallery below. There’s also a Super Mutant with heart-rimmed glasses and a doo-wop weave, and man, we’ve got to find out what that’s all about.

First screens from Fallout: New Vegas surface, feature glorious beards originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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While we’ve been repeatedly assured by Microsoft that we’ll hear more about gaming on the recently announced Windows Phone 7 Series in a few weeks at the company’s MIX10 event, Engadget spotted some early footage of a company rep demonstrating a fairly basic platformer game being played seamlessly across a PC, a “Windows Phone 7 Series prototype device,” and an Xbox 360. In a speech at TechEd Middle East, Microsoft’s Eric Rudder (to his own admission) poorly played a game that then allowed him to save his position on a PC, pick it up on his (Windows) phone, and eventually move it over to his Xbox 360.

Otherwise, Rudder was at the conference to show off the company’s development software, Visual Studio. He revealed that 90 percent of the code between each iteration of the game is shared (and then went on to speak about code in a way that made us start seeing stars). Sure, we’ll see more official (and likely cooler) stuff on this soon, but for now we’ve got the speech just after the break.

Continue reading Microsoft demos platformer across Xbox 360, Windows Phone, and PC

Microsoft demos platformer across Xbox 360, Windows Phone, and PC originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Eric Ruth, an independent developer who more than proved his prowess with Pixel Force: Left 4 Dead, recently showed off the fruits of his latest labor: A completely renovated, high-definition version of Mega Man 9. Ruth managed to recreate every single character, enemy and background by hand, programmed the game, and used a number of fan-made remixes of the original game’s tracks. You can check out a video demonstration of Galaxy Man’s stage just past the jump.

Ruth has decided not to complete the game for a number of reasons; the fear of a C&D from Capcom being a substantial one of them. He’s already working on his next project — and after making an HD game into an 8-bit game, and then an 8-bit game into an HD game, we can’t wait to see what he does next.

Continue reading 8-bit Left 4 Dead guy’s latest project: Mega Man 9 HD Remix

8-bit Left 4 Dead guy’s latest project: Mega Man 9 HD Remix originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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