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At Sony Europe's Gamers Day event, the company took care toemphasize the "social gaming" angle it's pursuing. The company focusedon "games where players of all ages socialize through gaming," pointingout EyeToy products, puzzle titles and Buzz!: Quiz TV, where groups can play trivia games on a variety of topics over PlayStation Network.
The overall message seems to highlight the PS3's diversity as anentertainment device, with the aim of appealing to an all-ages audience.
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London, 6th May 2008- With PlayStation, games have never been morefamily-friendly. We've created up the genre of 'social gaming': gameswhere players of all ages socialise through gaming. For the kids andthe young-at-heart, there are EyeToy® games that burn physical as wellas mental energy. We've got puzzle games that everyone will want totry- whether at home or in the car - and we're also allowing you totake TV on the move. You can even team up as a family to challenge youroverseas relatives to a round of online quizzing overPLAYSTATION®Network (PSN) - and when it comes to keeping in touchfurther, we've just given PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable) video and voicechat capabilities.
PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™): the next generation system that brings youHigh Definition gaming, Blu-ray movies, internet browsing, music, TVand entry into the online community of PLAYSTATION Network.
Buzz!™: Quiz TV (PS3)
Buzz!: Quiz TV for PS3™ is the next-gen game that takes the Buzz!experience into the future and across the world via the onlinePLAYSTATION Network. Arriving this June, it'll give you instant accessto quizzes on almost any subject you can think of, and will besupported by vast downloadable and user-generated content. The game'sBlu-ray disc comes with wireless buzzers and contains a whopping 5000questions, divided into five selectable channels to suit every quizfanatic - it's a quiz where you choose the content. Not enoughquestions on your subject of choice? Write your own. New online quizcommunity MyBuzz!™ links directly from the internet to the game andallows players to write and upload personalised quizzes plus downloadquizzes created by other online players which suit their questioningneeds. The disc is also your gateway to online gaming and content,connecting you to Sofa vs Sofa mode, in which you can team up witheveryone at home to challenge up to three other teams of gamers online,as well as to extra downloadable quiz packs and quizzes written byother Buzz! users.
echochrome (PSP and PS3)
In echochrome, it's not what you see, it's the way that you see it -and the more pairs of eyes involved, the better your chances of solvingthe dozens of fiendish puzzles ahead. The world of echochrome consistsof a series of crazy mazes inhabited by the endlessly wandering Walker,and your goal is to help him get where he wants to go - despite beingfaced with seemingly insurmountable obstacles and hazards. The trick isto open your mind and let your imagination run riot: by rotating eachmaze and changing your perspective on the action, you might just beable to change reality... A brand new and brain-busting puzzleexperience, echochrome will have you asking everyone you know: "Can yousee the answer?"
PlayTV™ (PS3)
Television how, when and where you want it; Play TV lets you pause,rewind and record free-to-air digital television using your PS3 and,best of all - after a one-off payment for the peripheral, the serviceis completely free. End family squabbles as you watch one channel whilerecording another through a dual TV tuner, stream television anywhereusing a wi-fi connected PSP or pause television should household eventsdemand your attention - Play TV offers access to great TV without thepocket-punching bills this later this year.
Folding@home (PS3)
Developed by Stanford University, Folding@home uses the combinedpower of interlinked computers around the world to perform mathematicalcalculations that help with research into protein folding - researchthat could lead to breakthroughs in the fight against diseases such asAlzheimer's, CJD, Parkinson's and various forms of cancer. In 2006, itwas realised that a network of interlinked PS3 processors could boostthe project's output to unprecedented levels thanks to the power of thePS3's Cell processor. All you need to do to play a part in Folding@homeis to select the project's icon in the Network column of theCross-Media Bar (XMB), then leave your machine running.
PLAYSTATION®Network (PSN)
The online home of PS3, PLAYSTATION®Network is where you'll findsome of PlayStation's most innovative and fun games for you to downloadat wallet-friendly prices. You'll also find downloadable extras, freeonline gaming, voice chat, video chat, web surfing and more.
Elefunk™ (PSN for PS3)
A herd of elephants needing safe guidance through a series ofperilous levels requires a guide, so help steer the jungle giants tosafety this May. Across 20 levels, create safe passage across ravines,rivers, fires, pits and swamps with the materials available to you.Plus, swap construction for Deconstruction in a specially designedmultiplayer game where players must disassemble a structure ascarefully as possible without letting the structure, or imperilledelephants, fall...
Buzz! Junior™ (PSN for PS3)
This summer, we're bringing the fun of the children's Buzz! Juniorrange to PSN with bundles of mini-games for PS3 owners to download atpocket money prices. Buzz! Junior titles offer all the fun, easy playof Buzz! controllers, but with wacky mini-games of skill and speedrather than trivia-based play - they're perfect for youngsters to playwith friends and family. Buzz! Junior: Jungle Party will be the firstto arrive on PSN in a download featuring five great mini-games from theoriginal PS2 version - now in 720p High Definition; it'll be followedby similar downloads from Buzz! Junior: RoboJam and Buzz! Junior:Monster Rumble.
PixelJunk™ Eden (PSN for PS3)
After sowing seeds with its Racers and Monsters, PixelJunk puts downroots on PLAYSTATION®Network with PixelJunk Eden. Leap and swingbetween lush alien vegetation in a truly innovative platform game whichconstantly evolves over time as you move through the perfectly realisedundergrowth, hunting treasures and smashing enemies from his path.Destroyed enemies scatter pollen across the landscape, which the playermust collect and use to pollinate seed pods before using the new growthto progress further.
PlayStation®2 (PS2™): the world's best-selling entertainment systemthat offers you great gameplay and the biggest social gaming brands
EyeToy® Play: PomPom Party (PS2)
Limber-up for the first cheerleading game for PS2, which comesbundled with real pompoms to help every wannabe-cheerleader pull offsome groovy moves. As you follow the directions on-screen and shakeyour pompoms to the music, the EyeToy Camera will detect your movementsand score your routines. So keep that rhythm going, and soon the wholeblock will be bouncing to your cheers in EyeToy Play: PomPom Party -it's arriving in time for Christmas in late 2008.
EyeToy® Play: Hero (PS2)
The ultimate quest for all budding adventurers - embark on afantastic journey through a colourful, exciting fantasy world. EyeToyPlay: Hero includes its own toy sword for you to wield; the EyeToyCamera will detect your sword's movements as you perform feats ofbravery throughout the land. Watch your adventure unfold on-screen,hone your swordplay, and maybe one day you'll be considered a true heroof the kingdom! It's arriving in time for Christmas in late 2008.
PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable): the handheld entertainment system thatoffers games, music, film, TV, communications, GPS mapping and more
Buzz!™: Master Quiz (PSP)
Turning PSP into the ultimate social gaming experience, Buzz! makeshis handheld debut in Buzz!: Master Quiz. Keep friends and familyamused and entertained on the move, on holiday or on the bus as Buzz!hits the road, free from its front-room beginnings. Play solo or getinvolved with new multiplayer rounds such as Pass Around (which enablessix players to play Buzz! with just one PSP!). The ultimate PlayStationquiz experience has hit the road - are you along for the ride this July?
Go!Messenger™ (PSP)
Keep in touch using your PSP with a revolutionary new addition,which turns your handheld system into a wireless communication toolfeaturing video chat, voice chat and instant messaging. It allows PSPowners to instant message each other- then, just add a headset andvoice messaging and voice calls become possible. Add Go!Cam, the USBcamera for PSP, and video calls and video messaging become apossibility. Go!Messenger is out now - it's another reason why PSP isbecoming a travel essential.
SKYPE™ (PSP)
Skype, the online communication software that allows Internet usersto call each other free of charge*, has now arrived on the new Slim andLight PSP. Talk to any one of the hundred million Skype users worldwidewith free voice calls, managing your contacts list and checking whichof your friends are online via your PSP. You can opt into the SkypeOutand SkypeIn features, which connect Skype callers with landline andmobile users - and you can do all of this from any wireless hotspot -anywhere in the world.
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