BBC Worldwide’s Walking with Dinosaurs is coming to the Wonderbook on PS3 next week. The game is all about ‘Fun, Fear and Facts’, bringing a new way of learning about and interacting with dinosaurs. With Wonderbook, the images come to life, popping as if the worlds and creatures are standing right there on the page in front of you.
Sony has revealed a new title for Wonderbook on the PS3, following on from Wonderbook: Book of Spells, that was released last year. The new title, Wonderbook: Book of Potions, will be releasing in November, and explores the magical subject of Potions from Harry Potter.
The second Wonderbook title, Diggs Nightcrawler, will be coming to the PS3 this Summer, Sony has revealed. In addition, Sony will be releasing a series of Developer Diaries so you can take a behind-the-scenes look at how the game was designed and developed. The game will be hitting stores in May 2013.
Wonderbook: Book of Spells is about a month away from release, and Sony has released a new behind-the-scenes video of how the book was put together. If you haven’t had a chance to see Wonderbook in action at one of Sony’s many events, sit back and watch London Studio explain how it works.
SCEE has revealed that Wonderbook: Book of Spells will be launching in PAL territories this November, very soon after it is released in North America. In addition, two PS3 bundles which include Wonderbook have been revealed by the company too.
Sony has revealed the release date for Wonderbook, at least in North America for now. In addition, pricing details have been revealed as well as a behind-the-scenes look at the development of the technology. The first title to use the technology will be J.K. Rowling’s Wonderbook: Book of Spells, and will arrive in November in North America.
One of the lesser talked about titles on Wonderbook is Diggs Nightcrawler, a brand new IP promising quirky detective noir with style to spare. The game is about Diggs, a detective bookworm who is good at what he does – solving crimes. The developers, Moonbot, have made Diggs aware that he’s in a book.
This bank holiday weekend (25th, 26th & 27th August), HMV in Oxford Street, London is demoing Wonderbook for the PS3, along with J. K. Rowling’s Book of Spells. In addition, pre-orders for the game will begin this weekend, with HMV giving discounts on the title.
At Sony’s Gamescom Press Conference, the company announced that Disney is working to bring several franchises to Wonderbook. Since then, we’ve learned that Disney are working to bring both Toy Story and The Muppets to the service. No further details about the Wonderbook were revealed.
Sony has revealed new titles for Wonderbook – the interactive book and PlayStation Move line of games. As announced at E3 back in June, J.K. Rowling’s Book Of Spells was the first title to make an appearance but Sony has announced partnerships with the BBC and Disney to further titles.
