Going for gold

But will it be hot stuff?

Deep Silver has announced it'll release Summer Stars for Kinect on 1st June 2012.

The summer sports game — which also supports a regular controller for all you couch potatoes out there — comes with 18 disciplines, including archery, mountain biking, swimming and throwing.

With SEGA's London 2012 — The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games also supporting Kinect it'll be interesting to see which of the two titans emerges victorious.

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!

Deep Silver announces release date for Summer Stars 2012

16th February 2012 - Hampshire, UK/... Ready, set, go! Deep Silver and 49Games today revealed the release date of the upcoming sports game Summer Stars 2012 for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft (compatible with Kinect™ for Xbox 360), PlayStation®3 with PlayStation®Move support, and Wii™. The game will be available in the UK from 1st June, 2012.

Simultaneously, Deep Silver releases four new screenshots for Summer Stars 2012. The pictures present the disciplines Archery, Mountain Biking, Swimming and Throwing.

Summer Stars lets players experience a large variety of events, special challenges and competitions at exciting venues around the world. With more than 18 different disciplines & challenges, Summer Stars 2012 covers a whole range of summer sports. Players can prove their talent in disciplines like Triple Jump, Mountain Biking, Diving or Sprinting and become a top athlete in the career mode.

In multiplayer mode, they can compete directly with up to three friends or family members on split screen – delivering a gripping “just one more go” experience. Summer Stars 2012 also leaves it up to the players to decide how far they will be physically involved in the gameplay: the game supports traditional arcade-style controls style controls as well as motion control via Kinect for Xbox 360, PlayStation®Move or Wii.