News Tagged: E3 2011
News: Molyneux: Fable: The Journey Demo Was "A Horrendous Mistake"
Setting the record straight
Were you impressed by last week's big reveal of Fable: The Journey on Kinect? The demonstration of horse-riding, magic and combat made many gamers believe the whole affair is on-rails, without any of the open-world exploration Fable is famous for. This is not the case says Fable overlord Peter Molyneux, who got visiting journalists to attest to the fact the game is not.. Continue Reading »
News: Microsoft: Eventually All Our Games Will Use Kinect
This is just the start
Big publishers are already backing Kinect in a big way: Peter Moore took to the E3 stage to announce that, starting next year, all EA Sports games will support Kinect, and Ubisoft's Tom Clancy's games will all get sensor features too. Where does Microsoft stand on the issue, though? Head of Microsoft Studios Phil Spencer has hinted that one day, all the publisher's games will.. Continue Reading »
Talking Point: What Was Your Kinect Moment of E3 2011?
Let's hear it!
Even though Microsoft's entire E3 line-up leaking before the company even set foot on stage, this year's presentation was full of big announcements for Kinect owners: Mass Effect 3 and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier both stole the show with their Kinect implementation, but there were plenty of other magic moments too. With that in mind we're throwing the doors open to you,.. Continue Reading »
News: Avatar Kinect Joins Fun Labs, Out in July
Project still alive
Relax, friends; Avatar Kinect isn't dead, it's just hibernating until next month when it'll form part of the newly-released Kinect Fun Labs. Joystiq reports the Avatar-powered chatroom will release in July. Fun Labs is free to everyone but you must be an Xbox Live Gold member to use Avatar Kinect, though Microsoft may look to introduce a limited trial of the software to let.. Continue Reading »
News: Practise Your Jersey Shore Auditions for Yoostar on MTV
Get on the box again
Yoostar focused heavily on the movies, but the new Yoostar on MTV will put you in the middle of famous shows from the network. The game will also make use of enhanced detection technology, hopefully sorting out some of the technical issues that prevented the original from reaching its full potential, and will also fully support Xbox 360 S consoles for storing and uploading.. Continue Reading »
News: Rise of Nightmares Trailer Goes Bump in the Night
No gameplay though
SEGA's Rise of Nightmares is just one of the hardcore games coming to Kinect later this year, and in case you haven't caught the game's E3 2011 trailer yet here it is. The trailer doesn't really give away too much about the game, other than making obvious its sources of inspiration — step forward, Saw — but if the game is half as slick as this trailer we'll be pleased. Rise.. Continue Reading »
News: Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2012 E3 Trailer Looks Good in Lycra
We're already getting a sweat on
Ubisoft used its E3 press conference to announce Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2012, the sequel to last year's runaway success Your Shape: Fitness Evolved. The biggest improvement made is better support for floor exercises, as well as an enhanced feedback system. Users will get better ways to track their progress too, with Facebook and mobile applications. Check out.. Continue Reading »
News: Eat Cookies, Watch Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster Trailer
Ditch the pad
Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster probably isn't aimed at you, but that doesn't mean you don't want to see its trailer, does it? Double Fine's Tim Schafer took to the stage at E3 to show off the game in action, with a simulated family doling out high-fives, "great work Dad!" and other phrases that are rarely if ever said when there's gaming going on. Sesame Street: Once.. Continue Reading »
News: New Star Wars Kinect Trailer Makes with the Awesome
Red five, we're going in
You probably already know that Kinect Star Wars was one of the highlights of yesterday's Microsoft press conference, but in case you want to relive the experience all over again here's the video for your repeated viewing pleasure. Microsoft made a big fuss about the game's Force powers, lightsaber battles and vehicle levels, all of which feature in this trailer that merges.. Continue Reading »
News: Minecraft Builds Its Way to Kinect
Construct a world with your hands
For those that don’t keep up with the PC indie gaming market, the name Minecraft might not ring a bell at first, but it’s time to get that bell ringing. Minecraft is a building block simulator type of game with the ability to construct entire worlds to your own desires, and one’s own mind is the only limit. If you can think it, then you can likely construct.. Continue Reading »
News: Train with Your UFC Personal Trainer Later this Month
Start devising your workout routine
THQ branches off from its successful UFC: Undisputed series with a title that focuses less on fighting and more on fitness. Developed by Heavy Iron, UFC Personal Trainer: The Ultimate Fitness System does what it says on the tin. The title's raison d'être is to provide users with customisable and pre-set exercise routines based on Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) in.. Continue Reading »
News: Fruit Ninja Kinect Ripens with E3 Screenshots
The deadly art of nin-juicy
The popular slice 'em up from Apple's App Store and the Android Market is coming to Xbox 360 Kinect, so you better make sure your arms are nicely sharpened by the time it launches. Developed by Halfbrick, Fruit Ninja Kinect will turn the arms of players into blades as they attempt to cut and slice fruits that are thrown into the air. Players will have three modes of play.. Continue Reading »
News: Raving Rabbids are Alive and Kicking on Kinect
Toilet humour abounds
E3 always provides surprises, like this trailer showing computer generated rabbits emerging from a toilet. It's all in aid of Raving Rabbids: Alive and Kicking, the latest outing for the wacky white monsters on Kinect. Little is known about the game at the moment but hey, it's Raving Rabbids on Kinect. Good times are almost assured. Continue Reading »
News: Look Out Dance Central, Just Dance 3 is Coming to Kinect
This just got interesting
Dance Central 2, your competition has arrived: Ubisoft just announced Just Dance 3. The multiformat game — it's heading to Wii and PlayStation Move too — has got an exclusive mode on Kinect, the karaoke-styled "Shout Out" mode that gives you points for singing along as you groove. Will Just Dance 3 continue to sell untold millions as it has on Wii? We'll find.. Continue Reading »
News: 505 Games Announces "First Person Experience" Blackwater
Shoot to thrill
505 Games has let slip the dogs of war in the Kinect shooter stakes, hoping to take down the likes of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier with Blackwater, dubbed a "First Person eXperience". The game is the so-called "zero person shooter" from Zombie Studios we reported on recently, and although there's no screenshots or video available yet the press release.. Continue Reading »
News: Tap into the Deepak Chopra Project this November
Kinect to the seven Chakra points
There are many things in life that can get you all worked up, and Curious Pictures' upcoming release might be able to offer users a way of de-stressing and finding that elusive inner balance. You never know! In a collaboration with publisher THQ and various meditation experts, The Deepak Chopra Project (tentative title) is based on the ancient Hindu Chakra system.. Continue Reading »
News: The Gunstringer Out of the Holster this Summer
Puppets and bullets now coming to retail
Never thought puppetry and gunslinging action would go together? Perhaps you should guess again. Get ready for a platforming, shooter game with a twist. Developed by Twisted Pixel Games, The Gunstringer will task players with controlling a cowboy marionette with their hands and through a series of on-stage performances, gamers will progress through a story.. Continue Reading »
News: Your First Look at Fable: The Journey on Kinect
Woah, nelly
Now that Fable is finally getting its long-promised Kinect support in Fable: The Journey, you probably want to see what it looks like running. We're only too happy to oblige. The newly announced game now uses the Unreal Engine to power its on-rails action, with players using spells and fighting enemies using gestures. The first trailer below is full of the sort of atmosphere and action.. Continue Reading »
News: Kinect Sports Season Two Includes Six New Sports
Golf, tennis, baseball and more
We all expected Kinect Sports to receive a sequel, so the announcement that Kinect Sports Season Two is on the way wasn't much of a surprise. We weren't expecting it to be developed by Kinect Joy Ride studio BigPark, though. Revealed on-stage during Microsoft's E3 press event, Season Two features six sports new to the series: tennis, baseball, golf, American.. Continue Reading »
News: Fable Finally Gets Kinect Support in Fable: The Journey
About time
Last year's Fable III was supposed to receive Kinect support but it never happened, and now we suspect we know why: Fable: The Journey is coming to Kinect. The game was revealed on stage and showed the user riding a horse by holding the reins, as well as engaging in some combat, using magic spells using gestures. It appears the game will be exclusive to Kinect, which makes us wonder if.. Continue Reading »
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