News Tagged: EA
Out Now: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13
Video too
As the "first-ever sports simulation on Kinect" — sorry, Hulk Hogan's Main Event — Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 has a lot of weight on its shoulders. The game's out now in North America, with a European release following this Friday. Here's a trailer showing you exactly how much fun you can have with the hands-free golf game,... Continue Reading »
News: EA Details Mass Effect 3 Pre-Order Bonuses
Shepard's delight
Now 2011 is over and done with we can start looking forward to some of the big Kinect-enabled games of 2012, and they don't come much bigger than Mass Effect 3. EA and BioWare have just revealed the in-game content you'll receive for pre-ordering the game at participating retailers — so GAME or Gamestation in the UK, GameStop or EB Games in North America — with assault rifles.. Continue Reading »
News: Burnout CRASH! Drops to 400 Microsoft Points
Smashing saving
Burnout CRASH! might not be the best Kinect game out there but it's a fine smash 'em up with a pad in your hand, and it's just dropped to 400 Microsoft Points. The crash junction game is 50% off in the New Year sale, and you can queue it up here if you fancy some cut-price crashing. Read our Burnout CRASH! review to see how its Kinect features fare, too. Continue Reading »
News: New Sims 3 Pets Screenshots Bark, Meow and Neigh
Also shows fishing
In a few weeks' time, The Sims will be changed forever: finally the commands you shout at your characters will actually make a difference, as The Sims 3 Pets is due to launch on Kinect. EA just sent over a batch of new screenshots showing the game and its menagerie in action. Barking orders isn't the only new feature in the game though: your dog will join you on treasure hunting.. Continue Reading »
News: Dead Space and The Sims 3 Pets Make Odd Bedfellows
In space, no one can hear you meow
EA has recently announced the exclusive content coming to The Sims 3 Pets Limited Edition, available to customers who pre-order with participating retailers. As well as strange cross-breeds like panda dogs and skunk cats, the Limited Edition also includes a Dead Space-inspired Isaac bobtail cat. If that doesn't convince you to pre-order, nothing will. The Sims 3.. Continue Reading »
Out Today: Burnout CRASH! (Xbox Live Arcade)
The hits keep coming
EA's joining the recent Kinect craze on Xbox Live Arcade with Burnout CRASH!, out today for 800 Microsoft Points. While the majority of the game is played with the control pad, there's an exclusive Kinect mode that lets you create crashes using just the movements of your body. Now that's power. We'll have a full review soon. CRITERION’S BURNOUT CRASH! NOW AVAILABLEDavid.. Continue Reading »
News: Brace for Impact - Burnout Crash! Due on 20th September
Smash for 800MSP
Criterion's car-smashing extravaganza Burnout CRASH! was rumoured for an August release, but of course that didn't happen. We now sit at the start of September with a proper release date: 20th September. The downloadable crash junction title will sell for 800 Microsoft Points, equivalent to around $9.99/£6.99. It's playable with the standard Xbox 360 controller, but there's also a.. Continue Reading »
News: Nuzzle Up to a Sims 3 Pets Kinect Trailer
It's silky smooth
EA's giant doll house is coming to Kinect, this time with more pooches, moggies and lasers. That's right: The Sims 3 Pets is heading your way. The trailer below contains cats with laser eyes, dogs turning into cats and all sorts of crazy happenings that should finally prove The Sims isn't quite the life simulator some believe it to be. Hopefully Kinect's voice commands will be a.. Continue Reading »
News: Hit the Brakes, We've Got Burnout Crash! Kinect Details
It's going to be a bumpy ride
Top-down Hot Wheels simulator Burnout Crash! will be playable with Kinect, and now IGN has had a blast on the game we can bring you a bit more information about how you'll play using the sensor. You start out with hands in front like Kinect Joy Ride, but for this one you'll actually need to move — once you crash you jump up to trigger an explosion, then lean your.. Continue Reading »
News: First Burnout Crash! Trailer Breaks the Speed Limit
Then smashes into a wall
Yesterday's announcement that Burnout Crash! will land with Kinect support threw us for a loop, and now we have the first teaser trailer to share with you. While the video doesn't reveal very much at all about how the two-player Kinect mode will work, we won't have too long to wait to find out as the game is scheduled for release on Xbox Live Arcade before the end of the.. Continue Reading »
News: Burnout Crash! is Racing to Kinect!
Look out!
EA just officially announced Burnout Crash! for Xbox Live Arcade, and it's coming with Kinect support too. Developed by Burnout masters Criterion Games, the game features a two-player party designed for side-by-side party play, with players using gestural controls instead of controllers. We'll have more news as it arrives. EA AND CRITERION GAMES ANNOUNCE BURNOUT CRASH!Players Brace for.. Continue Reading »
News: Kinect Voice Commands Confirmed for Mass Effect 3
Shephard, don't die!
Microsoft's E3 show is happening right now, and EA's Mass Effect 3 is confirmed to include Kinect voice commands. The on-stage demo showed the sensor can be used at any time in-game — read the dialogue options aloud and Shepherd will respond appropriately, or use your voice to give commands to your soldiers in combat. The voice commands seemed to respond smoothly and.. Continue Reading »
News: The Sims 3 Pets Lets You Grunt & Squawk & Talk With the Animals
Kinect voice control confirmed
The rumour that The Sims 3 Unleashed will support Kinect turned out to be 90% truth, the only major adjustment being the name change to The Sims 3 Pet. The standalone game will see release on Xbox 360 later this year, with Kinect support allowing you to give verbal commands to your Sim and accompanying animal, instructing them to sit, stay, spin and, hopefully, fire.. Continue Reading »
Rumour: Mass Effect 3 Getting Kinect Support
Sensor to leap into battle
Mass Effect 3 is without a doubt one of the most anticipated games of the next 12 months, but the suggestion it will support Kinect might give your excitement-o-meter a bit of a boost. Eagle-eyed Bioware forum members spotted the game's box art on the EA online store, bearing the purple "Better with Kinect Sensor" bar that last week featured on Ghost Recon:.. Continue Reading »
Rumour: The Sims: Unleashed to Feature Kinect Voice Control
Fetch!
After a long wait, The Sims came to Xbox 360 last year in the moderately enjoyable form of The Sims 3, but we won't have to wait another half-decade to try the series again if this latest rumour is anything to go by. According to a leaked interview posted on a German site, The Sims: Unleashed is coming to 360 later this year with support for voice control through Kinect. According to EA.. Continue Reading »
News: EA Kicks Off Family Game Night 4 on Kinect This Year
The mind Boggles
EA's had considerable success with its Hasbro Family Game Night series on various formats, so it makes sense the publisher is ready to embrace the motion control revolution and bring the next instalment in the series to Kinect for Xbox 360 later this year. Family Game Night 4: The Game Show will bring motion control to new versions of popular games Scrabble, Yahtzee!, Connect 4,.. Continue Reading »
News: EA Ditching Kinect Support for Next Harry Potter Video Game
We can't imagine why
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I was the first game to be branded "Better with Kinect Sensor", but it turned out to be anything but. Publisher EA seemingly agrees, as the second instalment of the game won't support Microsoft's motion-sensing add-on. Developer EA Bright Light has switched allegiances from light to dark, implementing PlayStation Move support.. Continue Reading »
News: EA's Fight Night Kinect Experiments Could Create Minigames
Not in Fight Night Champion, though
There's two options for Kinect owners wanting to enter the squared circle for a spot of boxing: Rare's excellent Kinect Sports and Ubisoft's not-bad MotionSports, but arguably neither does an excellent job of simulating the intricacies of the sport. EA's Fight Night series has earned itself a good reputation for just that, and although this year's Fight Night.. Continue Reading »
Rumour: EA Bringing The Sims and SSX to Kinect
Play the domain game
There may not be many official Kinect game announcements these days, but that doesn't mean there aren't Kinect games in the works, and EA may have a couple of big ones up its giant corporate sleeves. Microsoft recently registered several domains that point to Kinect-enabled versions of popular franchises The Sims and SSX: KinectSSX.comSSXKinect.comSimsKinect.com Continue Reading »
News: Harry Potter Casts Magic Spell on Kinect This Week
Today in the US, Friday for Europe
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I is an unexpected milestone for Kinect: it's the first title to be labelled as "Better with Kinect", rather than the usual "Kinect Sensor Required" tag on the box. Whilst the main game is playable with a regular controller, the Kinect-specific content comes in the form of 22 challenges in which you.. Continue Reading »
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