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News: Kinect PlayFit - First Impressions
Free. Worth every penny.
So, Kinect PlayFit has been out for about a week, and it seems that folks are racking up the burnt calories like there's no tomorrow. The free app (available from your Xbox dashboard) tracks your play across 10 different Kinect titles, tracking how many calories you burn and awarding achievements and avatar awards based on.. Continue Reading »
Guide: Starting Out with Kinect
Get the most from your sensor right away
So you've unwrapped all your presents and found a shiny new Kinect and games. Congratulations, and welcome aboard! Unlike every other motion controller on the market, you don't need anything in your hands to play Kinect — with no controllers and no buttons you're free to use your body and voice to play the games. Because it's so different we've put.. Continue Reading »
Feature: Kinect Holiday Gift Guide 2011
What's worth your money?
There are over 80 games available for Kinect now, and knowing exactly which one to pick up as a present can be a tough proposition. That's why we've put together our Kinect holiday game guide 2011 to let you know exactly what you should be looking for when picking a game this season. We've split this article into five categories for ease of use: Family Time, Party,.. Continue Reading »
Talking Point: What's Kinect Doing Right or Wrong?
One year on, how's it going?
Kinect has had a full 12 months to bed itself in, and arguably the standard of releases this Christmas is higher than what the sensor launched with last year, but the sensor still hasn't established itself as a home for quality games. In the past few days we've seen an encouragingly healthy discussion about the matter here at KINECTaku, so we wanted to give you a.. Continue Reading »
First Impressions: Kinectimals with Windows Phone 7
Kitty in your pocket
Unlike Nintendo and Sony consoles, sadly you've never been able to take your Xbox games on the go with you, something even Dreamcast offered over 10 years ago. Now with Windows Phone 7 devices and Xbox 360 you're able to access select content wherever you are, something we recently got chance to try out with Kinectimals and Windows Phone 7 at a recent Xbox UK preview event. We.. Continue Reading »
First Impressions: Project Draco
High and mighty
All the Christmas big-hitters were out in force at Xbox UK's recent Kinect preview event: Kinect Sports: Season Two, Dance Central 2 and Kinect Disneyland Adventures. One title tucked away toward the back is definitely one to watch for in 2012: Xbox Live Arcade title Project Draco. Developed by Grounding Inc. under the direction of.. Continue Reading »
Reader Blog: Losing 80 Pounds with Kinect and Dance Central
It can be done
In the first of a new series of reader blogs, we're sharing stories from Kinect fans just like you. We want to hear bout any success stories you might have had — a great video you made in Yoostar 2, a world record score in Kinect Sports or something awesome made possible by Kinect. You can contact KINECTaku to share your story, and we kick off with Annecek from online fitness group.. Continue Reading »
First Impressions: Raving Rabbids: Alive and Kicking
Welcome bwaaa-ck
Kinect's advanced innards should make augmented reality easy, but so far we've only seen the mediocre Fantastic Pets combine live video with computer graphics. Ubisoft's preparing itself to have a go now with Raving Rabbids: Alive and Kicking, a collection of minigames, microgames and sections probably best described as 'toys'. The premise behind the game is that the ever-crazy.. Continue Reading »
First Impressions: The Black Eyed Peas Experience
Rock that body
Michael Jackson: The Experience was a pretty good attempt at bringing the King of Pop to the living room, but the Black Eyed Peas are a totally different undertaking: whereas the MJ game put you in Michael's shoes in his legendary live shows and music videos, in The Black Eyed Peas Experience you don't play as Will.i.am, Fergie or the other two. Instead you play a dance tutor, facing.. Continue Reading »
First Impressions: Just Dance 3
Get on the floor!
Until now Harmonix has undoubtedly had the Kinect dancing market all sewn up, but that dominance will meet its sternest challenge yet in October when Ubisoft brings the astonishingly successful Just Dance brand across to Xbox 360 in the luridly coloured form of Just Dance 3. At first glance, very little has changed from its Wii predecessor. The graphics are significantly sharper.. Continue Reading »
First Impressions: Kinect Star Wars
No Jedi mind tricks here
Last week, guest writer Ian Higton of Platform32 attended Xbox's Christmas showcase in the UK. After taking a good look at Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier and Kinect Sports: Season Two, the final Kinect game on the agenda was the big one: Kinect Star Wars. Does it live up to the hype? Over to you, Ian. Kinect Star Wars is the kind of game you could imagine that.. Continue Reading »
First Impressions: Kinect Sports: Season Two
Another big score for Microsoft?
Last night we brought you our First Impressions of Ghost Recon: Future Soldier from Microsoft's Christmas showcase, and next on our travels was the sequel to Rare's Kinect Sports, without doubt one of Kinect's best launch games. We were quickly told that the motion tracking had been vastly improved from the first game, and that voice commands had been added. These.. Continue Reading »
First Impressions: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
Take up arms
Earlier this week Microsoft held its Christmas showcase in the UK, demonstrating all the exciting Kinect titles that'll be making their way to your homes later this year. Our guest writer Ian Higton of Platform32 went to check out the latest titles including Kinect Sports: Season Two, Kinect Star Wars and Ubisoft's big hardcore shooter for next year, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future.. Continue Reading »
Talking Point: Share Your Best Kinect Fun Labs Content
We want to see what you've got
The launch of Kinect Fun Labs at E3 came at a pretty busy time in the gaming industry and you may have neglected it until now, but we've got a great reason for you to fire up the free Xbox Live download — to show off your best creations to the world! We want to see your very best pictures and videos of what you've made in-game. Whether a skit using Googly Eyes or a.. Continue Reading »
First Impressions: Fruit Ninja Kinect
Ripening nicely
If you happen to own a modern smartphone then you’ve probably already sampled the delights of Halfbrick’s amazing Fruit Ninja. The game has now registered over 20 million downloads across mobile formats, and rightly so — it’s one of those unique titles that takes a very basic premise (in this case, the slicing and dicing of fruit) and makes it totally and utterly.. 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 »
Talking Point: What Should Microsoft Do With Kinect At E3?
Tell us your hopes
Microsoft's E3 2011 news conference is only a few weeks away, and our thoughts are turning towards what the company will show off on Monday 6th June. Here's a list of what we believe Microsoft should do with Kinect in order to capture the imagination like it did at E3 2010. Improved TrackingIn its current form, Kinect can track your limbs but not their rotation, limiting.. Continue Reading »
Talking Point: Game Shows That Would Work on Kinect
Come on down!
Wipeout: In The Zone is bringing its big red balls and sucker punches to Kinect, but it's not the only game show that could work well on the sensor. With a leading entertainment brand teaming with Kinect, plus the Hole in the Wall-like minigame in the Carnival Games: Monkey See, Monkey Do, our minds naturally turned to TV shows that we'd like to see on Kinect. As always we threw the.. Continue Reading »
Talking Point: What Would You Want in Kinect Sports 2?
Share your sequel ideas
After six months and 27 games, for many gamers it's Rare's Kinect sports still getting the most play time as they strive to conquer world records, defeat new opponents or just have fun making the crowd perform Mexican waves. The whole game is a great demonstration of Kinect's abilities, and developer Rare would be foolish not to follow it up with a sequel. With that in mind,.. Continue Reading »
Talking Point: Are Small Games Kinect's Future?
Appy days on the way?
Yesterday we reported that Fruit Ninja might be coming to Kinect, and we know that Doodle Jump in bounding to Kinect too. In fact, of late we've had more announcements of smaller games than big AAA titles coming to the sensor, prompting us to ask "are small games Kinect's future?" So far the biggest complaint levelled against Microsoft's wonder sensor is that there.. Continue Reading »
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