News Tagged: Frontier
News: Kinectimals Demo Let Loose on Xbox Live Next Week
Fun fur free
We'd all love the chance to make friends with big cats on a faraway tropical island but the inherent dangers, not to mention the mounting costs of insurance and travel, are too big to ignore. That's why it's with happy hearts we can share the good news that Microsoft is setting a free Kinectimals demo onto the Xbox Live Marketplace next week. The free taster of the full game will go.. Continue Reading »
News: New Kinectimals Plush Toys On the Loose Around the UK
Big cats on the prowl
Kinectimals has a pretty good array of feline friends for you to choose from, but if the line-up is a little limited for your tastes you'll soon be able to increase it with a range of new toys available across the UK. Branches of Toys 'R' Us, GAME and Smyths Toys will stock six new animals – White Tiger, African Lion, Asiatic Cheetah, Bornean Clouded Leopard and Iberian Lynx.. Continue Reading »
News: Kinectimals Fiction Trailer Full of Cutesy Cuddly Furballs
"In a world..."
Fluffy launch title – there is no other way to describe it – Kinectimals isn't just a pet simulator, it's an adventure set on a secret island. To set the scene a little better, Microsoft and Frontier Developments have put together a so-called "fictional trailer" to explain your place in all this. If the feline fur on show in the video below gets you in the mood to.. Continue Reading »
Interviews: Frontier Developments - Kinectimals
A furry Q and A
With Frontier Developments' Kinectimals giving warm and fuzzy feelings to anyone who gazes upon its array of furry cubs, we decided to sit down with studio founder David Braben to discuss the game's development and Kinect's future. KINECTaku: How did you guys come up with the idea for Kinectimals? Were you inspired by any titles in particular? David Braben: Back in 2003, we did a.. Continue Reading »
News: Frontier is Working on a New, Secret Kinect Game
Maybe more than one, in fact
We recently interviewed David Braben, founder of Frontier Developments of Kinectimals fame about the studio's experience working with Kinect, and after discussing the past talk naturally turned to the future. When questioned directly whether the studio had any other Kinect titles in development, the answer was simple: "yes", with a cheeky wink and nothing.. Continue Reading »
News: More Kinectimals Plush Toys Are On the Way, Kids
Start pestering now
The special edition of Kinectimals comes with a plush toy, but gamers fond of cuddly cubs will soon be able to expand their collection starting next year. JAKKS Pacific will manufacture five new animal breeds, all of which will be capable of interacting with the game through clever use of Microsoft's mtag technology, unlocking the creatures for use in-game by simply scanning a.. Continue Reading »
News: Kinectimals Gets Its Cutest Video Yet
You'll be licking the screen in delight
Let's not beat around the jungle bush here: Kinectimals is by far the cutest game on Kinect, full of fuzzy cubs, skipping ropes and rainbows. Not convinced? This video should seal the deal. Just as the earlier Kinect Adventures video featured plenty of anonymous talking heads discussing the joys of playing, this Kinectimals video is full of Mums, Dads and.. Continue Reading »
News: In Fact, There Is No Milo and Kate Technology in Kinectimals
Crossed wires
Whilst Milo and Kate was never announced as a game, its technology apparently didn't go to waste, with Microsoft's Alex Kipman stating: I will tell you that the technology developed in that sandbox, and by the way we continue to develop technologies in that sandbox, has migrated pretty closely to what you see in a game called Kinectimals. David Braben of Frontier Developments.. Continue Reading »
News: Kinect is "As Accurate as a Control Pad" says David Braben
Motion control final for Frontier
You may think Kinect can't offer the kind of precision afforded by analogue sticks, triggers, buttons and bumpers, but according to Frontier bossman and industry legend David Braben you'd be wrong. Braben, whose cutesy pet title Kinectimals is a launch title for the sensor, says the perceived accuracy of shooters on console is due to the way they've been fashioned,.. Continue Reading »
