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News: Indie Kinect Game Evade is Strangely Spiritual Looking
Blocks are bad
We're just going to come out and say it: independent PC developers have come up with some of the best stuff for Kinect so far. While we're expected to pay for the likes of Let's Dance with Mel B, anyone who's hooked their Kinect up to a computer can enjoy free indie software just like Evade. The game's premise is pretty obvious: evade blocks that attempt to push you off a platform,.. Continue Reading »
News: Mother Nature Uses Kinect to Change the World
Well, sort of
We've seen a lot of wish-fulfilment Kinect demos, from lightsabers to invisibility, but the sensor can be used for more conscionable activities too, as Mother Nature proves. A PC game using Kinect for gesture recognition, Mother Nature puts you in the hemp sandals of the deity herself, letting you cultivate life on Earth from the smallest seed upwards. The official description puts it.. Continue Reading »
Rumour: Kinect to Get an Injection of Motion Sports Adrenaline
Right in the heart
Ubisoft's first attempt at a Kinect sports game, MotionSports, had a tough crowd going up against genre king Kinect Sports. Now a rumour has pegged a follow-up on the way to the sensor in the form of Motion Sports Adrenaline. UK retailer Gamesbasement has listed Motion Sports Adrenaline from Ubisoft, with no information other than an expectd £39.99 price tag. The.. Continue Reading »
News: Microsoft Drawing More Families to Xbox 360 Thanks to Kinect
Console's audience is expanding
The Xbox has always been aimed at the heavy user: it was the first console to feature a hard drive and the first to make a decent fist of online play (sorry, Dreamcast.) Its most successful first-party franchises are geared towards the hardcore gamer, and after years of failed attempts to draw in the family gamer (sorry, Viva Piñata) the console is finally growing.. Continue Reading »
News: Microsoft: "Kinect is Nothing But Exciting From Now On"
Lofty claims indeed
Kinect's pre-Christmas success has grabbed the attention of gamers and developers worldwide, resulting in a surge of interesting new titles, according to Microsoft's interactive entertainment business senior producer Kevin Unangst. Speaking to ComputerandVideoGames.com, Unangst remarked on the positive feedback from developers following the sensor's sales performance to date.. Continue Reading »
News: UK Developers Lead the Pack on Kinect
British teams quick out of the blocks
Teams all over the world are hard at work on Kinect titles, but British teams are doing all right for themselves out of the sensor's success, with UK teams responsible for 42% of all Kinect games sold in Britain since launch. Top of the pile was Rare's Kinect Sports, which accounted for a whopping 28% of all Kinect games sold in the UK since launch. Other.. Continue Reading »
