News Tagged: Kinect
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: Harmonix Happy with How Kinect Gamble Panned Out
Dance Central outsells Rock Band 3
There was a time when anyone suggesting a dance game without a controller would have been pulled into the back of a van and dumped in the nearest ditch, but Dance Central has shown it's perfectly possible, creating a cultural and commercial success in the process. Nobody's more pleased with the game's impact than Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopulos, who spoke of the.. Continue Reading »
News: Ellen's Audience Certainly Appreciates its Free Yoostar 2s
Wins Oscar for "Best Feigned Surprise"
The excitement for this year's Academy Awards has died down a little now, but these ladies and gentlemen in the audience for Ellen's Oscars special certainly keep the awards spirit alive with their standing ovation at finding out they were to receive an Xbox 360 with Kinect and a free copy of Yoostar 2. In a neat example of what executives no doubt call.. Continue Reading »
News: Microsoft's Head-Tracking Experiments Make 3DTVs Look Old
A must-watch
Last year we reported that Kinect head-tracking could do 3D gaming without 3DTVs, and this recent video from Microsoft's research division shows the company is looking into similar technology in its own way. Using a combination of a "wedge"-style reflector and Kinect, the demonstration (which starts at around the 2:50 mark) shows how the sensor can be used to track head.. Continue Reading »
News: Get to Grips with Brunswick Pro Bowling with Pro Sean Rash
Get out of the gutter
The most recent title launched down the Kinect alley was Brunswick Pro Bowling, and professional bowler Sean Rash has some tips to help you get the most out of Crave Games' new sensor-compatible title. Rash explains the game's straightforward controls, including selecting your Brunswick-branded ball, how to add hook (or spin) to your shot and where to practise picking up.. Continue Reading »
News: Virtua Tennis for Kinect Hits the Court from 29th April
Little later in North America
Sega's Virtua Tennis 4 is heading to Kinect on 29th April in Europe and 10th May in North America, the publisher has announced today. The game will be fully playable with Kinect, with your players moving automatically, leaving you to focus on hitting those powerful shots. If you want to press your opponent, stepping closer to the sensor will send your player towards.. Continue Reading »
News: Kinect Web Browser Beats Michael Phelps at His Own Game
Called SwimBrowser
Water sports simulator Michael Phelps: Push the Limit is coming to Kinect later this year, pledging to bring with it a new way of gaming, but SwimBrowser is using the same sport to create a new way of browsing the web. What sounds like another useless Kinect hack actually looks extremely engaging in the video below, with breaststroke gestures used to go forward and backward.. Continue Reading »
News: Tim Schafer Explains the Thinking Behind Sesame Street
Involves monsters, of course
If you were wondering how Tim Schafer's Double Fine came to work on Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster for Kinect, having made its name on off-beat titles such as Psychonauts, Costume Quest and Brutal Legend, wonder no more. Schafer and lead Nathan Martz spoke to Gamasutra about the game's origins years ago as part of the studio's regular "Amnesia Fortnights",.. Continue Reading »
Features: Why Kinect Turns Xbox 360 into Dreamcast 2
Favourite franchises on the way back
Dreamcast, we hardly knew ye. It's been over ten years since Sega's beautiful white baby came into this world, kicking off a revolution still being felt today. Ahead of its time in many ways, Dreamcast ran against Sony's DVD-enabled PlayStation 2 and came off second best, signalling Sega's departure from the.. Continue Reading »
News: Forget Kinect Sports Boxing, Kinect Punch-Out!! is the New Champion
One hit KO
We already know it's possible to play Super Mario Bros. on Kinect, but what about something a bit more suited to the sensor's purpose? While Rare did an admirable job of translating the sweet science in its Kinect Sports boxing mode, coder Dan Dockery has brought classic NES fighter Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (also known as Punch-Out!! featuring Mr Dream due to licensing issues) to.. Continue Reading »
News: Buzz! Developer Amazed and Excited by Kinect
But tight-lipped on games
UK studio Relentless Software has done its best work on Sony formats, creating Buzz! for PlayStation and Blue Toad Murder Files among other properties, but now the team has its eyes on Kinect. Relentless co-founder and executive director Andrew Eades spoke to Eurogamer about the sensor and was full of praise for the technology. Of course I'd consider a Continue Reading »
News: Develop Your Own Kinect Applications with Official SDK in Spring
Microsoft opens doors
Last month, Microsoft said official Kinect support may come to PC, and now the company's research arm has announced the official Kinect software development kit (SDK) is on the way soon. The non-commercial pack means that enthusiast coders and academics will be able to create their own applications for Kinect, with the official statement promising: The SDK will give users.. 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 »
Interviews: Twisted Pixel - The Gunstringer
We talk to the master of puppets
Twisted Pixel's upcoming puppet-'em-up The Gunstringer is an interesting proposal, what with its combination of Rez and Crash Bandicoot and undead Wild West sheriff marionette lead, so we had to sit down with the team to figure out exactly what goes on in those heads of theirs. KINECTaku: Firstly, please introduce yourself and your role on The Gunstringer.Bill.. Continue Reading »
News: The Gunstringer is a "Mix of Crash Bandicoot and Rez"
So says developer
Wild West shooter The Gunstringer is certainly one of the more interesting-looking games on the way to Kinect, mixing as it does shooting and puppetry, so we had to grab hold of Twisted Pixel to find out more information about the game's influences. Bill Muehl, game director on The Gunstringer, revealed two of the inspirations behind the unusual title and it's safe to say they're.. Continue Reading »
News: Dance Paradise Advert is Very Disturbia Indeed
Game out now
Last year saw the European release of Dance Paradise for Kinect, but there was no simultaneous launch for gamers in North America. In fact, it took until 15th February for the game to travel the Atlantic courtesy of THQ, but now the game's available in shops up and down North America. To celebrate, here's the advertisement currently playing to get Kinect owners into the dancing spirit.. Continue Reading »
News: Kinect Games Lead the Family Category in BAFTA Nominations
Four out of six ain't bad
It's awards season in the media, and although the games industry hasn't got a high-profile ceremony to rival the Grammys or the Oscars that's not to say it has no awards to speak of. In the UK, the British Academy of Film and Television has just announced the nominees for the GAME British Academy Video Game Awards, with several Kinect titles nominated. Predictably the.. Continue Reading »
News: n-Space Developing a Secret Kinect Game for Fall 2011
Intrigue
Florida developer n-Space isn't necessarily a big name in the gaming world yet, but with its well-regarded conversions of Call of Duty: Black Ops on DS and GoldenEye 007 on DS it's proven itself capable of making first-person shooters with non-traditional controls. Now the company has announced it's got a secret Kinect title in the works, due for release later this year – could it be a.. Continue Reading »
Hardware Impressions: Official Kinect Floor Stand
A leg to stand on
Without the need to hold anything in your hands there's not a huge amount of potential for Kinect accessories, but when it comes to keeping the sensor itself steady and well-positioned PDP has the market covered with a series of officially licensed peripherals. We recently got to grips with PDP's range of accessories, with the Official Kinect Floor Stand first on the list. The.. 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 »
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