News Tagged: Namco Bandai
News: This is How You Scan a QR Code in Dragon Ball Z Kinect
Quite simple really
Dragon Ball Z for Kinect lands in October with an interesting QR feature to add new characters and content to the game. Hold up a special card to the sensor and you'll unlock in-game content. Presumably you'll get some of these cards for free with the game but the rest, we expect, will set you back a few dollars. Will you take a.. Continue Reading »
News: Namco Bandai Makes Dragon Ball Z Kinect Official
Out in October
It may not release in June, but Dragon Ball Z is definitely a real thing and is coming to Xbox this year. Namco Bandai finally announced what ratings boards had already revealed, confirming you'll be able to recreate your favourite DBZ scenes when the Kinect game launches in October this year. Apparently there'll be over 100 moves,.. Continue Reading »
News: BBFC Pegs Dragon Ball Z Kinect for June Launch
Just Saiyan
After Korea rated Dragon Ball Z for Kinect last week, now the British Board of Film Classification is on on the act, slapping a 12 rating — and release date — on the game. According to the BBFC, the game's release UK date is 15th June 2012, not too shabby considering Namco Bandai is yet to announce the game officially. We imagine.. Continue Reading »
News: Dragon Ball Z for Kinect Revealed by Ratings Board
Kamehameha!
Namco Bandai will transplant the over-the-top action of its Dragon Ball Z series to hands-free gaming with Dragon Ball Z Kinect, a new game outed by the Korean ratings board. At the moment we have nothing more to go on but Namco Bandai has had some success with motion-controlled Dragon Ball Z games: Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 on.. Continue Reading »
Rumour: Power Rangers Samurai Suiting Up for Kinect
Become Megazord!
You can already be a Japanese superhero with Kinect, and Ubisoft's PowerUp Heroes will transform your Avatar in a super being, but neither can quite quench the desire to become a Power Ranger. Perhaps Power Rangers: Samurai will do the trick. Spotted at GAME and Continue Reading »
News: New Dr Kawashima DLC for You and Your Cerebral Chums
First set out now
Dr Kawashima's Body and Brain Exercises is the only game on Kinect that makes your brain sweat as much as your body, but if you've come to the end of your gaming diploma you might want to check out the Xbox Live Marketplace for some further education. The first downloadable content for the game is available now, called Higher Learning I, for 400 Microsoft Points. Containing two.. Continue Reading »
News: Yoostar Promising Countless Clips to Build Your Ideal Collection
Cinema paradise
Movie karaoke title Yoostar 2 is out in just a few short weeks, with 80 clips included on the disc and Yoostar CEO Greg Fischbach is claiming there'll be another 100 clips to download on day one. Fischbach promised the clips would be all-new, and that another 10 to 20 clips would be available to download every week, though he remained tight-lipped about the potential cost to.. Continue Reading »
News: Dr Kawashima Developer Video Offers Cerebral Insights
Get smart
Recently released Kinect brain-buster Dr Kawashima's Body and Brain Exercises (known as Dr Kawashima's Body and Brain Connection in some parts of the world) is so far the only title for the sensor that tests your brainpower as well as your physical prowess, teasing you with maths, logic and memory puzzles. Producer Yasuhiro Nishimoto recently spoke to the official Xbox community team.. Continue Reading »
News: Get a Dose of Dr Kawashima with Free Downloadable Demo
Try before you buy
Last week saw the release of Dr Kawashima's Body and Brain Exercises (also known as Dr Kawashima's Body and Brain Connection), the first Kinect game of the year, and publisher Namco Bandai is offering the chance to give it a spin before you put down any more with a free demo. Available on Xbox Live Marketplace, the demo takes you through some of the exercises contained on the.. Continue Reading »
News: Get into the Oscars Spirit with a New Yoostar2 Trailer
Lights, camera, action
Karaoke games have been around for years – heck, even the Mega CD had a karaoke attachment – but movie karaoke? That's a new one, and something that Yoostar2 is hoping will be just as popular as its caterwauling cousin. Heading to Kinect in the next few months, Yoostar2 contains 80 clips from famous films including Terminator, 300, Forrest Gump and more, letting the.. Continue Reading »
News: Namco Bandai Partnership Bringing Yoostar2 to Europe in Q1
Movie karaoke game gets distributor
We played Yoostar2 when we visited Blitz Games Studios for Movemodo in October and rather enjoyed its unique mixture of movies and karaoke, so it's good news all-around that the game will reach a sizeable European audience thanks to a distribution deal with Namco Bandai Partners. While the deal doesn't pin down a particular release date it does pencil the game in.. Continue Reading »
News: Flex Your Grey Matter With a New Dr Kawashima Trailer
It's mental
Namco Bandai's bringing the familiar face of Dr Ryuta Kawashima to Kinect in February with Dr Kawashima's Body and Brain Exercises (known as Dr Kawashima's Body and Brain Connection in North America), so there's a few months to get your head around the new minigames the publisher claims will help maximise your mental acuity. Giving your body and brain a simultaneous workout certainly.. Continue Reading »
News: Get Training Your Body and Brain from February 8th
Dr Kawashima hitting US
Dr Kawashima's Body and Brain Connection (known as Body and Brain Exercises in Europe) is due to start making North American brains significantly younger on February 8th, three days before the game lands in Europe. The game will offer 20 minigames to help players keep their grey matter limber, with four player modes included to help friends and families decide whose brain.. Continue Reading »
News: Dr Kawashima Bringing Brain Fitness to Europe in February
Bringing Pac-Man with him
Physical fitness is but one part of Kinect's armoury: Dr Kawashima's Body and Brain Exercises wants to get your brain up and involved in the game too, and it'll be starting its cerebral crusade across Europe on February 11th next year. Players familiar with the game's Nintendo DS origins in the Dr Kawashima's Brain Training won't be surprised to hear the formula is mostly.. Continue Reading »
