News Tagged: Sports
News: Which Football World Record is Related to Kinect Sports?
We have the answer
Microsoft's UK arm has done a bang-up job of publicising Kinect Sports with real-life athletes, from James DeGale to Graeme Swann, Amy Williams and Darius Knight. Who's the latest super-toned professional sportsman to team up with the game? It's Mark Lawrenson of course. The TV pundit — who still looks strange without a moustache — presided over a world record attempt by.. Continue Reading »
News: Pro Boxer James DeGale Practises with Kinect Sports Boxing
Recently lost. Probably a coincidence.
As countless tired gamers can attest, Kinect Sports boxing is a tough workout, but it's so gruelling even professionals use it to keep their training interesting. Professional boxer James DeGale recently took media behind the scenes at his gym in Essex, where he revealed he loves nothing more than a bit of Kinect Sports boxing to keep him in shape. That said,.. Continue Reading »
News: Prepare for Hulkamania with Hulk Hogan's Main Event
He's a real American
Last month we brought you the first news about Majesco's wrestling game for Kinect, which Gamestop listed as Over-the-Top Wrestling. Now the publisher has ripped the shirt off its upcoming game, the newly titled Hulk Hogan's Main Event, coming exclusively to Kinect later this year. The Hulkster will teach players in the art of showmanship and other in-ring skills, with 30.. Continue Reading »
News: Kinect Lands a Big One with Top Angler: Bass Fishing
For reel
Think of Kinect and sports and you inevitably think of Kinect Sports, Deca Sports Freedom, MotionSports: these sweaty exertions aren't all the sensor is capable of when it comes to recreating participation sports, though. Japanese publisher InterOne has just announced Top Angler: Bass Fishing for Kinect (via Siliconera), a game that will let Continue Reading »
News: Brand New Virtua Tennis Screenshots Hit the Court
Muchas grassy-ass
Sega's Virtua Tennis 4 is coming along nicely in the run-up to its release in Spring this year, and now the publisher has sent over a series of new screenshots showing off the game's graphical engine. The virtual recreation of popular player Ana Ivanovic is certainly impressive, as is Juan Martin Del Potro, and the courts and crowds seem to have received a detail boost over.. Continue Reading »
News: Kinect's Potential Role in the Prevention of Sporting Injuries
Could help out on the pitch
Kinect has countless potential applications in the gaming world, but what about beyond digital entertainment – what could the sensor bring to the wider world? With its PC drivers now readily available, companies all over the world can look at Kinect as an affordable and easily available way to bring new technology to their operations. One surprising possibility for.. Continue Reading »
