News Tagged: WTF
News: Oh Good, NBA Baller Beats Does Come With a Basketball
We were starting to worry
Majesco's blend of sport and music, NBA Baller Beats, asks you to bounce an actual basketball. Not got one handy? That's cool, you get one in the box. NBA stalwarts Spalding will provide a replica ball with every game, while Panini has signed up to allow its trading cards to appear in-game. Ball-bouncing, card-trading,.. Continue Reading »
News: Kinect Star Wars App Brings the Dark Side
The Jar Jar Binks of Mobile Apps?
As you may recall from our Kinect Star Wars review, we didn't think that the title did a good job of making Star Wars fantasy a reality. Not a complete disaster, but a missed opportunity. Despite a poor critical reception this title still surged to the top of the software charts, and Microsoft hasn't finished its... Continue Reading »
News: Skyrim Will Get Kinect Support
No, it's not 1st April
Fed up of saying "Kinect has no hardcore games"? Bethesda's just announced The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will get Kinect support soon. The free update will bring support for up to 200 voice commands, including dragon shouts. Yes, finally you can shout "fus ro dah" and your Xbox will respond. In addition to.. Continue Reading »
News: Kinect Sports Darts Champ: "I'm Having Doughnuts Tonight!"
Reach for the stars
It's the classic underdog story. Xbox 360 fan Jon "Jam Boy" Mullins took on reigning PDC world champion Adrian Lewis at a high pressure match of Kinect Sports: Season Two darts. Keeping his cool to narrowly defeat the champion, Mullins' victory cry erupted over the tension: I’m over the moon. I’m having doughnuts tonight! We see a bright future for Mullins on the.. Continue Reading »
News: Grandma Wins $50,000 in Yoostar Blockbuster Contest
You couldn't make it up
A North Carolina grandma has won $50,000 for her interpretation of a scene from Super 8 on Yoostar 2. Cynthia Bell took home the grand prize in Yoostar's Acting with the Stars contest, having won over the judges with her, er, unique performance in J. J. Abrams' summer blockbuster. You can watch Cynthia's performance online and start wishing you'd come up with something a.. Continue Reading »
News: Even Kinect Star Wars Succumbs to Kinect Dance Mania
Is nothing sacred?
Kinect does some things very well — dancing, for instance. That's why there are 13 Kinect dancing games out now, but the genre's seeping into other games: games we thought were safe from move-busting. Games like Kinect Star Wars. The ESRB has rated the game and revealed it now includes dancing tournaments alongside the... Continue Reading »
News: You Can Play DoDonPachi with Kinect
But would you want to?
Classic Cave shoot 'em up DoDonPachi is one of the most intense shooters of the late 90s, but do you know what would make it even more intense? Playing it with your entire body. Cave's Makoto Asada is working on a Kinect adventure game known as Instant Brain that includes a version of DoDonPachi playable with Kinect. Your ship fires automatically while you guide it around the.. Continue Reading »
News: Playing Cabela's on Kinect Makes You Look Like This
"We're having a great time!"
You wanted more hardcore games for Kinect, and you've got it: Cabela's Big Game Hunter: Hunting Party combines all the fun of body-tracking with the thrill of hunting animals with a plastic gun. Activision has just released the first screenshots and 'lifestyle' photos of the Top Shot Sport, the plastic gun necessary to play the game, marking the first time a Kinect game.. Continue Reading »
News: Kinect Game Boat Docks in the UK on 29th July
Get out the streamers!
Ahh, our dear Kinect Game Boat. When you were released in America last year, how you were mocked. "Why on Earth create an inflatable raft for a single game?", asked bewildered gamers. "This is the most pointless thing I ever saw," they cried, "and at such a ridiculous price too!" The Internet lit up as reports of this crazy accessory flooded.. Continue Reading »
News: This Kid Is So Much Better at Dance Central Than You
Just watch it
We're avid Dance Central fans here at KINECTaku, but this young boy's enthusiastic dancing in a Washington shopping centre is something else. Playing Rihanna's Disturbia on hard, the boy shows some impressive skills for his age to keep up with the choreography. We reckon it won't be too long until he's on America's Got Talent. Hats off to you, mystery boy. Continue Reading »
News: The Question We've All Asked: Will Kinect Blend?
Place your bets
Kinect may be a fine piece of technology and provider of interactive entertainment, but nobody really cares about that: we all want to know if it will blend. Thank goodness then that Blendtec has put the issue to bed with its usual aplomb. We usually hate spoilers, but long-time Internet users will be well aware of Blendtec's alarming proficiency at destroying everything from.. Continue Reading »
News: A Kinect Steering Wheel? Now We've Seen It All
Hold out your hands
Try this tricky test of hand-eye coordination: hold out your hands in front of you. Okay, now pretend you're driving a car. Finding it difficult? Then CTA Digital has the solution for you. The company that brought you the Kinect Perfect Range Game Mat has created the Xbox 360 Kinect Steering Wheel. It's like one of the countless Nintendo Wii wheel accessories, except it's for.. Continue Reading »
News: Perfect Range Game Mat Makes Judging Distance a Doddle
Get in the zone
Ever been frustrated by not knowing where to stand in your play area to get the most accurate detection from Kinect? Then accessory manufacturer CTA Digital has the solution to your problems! The Perfect Range Game Mat sits on your carpet and tells you exactly where you should stand, whether playing solo or with a friend, to get the most from Kinect. We'll let the video and press.. Continue Reading »
News: Kinect Erotics is a Sexy, Sensual, Sensory Overload (NSFW)
Translation: Bit steamy
Carnivals, pets, minigames: these are all fine uses for Kinect's limb-tracking ability, but when the kids have gone to bed you might want to play a slightly different kind of party game. Ubisoft recently caused a bit of a fuss with We Dare on PlayStation Move and Nintendo Wii, but it's nothing compared to the saucy happenings on Kinect title Kinect Erotics. The brainchild of.. Continue Reading »
News: Kevin Cruise Crowned Spring Dance Central Champion
Happiness comes second
Forget all the dancing talent in the world: Microsoft's Spring dance-off to celebrate Dance Central decided instead to feature two terrible dancers in an effort to prove anybody can dance. Predictably the results didn't exactly prove a fitting accompaniment to Sister Sledge hit He's the Greatest Dancer. Two UK reality TV personalities — Happiness and Kevin Cruise —.. Continue Reading »
News: This Probably Isn't Quite Enough Space for Kinect
But it's a good effort
The gentleman in this queue for Kinect may have been paid to stand there but that doesn't mean he didn't get a Kinect out of it. Unfortunately his apartment isn't quite big enough to get the most out of the sensor, as this picture proves. With Japanese accommodation being notoriously small it's not an uncommon problem across the country and one that will no doubt make it even.. Continue Reading »
Talking Point: Your Weird Kinect Game Ideas
The only limit is your imagination!
So far on Kinect we’ve seen lots of variations on the theme of virtual pets, party, sports, fitness and dance games. This is completely understandable of course, as the hands-free Kinect technology naturally lends itself to those genres. To give would-be Kinect developers some inspiration we asked our Twitterati for some inspiration and racked our brains to.. Continue Reading »
News: Kinect Joy Ride's Shameful Auto-Steering Secret Outed
Game doesn't just handle gas and brake
If you've had a go on Kinect Joy Ride you might have found its handling a little fidgety; we certainly did, as our Kinect Joy Ride review explains. One gamer has had a smart idea though: instead of fighting with the steering, why not just let the game play itself? The results are shocking. Whilst we know that the game handles the acceleration and braking parts.. Continue Reading »
News: Kinect Helps to Liberate Women, the Living Room Gatekeepers
Too cool for Zuul
Kinect is a little something for everyone, but it represents Microsoft's biggest push yet to make the Xbox 360 the centre of the living room in a similar way to Nintendo's tactic with the Wii at launch. Who better to convince that Kinect belongs in the living room than the living room gatekeeper: the women of the family. That's what Belinda Parmar of ladygeek.com reckons, saying.. Continue Reading »
News: MTV Using Dance Central to Stop Kids Smoking
Put your butts down
Here's one Kinect-related news story we didn't see coming. MTV Games, the publisher behind Dance Central, has teamed up with anti-smoking campaign group truth to launch a campaign across North America to prevent youngsters from picking up cigarettes. The accompanying press release contains all the information if you were thinking of taking up either dancing or smoking as a new.. Continue Reading »
