Xbox Avatar Famestars will unlock new avatar items and outfits
Microsoft has detailed its Avatar FameStar initiative, now that the first game (Wreckateer) has been released.
READ MORE >Wreckateer review
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Wreckateer is Microsoft's lone Summer of Arcade Kinect offering. Read our review to find out why this is one motion game that might be worth your while.
READ MORE >Dance Central 3 dated: October 16th
Dance Central 3 will be available this October, and will include a varied setlist featuring Kpop, Vanilla Ice, and more.
READ MORE >NASA Mars rover lands on Kinect in free game
Hey, kids! Science is fun, and space is cool! So come up, fire up your Xbox 360 and play Mars Rover Landing, a free Kinect Fun Labs game which lets you land NASA's wicked sick Curiosity Mars rover on that gnarly red planet. Parents, please, try to foster scientific interest ...
READ MORE >"It takes 4 months to make a lap on a 1/4 mile course. Strap in kids!"
see all 7 commentsAngry Birds Trilogy coming to consoles with Kinect & Move support
Angry Birds Trilogy will be available on PS3, Xbox 360, and 3DS this holiday.
READ MORE >Shack PSA: Kinect PlayFit available today
Kinect PlayFit has launched today, offering cumulative fitness tracking across a broad range of Kinect games.
READ MORE >Wipeout 3 coming this fall
Activision has announced Wipeout 3, another game based on the TV series of the same name. It's due this fall for Xbox 360 (with Kinect), Wii, and 3DS.
READ MORE >"From an Activision studio? It'll be dead the day after the game releases :("
see all 15 commentsHaunt for Kinect is free for one week only
Want a free game for your Xbox 360--one that isn't quite as terrible as Yaris? You're in luck! From now until July 2nd, you'll be able to get the Kinect-exclusive XBLA game Haunt for free.
READ MORE >"Why do I feel like the shacknews staff steals all of my gaming news posts? :-)"
see all 5 commentsSteel Battalion: Heavy Armor review
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Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor trades its complicated control peripheral for a simplified Kinect interface. How does the new control scheme hold up? Check out our review.
READ MORE >"I'd also love to see more games like Happy Action Theater, Child of Eden, Fruit Ninja, etc., ..."
see all 7 commentsJust Dance Greatest Hits announced
Ubisoft has announced Just Dance Greatest Hits, a game for the Wii and Xbox 360 with Kinect. It compiles tracks from the first three Just Dance games.
READ MORE >Fable: The Journey preview
Lionhead Studios promises it "hasn't f---ed up" the Fable franchise with The Journey, a Kinect-exclusive on-rails adventure. The Kinect controls take some getting used to, but when it works, it does feel like magic.
READ MORE >"Glad to hear it wasn't all bad but I think it'll be in the next itteration of the kinect that ..."
see all 3 commentsDance Central 3 preview
Dance Central 3 manages to one-up its predecessor by giving gamers the ability to create their own moves and free style without mirroring a set routine.
READ MORE >Dance Central 3 debuts with Usher
Harmonix debuted Dance Central 3 at Microsoft's E3 press briefing, with a performance from Usher. An accompanying announcement outlines some new features and a partial track list.
READ MORE >Matter is Gore Verbinski's Kinect game, coming in 2013
Earlier, Microsoft had announced that The Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski was working on a new game for Microsoft. Today, the company announced what that game is--and it's got us all puzzled.
READ MORE >Wreckateer coming to Kinect this summer
Microsoft showed off Wreckateer at its E3 press briefing, and narrowed the release window to this summer.
READ MORE >"Maybe it was the horrible presentation, but Wreckateer looks like it has such a low production ..."
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"Looks fun! I think this game might be great for family game night. I think I'll pick it up. "
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