Rare appoints new creative director
Rare has appointed industry veteran Simon Woodroffe as its new creative director, the company announced today.
READ MORE >Dragon Ball Z Kinect preview
One of the games on display at the recent Namco Bandai Global Gamers Day was Dragonball Z Kinect, and I get a bit winded grabbing some impressions.
READ MORE >"My head is in the gutter again. On the tile link for this game on the main page, Raditz's ..."
see all 8 commentsKinect Star Wars DLC included on Brisk iced tea bottles
Convenience store chain 7-Eleven has launched a 'Feel the Force Sweepstakes' in which players can win a Kinect Star Wars prize package by purchasing Brisk iced-tea products, and unlock Anakin's pod-racer in the game.
READ MORE >"So the target audience for Kinect Star Wars drinks Brisk iced tea? Now it all makes sense."
see all 3 commentsElder Scrolls V: Skyrim getting Kinect voice controls
Kinect-powered Dragon Shouts are officially coming to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim in a free title update for Xbox 360, due later this month.
READ MORE >"This seems more like a back alley deal than "features" added to an existing title. As you ..."
see all 26 commentsDragon Ball Z for Kinect announced, coming October
With Dragon Ball Z for Kinect, players will have to learn how to deliver over 100 moves, "including the legendary Kamehameha with their own fists."
READ MORE >"ya kung fun panda kinect was supposed to do this but it was a buggy piece of shit that should ..."
see all 12 commentsGears of War Exile no longer in development, rumored to be Kinect game
Epic Games has revealed that Gears of War: Exile, a rumored Kinect extension of the franchise, is no longer in development.
READ MORE >"yeah props to MS for innovating. we'll see where this one goes."
see all 10 commentsKinect Star Wars review
Review
Yes, it really isn't designed for the hardcore Star Wars audience, but Kinect Star Wars will have you gesturing at your Kinect in ways it wasn't meant to recognize.
READ MORE >"During the review, I stopped at "Asian stereotype Nute Gunray", and said, "Wait, WHAT?! Who is ..."
see all 7 commentsDiabolical Pitch review
Diabolical Pitch begins when its protagonist, big-league baseball player McAllister, throws his shoulder out during a career-defining game. His arm...
READ MORE >Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor trailer explains Kinect hybrid controls
A new Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor trailer explains just how the mech 'em up combines Kinect and gamepad controls to simulate piloting a mech. It's quite a different approach to the original's 40-button controller, but sounds intriguing.
READ MORE >"Maybe they should include the option to put a semi-transparent image of yourself on the screen ..."
see all 33 commentsBioWare enamored with Kinect after Mass Effect 3
BioWare's Casey Hudson talks about how the company developed the Kinect functionality in Mass Effect 3, calling the device "the future of interactive storytelling."
READ MORE >"They go hand in hand so the answer is no. The SDK is specifically designed to use all of the ..."
see all 45 commentsBBC iPlayer launches on Xbox 360 for all in UK
The BBC's video-on-demand service iPlayer launched as an Xbox 360 app today, so you can watch Doctor Who from the comfort and security behind your sofa. It's available to everyone in the UK, whether they're an Xbox Live Free or Gold member.
READ MORE >"WOOOOTTTT! If it's not in HD though I guess it's back to laptop+hdmi :/"
see all 4 commentsMolyneux: Milo killed because industry isn't 'ready' for such emotions
The reason Lionhead's virtual boy simulator Milo and Kate ended up scrapped, Peter Molyneux has said, is because, "I just don't think that this industry is ready for something as emotionally connecting as something like Milo."
READ MORE >"hahaha, very nice sir. I daresay the imagery, emotion, and connection I felt through those ..."
see all 69 commentsGunstringer adds 'Merican Adventure' DLC, Games on Demand release
The Gunstringer got another piece of downloadable content today, titled "El Diablo's 'Merican Adventure." It coincides with the release of The Gunstringer itself as a Games on Demand release.
READ MORE >"God - "Wavy Tube Man" was so... so good. However, so was The Gunstringer. Consider this *bought*"
see all 3 commentsSteel Battalion: Heavy Armor stomping out in June
Kinect-powered mech 'em up Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor is lined up to launch on June 19. Publisher Capcom celebrated today's announcement with a set of new screenshots and two new trailers for Armored Core creator From Software's robofest.
READ MORE >"Don't think I'm going to reserve this game like I did with the original Steel Battalion."
see all 6 commentsGlossy White Xbox 360 system and controller announced
The "Xbox 360 Special Edition 4GB Kinect Family Bundle" will include a "limited edition" glossy white Xbox 360 with matching Kinect sensor.
READ MORE >"They need to include a Portal 1 & 2 combo pack with this. Oh, and no green lights. All red or ..."
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"What the hell happened to these guys? Damn... I used to get excited every time I saw that Rare ..."
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