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News: Get Hot with a Summer Stars Trailer
Going for gold
Summer Stars is just a few weeks from launch, and Deep Silver has released a new trailer to celebrate. The Kinect-powered sports compilation lands in Europe in early June, plenty of time before the upcoming Olympic games, and SEGA's competing London 2012: The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games on 26th June. Anyway, it's trailer.. Continue Reading »
News: Ubisoft Announces The Avengers Game for Kinect
To arms!
Ubisoft wants to get you in The Avengers with a new Kinect game due later this year. The action game will land alongside a Wii U version and is in the works at Ubisoft Quebec, the team behind the rather good PowerUp Heroes. Expect to see more — you guessed it — at E3. Continue Reading »
News: The List of Skyrim Kinect Voice Commands is Here
English and Dragon supported
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim gets Kinect voice command support today, and we have a list of supported commands. Use a dragon shout in English without holding RB, or push down the bumper and say one, two or three words of the dragon language equivalent and magic happens. You can also use Kinect to navigate menus and.. Continue Reading »
News: 505 Games Rescues miCoach from Kinect Limbo
Back on track
Adidas training tool miCoach has been picked up by publisher 505 Games for a release later this year. Originally the sporty collaboration was due to come courtesy of THQ, but contract disputes meant that plan fell through. Now 505 is bringing it to Xbox 360 this summer. It's developed by experienced Kinect fitness team Chromativity —.. Continue Reading »
News: Capcom Announces Steel Battalion Live-Action Film
Gosha
Today Capcom announced a collaboration with Mamoru Oshii, the award winning director behind Ghost in the Shell and Avalon. The renowned director has created a short live-action film entitled Steel Battalion Heavy Armor: Gosha to tie in with the release of the Xbox 360 exclusive, Steel Battalion Heavy Armor. Steel Battalion Heavy Armor: Gosha.. Continue Reading »
News: Ice Age Tie-In Coming to Kinect This Year
Arctic edge
Activision's just announced it's bringing Ice Age: Continental Draft — Arctic Games to Kinect in 2012. Guess what? It's a minigame compilation. Nobody could have guessed that. If you're saying you guessed that, you're lying. The story says something about the team splitting a secret treasure through a series of "off-the-wall... Continue Reading »
News: Majesco Announces NBA Baller Beats for Kinect
It'll have you dribbling
Majesco and HB Studios have just revealed NBA Baller Beats, a new basketball-music hybrid coming to Kinect this Fall. The official description puts as much emphasis on the music as it does the action, which makes us wonder if the game will take the rhythm action approach — hey, if Kinect Star Wars can do it... — but we.. Continue Reading »
News: Capcom Reveals Steel Battalion Pre-Order Bonuses
Get tanked
If you've decided to make Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor one of your Kinect purchases this year, now the question is "where will you buy it from?" as Capcom's revealed three separate pre-order bonuses for three separate retailers. Here's what you get from each retailer: Amazon — Carbon Assassin ArmoryArmour: Savannah —.. 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: Amazon Pegs Kinect Support for 007 Legends
Spies everywhere
Yesterday Activision announced 007 Legends, a new James Bond game tying together six of the spy's most famous adventures. The press release doesn't mention Kinect, but Amazon has other ideas. A listing for James Bond Legends Kinect appeared on the retailer's site yesterday, but didn't make any mention of sensor-specific features. We.. Continue Reading »
First Impressions: Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor
Metal madness
Pack it up, folks: with Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor, we have reached the apex of video games as an entertainment medium. We now have the technology and, apparently, the desire to fist-bump our computer cohorts, and there's no going back. "Bro-op" aside, From Software's Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor's mammoth task is.. 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: 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: Steel Battalion Has Gut-Stuffing and Corpse-Dismembering
What more do you need?
Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor is Kinect's next mature game and it sounds like it may even give Rise of Nightmares a run for its money in the adult stakes. The ESRB rated the game M for Mature, citing "Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes" — not something you'd expect in a Kinect game about giant vertical.. Continue Reading »
News: Official Crimson Dragon Site Takes Flight with New Trailer
Yep, still looks awesome
Crimson Dragon is homing in on its Xbox Live Arcade release, as Microsoft Japan has launched an official site for what some — particularly this editor — would call the most exciting Kinect game yet. Crimson Dragon at Xbox Japan has fresh screenshots of the sensor-powered spiritual successor to Panzer Dragoon, with a new.. Continue Reading »
Out Now: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13
Video too
As the "first-ever sports simulation on Kinect" — sorry, Hulk Hogan's Main Event — Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 has a lot of weight on its shoulders. The game's out now in North America, with a European release following this Friday. Here's a trailer showing you exactly how much fun you can have with the hands-free golf game,... Continue Reading »
News: Buy Disneyland Adventures, Raise Money for Charity
Only at ASDA
Here's a UK deal to warm the cockles of your heart: buy Kinect Disneyland Adventures at ASDA between now and 30th April and Microsoft will donate 15% of its purchase price to Make-A-Wish. Either shop in store or buy Kinect Disneyland Adventures online and start making a difference. Want to know if the game's worth a go? Read our Kinect... Continue Reading »
News: Joy Ride Arcade Rated, Comes Full Circle
Turns a corner
Notorious auto-steering racer Kinect Joy Ride started out as an Xbox Live Arcade game called Joy Ride Arcade before evolving into the retail racer that launched with Kinect in 2010. Now it seems the original title may get a resurrection of sorts. The Continue Reading »
News: Disney Wants You to Be Brave on Kinect
Red hair optional
Not content with inspiring Kinect Rush: A Disney•Pixar Adventure with its past works, Disney•Pixar's next movie Brave will get its own Kinect-powered game too. Coming this summer, the third-person adventure game isn't Kinect exclusive: sounds to us like the sensor will only be used in an archery spin-off mode, but we've been... Continue Reading »
News: This Video Wants to Convince You Kinect Star Wars Has Depth
Oh, and it's got dancing
Kinect Star Wars is just a few weeks away — yes, really — and Microsoft is launching its final (rebel) assault on your senses to convince you to purchase its biggest Kinect title. What began life as an intriguing Jedi simulator has since grown to include pod-racing and, er, dancing, aiming to be all things to all Star.. Continue Reading »
