News Tagged: BigPark
News: Rare: "We Will Continue to Collaborate with Other Studios"
Kinect Sports Season Two is just the beginning, says Senior Studio Director
Rare's union with Kinect Joy Ride developer BigPark appears to have paid off handsomely if our recent hands-on preview of Kinect Sports Season Two is anything to go by, and according to Rare's Senior Studio Director Craig Duncan, it's going to be the first of many similar arrangements in the future. We sat down for a chat.. Continue Reading »
Hands On: Kinect Sports Season Two
We visit Rare's UK HQ to experience what could be this Christmas' biggest Kinect title
Given the incredible commercial and critical response to the original Kinect Sports, it was inevitable that a sequel of some description would occur. What was slightly less predictable was the news that the legendary British code house Rare would be co-developing a follow-up with Kinect Joy Ride studio BigPark.. Continue Reading »
News: Kinect Sports Baseball Hits the PAX Prime Plate
Batter up!
Microsoft showed off Kinect Sports: Season Two golf and darts at Gamescom, and at PAX Prime it's showing off another sport: baseball. The split-screen mode lets the batter and pitcher go head-to-head. If you're batting, you'll be able to aim your swing or bunt, and apparently even run and slide to steal bases, though we can't imagine that doing much good for your living room carpet.. Continue Reading »
News: Does This Kinect Sports: Season Two Trailer Score or Miss?
Balls and darts
Two of the new sports in Kinect Sports: Season Two are featured in a shiny new trailer below. Hopefully the tennis can improve on the slightly shaky motion controls in SEGA's Virtua Tennis 4, and let's face it: the darts can't be any worse than in the disastrous Game Party in Motion. Microsoft UK has announced a release date of 25th October for the game, which is a Tuesday, so this.. Continue Reading »
News: Kinect Sports Season Two Includes Six New Sports
Golf, tennis, baseball and more
We all expected Kinect Sports to receive a sequel, so the announcement that Kinect Sports Season Two is on the way wasn't much of a surprise. We weren't expecting it to be developed by Kinect Joy Ride studio BigPark, though. Revealed on-stage during Microsoft's E3 press event, Season Two features six sports new to the series: tennis, baseball, golf, American.. Continue Reading »
