News Tagged: Kinect
News: UFC Takes Offence to Fighters Uncaged's Box Blurb
Ubisoft out for the count?
While most of the gaming world objected to Fighters Uncaged's abysmal quality, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has taken offence to its back-of-box promise for you to "become the ultimate fighting weapon", launching a lawsuit against Ubisoft for copyright infringement and further damages. It seems UFC feels its reputation is tarnished by the association.. Continue Reading »
News: Dance Central was Kinect's Best-Selling Game in November
Groovy
NPD Group has just released its figures for North American software and hardware sales during November, and the company doesn't release solid numbers it does give an overview of how titles have performed. With Kinect launching on November 4th, what software title sold the most units across North America? Harmonix's Dance Central, actually. Sales of Kinect Adventures aren't counted as the.. Continue Reading »
News: Rise of Nightmares Reconfirmed for 2011 Release
Sega's secretive project on course
Some Kinect games are frightening enough already, but Sega wants to give sensor owners a real scare next year with the release of Rise of Nightmares, the first horror game on the way to Kinect in 2011. Very little is known about the game so far, other than an early trailer revealed during Tokyo Games Show 2010 and Sega's succinct summary below: Rise of Nightmares.. Continue Reading »
News: Want to See Kinect Driving a Remote-Controlled Car?
Of course you do
Remember the early video of Kinect controlling a miniature robot, responding to human directions? This new application of the sensor takes the idea just a little further, putting Kinect on a remote controlled car and getting it to drive itself around, with no human interaction other than a gentle starting push. Of course, this isn't the first time we've seen Kinect driving a car.. Continue Reading »
News: Setting the Record Straight on Def Jam Rapstar's Kinect Features
Hustling info
If you've picked up Konami's Def Jam Rapstar you may notice it doesn't currently support Kinect, something we're told will be patched into the game before Christmas. What will the sensor actually bring to the hip-hop title, though? We asked Chase Straight, 4mm Games' Head of Community, to fill in the gaps. Currently you can use the Xbox Live Vision Camera to record video footage of.. Continue Reading »
News: It's 2054 and Minority Report's Interface is Now Operational
Next stop: jetpacks
This isn't the first Minority Report-style interface created with Kinect, and we'll wager a large sum of money on it being far from last, but it is one of the best efforts we've seen so far. Created by MIT students, the hack shows off some of the interface's more complex features including grabbing, rotating and trashing objects with specific gestures, with the sensor even.. Continue Reading »
News: Make Your Christmas Lights a Little More Interactive with Kinect
Beats the clapper any day
It must be admitted that this is hardly the most practical of uses for Kinect, but it's more about spreading festive cheer than a huge leap forward in mankind's scientific understanding. The hack below uses the OpenKinect software to interact with light-dimming hardware to produce a beautiful light show when connected to these custom LED arrays. You can turn them on or off.. Continue Reading »
News: Yu Suzuki Could Bring Simplified Psy-Phi to Kinect
Legendary creator muses possible port
Yu Suzuki is a legend in the gaming world. During his time at Sega he produced classic after classic: OutRun, AfterBurner, Super Hang-On, Virtua Fighter, Shenmue and countless other titles. Some years ago his Digital Rex studio set about producing Psy-Phi, an entirely new kind of fighting game with touchscreen controls, but it was recalled from arcades before.. Continue Reading »
News: Michael Phelps Makes Waves on Kinect in June
Sensor's first swimming game on the way
European publisher 505 Games has announced Michael Phelps: Push the Limit, a brand new title for Kinect on the way in June next year. Officially endorsed by the multiple Olympic gold medallist, little is known about the game but it's safe to assume it'll involve swimming. Let's hope it's more enjoyable than the underwater sections in Sonic Free Riders at.. Continue Reading »
Out Today: Your Shape: Fitness Evolved DLC
More bang for your buns
Your Shape: Fitness Evolved's range of available exercises got its first boost today, as Ubisoft launched the first round of DLC in the form of two new programmes. Today Ubisoft is launching two new programs for Your Shape Fitness Evolved including: · The “Toned Body Program”, to strengthen all your muscles and get a firmer body.· “Cardio Boxing.. Continue Reading »
News: Molyneux: "Kinect Will Bring New Genres, Controllers, Everything"
Go on baby, stick with the bathwater
Microsoft Game Studios' Peter Molyneux is no stranger to the world of fantastic promises and visionary statements, but when he says Kinect will introduce whole new genres we're inclined to believe him. Everything changes when you change the controls, and that's what's happening now with Kinect. It's like going from driving a car to driving a plane... once we as.. Continue Reading »
News: Kinect Can Cover Your Modesty in a Range of Fashionable Styles
Bras, CDs and more
You've probably heard – or even been the subject of – stories in which people play Kinect, get a little sweaty and decide to disrobe, unaware of the camera's keen interest in recording such embarrassing moments for ever. What if there were a way to superimpose modesty-saving clothing onto your body? Well, there's a Kinect hack for that. Dan Wilcox's canny Kinect code tracks.. Continue Reading »
News: After Getting Fit with Mel B, Soon You Can Dance with Her Too
Groovatron
Get Fit with Mel B is a surprisingly enjoyable fitness title for Kinect, and now publisher Black Bean has announced the game's follow-up Mel B Dance at an Italian games conference. Although no formats were confirmed, Black Bean's Fabrizio Vagliasindi hinted that the game will launch on Kinect and potentially Wii: Mel B Dance will introduce incredible new technology, and should be at the.. Continue Reading »
News: Become Tom Hanks in Big with Kinect's Giant Piano Hack
Heart and soul
Kinect can be used to create art but what about music? Yep, that too, with this Kinect piano hack letting players tickle the ivories with no keyboard required. As well as being able to project a piano onto a desk it can also be used to create enormous keyboards on the floor, not unlike the classic scene from Big. This is another application with interesting potential, though there's.. Continue Reading »
News: Microsoft Denies Intentionally Creating Kinect Shortage
Surprise!
Relentlessly talkative industry analyst Michael Pachter recently claimed Microsoft was creating Kinect shortages to drive demand, but now Xbox UK and Ireland boss Neil Thompson has stepped in to say that's simply not the case. Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz, Thompson said the shortages are a result of customer demand and the difficulties inherent in manufacturing Kinect at this time of.. Continue Reading »
News: Kinect Head-Tracking Could do 3D Gaming Without 3DTVs
Get your head in the game
Microsoft has repeatedly stated it's really not that interested in bringing 3D gaming to Xbox 360, despite competitor Sony's biggest titles all featuring stereoscopic 3D support. A new Kinect hack shows the sensor's ability to track heads can create an impressive 3D effect without the need for a costly 3D camera. Gamers with particularly wide-ranging tastes may recall.. Continue Reading »
News: Da Vinci Comes to Kinect with Incredible Results
Get arty
At first this video seems like an impressive artistic tool for Kinect, as the demonstrator uses his hand to draw lines and circles with absolute ease, but the tool itself is actually Da Vinci, a physics simulator for Microsoft's Surface computer. What follows is a fantastic blend of technology and software, with Kinect able to distinguish between a fist and an open hand to activate many of.. Continue Reading »
News: Get Training Your Body and Brain from February 8th
Dr Kawashima hitting US
Dr Kawashima's Body and Brain Connection (known as Body and Brain Exercises in Europe) is due to start making North American brains significantly younger on February 8th, three days before the game lands in Europe. The game will offer 20 minigames to help players keep their grey matter limber, with four player modes included to help friends and families decide whose brain.. Continue Reading »
News: This Xbox 360 Help Video Takes Things Very Slowly
Includes: how to turn console on
If you've been struggling to get your Kinect set up correctly, or are having issues with connecting to Xbox Live, this comprehensive help video might be the solution you're after. It's also useful if you've fallen at the first hurdle and don't even know to turn your machine on, it can help there too: it's that comprehensive. Taking you through the menus, how to.. Continue Reading »
News: Feast Your Eyes on This Kinect Video Montage
Movement in motion
There's no shortage of games for Kinect now – our Kinect games list is testament to the fact – but if you're the kind of person who likes to ingest their games in montage format this is the video for you. Showcasing everything from Adrenalin Misfits to Zumba Fitness, you should get a good feel for most of the titles available for Kinect so far. Not every game makes an.. Continue Reading »
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