News Tagged: Konami
News: Leedmees Goes Half-Price Next Week
400 MSP
Xbox Live Arcade title Leedmees is set for a half-price sale next week, dropping from 800 Microsoft Points to 400. From 13th to 19th March, Konami's hybrid puzzler will be 50% off for all Xbox Live members. As our Leedmees review explains, it's well worth a pop at 400MSP. Continue Reading »
News: Rhythm Party's Tracklist was Born This Way
Go Gaga
Konami's Rhythm Party is a week away, and now we have a tracklist showing the songs you'll be grooving to come 1st February. Including famous tracks from Lady Gaga to Bobby Brown alongside original compositions, the game's emphasis is on "open" dancing — rather than following set choreography, you're encouraged to dance however you like. Out on 1st February for 800 Microsoft.. Continue Reading »
News: Rhythm Party Release Date Grooves Forward a Week
Shame about the name
Perhaps out of shame at having the worst name of any Kinect game so far — even worse than you, Let's Cheer! — Konami has brought forward the release of its Xbox Live Arcade game Rhythm Party by one week. The XBLA title now drops next Wednesday, 1st February, for 800 Microsoft Points. Here's the official blurb with some screenshots to follow: "Rhythm Party" is a.. Continue Reading »
News: Kinect-Powered Dance Evolution Arcade Game On the Way
Kinect leaves the living room
Next year Kinect will throw off its living room shackles and join the arcade scene, as Konami has announced it's working on an arcade version of Dance Evolution (or DanceMasters) for release in 2012. The game is currently on test at certain locations in Japan, with the sensor tucked away inside the arcade cabinet. Recently it was revealed the 114,000 Japanese have.. Continue Reading »
Out Today: Leedmees (Xbox Live Arcade)
Full body Lemmings!
Leedmees was one of the more interesting Kinect games to have come out of E3, with a charming presentation putting this one on many radars. Now the game's set for release today on Xbox Live, so you can decide for yourself. The game will sell for 800 Microsoft Points and features two-player co-operative play as you and a partner combine your bodies to guide the little Leedmees to.. Continue Reading »
News: Save a Race of Cute Creatures in Leedmees
Konami continues to Kinect
You may have missed Konami's announcement of Leedmees during all the E3 excitement, but we're here to put that right. The Xbox Live Arcade-bound game is due this summer, and with some initial similarities to classic puzzler Lemmings it's already caught our interest. The basic concept is for the player to guide the titular characters safely to the exit using his or her.. Continue Reading »
News: New DanceMasters DLC Costumes Hit the Marketplace
Three new threads
Konami's DanceMasters (known as DanceEvolution in Europe) has already received one set of downloadable content and a demo, but the range of costumes to buy just got beefier. Two outfits for your lead character are now available for 160 Microsoft Points, one of which is pictured alongside this article. The other outfit is a PVC bustier with a microskirt, fishnet stockings,.. Continue Reading »
News: DanceMasters Gets the DLC and Demo Treatment
Get some new threads
Konami's "wildly popular" dance title DanceMasters (known as DanceEvolution in Europe) has just received a little extra content to download in the form of new costumes for your in-game character to wear, including two outfits that change according to the song playing. The outfits will cost 160 Microsoft Points. There's also a free demo to try out in case you want to.. Continue Reading »
News: The Search for Britain's Best Young Rapper is Now Over
14-year old takes the title
Konami's search for the UK's best young lyricist just came to an end with the crowning of 14-year old Leah Newcombe for her rap about the perils of fitting in at school. UK rapper Chipmunk visited Leah's school in Hertfordshire to play a little Def Jam Rapstar with the new champion, though not using Kinect as the sensor-enabling patch is yet to hit. We'll update you when.. 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: Konami's Contest Could Make You the Next Def Jam Rapstar
Just like 8 Mile
Konami's hip-hop title Def Jam Rapstar isn't slacking on the competitions front: last week the publisher announced the search for the UK's best young lyricist, and now it's offering a new talent contest with an altogether more enticing prize up for grabs. The most gifted rapper unearthed by the search will win a record deal with renowned hip-hop label Atlantic Records UK, marking.. Continue Reading »
News: Def Jam Rapstar Searching for the UK's Best Young Lyricist
In association with... Chipmunk.
Def Jam Rapstar has its sights set on being the number one music game this Christmas, and to gain a little extra awareness publisher Konami has teamed up with UK MC Chipmunk to search for the UK's best young lyricist. Youngsters between 12 and 17 can enter the contest by uploading lyrics, sound or videos of their best flows, using backing tracks from top hip hop.. Continue Reading »
News: Drift Off with New CROSSBOARD 7 Trailer
Or Adrenalin Misfits, if you prefer
Half of Konami's double-pronged Kinect line-up, CROSSBOARD 7 (known as Adrenalin Misfits in the States) just got a brand new trailer to counteract the wave of Sonic Free Riders trailers we've seen in the past few days. Containing some of the best acting yet seen in a Kinect advert, the video shows off the tricks, jumps and bumps you'll be able to execute using.. Continue Reading »
News: Konami Bringing Two Titles to European Kinect Launch
DanceEvolution and CROSSBOARD 7 to be precise
Konami has just announced two titles to accompany the European launch of Kinect, and to make things extra-confusing the games will be known by completely different titles to their American counterparts. Groove-a-thon DanceEvolution, otherwise known as Dance Masters or Dance Dance Evolution, and snowboarding escapade CROSSBOARD 7, aka Adrenalin Misfits,.. Continue Reading »
