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News: Carnival Games: Monkey See, Monkey Do Does DLC
More songs now available
That pesky monkey in 2K's Carnival Games: In Action! — also known as Carnival Games: Monkey See, Monkey Do — just got some new DLC adding fresh songs and more. The main allure of the new DLC is the 16 new songs in the Monkey See, Monkey Do dancing minigame, adding classic songs like Super Freak and Rock and Roll All Night, making our dream of seeing a video game monkey.. 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 »
First Impressions: Fruit Ninja Kinect
Ripening nicely
If you happen to own a modern smartphone then you’ve probably already sampled the delights of Halfbrick’s amazing Fruit Ninja. The game has now registered over 20 million downloads across mobile formats, and rightly so — it’s one of those unique titles that takes a very basic premise (in this case, the slicing and dicing of fruit) and makes it totally and utterly.. Continue Reading »
News: Your First Look at Kinect's Interactive Adverts
This is how they'll work
Kinect is getting interactive adverts, and they look a lot like this. The NUads — that's Natural User Interface Ads — will let you interact with adverts, sharing them via Twitter, receiving more information via email and text and generally doing all sorts of futuristic-style things. We'll let Enrique de la Garza explain. Continue Reading »
News: The Gunstringer Comes in This Box
Pow pow
Now The Gunstringer is heading for retail it needs a bold statement to stand out on shop shelves. A skeleton marionette sheriff wielding two guns? That ought to work. Twisted Pixel just sent over the cover art for its gun-toting Kinect game and it should help the game to make an impact when it reaches retail later this year. Don't forget to read our Interview: Twisted Pixel — The.. Continue Reading »
News: This Kid Is So Much Better at Dance Central Than You
Just watch it
We're avid Dance Central fans here at KINECTaku, but this young boy's enthusiastic dancing in a Washington shopping centre is something else. Playing Rihanna's Disturbia on hard, the boy shows some impressive skills for his age to keep up with the choreography. We reckon it won't be too long until he's on America's Got Talent. Hats off to you, mystery boy. Continue Reading »
News: Kinect Voice Controls Coming to Australia This Year
Strewth
Voice control for Kinect isn't available everywhere yet, but it is coming to Australia before the end of 2011, Microsoft Australia's Xbox 360 boss has confirmed. David McLean told GameSpot that the territory would get voice support this year, though didn't — or couldn't — reveal more specifically when gamers Down Under would be able to use their voices in the Kinect Hub. Continue Reading »
News: Kinect Will Get Interactive Adverts Next Year
Xbox, buy buy buy!
According to the New York Times, Microsoft is set to unveil a set of interactive Kinect adverts on Tuesday. The paper reports the project, titled NUads, will let gamers use voice commands to share the adverts online: "Xbox Tweet" would send it to Twitter, "Xbox More" would send more information to the user via email and "Xbox Near Me" could display.. Continue Reading »
News: Binary Domain Video Shouts a February 2012 Release
Kinect commands are confirmed
SEGA's all up in the shooter business these days, with this year's superb Vanquish showing others how it's done. The company will be hoping creative lightning strikes twice when Yakuza man Toshihiro Nagoshi's next title Binary Domain releases in February next year. SEGA sent over a new trailer setting the scene for the shooter's story, which also revealed the game's.. Continue Reading »
News: Molyneux - "Kinect has Real Problems"
Lionhead boss spells it out
Peter Molyneux's Project Milo will never make it to gamers, but his studio's next effort Fable: The Journey is pacing its way to Kinect next year. Molyneux recently spoke to Gaming Union about getting to grips with recreating Fable's traditional freedom in a hands-free setting. Speaking with his trademark candour, Molyneux was quick to admit there are serious issues to.. Continue Reading »
News: This Kinect Poker Video Might be Bluffing
We can't tell
Online poker combined with Kinect sounds like a rich goldmine of gameplay experiences, but the video below only gives you a slight whiff of what might be possible when the sensor is brought to the game. Rather than using Kinect's body-tracking to control a human avatar's actions, which would be infinitely useful over the Internet — though potentially very dangerous — the hack.. Continue Reading »
News: SEGA Reaffirms Commitment to Kinect
Still on (hover) board
SEGA's sole contribution to the Kinect catalogue so far is Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity, with Rise of Nightmares out soon, but don't expect the publisher's support to stop there. SEGA West president Mike Hayes recently confirmed to Games Industry that the company will continue to release Kinect-compatible games in future: And on Kinect we've definitely bought into that with.. Continue Reading »
News: Child of Eden Lands in UK Charts at Number 25
Hardly a Heavenly Star-t
After months of waiting and hype, last Friday saw the long-awaited release of Child of Eden in the UK, but that anticipation failed to send the game shooting up the charts as it landed at number 25 in the UK All-Formats chart. It was still the second highest-selling Kinect game of the week — Zumba Fitness: Join the Party still rules the roost — and considering it's an.. Continue Reading »
News: It's Official, Master Chief is Coming to Kinect
Wave Halo
There's been no end of talk on the Internet about when or if Master Chief or his fellow Spartans would come to Kinect, with 343 Industries suggesting a Halo Wars sequel and a rich discussion about how you would bring Halo to Kinect. Now it's official: Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary will support Kinect. Phil Spencer of Microsoft Studios made the announcement in an Continue Reading »
News: Remember, The Gunstringer is Shooting for Retail Now
New shots and info in
In all the hubbub of E3 you might have missed the announcement that The Gunstringer has broken free of its Xbox Live Arcade shackles and is coming to retail later this year. Twisted Pixel sent over some fresh screenshots of the game too, showing off its new stage "The Big Easy Reckoning" ahead of the game's release this September. For more, check out our Interview:.. Continue Reading »
News: Wipeout: In the Zone is Out Now in North America
Trailer launches in
Any time a press release starts with "THE BIG BALLS ARE BACK" you know it's going to lead to great things, and such is the case today. Activision wants you to know that Wipeout: In the Zone is now available on Xbox 360 in North America, and it's sent over a trailer to illustrate the fact. The sensor makes it possible to avoid the iconic big red balls and take on all.. Continue Reading »
Out Now: Kinect SDK Lets You Create Your Own Kinect Apps
And for free!
The Kinect software development kit (SDK) is now available for PC users to create their own applications for Kinect. Here's the official description straight from Microsoft. To start creating your own Kinect applications, download the Kinect SDK here. If you manage to create something cool, be sure to show it off to us! The Kinect for Windows SDK beta is a programming toolkit for.. Continue Reading »
News: It's Your Time to Shine with Victorious on Kinect
You're a star
As if High Voltage Software didn't have enough Kinect games on the go, what with Nicktoons MLB and Nickelodeon Dance, the studio's creating another licensed game for the sensor in the form of Victorious: Time to Shine. Based on — you guessed it — a Nickelodeon show, the game lets players act, direct, sing and dance, so it should be just the ticket for parents of precociously.. Continue Reading »
News: Forza 4 Developer: "We're Years Away from New Kinect Genres"
Ideas in the works, though
Peter Molyneux said Kinect will bring new genres and controllers last year, but Forza Motorsport 4 developer Turn 10 Studios thinks we're a way off from new game types just yet. Dan Greenawalt from the studio explained the difficulty in getting new ideas to the Kinect table. Getting an idea to market, especially on a big title, takes years. So it's not a matter of seeing.. Continue Reading »
News: Pump Up with a Child of Eden Launch Trailer
Game out this week
The long wait is over: gamers in North America can play Child of Eden right now, with the game launching in Europe on Friday 17th June. To celebrate, Ubisoft has sent over a launch trailer for its kinaesthetic shooter to get you all geared up. We're putting the game through its paces and will have a full and honest review available in the coming days. Continue Reading »
