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News: Zumba Kinect 2 Official, Called Zumba Fitness Rush
Groovy
If you've finally had your fill of Zumba Fitness: Join the Party, you'll be thrilled to know Majesco is bringing a sequel your way in February 2012. Called Zumba Fitness Rush, the game adds more songs, steps and style to its predecessor, with downloadable songs after launch extending the game's lifespan. MAJESCO ENTERTAINMENT AMPLIFIES THE DANCE-FITNESS PARTY WITH ZUMBA® FITNESS RUSH.. Continue Reading »
News: More Interactive Kinect TV Details Surface
Learn more about magic
Last week we reported on Microsoft's plans for interactive TV with Kinect, and now we have updated fact sheets for the Sesame Street and National Geographic projects. It's worth saying this isn't strictly interactive television as the video content will come on DVD, but we're just splitting hairs now and "interactive DVDs" isn't quite right either. Semantics aside,.. Continue Reading »
News: Ubisoft Announces Four New Kinect Quiz Games
Final answer?
Update: Ubisoft has informed us that Family Feud 2012 is not Kinect compatible, despite an earlier Gamestop leak pegging the game for Kinect. Original story: Ubisoft's locking down the licensed quiz show category on Kinect, with no fewer than four game shows on the way before the end of the year. First up we've got Family Feud 2012, followed by Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, Continue Reading »
News: Kinect Expands to Interactive TV and Books with New Deal
Is there nothing it can't do?
After the roaring success of Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster, it's not surprising to learn that the collaboration between Kinect and Sesame Street is far from over. Microsoft has just announced a wide range of new interactive applications for Kinect, exploring all-new frontiers including interactive television and storybooks based on a range of media including.. Continue Reading »
News: Rabbids Alive and Kicking in New Augmented Reality Video
Coming to invade your home
Ubisoft's experiments in the world of virtual reality rabbits have reached a critical point, and their bizarre creations — the Rabbids — are out and about in the real world, and we have the footage to prove it. This new trailer for Raving Rabbids: Alive and Kicking for Kinect shows the game's augmented reality features in full effect, letting players and Rabbids.. Continue Reading »
News: Winter Stars Can Be This Much Fun With Your Family
Everybody smile!
Deep Silver's Winter Stars is hoping to bring a slightly more chilled-out gaming experience than the perennially sunny world of Microsoft's own Kinect Sports: Season Two, with an array of 11 disciplines to master. The trailer below shows a family having a whale of a time — a little too much at the 00:25 mark — although we're not sure quite what their gestures are supposed to do.. Continue Reading »
News: Yoostar on MTV Trailer Could Make You Famous
No talent required
This year's Yoostar 2 let you play the starring role in countless Hollywood films, but you needed a modicum of acting ability — or at least a basic reading capability — to get the most out of it. Follow-up Yoostar on MTV, which puts you in MTV shows or music videos, should take care of that entry barrier nicely. The game will feature ten music videos for you to mime along to,.. Continue Reading »
News: Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary's Kinect Features in Full
You are the Master Chief
After yesterday's unveiling at New York Comic Con, we finally have a complete picture of how you can use Kinect in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary. The much-anticipated reworking of the original Xbox phenomenon will feature three key Kinect modes: Analyze Mode Analyze Mode is a Kinect-exclusive feature that allows players to “scan” items of interest within the “Halo:.. Continue Reading »
News: Will This Advert Entice You to Buy Kinect Sports: Season Two?
Let's find out
We're not far away from Kinect Sports: Season Two, and Microsoft is getting ready to compete for the family game top spot in the charts. Microsoft UK is about to embark on a high-profile advertising campaign for the game, highlighting its new sports not included in last year's original, as well as some of its new uses of Kinect including voice commands and all-new gestures. The first.. Continue Reading »
News: Halo's Kinect Features Finally Revealed
Take cover
With just under a month to go, Microsoft and 343 Industries have at last announced the Kinect features for Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary. Only accessible when playing with the updated graphics — because Kinect wasn't around 10 years ago, of course — you can reload or chuck a grenade with the "reload" or "grenade" commands. Whether or not you'll be able to map.. Continue Reading »
News: ESRB Rating Might Get You Interested in Dance Magic
No, David Copperfield isn't in it
This Christmas sees the battle of the dance heavyweights — Just Dance 3 versus Dance Central 2 — but there's already a new contender lined up for next year: Dance Magic. This isn't just a regular dance game though — characters have magic attacks needed to drain your opponents' energy bars. There's offensive and defensive moves on offer, which hopefully will.. Continue Reading »
News: Activision Wants You to Grief in Cabela's Adventure Camp
Can't we all just get along?
Having drawn from the griefing well in Wipeout: In the Zone, Activision is returning with its next multiplayer party experience, Cabela's Adventure Camp. The trailer below shows some of the game's play modes in action, though it's worth bearing in mind that the game is also due out on PlayStation Move and Nintendo Wii, so there's every chance that some features — the.. Continue Reading »
News: Contort On Kinect with Twister Mania on 1st November
Left hand to wallet
Twister Mania, Majesco's motion party game of the original motion party game has a release date: 1st November. Majesco also sent over some new screenshots showing some of the new modes, including a feature more than a little inspired by Hole in the Wall. Still, if it stays true to the original Twister's rampantly inappropriate physical contact then we'll turn a blind eye to such.. Continue Reading »
News: Bulk Up Your Xbox with 320GB Hard Drive
Get a free game too
Kinect doesn't require a huge amount of storage, but if you're finding your 4GB or 250GB Xbox 360 S is bulging at its digital seams you might want to consider upgrading to the new 320GB HDD, just announced by Microsoft. As well as being the biggest official hard drive for Xbox 360, the add-on (or plug-in) also comes with a download code for recent Lucas hit LEGO Star Wars III:.. Continue Reading »
News: Kinect Voted Gadget of the Year at T3 Awards
Nabs two gongs
Say what you like about Kinect's catalogue of games: the technology itself is still impressive, and the readers of technology magazine T3 agree, having recently voted it Gadget of the Year. Around 960,000 votes were cast in the awards, with Microsoft's sensor netting the coveted top prize over Nintendo's 3DS, the iPhone 4, Amazon Kindle and PlayStation Move. It also grabbed Gaming.. Continue Reading »
News: Hit the Pyro, Hulk Hogan is Out Now in North America
He can't hear you
The world's greatest living wrestler who wore a lot of yellow has his own video game, and it's available to buy right now. Hulk Hogan's Main Event begins its appeal for your money today right across North America, with Majesco sending a new trailer and screenshots racing into the ring beating their digital chests. Will you be grappling with the Hulkster in this new.. Continue Reading »
Out Now: Just Dance 3 (Worldwide)
Get your groove on
Following its launch in North America last week, dance juggernaut Just Dance 3 is now available in Europe too. This release is the first time the mega-selling franchise has left Wii, and offers several brand new features for Kinect owners, including the Just Create mode that lets you sculpt and share your own choreography with other players via Xbox Live, with support for up to.. Continue Reading »
Out Today: Kinectimals Bear Island DLC (Worldwide)
Now with bears!
You guessed it: bears are coming to Kinectimals today in DLC form. The Bear Island add-on is available on Xbox Live Marketplace for 1,200 Microsoft Points. Weighing in at a hefty 1.54GB, the pack grants you stacks of new animals, activities and quests to take on. Explore a whole new island and mystery in the Kinectimals add-on Bear Island. Adopt a black bear, grizzly bear, cinnamon.. Continue Reading »
News: Activision Comes Out Swinging with Big League Sports Shots
Nothing but net
Kinect Sports: Season Two isn't the only Avatar-based sports compilation coming to Kinect: Activision wants a piece of that pie with Big League Sports, due out in the coming weeks. The mega publisher just sent out a stack of new screenshots showing the game's basketball, baseball and golf sports, among others, but at first glance it doesn't seem to have the appealing polish of Rare.. Continue Reading »
First Impressions: Kinectimals with Windows Phone 7
Kitty in your pocket
Unlike Nintendo and Sony consoles, sadly you've never been able to take your Xbox games on the go with you, something even Dreamcast offered over 10 years ago. Now with Windows Phone 7 devices and Xbox 360 you're able to access select content wherever you are, something we recently got chance to try out with Kinectimals and Windows Phone 7 at a recent Xbox UK preview event. We.. Continue Reading »
