Kinect’s sensors are active as long as the Xbox itself is switched on. Waving at, or speaking to the device act as inputs. The tinfoil-hat brigade are busy wringing their hands wondering if the internet-connected, camera-based system allows “THE MAN†to spy on people at will. Microsoft’s Phil Spencer says that’s not the case. Of course, the particularly paranoid won’t …
Well, in a manner of speaking. Phil Spencer (VP of Microsoft Game Studios) has said that the company views Kinect being “as core as Xbox Live†for the Xbox 360. In the future, he added, core gamers can expect to see Kinect being utilised across all genres of games on the Microsoft console. The Xbox Live analogy is a useful …
Don Mattrick, head of Microsoft’s interactive division, has told the New York times that every Kinect unit sold will make a profit for the company. Unlike the Xbox 360 or PS3 which were both originally sold at a loss to generate sales the Kinect is going to follow the WIi’s example and sell at a profit instantly. Last Updated: October …
It’s cooooooool, amazing..and will allow you to have more fun! That’s what this video from SEGA Japan has to say about Sonic Free Riders, the company’s inaugural game for Microsoft’s motion-sensing tech, due for release early next month. Like many of the initial games for the platform, it’s an on-rails affair; a board-racer that utilises motion-sensing to capture your jumps, …
I just received an email from one of the largest local retailers which has some very surprising news inside, apparently Microsoft has informed local retailers to stop accepting pre-orders for the Kinect due to international product shortages. So in a nut shell if you haven’t pre-ordered your Kinect yet then there is a big chance that you won’t be getting …
There are some stories doing the rounds at the moment about how Microsoft are manipulating the marketing and publicity of Kinect and basically how this is a red flag for the device. There are 2 aspects to this with the first being the claim that Microsoft ordered a take down notice to Destructoid to remove some Kinect video’s after they …
A few days ago, Lionhead’s Peter Molyneux paid Epic Games a visit with Milo in tow. Apparently guest presentations to the staff of Epic are a regular thing and this time they were all treated to a live demo of Milo – Molyneux’s Kinect project. The game was originally showed off at E3 2009 but it is still unclear as …
All those pretty terrible ads you’ve seen on the internet for Microsoft’s controler-less motion-sensing doohickey? Those were incomplete! Unfinished advertisements! This is the first “official†one, and as expected, features all sorts of people jumping about like sillies not using controllers. Kinectimals, Dance Central and Kinect Sports seem to be the games on show, although it’s hard to tell, considering …
Cloud gaming removed hardware barriers, but it replaced them with something less visible and …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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