One of the most under talked about Kinect features has been it’s ability to distinguish voice commands and how that may make us all look like real tossers in our living rooms come November. I have never been able to get voice commands to work properly and usually end up shouting at the stupid phone for ages while trying to …
With the way console manufacturers are pushing motion control so hard, it’s blatantly obvious that the future of video gaming rests upon flailing about like an idiot. Thanks to an expert panel of judges at Gamescom, we can now declare the console wars over for good; Sony’s Move trumped Kinect to win the show’s best hardware accessory award. Of course, …
One of the coolest aspects of Kinect is in how the user interacts with the console’s interface – getting all Minority Report. when news that kinect wouldn’t quite work when seated, it deflated that bubble a bit. What use is an awesome new way to interface with your console if you can’t do so whilst sitting your lazy ass down? …
It’s almost time for the HD motion-controller “revolution.†Both the Playstation 3 and the Xbox 360 will be getting their waggle on soon. The Playstation 3 will be receiving the decidedly Wii-like Playstation Move next month, while the Xbox 360 will receive full-body controllerless motion control via Kinect in November. If the new wave of waggle has your interest piqued, …
Recently there has been a lot of discussion around the launch titles for Kinect, mainly around the fact that there are no hardcore or core games being released and the video footage that we are seeing isn’t filling anyone with much confidence about the device. But here’s the thing, Kinect is not being designed for you. If you are reading …
Two soon to be released motion control systems, two magic-based 3rd person action games. One of them, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will release on all systems, but will include Kinect-specific modes exclusive to the Xbox 360. The other, Sorcery – a PS3 exclusive – is free from the shackles of a film licence. They both involve using motion …
The Wii has Wii Boxing, which is pretty ridiculous. The PS3 has The Fight which from our hands on is pretty abysmal and now Kinect has Fighters Uncaged. The trailer looks okay, but lets be honest here for a bit. This game is supposed to be debuting in November and yet it wasn’t even teased at E3 this year, it’s …
With all the news flying around about Gamescom and Kinect it quickly became apparent that we still don’t have an official release date the for the redesigned Xbox 360. I dropped an email to Microsoft and this is the official answer as of today the 17th of August 2010. Last Updated: August 17, 2010
Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
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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