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Unlike Geoff – Kinect Doesn't Want You Lying Down

By Nick De Bruyne
July 15, 2010
in :  Gaming
1

We have mentioned previously that the Kinect motion controller camera system thingy already has issues detecting people who are sitting down. This becomes a problem in the world of lazy-ass people like us. What about lying down though? I saw some news flying around the internet about Kinect having serious issues with people lying down, and it reminded me of …

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First Images Of Kinect-Enabled Xbox 360 Dashboard Emerge

By Nick De Bruyne
July 14, 2010
in :  Gaming
6

Some images of what appears to be the first screenshots of the new XBox 360 dashboard have popped up on the internet and show a new Kinect-enabled layout as well as the Kinect setup screen. The new interface looks a lot simpler than the current one, with a much less-3D look going for it. Will this be a Kinect specific …

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Who Wins The New Heat Tests – Xbox 360 S vs PS3 Slim

By Nick De Bruyne
July 13, 2010
in :  Gaming
35

Since its release, the Xbox 360’s name has become synonymous with overheating and the good ol’ red ring of death. This of course, was a big enough problem to have Microsoft extend the warranty for RROD’s to 3 years, at a cost a 12,673,536,078,579,524,000.00 Zimbabwean Dollars (That’s a billion US dollars and is in fact, the real amount at the …

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Xbox Live Makes Microsoft a Megaton of Moolah

By Geoffrey Tim
July 8, 2010
in :  Gaming
2

The financial gurus over at Bloomberg reckon that Xbox Live has netted the Redmond giant over a billion Dollars is revenue this past fiscal year. They got to this figure using conservative estimates based on Microsoft reports. According to Microsoft, about half of its 25 million Live subscribers pay for Xbox Live Gold, allowing them access to multiplayer and other …

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Microsoft Says Our Lazy Asses CAN Sit While Using Kinect – Sometimes

By Nick De Bruyne
July 8, 2010
in :  Gaming
1

This being Lazygamer and all, the mere thought of having to exert any major effort to use the Kinect is nothing short of terrifying to us all. Microsoft have now confirmed to Joystiq that “Kinect can be used while sitting when an experience is developed with sitting in mind”. So then, it has to be designed with sitting in mind? …

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Microsoft and Burger King Team up For Plush Kinectimals Push

By Geoffrey Tim
July 7, 2010
in :  Gaming
4

Microsoft has announced it’ll teaming up with Burger King to advertise Kinectimals, their virtual pet simulator that’ll launch alongside their motion control peripheral, Kinect. Unfortunately the campaign is a little more tame than I would have liked. Instead of a new range of Creepy Tiger Burgers, the fast-food chain will be handing out plush Kinectimal toys – like theones they …

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Lazygamer E3 2010 Coverage Super Hub

By Nick De Bruyne
July 7, 2010
in :  Gaming
0

With over 60 posts ranging from previews, interviews, announcements, news, videos, photos and more it was pretty easy for you to miss out on some of the coverage that we brought to you from this year’s show in Los Angeles, California. E3 2010 brought with it an absolute ton of of new information and exciting releases, and as most of …

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E3 2010: Lazygamer Awards

By Nick De Bruyne
July 1, 2010
in :  Gaming
4

E3 has come and gone and while we are still constantly posting previews, pictures, videos and more from the event, it is time that we put our thoughts together and talk about the best games that were on show. Every single console manufacture had something special to show. Be it the Nintendo 3DS, Microsoft Kinect or the Playstation Move, this …

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