Category Archives: Kinect

The second seasons of both Kinect Sesame Street TV and Kinect Nat Geo TV are available now on the US side of Xbox Live. The interactive TV shows are available as individual episodes for 400 MS Points or in full seasons for 2400 MS Points. Kinect Sesame Street TV has been enhanced with SmartGlass functionality this season, so you can create playlists of your favourite moments.

Dead Space 3 plays better with Kinect they say. Does the slogan represent the truth? Find out in Visceral Games’ Kinect compatibility trailer below.

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A demo for Crimson Dragon, the Kinect title from the creator of Panzer Dragoon, was accidentally released on the XBL Marketplace in Japan today before being quickly pulled by Microsoft. However, as with all things “the Internet”, some quick-on-the-draw folks downloaded it just in time and posted gameplay videos of it. Have a watch below before it’s pulled. The game was originally set for a June 2011 release in Japan before being delayed a week ahead of time. Thanks, Gamekyo.

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Majesco’s bizarre but strangely compelling Kinect game, NBA Baller Beats, has been updated. Joystiq reports the rhythm action affair now boasts leaderboards, as well as a photo capture function, with the option to share images on Facebook.

Kinect Party has launched and will be free through December 31. Grab it now from the Xbox Marketplace – make sure you get both the base game and full unlock. Kinect Party is the sequel to Double Fine Happy Action Theater, which both Pat and Mike hailed as an excellent use of Kinect and one of the few truly kid-friendly games available. If you own both you can unlock the original’s activities in the sequel.

Thanks, StrategyInformer.

Dead Space 3 has a new trailer which shows the game’s co-op mode. It’s below.

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Dead Space 3 will take longer to finish than the previous two games in the series, according to Visceral’s Steve Papoutsis, who described it as “the biggest game we’ve ever made.”

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Kinect is still a big deal over at Microsoft, as the company has just published a new job ad for candidates to help them take the motion-controlled tech to the next level. The advert also makes no secret that the team will “fail” at times, but that each failure leads to new ideas. It’s also a high-risk job, the posting states. See it in full below.

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Dance Central 3 has received Carly Rae Jepsen’s monster hit ‘Call Me Maybe’. The purveyor of poor grammar in song titles sees her song rolling out across Xbox Live from today. GameStop is also doing a rather neat deal on the DLC too. Check it out below.

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Microsoft is hiring for a TV producer to help create “cutting edge” content for Xbox 360, Kinect and Xbox Live, according to a new job posting. It comes on the heels of rumours that the company is gearing up to launch an Xbox TV set-top box in 2013. Get the details below.

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Rare is currently hiring for a new project that uses both Kinect and cloud-based technology. That doesn’t sound like Killer Instinct 3 to us. Regardless, get the details below.

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Garry’s Mod creator Garry Newman is updating his tool-set to support Kinect functionality, which will allow users to control the limbs of character models using Microsoft’s motion device. The characters will also mimic your actions in real-time both within the tool-kit and while engaging in multiplayer. Just perfect for physically tea-bagging people, right? See it in action below.

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Arnold Palmer will grace the cover of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 alongside its namesake, EA Sports has announced.

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Xbox 360 will launch in Israel seven years after it was released in the US, Microsoft has announced. The console’s release was revealed during the firm’s Discovery conference in Tel Aviv yesterday. The console comes with local currency and Hebrew language support, and Xbox Live and Kinect will also be made available. Xbox 360 launches in Israel on November 21. Thanks, Eurogamer.

Microsoft filed a Kinect patent back in April 2011 that would give the company free reign to monitor your movie-watching behaviour and shut down your viewing should an unauthorised person enter the room. Get more information from bizarro-world below.

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Dance Central 3 is adding Gangnam Style DLC to its ever-growing repertoire of ass-shaking tunes, as well as Call Me Maybe and others. Get the DLC roster below.

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Need for Speed: Most Wanted will launch with Kinect integration, and to explain how to use Microsoft’s motion sensor with the racer, producer Chris Roberts stopped by the PWND studios to discuss things with Matt Cuttle. The entire chat along with clips from the game were put to video, and we’ve nabbed said video and posted it below. Most Wanted is out October 30 in North America, November 1 in Europe and Australia, and in the UK on November 2.

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Intel: Discovered is a free downloadable Kinect title released this week which teaches you to “be a superstar”. Chris Evans (Captain America, The Avengers) teaches “the secrets of the action hero” while Victoria’s Secret model Chanel Iman will help you “get styled and learn how to work the runway” and LMFAO’s Redfoo will advise you in how to “rock the party”. The game arrived unannounced yesterday and was the subject of much delighted speculation as to AR games and tie-ins before downloads completed and this odd collection of mini-games was revealed. Still, you can make and share a poster of you and Chris Evans; that seems pretty alright.

Just Dance 4 has received a Kinect trailer from Ubisoft, showing how the game works with Microsoft’s motion device, including a new video recording mode called Just Dance TV that lets you capture all of your embarrassing moves.

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Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth won’t necessarily require you to leap about your living room flailing with a motion controller.

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