Tag Archives: Kinect Sports
Tue, Oct 16, 2012 | 20:38 BST
Xbox 360 Holiday 2012 bundles and $50 off promotion announced
Xbox 360 Holiday Bundles and a limited $50 promotion are listed through various US retailers such as Best Buy, GameStop, Amazon, Target, Toys ‘R Us and Walmart.
Tue, May 01, 2012 | 12:58 BST
Union Jack Xbox 360 coming May 25
Microsoft’s announced a Union Jack-branded Xbox 360 Kinect bundle will launch at the end of this month in – where else – the UK.
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Posted in: Kinect, Microsoft, UK, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: kinect adventures, Kinect Sports, Union Jack
Mon, Mar 26, 2012 | 11:07 BST
Sign up for six months XBL, get Halo Reach, Fable III and more for free
Microsoft has announced a new offer for those signing up to Xbox Live for the first time, giving new users free games when they sign up.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: Fable III, Halo: Reach, Kinect Sports, the gunstringer, toy soldiers
Fri, Dec 02, 2011 | 15:01 GMT
Round of Rare hires include former Codemasters, Ubisoft and Relentelss staffers
Rare has announced a round of new hires for the firm, consisting of industry vets from Codemasters, Ubisoft Reflections, and Relentless Software.
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Posted in: Jobs, Kinect, Microsoft, Sports, Xbox 360
Tags: Andrew Dennison, Danny Isaac, Jon Vincent, Kinect Sports, Peter Ridgway, rare
Fri, Aug 19, 2011 | 04:31 BST
Kinect titles rake in sales, Europe not as keen on Dance Central
Kinect’s two major sellers, Dance Central and Kinect Sports, have topped major milestones.
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Posted in: Kinect, Microsoft, Rhythm action, Sports, Xbox 360
Tags: Dance Central, Kinect Sports, Michael Johnson
Fri, Jul 29, 2011 | 14:31 BST
“We’re buoyed by the innovation that’s ahead of us,” says Rare
Rare boss Scott Henson has said what excites he and his team the most, is “driving and leading innovation,” with what it is working on at the moment, and why the firm’s past gives credence to it.
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Posted in: Development, Kinect, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Kinect Sports, Kinect Sports 2, rare, Scott Henson
Mon, Jun 27, 2011 | 15:04 BST
MS gets British table tennis Olympians to promote Kinect Sports, films it
Microsoft convinced Britain’s top two ranked female table tennis players, Kelly Sibley and Joanna Parker, to play Kinect Sports in the middle of the Rough Trade record store in East London this weekend, and got them both to say how great it all was and play with frying pans. There’s video proof after the break. They’re aiming to beat China in the Olympics next year: they are now obviously more likely to do so after hitting virtual balls instead of real ones.
See for yourself.
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Posted in: Kinect, Sports, Xbox 360
Tags: Joanna Parker, Kelly Sibley, Kinect Sports
Fri, Apr 22, 2011 | 13:39 BST
Free Gold Weekend for Xbox Live members, take part in record breaking attempt
Xbox Live is free for all members this weekend, and Microsoft wants to attempt a Guinness World record through Kinect Sports on Saturday, April 23.
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Posted in: Kinect, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Kinect Sports, xbl world record attempt, xbox live gold weekend
Tue, Apr 19, 2011 | 22:14 BST
Tuesday Shorts Late Edition: Lots of Sonic, LOTRO, Minecraft 1.5, Humble Bundle, sales
It’s time for more shorts. Get your fill below the belt-line.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: ages of empires online beta, AoEO, centipede infestation, Defenders of Ardania, gary newman, green hill zone, humble bundle, Imagepooch, inversion, Kinect Sports, lord of the rings online, lotro, mega man x, Minecraft, minecraft 1.5, notch, paradox, Ragnar Tornquist, runcom, sales, Singstar, Sonic Adventure, Sonic Generations, The First Templar, the secret world, turbine
Mon, Jan 03, 2011 | 00:27 GMT
Christmas break 2010 news round-up – Deus Ex delayed, new LA Noire footage, tons more
We may have wound down for Christmas and New Year, but the news motored on, dropping a winceworthy headline for Deus Ex: Human Revolution and plenty more.
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Posted in: 4mm Games, Action, Activision Blizzard, Atlus, Bethesda, Codemasters, EA, Fighter, Hot, Kinect, Konami, Microsoft, Namco Bandai, Nintendo, PC, PS3, RPG, Racing, Rockstar, Sega, Shooter, Sony, Sports, Square Enix, Strategy, Wii, WiiWare, Xbox 360, Xbox Live
Tags: AIAS Hall of Fame, bioware, Blackbox, bulletstorm, Call of Duty: Black Ops, crysis 2, crytek, def jam rapstar, demon's souls, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, DiRT 3, Dissidia 012 [duodecim]: Final Fanatsy, Dragon Age II, Dragon Age: Awakening, dragon quest vi, eidos montreal, Epic Games, final fantasy XIII, Games on Demand, gran turismo 5, Greg Zeschuk, Hunted: The Demon's Forge, infamous, inFamous 2, Jason West, John Riccitiello, Kinect Sports, la noire, max payne 3, need for speed world, people can fly, rare, Ray Muzyka, Red Dead Redemption, Respawn Entertainment, Rockstar San Diego, rockstar vancouver, starcraft II, sucker punch, Super Meat Boy, Tales of Xillia, team bondi, Team Meat, The Conduit II
Tue, Dec 14, 2010 | 17:10 GMT
Kinect Sports gets free DLC, Kinect Joy Ride content in January
Microsoft has released free DLC for Kinect Sports today, and has promised no-charge content for Joy Ride at the beginning of January.
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Posted in: Kinect, Microsoft, Racing, Sports, Xbox 360
Tags: dlc, Kinect Joy Ride, Kinect Sports
Fri, Nov 12, 2010 | 10:02 GMT
Kinect Sports Facebook app launched
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Posted in: Kinect, Sports, Xbox 360
Tags: facebook application, Kinect Sports, rare
Wed, Nov 03, 2010 | 18:59 GMT
Kinect Sports launch trailer is saccharine sweet
Microsoft has released a launch trailer for Kinect Sports, showing a happy and pretty family having a blast with Kinect, the game, and life in general.
Sun, Sep 26, 2010 | 20:46 BST
First Kinect TV ads revealed – watch them here
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Posted in: Hot, Kinect, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: kinect, kinect adventures, Kinect Sports, Kinectimals, rare
Wed, Sep 08, 2010 | 09:13 BST
Kinect launching on November 20 in Japan, first video of Dr Kawashima Kinect game
Tue, Sep 07, 2010 | 15:25 BST
Kinect Sports, Joy Ride trailered, soccer mom thrashes children
Microsoft put out montage trailers of both Joyride and Kinect Sports this morning, showing one woman soundly beating both a small boy and young girl. She really takes them to school.
Tue, Aug 17, 2010 | 13:21 BST
gamescom 2010 – Microsoft Play Day shots
Microsoft has released some assets from its gamescom Play Day and we’ve got ‘em for you below the break.
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Posted in: Hot, Kinect, Microsoft, Xbox 360, gamescom 2010
Tags: Fable III, Joy Ride, kinect adventures, Kinect Sports, microsoft play day
Tue, Aug 17, 2010 | 11:21 BST
gamescom 2010 – Microsoft Play Day liveblog is go!
Microsoft may have already announced its big gamescom stuff in terms of an EU Kinect release date and a PC resurgence, but there’s still a three-hour press event to go today in Cologne.
We’re covering it live. Right now.
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Posted in: Action, Casual, Games for Windows, Hot, Kinect, Microsoft, PC, RPG, Shooter, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, gamescom 2010
Tags: bungie, Fable III, Halo: Reach, Kinect Sports, lionhead, Microsoft gamescom 2010 press conference, rare
Thu, Jul 29, 2010 | 20:25 BST
Kinect Sports screens show Avatars doing sports, obviously
Kinect Sports, Rare’s Avatar-based game for Kinect, has some screens for it, showing off some of the six sports activities your virtual cartoon self can participate in – boxing, bowling, beach volleyball, track and field, soccer and table tennis.
Fri, Jun 18, 2010 | 11:29 BST
Rare: No lag issues with Kinect
Rare has said lag is no longer an issue for Microsoft’s motion technology, which is now known as Kinect.
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Posted in: Hot, Xbox 360
Tags: kinect, Kinect Sports, Nick Burton, rare
Microsoft’s Kinect patent suggest they will be always be watching