Tag Archives: Kinect Star Wars

Fri, May 11, 2012 | 09:33 BST

NPD April: Prototype 2 on top, sales plummet 42%

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NPD has released its report for April 2012 retail sales in the US, outlining one of the sharpest declines in industry sales in recent years.

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Mon, May 07, 2012 | 14:51 BST

Kinect Star Wars demo now live

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Nelson’s confirmed that a Kinect Star Wars demo is now up on Xbox Live.

Tue, Apr 10, 2012 | 11:48 BST

Future Kinect may sense voice tone, body stance, says Tsunoda

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Kinect creative boss Kudo Tsunoda has said in an MCV interview the future Kinect tech could sense the tone of voice and the body stance of the person playing it.

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Tue, Apr 10, 2012 | 10:05 BST

UK charts: Kinect Star Wars is new number one

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Kinect Star Wars is the new UK number one following its release last week.

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Tue, Apr 03, 2012 | 08:38 BST

Kinect Star Wars launches today, reviews go live

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As Kinect Star Wars launches today, reviews for the effort have gone live. Get the links below the break. If you have a link to add, you know what to do.

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Tue, Apr 03, 2012 | 03:11 BST

Kinect Star Wars is “not a game for core gamers”

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If those Jedi dance offs have you thinking that Kinect Star Wars isn’t the most serious of games, you’re on the right track.

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Mon, Apr 02, 2012 | 09:11 BST

Kinect Star Wars worked on by 10 teams, 200+ people

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The LinkedIn profile of a senior producer at Microsoft has revealed the magnitude of the Kinect Star Wars development – revealing the game was worked on by ten teams comprising of over 200 people.

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Tue, Mar 27, 2012 | 14:32 BST

Kinect: Star Wars trailer goes for launch

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The launch trailer for Kinect Star Wars has surfaced and is posted below. May the force and all that hippie, touchy feely, Obi-Wan stuff be with you come April 3. Thanks, Machinima.

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Mon, Mar 05, 2012 | 14:03 GMT

Kinect Star Wars media features droid dancing, lightsaber action

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Microsoft’s released new media of Kinect Star Wars ahead of the game’s launch next month. Droid dancing, lightsabers and pod racing your thang? You’re in the right place, lovely. Get new shots and a gameplay video below.

It’s out in the US on April 3 and in the UK on April 6.

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Fri, Feb 24, 2012 | 11:24 GMT

Mass Effect 3 shows “Kinect can be integrated into core games,” says MS exec

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Kinect marketing boss Michael Johnson has said Mass Effect 3′s integration of the motion controller shows how it can be used within core games without it being force-fitted.

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Fri, Feb 24, 2012 | 10:11 GMT

Kinect Star Wars dance mode flashes “awesome” on Leia’s pants

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First video of Kinect Star Wars’ dance mode has emerged from a tenth anniversary Xbox event in Amsterdam. This is pretty much essential viewing.

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Tue, Feb 07, 2012 | 16:15 GMT

Kinect Star Wars to release on April 3 in the UK, features “Galactic Dance Off mode”

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Microsoft has confirmed that Kinect Star Wars will release on April 3 in the UK.

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Thu, Jan 26, 2012 | 21:14 GMT

Kinect Star Wars emerges from the dark side with new video

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Microsoft has released a new video for Kinect Star Wars, featuring Parks and Recreation’s Chris Pratt reenacting the scene in Star Wars where Darth Vader and Obi-Wan go at it. Warning: he is in his under crackers at one point. After announcing a delay for the title last year, along with the awesome R2D2-inspired limited-edition Xbox 360 with Kinect bundle, Microsoft has yet to provide a new release date.

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Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 16:14 BST

Microsoft UK to take new Kinect titles on the road

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Microsoft is showing off a lot of their Kinect offerings to the public this week at the Eurogamer Expo, but if you can’t make it down there and want to try out Kinect’s latest they’ve just lifted the lid on a new road show which will see their major Kinect releases playable to the public in a variety of locations.

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Wed, Aug 24, 2011 | 16:15 BST

Kinect Star Wars and R2D2 Xbox 360 bundle delayed

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Microsoft has confirmed to OXM it has delayed Kinect Star Wars and the awesome R2D2-inspired limited-edition Xbox 360 with Kinect bundle.

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Tue, Aug 16, 2011 | 22:36 BST

Kinect Star Wars to offer “finesse” in combat for core gamers

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There’ll still be a challenge for hardcore gamers in Kinect Star Wars according to the game’s Global Product Manager.

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Thu, Jul 28, 2011 | 16:01 BST

Quick Shots: New Kinect Star Wars screens released

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Lucasarts has release a few new screenshots for Kinect Star Wars. The game will be released in time for the holiday season, and you can also get it in bundle form for $449.99 via an R2D2 styled 320GB Xbox 360 which also comes with a gold C3PO controller and a white Kinect.

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Sat, Jul 23, 2011 | 23:33 BST

Saturday Shots: DCUO, Shiva, Minecraft, sales, Shatner

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It’s time for small things, funny things, and weird things. Get your fill below.

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Fri, Jul 22, 2011 | 09:50 BST

Kinect Star Wars at Comic-Con: “There are 100 million Star Wars fans, but not all of them play games”

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Sorry, hardcore gamers. This probably isn’t the Star Wars game you’re looking for. Does that necessarily mean it’ll be bad? Of course not. But LucasArts and Microsoft made no bones about their aim during Kinect Star Wars’ Comic-Con panel: this one’s for “families and kids.”

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Thu, Jul 14, 2011 | 14:19 BST

Microsoft at Comic-Con 2011: Gears 3, Kinect Star Wars, Frank O’Connor

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Microsoft has announced its plans for next week’s Comic-Con, and it loos as through there will various Xbox 360-centric activities for attendees to busy themselves with.

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