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The Force is remarkably strong with Microsoft this week as its new Xbox 360 title Kinect Star Wars debuts at No.1 in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. In this case you should trust your eyes – Kinect is now fully operational. Despite not being the game that …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Kinect boss Kudo Tsunoda
Kinect Star Wars finally arrived on shelves earlier this week, standing as a flagship for the new generation of Xbox 360’s motion controlled titles. MCV speaks to Microsoft’s Master Yoda of Kinect, Kudo Tsunoda, about why the game is a major boon for the device and how far the technology …
Read More »‘Star Wars will be evergreen seller’
Xbox hopes Kinect Star Wars will become a Wii-style evergreen seller. Creative director for Kinect Kudo Tsunoda said the power of the Star Wars brand means that, unlike most releases, the game’s sales will not deteriorate rapidly after launch. Star Wars really is one of those evergreen brands,” Tsunoda told …
Read More »Kinect Rush cinema ads to reach 1.3m people
Microsoft has laid out its cinema, TV and radio campaign for its new kids game – Kinect Rush: A Disney Pixar Adventure. The 360 title is being backed by cinema ads that will reach 1.3m people, plus there’ll be postcards in foyers. Further activity has been booked on TV channels, …
Read More »Microsoft names Kinect Accelerator finalists
Eleven start-ups get $20k and free office space to develop Kinect apps
Read More »Ten studios collaborated on Kinect Star Wars
More than 200 developers worked on upcoming Xbox 360 title
Read More »Rumour: Xbox Lite is Microsoft’s E3 reveal
Established Xbox rumour-monger ‘MS Nerd’ has claimed Microsoft will reveal a new Xbox Lite console at E3 in June. The device, he says, will be similar in design to Apple TV, containing an ARM-based architecture and retailing for something in the region of 100. It will focus on Xbox’s networked …
Read More »Molyneux on Kinect: "We expected too much, too soon"
Days before walking away from both Microsoft and his own studio Lionhead last week, Peter Molyneux admitted that the public were too quick to judge Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect technology. It’s just like any piece of new technology or invention, whether it’s a bike, a motorcar, or a flying machine. …
Read More »UPDATE: GAME blocked from stocking Star Wars Xbox 360 console
The upcoming Limited Edition Star Wars themed Xbox 360 hardware SKU will not be stocked at GAME, MCV can reveal. News broke just moments ago that both Microsoft and Activision have joined Sega, Capcom, Nintendo and Tecmo Koei in refusing to sell stock to GAME Group stores. MCV has learned …
Read More »Last chance to vote for GAME BAFTA Award
GAME is urging UK consumers to vote for their favourite game of 2011 before March 13th by giving away a Star Wars Xbox. Gamers who vote at www.baftagameaward.com will be entered into a prize draw to win a Limited Edition Star Wars Xbox 360 console and Kinect accessory. The BAFTA …
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