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Read More »Fruit Ninja Kinect reaches 1m downloads
The Kinect version of Halfbrick’s popular game Fruit Ninja has been downloaded 1 million times via Xbox Live Arcade. The figure comes less than a year after the game’s XBLA launch in August 2011. "Hitting 1 million downloads for XBLA is an awesome achievement," said Phil Larsen, chief marketing officer …
Read More »GDC: Yves Guillemot’s Child of Eden brainwave
Did the Ubisoft CEO conceive the idea of Kinect as a Child of Eden controller? Tommy Francois believes so
Read More »GDC: Fruit Ninja Kinect hits 1 million downloads
Halfbrick studio's iOS hit now a triumph on XBLA
Read More »White Xbox 360 Kinect bundle inbound
Microsoft is bringing a white version of its Xbox 360 S to the UK. A new SKU called the Xbox 360 Kinect Bundle will include a glossy white 4GB console (as in, no hard drive), a white Kinect sensor, white controller and a three month Xbox Live Gold subscription. The …
Read More »Study shows ‘no public health benefit’ from active video games
Researchers at the Baylor College of Medicine have released a report on the impact of active video games on healthy children’s physical activity. The results show consistent engagement by study participants (children 9-12 years of age) in games such as Wii Fit Plus and EA Sports Active yield little to …
Read More »Sony building PlayStation Kinect prototypes, patent reveals
Filing for creation of 'a real-time three dimensional interactive environment using a depth sensing device'
Read More »April release date confirmed for Kinect Star Wars
Microsoft has confirmed news revealed by MCV last month that Kinect Star Wars will be released in April. The game will carry an RRP of 39.99 and land at UK retail on April 3rd. The Special Edition R2-D2 styled Xbox 360 console will land on the same day for 349.99. …
Read More »VIDEO: New Kinect Star Wars trailer
With a release potentially just a few short weeks away, Microsoft has released a new trailer for Kinect Star Wars. The short sees Everwood, The OC and Moneyball star Chris Pratt re-enact the famous confrontation between Darth Vader and Obi-Wan Kenobi from Episode IV. The game itself is due to …
Read More »Argos dates Kinect Star Wars for April
The new Argos catalogue released this weekend has dated Kinect Star Wars for April in the UK. The Xbox 360, which blends Jedi action with motion control, game was originally included as part of Microsoft’s Christmas 2011 release slate but it was delayed to this year for further development time. …
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