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Kinect is not dead. That’s the message from Microsoft, despite the fact the peripheral was not mentioned once in its Xbox E3 press conference earlier this week. We are absolutely continuing to support Kinect," Xbox’s Aaron Greenberg told GameSpot. We’re continuing to support Kinect where it makes sense [and] innovating …
Read More »Microsoft has unannounced Kinect games in the works
Kinect may have been totally absent from Microsoft’s excellent E3 presentation, but the company says that software is still in development for the machine. Xbox’s general manager of global games publishing Shannon Loftis told Polygon that not only is the device still coming to Windows 10, but also that unannounced …
Read More »Kinect for Windows being phased out
PC device will be replaced adaptor for Xbox One counterpart
Read More »Xbox promotes Kudo Tsunoda to handle UK studios
Kinect mastermind's new role fuels rumours of Phil Harrison's departure
Read More »Microsoft recruiting for mysterious ‘top secret’ project
Senior software engineer needed to "push the envelope of today's and tomorrow's technology'
Read More »PC adapter incoming for Xbox One’s Kinect
Microsoft is releasing an adapter that will let owners of Xbox One’s Kinect camera to connect the device to their PC. The Kinect Adapter will cost $49.99 (around 30) and allow the device to plug into the USB 3.0 port of any PC running Windows 8.1. The result is that …
Read More »Microsoft releases Kinect SDK 2.0
New adapter kit allows developers to use the Xbox One Kinect for PC and tablets
Read More »Microsoft’s IllumiRoom evolves into RoomAlive
The appealing IllumiRoom tech demo shown off by Microsoft last year has expended into an even more technologically complicated beast. IllumiRoom sparked interest in January 2013 and used a combination of Kinect and projectors to expand a gaming environment beyond the confines of the TV screen to encompass an entire …
Read More »Deadly Premonition creator’s next game D4 hits Xbox One tomorrow
D4, the next game from Hidetaka ‘Swery65′ Suehiro, will be released on Xbox One tomorrow. The episodic game is a cel-shaded action adventure that was originally designed to use the Kinect, relying on a user’s voice and gestures. Interestingly, however, Microsoft has now said it can instead be played using …
Read More »Dance Central Spotlight available to download on Xbox One now
Kinect title Dance Central Spotlight is now available to download on Xbox One. Microsoft says Harmonix’s 7.99 download will work with any add-on content purchased for previous Dance Central games and comes with the following ten tracks: Avicii – Wake Me Up” Cher Lloyd – I Wish” David Guetta ft. …
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