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Ubisoft has conquered 21 per cent of the Kinect market in Europe. According the firm’s third quarter financials for the three months ended December 31st, 2010, titles such as Your Shape: Fitness Evolved mean Ubisoft accounts for more than one fifth of the motion controller’s games sales. The company’s European …
Read More »Gears of War Kinect resurfaces
Further talk of a Kinect-specific version of Microsoft’s Gears of War has appeared online overnight. Kotaku is carrying an image (which you can see below) of what it claims is an older concept demo for the game, which is said to currently be in development for the console. Specifics on …
Read More »Blitz scores Michael Phelps swimming game
Newly revealed project built on BlitzTech, developed for Kinect
Read More »Michael Phelps Kinect game revealed
Publisher 505 Games has lifted the lid on an inarguably unique new Kinect title – Michael Phelps: Push the Limit. In development exclusively for Xbox 360 and Kinect, 505 Games describes it as "one of the most realistic and intense sports simulation video games ever" and "the first controller-free swimming …
Read More »Wild West shooter heading to Kinect
Splosion Man developer Twisted Pixel has announced it is working on Kinect’s first shooter. The Gunstringer is a comedic Wild West game that blends open 3D movement and Rez-like shooting sections. Using the Kinect camera, players take control of an undead cowboy in the style of a string puppet. The …
Read More »Ubisoft eyes up Kinect IP conversions
Publisher Ubisoft has said that it is considering Kinect adaptations for all of the brands in its popular stable of IP. The company has already enjoyed big success with Microsoft’s Xbox 360 motion camera, claiming third party market leadership on both sides of the Atlantic thanks to launch titles such …
Read More »Microsoft enjoys record quarter
Xbox 360 and Windows platform holder Microsoft has reported its best ever quarterly earnings for the three months ending December 31st. Total company revenues came in at $19.95bn for the period with profits reaching just over $8bn. It was the Entertainment and Devices Division, which is the home of Xbox …
Read More »2K announces Kinect Carnival Games
2K Play has announced it will release Carnival Games: In Action for Xbox 360 in April. The game will be the first in the best-selling mini-game series – best known for its hugely popular Wii entries –that will use Microsoft’s Kinect motion controller. it will be known as Carnvial Games: …
Read More »Dance hit heads to Move and Kinect
Ubisoft is bringing one of its popular Wii dancing games to PlayStation Move and Kinect. Dance on Broadway will be released on PS3 on March 18th, with a Kinect version also in the works. The title was originally released on Wii last summer following the huge success of Just Dance, …
Read More »UK devs ‘leading the charge’ on motion control
British studios driving Kinect, Move and Wii games sales, study claims
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