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University team brings Blizzardâ??s best-selling MMO to Microsoftâ??s motion controller
Read More »World of Warcraft hits Kinect
US researchers have managed to adapt Kinect and use it to control Blizzard’s MMO behemoth World of Warcraft. An Institute for Creative Technologies team working out of the University of Southern Carolina have developed FAAST – middleware that translates physical gestures to in-game actions through Microsoft’s motion controller, according to …
Read More »UK CHARTS: FIFA 11 topples Black Ops
It’s a New Year and we have a new UK Number One. Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops has seen its reign at the top of the listings disrupted for the second time with EA’s FIFA 11 overtaking it to claim the weekly crown. In the last week of November …
Read More »Kinect firm makes PC motion controller
Kinect creators PrimeSense Immersive Natural Interaction has revealed a new Kinect-like motion camera for the PC. Called the WAVI Xtion, much like Kinect it will allow users to control an array of core functionality through gesture and voice, with the express intention of "extending PC usage to the living room". …
Read More »Microsoft â??aims to boost Kinect accuracyâ??
Software upgrade â??inboundâ??; data flow could be quadrupled
Read More »Kinect accuracy could be ‘quadrupled’
Reports suggest that Microsoft is working on a downloadable update for its motion camera Kinect that would effectively quadruple its level of accuracy. Eurogamer reports that the platform holder hopes to make it so accurate that it will be able to detect finger movement and hand rotation. How can this …
Read More »Infinity Blade conceived as Kinect title
Having yesterday been crowned as the fastest grossing release of all time on the Apple app store, Epic-owned developer Chair Entertainment has admitted that Infinity Blade began life as an Xbox 360 Kinect title. We always have some cool ideas on deck, and kind of the inception of Infinity Blade …
Read More »Free DLC for Kinect Sports and Joy Ride
Owners of Kinect Sports and Kinect Joy Ride have been granted free access to new DLC packs. The Kinect Sports Party Pack – available today – adds six mini-games including King of the Ring Boxing, SuperStriker Football and Fruit Splatter Volleyball. The free DLC also includes 15 party play events, …
Read More »UFC owner files lawsuit against Ubisoft
Ultimate Fighting Championship owner Zuffa LLC is taking Ubisoft to court over the marketing of Kinect game Fighters Uncaged. Zuffa claims a phrase on the back of the game’s box is confusingly similar to the use of UFC Marks, including the ‘Ultimate Fighting’ name and mark on Zuffa licensed video …
Read More »MS clarifies Forza Kinect controls
Following the assurance yesterday that Kinect functionality will be supported in next year’s racer Forza 4, Microsoft has offered a little more detail on what exactly we should be expecting. Most importantly, the official press material for the title makes more than one reference to controller-based racing”, with Kinect seemingly …
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