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Motion control tech to use minimal amount of 360 processing
Read More »OPINION: Kinecting with the market
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Read More »MS: Well sell more 360s this year than in 09
Microsoft’s European VP of Interactive Entertainment Chris Lewis that his company will definitely” sell more Xbox 360 consoles in 2010 than it did in 2009 thanks to the uplift it anticipates the launch of Kinect will bring to the format. We will definitely sell more units in this fiscal year …
Read More »Kinect launch the industry view
Yves Guillemot – Ubisoft, CEO The new [motion sensing] machines are very good because they provide a chance for more people to play. Nintendo showed that it could make lots of money and also serve lots of customers, so now everybody wants that part of the cake.So that’s what we …
Read More »Kudo shrugs off Kinect criticism
The man behind Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect has shrugged off the less then enthusiastic response that the motion camera has received from some elements of the internet games community. Well, people on the internet are generally negative anyway so I try not to get too bent out of shape about …
Read More »The tech that can drive Kinect
Controllerless game development neednâ??t be a sweat, and NaturalMotionâ??s new tech can help
Read More »NaturalMotion tech ‘simplifies Kinect development’
Animation specialist reveals new Kinect middleware; studios already on board
Read More »Dance Central 2 in the works
Harmonix has laid out the long-term plan for its Kinect launch title Dance Central, with pre-production already underway on a sequel. CEO Alex Rigopulos told MCV: I think that Dance Central has an opportunity to spark a phenomenon, much like the original Guitar Hero did. "I sure as hell hope …
Read More »Dance Central not possible on Move/Wii
With its ability to track the movement of 20 limbs, Kinect is well-suited to Dance Central and its hundreds of dance moves. In an interview with MCV, Harmonix says embracing Microsoft’s motion accessory rather than PlayStation Move or Wii was an easy choice. Kinect was a no-brainer because you don’t …
Read More »OPINION: Those Kinect stock grumbles
Format-holders are damned if they do and damned if they don’t. Supply enough product for launch, just enough to satisfy day one with some overspill, then you’re branded a so-so hit. Or a borderline failure. Don’t supply enough product, and you aren’t working hard enough, over-inflating demand, or simply cocked …
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