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Microsoft has announced a new deal with TV sports network ESPN which will offer on-demand sports games on Xbox 360. The service is completely free to Xbox Live gold members and will allow Kinect users to watch, replay and record live HD matches via voice recognition. The new Xbox Live …
Read More »XBOX: Forza 4 to enjoy Kinect support
Turn 10-developer racing sim to allow for 360's new motion control input
Read More »XBOX: Kinect demoed on stage
This is what happens when technology stops getting in the way” – that’s the line that Xbox Live general manager Mark Whitten has used to introduce Kinect to the LA audience at E3’s press briefing An on-stage designer simply waved to sign in to the software. Kinect recognised him straight …
Read More »XBOX: Kinect demo shows promise
Impressive display of motion gaming seems to prove that Microsoftâ??s new tech works
Read More »XBOX: MGS Rising to use Kinect
Metal Gear Solid: Rising will be compatible with Kinect, Hideo Kojima. The game puts players in the role of returning character Raiden and is based primarily on sword combat, which is controlled by the newly-named motion controller. I felt it was important for my team to come up with something …
Read More »XBOX: Ubi fitness game ‘transforms’ exercise
Look out Nintendo, your grip on the fitness game market may be under threat. Ubisoft officially unveiled its Kinect exercise Your Shape: Fitness Evolved at the Xbox E3 briefing today, touting its features as capable of ‘transforming the way we think about fitness in the living room’. "Your Shape Fitness …
Read More »XBOX: Rare creating Kinect Sports
Xbox Live avatar studio behind motion sensitive Wii Sports rival
Read More »XBOX: 2010 a ‘transformation year’ for Xbox
Don Mattick opened today’s Xbox 360 E3 briefing by declaring 2010 a year of ‘transformation’ for Xbox 360. 2010 is the 10th year of Xbox said Mattrick, of the console which actually launched in 2002 but was first unveiled a decade ago. Mattrick said that the 360, along with motion …
Read More »XBOX: 2010 a ‘transformation year’
A decade after conception, XBLA, 360 hardware and new controller herald new era for console
Read More »E3 2010: A look at Kinects games
The world’s games press have for the first time had some hands-on fun with Microsoft’s initial range of Kinect (formerly Natal) titles and if one thing’s clear it’s that the platform holder has big mass-market casual gamer aspirations with its new technology. Leading the line-up is Kinect Sports. Though MS …
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