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With Natal’s software launch line-up still shrouded in mystery, the VP of Codemasters Studios Gavin Cheshire has warned developers that simply integrating motion control into existing projects is not sufficient – and could even lead to the commercial failure of the device. I’m sure there’ll be games attuned to Natal …

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Peter Molyneux, the creative director of Microsoft Game Studios, has stated that as much as he’d love a chance to play with Sony’s recently revealed PlayStation Move, he doesn’t believe the tech is as evolutionary as his company’s Xbox 360 Natal. At E3 last year we saw they were having …

2010 is set to be the year of motion control. By default, that also means it’s the year that the long-standing dominance of Wii will be tested like never before. But NoA president Reggie Fils-Aime reckons both Sony and Microsoft have a bigger challenge on their hands than they perhaps …

EA has announced that Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 will offer support for Sony’s as-of-yet undated PS3 Motion Controller. However, the game won’t be supporting Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Natal. A rep for the publisher told VG247 that this is purely down to the timing of the game’s release – an …

We’re still waiting to discover what games will accompany the launch of Microsoft’s motion sensing Natal camera this Q4 – but the plat form holder has now pledged to reveal all this June. Microsoft works very strong with third-party developers, so we’re hoping that we’re going to get some great …

The mass-market friendly Project Natal may be grabbing all the headlines, but Microsoft insists it won’t lose sight of the core gamer audience. There’s a slew of major titles due from the platform holder this year, including Alan Wake, Crackdown 2, Halo: Reach and Fable III. And Microsoft’s European Xbox …

Microsoft’s motion sensing camera Natal has come in for some praise from an unlikely source – the former boss of SCE owned developer Naughty Dog. Speaking to GameTrailers, the studio’s co-founder and ex-president Jason Rubin stated: I think Natal and things like Natal are going to revolutionise more than gaming. …

Microsoft will directly challenge Nintendo’s mass-market media efforts when it launches Natal later this year. MCV understands that format-holder Microsoft is already planning early promotional efforts for the camera device to include celebrity endorsements and coverage in non-games media. Microsoft this week invited an ‘elite selection of media’ and non-games …

When Natal arrives later this year it will have a key USP over rivals Wii and Sony’s motion device – a truly controller-less interface. But SCEA boss Jack Tretton has stated that his company’s experience with the EyeToy has taught it that the approach brings with it its own disadvantages. …