Kinect 2.0 Detailed

Much of the excitement surrounding the new Xbox can be directly attributed to the next-gen Kinect sensor. Building off what the original Kinect started this takes NUI (natural user interaction) to the next level. From natural speech recognition to more accurate facial recognition and more detailed body motion capture. Kinect has been improved so much it's almost unfair to compare with the original incarnation. In this article let's go over what we know.

The New Xbox Revealed

It’s been an exciting couple weeks for Xbox fans. The new console was announced dubbed the “Xbox One” and the next-generation Kinect was debuted and detailed. We’ll give a brief synopsis of the new system as well as more in depth analysis of the new Kinect sensor in a later piece.

Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor Gameplay Screenshots

After a new trailer last month, Capcom decided to demo Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor at this years Tokyo Game Show. Japan's biggest video game magazine Famitsu have had a chance to see the game in action, bringing us our first shots of gameplay.

Project Draco Revealed - Screens and Gameplay Details

After a gameplay demonstration at this years Tokyo Game Show, we bring you all of the latest screenshots and gameplay details from one of Kinect's most anticipated upcoming releases.

Just What Is Fable: The Journey? - A Closer Preview

We take a deeper look at Lionheads upcoming Kinect Fable title to find out just what the game actually is; Not on rails -- on reigns.

Grasshopper Manufacture Officially Reveal Diabolical Pitch -- Video Demonstration

Having been announced last year as Codename D, Grasshopper Manufacture officially reveal their upcoming Kinect game, Diabolical Pitch. Click for all of the gameplay details as well as a video preview!

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Release Dates for Dance Central 2 and Kinect Sports 2 Revealed - New Footage!

Tuesday, August 16, 2011 Glen View Comments

Microsoft's next wave of first party titles kicks off this October with Dance Central 2 launching October 21st. Kinect Sports Season 2 will follow just 4 days later on October 25th.

Just prior, Kinectimals will relaunch as Kinectimals With Bears -- the original game packaged with the new Bears DLC -- hitting stores October 11th.

Dates for Kinect Star Wars and Kinect Disneyland Adventures have yet to be announced, but expect them to launch around November time.

All of these games are being demonstrated this week at Gamescom in Germany, including a first glimpse at darts and tennis in Kinect Sports 2, which you can see below. A recent preview over at Xbox360Acheivments had great things to say -- "What makes Kinect Sports: Season 2’s darts so impressive is the degree of accuracy you have with the darts at your disposal. Moving your hand just a slight millimetre will move your on-screen target a slight millimetre too. It’s 'seeing is believing' stuff in all honesty, as this type of control has never really been seen in a Kinect game to-date."

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Kinect @ Gamescom

Monday, August 15, 2011 Glen View Comments

Gamescom, the worlds largest games event, kicks off tomorrow in Germany with Microsoft's Xbox Play Day, a 3 hour event allowing the press to get hands-on time with all of the top upcoming Xbox 360 games.

We expect a Kinect-heavy showing, with new footage for games such as Kinect Sports Season 2, Kinect Disneyland Adventures, Kinect Star Wars and Dance Central 2. There will also be a new playable demo of Fable: The Journey, which will hopefully fare better than its initial outing at E3 which Molyneux described as a "horrendous mistake". We'll also likely get a better look at the new Xbox 360 dashboard launching this fall!

All of the major third party studios will be bringing their latest games too. Ubiosoft will be showing off the latest from games such as Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, The Black Eyed Peas Experience, Just Dance 3 and Rabbids: Alive and Kicking.

EA are taking the latest builds of Mass Effect 3 and The Sims 3: Pets, both of which feature Kinect support, and THQ are showing off their latest fitness title, Adidas MiCoach. Also expect the latest demo's for Rise of Nightmares and Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster.

Of course there will be more than what is currently announced and hopefully Gamescom will hold a few surprises, as usual. Check back all this week for the latest news and content!
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Kinectimals Bears to be Announced at Gamescom? Update: Bears DLC Pack!

Tuesday, July 26, 2011 Glen View Comments

Gamescom, the next big event in gaming, is less than a month away. Naturally, there will be a lot of big name developers showing their latest and greatest games. Frontier, the developers behind Kinectimals and the upcoming Disneyland Adventures, recently tweeted that not only will they be going to Gamescom, but that they will be "showing other games" and that "there are others to talk about".

Kinectimals naturally has the makings of a franchise. The name is neutral and could refer to any animal, and with the first game focusing only on big cats there is a lot more content possible. And, of course, kids love animals and animal games, so it's almost a no brainer to continue on after a successful first game.

Thanks to Xboxygen, we might have our first clue not only about the games' existence, but about what kind of animal will feature in it. Amazon.de have put up a pre-order page for a September release of Kinectimals Bears. That wouldn't have been our first guess for the next animal, but without any further info we can only speculate right now. Given that the first game launched with a variety of soft toys in limited edition packs, this game could launch with some teddy bears which would be quite a nice fit.

We'll likely know for sure at Gamescom next month, so check back for all the latest news!

Update: Frontier have announced that bears will be introduced to the franchise via a DLC pack for the original game. The "Bear Island" downloadable content will let you choose from 5 bears to take on an all new adventure with new guide Bumblina, featuring new tasks, items and animals to discover. The pack will launch this fall for $14.99, as well as with the original game for $49.99 under the title "Kinectimals - Now With Bears!"
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