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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Haunt, Happy Action Theater and Rhythm Party Get Release Dates

Monday, January 16, 2012 Glen View Comments

Kinect is well suited to Live Arcade, where ambitious projects can thrive at an affordable price. The next few weeks will see three solid looking releases, starting with NanaOn-Sha's Haunt which will be available to download January 18th for 800 Microsoft Points. From the creators of Parappa The Rapper, players are made to freely explore a haunted mansion, outsmarting ghosts and working their way past a variety of puzzles and traps. Check out the trailer here.

Next up is Double Fine's Happy Action Theater, a collection of looping mini-games with a strong focus on augmented reality and fun rather than competitiveness. Legendary game designer Tim Schafer announced on Twitter that the game will be available to download February 1st. Check out the trailer here.

Finally February will also see the release of Konami's dancing game Rhythm Party, previously titled Boom Boom Dance. Rather than follow specific choreography as found in the likes of Dance Central and Just Dance, Rhythm Party lets you dance in any way you want as long as you hit the circles in time with the beat. With more in common with titles like Elite Beat Agents and Konami's Bemani games, and a crazy and varying art style, it's sure to offer a unique Kinect dance experience when it launches February 8th. Check out the trailer here.
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Double Fine Unveil Happy Action Theater for Kinect

Tuesday, October 18, 2011 Glen View Comments

As we speculated last week Double Fine have announced their second Kinect title, Happy Action Theater.

The downloadable title will feature 18 short mini-games for all ages cycling in a playlist. Featuring heavy use of augmented reality the game, built by legendary game designer Tim Schafer "for his daughter", will recognise up to 4 players at once.

The game appears to have a "The floor is molten lava. Avoid." mini-game, so it can't be less than fantastic, surely.

Check out the trailer below courtesy of Giant Bomb!

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Double Fine Working on Second Kinect Game?

Sunday, October 16, 2011 Glen View Comments

Double Fine held an event earlier this week which promised to provide multiple exciting announcement involving a total of 6 products. The first of these announcements was that their Live Arcade and PSN game Costume Quest is finally going to be available on the PC. Unfortunately the rest of the announcements are under embargo and are likely to be revealed next week.

One of the attendees did however mention in a tweet that a Kinect game was at the event. Double Fine have of course just released Sesame Street: Once Upon A Monster, but would it make much sense to take a game already released that the press have had in their hands for some time to an event specifically dealing with new announcements?

Double Fine are expected to announce a game with legendary game designer Ron Gilbert -- responsible for classic adventure titles such as Maniac Mansion and Monkey Island as well as the recent Action-RPG Death Spank -- as one of multiple smaller games Double Fine are producing. Could this be a Kinect title?

With multiple projects in the works, a solid relationship with Microsoft and a good grasp of the Kinect technology, we can't say we'd be surprised to hear that Double Fine are working on a new Live Arcade title with Kinect support. We'll let you know if such a project is announced over the coming week.
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