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.
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.
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.
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.
At a New York press conference today Microsoft made several announcements regarding upcoming Kinect titles. As well as the previously reported Happy Action Theater, Pixar Animation Studios have announced an exclusive Kinect title called Codename Rush.
Microsoft also announced new partnerships with Sesame Street and National Geographic to create new interactive experiences for younger children. National Geographic: Expedition Wild will introduce kids to facts about nature and animals, allowing them to play relevant mini-games along the way.
Microsoft have today announced that they're bringing dozens of new TV experiences to the Xbox 360, with over 50 TV providers now supporting the console in over 20 countries including the likes of Bravo, Comcast, HBO GO, Verizon FiOS and Syfy in the U.S.; BBC TV and radio and Channel 4 and 5 in the U.K.; Telefónica in Spain; Rogers On Demand in Canada; Televisa in Mexico; ZDF in Germany; and MediaSet in Italy.
Verizon have announced that their application, providing a multichannel experienced with a selection of top rated high definition content, will be fully Kinect compatible as well as Xfinity, whose first console experience will be fully voice and gesture compatible. Consumers in the UK have had access to a Kinect-powered Live TV experience via the Sky Go application for a while now, and Microsoft are likely to expand that to virtually all of their new services.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
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