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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Fez Creator Working on Super Hypercube for Kinect

Tuesday, December 13, 2011 Glen View Comments

Speaking to Gamasutra Phil Fish, the visionary behind long-awaited Xbox Live Arcade title Fez, has already unveiled the game his team are working on now that Fez is nearing release.

Super Hypercube was a pre-Fez puzzle game made using the Wii for head tracking in a similar way to the now infamous Johnny Lee video. Players rotate blocks of various shape using a controller in an attempt to align the correct face with the hole in the wall, not too dissimilar to the array of Hole In The Wall-inspired titles already found on Kinect, only using traditional Tetris-like blocks rather than your actual body.

As a concept the game worked, but the messy implementation made it impossible for many people to make use of the key head tracking feature. Now Kinect offers the perfect solution, and not only do they have the game working, it was a finalist at IndieCade two weeks ago and Microsoft are showing interest. 

Hopefully the game will finally see release for Kinect! Check out some old footage below of how the game looked in its concept stage 3 years ago.

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Kinect Googly Eyes and Tetris Party Challenge Revealed Via Classification Board

Monday, May 23, 2011 Glen View Comments

Having revealed 3 new Xbox 360 titles last week, Crimson Alliance, Fusion Genesis and Kinect Me, Australia's Classifications Board has today revealed two new Xbox 360 titles -- Kinect Googly Eyes and Tetris Party Challenge.

Again, there is no further information about either title. Tetris Party Challenge is from developer Hudson Soft, who previously released Tetris Party for the Wii and DS to huge critical acclaim.

We can't even begin to guess what Microsoft-produced Kinect Googly Eyes might be. It's a peculiar title for a game, if it even is a game at all, and it joins Kinect Me and Kinect Fun Lab, two other titles which sound like they could be features or services, rather than retail releases.

Googly Eyes is the name of a dropped feature from the Kinect Sports Party Pack DLC. Could this be the rumored secret Rare title in development? Or could these 3 games be the first apps for a to-be-announced Kinect app store?

Just two weeks to wait and we'll know for sure!

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