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There Will Be No Kinect Sex Game
ThriXXX, the developer behind a title claiming to be Kinect’s first sex game, won’t be doing anything of the sort after platform holder Microsoft decided to block its release. “Xbox is a family friendly games and entertainment console and does not allow Adults Only (AO) content to be certified for use on its platform, and…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 18, 2010 -
Microsoft Wants To “Quadruple” Kinect’s Accuracy
While Kinect’s hardware is locked in and finalised, the firmware that controls it is flexible and able to be upgraded. And that’s exactly what Microsoft is planning on doing, according to a report on Eurogamer. It’s being reported that Microsoft is currently investigating ways of improving the compression technology that dictates how much code can…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 18, 2010 -
Goodbye Gal☆Gun Panties!?
Looks that way. Creepy cute Japanese shooter Gal☆Gun used to be wall-to-wall underpants. Now it’s just wall-to-wall wtf. Seventy-nine days before the game’s release in Japan, Microsoft called a meeting with Gal☆Gun developer Alchemist. On the game’s official site, the developer declared a “state of emergency” and suspended the game’s countdown clock. Microsoft, it seems,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 17, 2010 -
Seems The Xbox 360’s Indie Uprising Was More Of A Mild Wag Of The Finger
Sick of being neglected by MIcrosoft and ignored by most consumers, developers of indie games for Xbox Live Arcade went and had a little uprising. So was it a success? Well… The original plan was to have 14 games released during the early days of December, a smorgasbord of independent talent that was supposed to…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 16, 2010 -
Xbox 360 Faceplates Were a Failure, Says Microsoft
Swappable faceplates on the Xbox 360 wasn’t a bad idea, says the console’s marketing boss but, looking back, it came in a little late, especially for a fad based on mobile phones. “We don’t ever create an accessory with the intent of having it fail”, Albert Penello told Official Xbox Magazine. “The idea wasn’t bad…
By Owen Good Published December 15, 2010 -
Is This Kinect’s First ‘Sex’ Game, Or Is It Just The Creepiest?
Microsoft’s Xbox 360 camera-controller Kinect has been hacked for dozens of fascinating purposes. Now we have its sleaziest, a working demo of a virtual girl groping “game” that lets you rub down polygonal boobs with your own hands. Sex video game maker ThriXXX claims it has built a Kinect-based interface for its brand of sex…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 15, 2010 -
Samsung Brings Six Free Mini-Games to Kinect Sports
Kinect gamers get a free download pack for Kinect Sports today courtesy of Samsung. The Samsung Party Pack adds six new mini-games and three mascots to the motion-gaming sports title. The mini games are super striker, Pinvaders, Rapid Runner, Target Smash, Fruit Splatter and King of the Ring. The mascots, crazy mascots according to Rare,…
By Brian Crecente Published December 14, 2010 -
Xbox Skate Park To Cease Shredding?
West London skate park Baysixty6’s skating days might be derailed as the hotspot now faces closure. According to website BikeBiz, the Kensington and Chelsea planning department states, “The Skatepark does not serve needs of the local youths.” The area might be turned into either an office space or a garden center. Previously, the park was…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 14, 2010 -
Xbox Live Screw-Up Soils Clothes Trading Surprise
Dream Club is a bar girl simulator that allows players to patron a virtual watering hole and chat up chicks. But It’s not only about that for fans, it’s also about the outfits and dressing up their favorite characters. A Xbox Live snafu has mucked up a long-awaited clothes trading surprise. See, it isn’t possible…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 9, 2010 -
Halo Wars’ Leaderboards Saved
Responding to outcry from the game’s close-knit community, Microsoft has about-faced on its decision to end leaderboard and stat-tracking support for Halo Wars on Dec. 15. While the Halo Wars forums will still be merged into the Halo Waypoint forums, ending their presence on HaloWars.com, leaderboards and online statistics will remain active. Dedicated Halo Wars…
By Owen Good Published December 8, 2010 -
See The Incredible Autonomous Kinect Flying Machine
Now that Microsoft’s Kinect camera sensor has been hacked from mere video game controller to homebrew developer’s plaything, we’ve seen some amazing new applications. This flying machine that uses the Xbox 360 camera’s “eyes” to see is (perhaps) the coolest. Instead of being hooked up to an Xbox 360 to play games, Kinect is sending…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 8, 2010 -
Let’s Infiltrate Xbox Headquarters
Microsoft’s internal news crew Channel 9 recently paid Xbox HQ a visit, bringing a camera along for the ride. If you’ve ever wanted to see what the place that runs the Xbox looks like, well, you are about to. While there’s nothing particularly scandalous, nor revelatory about the footage, it’s still nice seeing this kind…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 3, 2010 -
Chastened Prosecutors Dismiss Xbox 360 Modding Case
A day after a judge chewed them out in open court, federal prosecutors in Los Angeles dropped their case against a man accused of running a modding business that allowed Xbox 360s to run pirated or unauthorized games. Wired reports that Matthew Crippen, 28, is a free man, after prosecutor Allen Chiu told Judge Philip…
By Owen Good Published December 2, 2010 -
Judge Hacks Prosecution To Pieces In Xbox 360 Modding Trial
The Xbox 360 criminal hacking trial began in Los Angeles with a bang. “I really don’t understand what we’re doing here,” said U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez. According to Wired blog Threat Level, the judge’s open court “tirade” was directed at prosecutors and lasted 30 minutes. The judge was upset about a whole host of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 2, 2010 -
Half Of Xbox Live’s Users Aren’t Paying Subscribers
It’s easy to assume that most people who connect their Xbox 360 consoles to the internet have an Xbox Live Gold subscription. But nope. Turns out a lot of you don’t “Of our 25 million members, about half of them are subscribers to the business and pay us about $60 a year for that,” Microsoft’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 2, 2010 -
ReviewsReview: Fable III Understone Quest Is No Mystery
You’ve staged a revolution, you’ve saved the day. Now journey below Fable III‘s Bowerstone to discover the source of an enigmatic voice. Shame there isn’t much to solve, other than why this Fable add-on is so half-baked. Fable III is an action role-playing game in which players must not only gather forces to come to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 1, 2010 -
Xbox Live Rewards Gives You “Money” For Nothing
Microsoft’s “Xbox Live Rewards” program, which began testing over a year ago, looks set to finally be about to open to the public, with a page turning up on Xbox.com devoted to the service. The program essentially rewards users for spending money on Xbox Live, giving out Microsoft Points and other freebies for doing things…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 1, 2010 -
NSFW: Kinect Can Recognize Solo Play
People are hacking Kinect, doing all sorts of amazing things with it like mapping their rooms and turning into a bloated mutant. But when does the screwing start? Sex tech website Slashdong wonders just that. Well, with it possible to teach Kinect to track boobs, then surely laying pipe must be around the corner, no?…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 30, 2010 -
Two Kinects Can Make A Model Of The World Around You
With one Kinect motion-sensing camera, we can see part of our surroundings in 3D. With two, however, we can actually generate 3D models of our surroundings. Oliver Kreylos, the man behind the first of these kind of videos, has got hold of a second camera and with it built an adorable little 3D model of…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 30, 2010 -
Kinect Sees 2.5 Million Sales In 25 Days
It took ten days for Microsoft’s Kinect to hit one million sales. Now Microsoft reveals that the device has sold 2.5 million units in 25 days. This can only mean one thing: Someone is buying 100,000 Kinects a day. It’s either that, or Kinect is simply selling at a relatively steady rate. The latest numbers…
By Mike Fahey Published November 29, 2010