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360 Avatars Get In The World Cup Spirit
The 2010 World Cup has hit Xbox Live Marketplace, with a range of official and unofficial team merchandise now available for your Xbox 360’s avatar. Finally delivering on a promise that’s gone unfulfilled ever since the avatars were first released, fans of the beautiful game can buy official jerseys, shorts, socks, boots and even supporter…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2010 -
Get A Look At Kinect’s Star Wars Game
Perhaps the best “game” we saw yesterday at Microsoft’s Kinect launch event was a Star Wars title. Why? Why don’t you take a look yourself. Take all this with a sizable grain of salt, of course, as you always should with on-stage demonstrations, but anyone that watches this and isn’t at least a little excited…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2010 -
Fake Families Put Kinect Through Its Paces
You already knew that much of Kinect’s early marketing would be targeted at a casual crowd. So when you watch this collection of game “demonstrations”, try and keep that in mind. At least, try and keep it in mind until the horrors of the dancing game’s “guitar throw”. Those who want to see what Kinect’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2010 -
Our First Look At Natal’s Star Wars, Sports Games (And Minority Report Menus)
Following tonight’s Cirque du Soleil performance in Los Angeles, Microsoft gave us a first look at many of Kinect’s first titles, most of which we’d never seen before. Most promising may well be a Star Wars game, developed by Microsoft and Lucasarts, that features controller-free lightsaber duels, complete with force powers like “force push”. Kinect…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2010 -
Cirque Performance a Pitch Not Just for Natal, but Games
In the two years he’s been the executive producer for Microsoft’s E3 appearance, Aaron Greenberg’s brought The Beatles on stage and tonight, Cirque du Soleil. He expects to be asked how he’ll outdo that, and he doesn’t have an answer. “I’m eager to not have to try to one-up this next year, that’s for sure,”…
By Owen Good Published June 14, 2010 -
What Are We Forced To Wear To See The Xbox Kinect?
Microsoft is holding a pre-E3 event tonight, the “Project Natal” for Xbox 360 Experience, starring the acrobatic elite of Cirque du Soleil and forcing us to don… whatever it is that Deputy Editor Stephen Totilo is wearing right now. Are those choir robes? Some sort of disco Jedi outfits? Is Gallagher going to be there…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 13, 2010 -
Don’t These Kinect Games Sound Awfully Familiar?
So the Microsoft Kinect is official, and we’ve seen a list of exciting new titles making their way to the Xbox 360 motion control device, but where’s the innovation? Is Kinect changing the game, or delivering more of the same? USA Today’s story (since pulled) on the newly renamed Kinect highlights several of the titles…
By Mike Fahey Published June 13, 2010 -
Project Natal Officially Renamed “Kinect”, More Games Revealed
There’s no need for conjecture; Microsoft’s upcoming motion control peripheral, once known as Project Natal, is now to be officially known as “Kinect”. “For lots of people, that controller is a barrier,” Microsoft creative director Kudo Tsunoda told USA Today. “We set out to make a new control paradigm where anybody can get in and…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 13, 2010 -
So What’s Inside The New Xbox 360?
It appears, going by some advertisements popping up online just before E3 kicks off, that Microsoft plans to unveil a new model of the Xbox 360. What, then, does this new console bring to the table? For starters, as you can see, the most immediate difference is in the look of the machine. Gone are…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 13, 2010 -
New Xbox 360 Coming, Project Natal Renamed to Kinect And More
As gaming’s big week prepares to kick off tonight with a circus-themed blow-out in downtown Los Angeles, the rumors are beginning to hit a fevered pitch. Three bits of news came to our attention this weekend. Let’s run through them from most likely to least likely: Patrice Désilets is headed to THQ Montreal: We know…
By Brian Crecente Published June 13, 2010 -
Gaming’s Big Secrets Revealed… Soon
New gadgets, new ways to play games, new ways to look at games, and plenty of new games. That’s what we expect to see at this year’s big Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. Each year E3 lays out the details of what gamers can expect to see over the course of the rest of…
By Brian Crecente Published June 11, 2010 -
Most Gamers Don’t Even Know Project Natal Exists
Sometimes, it’s handy being reminded that “gamer” is a far bigger term than most of you realise. As evidenced by this Nielsen poll, which amazingly shows that most “gamers” haven’t even heard of Project Natal. They haven’t heard about PlayStation Move, either. This despite Natal being a year old, and having appeared on countless news…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2010 -
Two More Natal Games Revealed, At Least Twelve More To Come
Ahead of next week’s E3 in Los Angeles, two new titles for Microsoft’s motion-control peripheral, Project Natal, have been revealed. Those hoping for a wave-your-arms version of Halo or Fable are out of luck, though, as the two games are simple party titles (ie glorifed tech demos), similar to the kind we’ve seen for the…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2010 -
Report: Microsoft Talking 3D Gaming “Soon”
Sony has been making a big deal about 3D. So too has Nintendo. Until now, Microsoft has been fairly silent on the subject. Looks like that’s about to change. Andrew Oliver from Blitz (Dead to Rights Retribution) has told Develop “Microsoft are going to be making an announcement about [3D] at some point soon.” Great.…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2010 -
Microsoft: Halo 3 Outsells Uncharted, Killzone & Resistance Combined
The public relations war we sometimes call E3 has begun a few days early, it seems, with Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg taking to Twitter to fire a shot across Sony’s bow in the leadup to the big trade show. I’m sure it was intended to rally the Xbox 360 fanboys to the flag for the next…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2010 -
New Gears Of War 3 Screenshots Show Mechs Are Good With Their Feet
Epic today released a set of new Gears of War 3 screenshots, and those who prefer actual in-game shots to pre-rendered fluff are being well catered for. Most of these are in-engine, and around half are even proper in-game screens, with ammo counters, rough textures and everything. Bravo, Microsoft, this is the kind of stuff…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 9, 2010 -
Report: Hulu May Be Expanding To Xbox 360, iPad
Looks like previous reports that peg streaming video service Hulu for the next big addition to the Xbox 360 may be right. Reuters is reporting today that Hulu plans to expand its service to multiple devices, including Microsoft’s console. That could mean that new television and movie programming from companies like Fox, NBC Universal and…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 8, 2010 -
Games On Demand for Windows, Now With Less Painful Waiting
Microsoft is getting serious about on-demand Games For Windows, convincing publishers like Capcom, Rockstar, Ubisoft and others to bring their PC wares to Games on Demand “day-and-date” with their release in stores. There’s better news. For PC gamers who prefer their digital content delivered by Games on Demand for Windows, Microsoft will deliver weekly updates…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 8, 2010