A long time ago at a convention center far, far away, Microsoft promised gamers a Star Wars adventure using the Xbox 360’s Kinect motion-sensing camera. You’d wield a lightsaber by swinging your arms, while tossing Stormtroopers …
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Kinect 1.5 Launches in May, Adds ’10-Joint Skeletal Tracking’
Microsoft’s Kinect motion-tracking sensor for Windows and Xbox 360 can today, out of the box, keep track of basic body parts like your arms and legs. It’s not very good at keeping track of rapid motion, and the lag can be …
Halo 4 Preview Reveals Details About Multiplayer, Master Chief’s Return
Master Chief is back. After a brief hiatus in Halo: Reach, 343 Studios is reviving the character in Halo 4, which will directly continue the storyline developed by Bungie in Halo 3. A new preview — while not revealing a whole …
Simpsons Arcade Game Finally Released for Consoles After 21 Years
It’s been a long time since you could pump quarters into The Simpsons Arcade Game, gleefully mashing buttons with a can of Mountain Dew by your side. Well, prepare to seriously embiggen your gaming library because the Simpsons …
Xbox Rumors Galore! New System Rumored to Run 6x Faster and Play Blu-ray Discs
Hold on to your hats, gamers, because there are some pretty juicy rumors floating around out there about the next generation Xbox, or the “Xbox 720,” as the press has dubbed it.
According to Kotaku’s “games industry sources,” …
Hail to the King: Xbox 360 2011’s Top Games Console by a Mile
Microsoft’s taking its annual video game victory lap, this time celebrating Xbox 360 sales for 2011, during which the 360 outsold both the PlayStation 3 and Wii (tied for second place) by over 2.7 million units.
And the …
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Why Xbox 360’s New Update Isn’t the Future of Television
I don’t know if you’re aware of this, but the future of television begins today. Or, at least it does if you believe Microsoft, who’s using the term to describe the new Xbox 360 upgrade that goes live today. The update brings
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Next Xbox Rumor: Will Run Windows 9 and ARM
Smaller, less expensive and running Windows 9 on an ARM processor—that may just be Microsoft’s next Xbox, according to a rumormonger known for getting predictions like this right.
Blogger MSNerd allots most of his “Clarity” …
Xbox Signs Up 50 Streaming Partners, Can Even Replace Your Cable Box
Move over, Netflix; you’ve been replaced as the king of streaming television with Microsoft’s announcement of new partnerships for Xbox 360 with 50 international content providers, including HBO—the one “get” that Netflix has never quite managed.
The company’s announcement yesterday means that Xbox LIVE will soon be streaming live …
Why I’m Worried About the Joker in ‘Batman: Arkham City’
What you’re seeing here is the latest trailer for the upcoming Batman game, due out in just a few short weeks. And, to no one’s surprise, the Dark Knight’s white-faced archenemy will be in the game, masterfully voiced once more by Mark Hamill.
But, the plot points teased in this trailer have me a little worried, because there seem …
Cruel Story, Bro: ‘Gears of War 3’ Review
Gears of War 3 represents the kind of game that’s become deeply embattled as bite-sized smartphone gaming and freemium models shift the economics and expectations around the video game medium. It’s big and loud and costly to make. It runs on only one game platform and appeals mostly to a meat-and-potatoes fanbase that doesn’t appear to …