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The former development leader on the Assassin’s Creed series believes that controller-free experience is the way of the future, but hardware companies need to better refine the technology before it becomes accessible to everyone.
Jade Raymond, who is currently leading the studio that Ubisoft has established in... |
27 July 2012
03:06 GMT |
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A number of new job listings from Microsoft suggest that the company is hiring more people who might be linked to the design and development of the new home console from the company, which industry watchers have dubbed the Xbox 720.
The ads are looking for people to work on the new user interface for the Kinect, wh... |
26 July 2012
02:30 GMT |
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Harmonix has confirmed quite a few new things about Dance Central 3, its upcoming rhythm game, including plenty of new songs that will be featured on its soundtrack, as well as a concrete release date.
The Dance Central series is one of the most popular Kinect-exclusive franchises, impressing many owners of the Xbox... |
24 July 2012
04:30 GMT |
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Gamers with accounts on Xbox Live Marketplace and Kinect Central can now download a free-to-play game called Mars Rover Landing, which was developed by the American space agency, in partnership with software giant Microsoft. The game can currently run on Xbox 360 systems exclusively, and requires a Kinect motion se... |
17 July 2012
11:49 GMT |
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Infinity Blade was one of the most successful games launched on the iOS Apple devices, but it seems that initially the game was designed to work on the Kinect motion tracking for the Xbox 360 and only happenstance led to its move to smartphones.
Mark Rein, who is a vice president and one of the co-founders of Epic G... |
13 July 2012
17:31 GMT |
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Cliff Bleszinski, the creative director of Epic Games and the man behind the Gears of War franchise, has talked about the Kinect sensor for the Xbox 360, saying that developers have yet to take advantage of the peripheral in a meaningful way.
Epic Games has had a close relationship with Microsoft and its Xbox 360 pl... |
30 June 2012
08:21 GMT |
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A resume from the lead programmer working at developer Ruffian Games suggests that the upcoming Ryse project from Crytek, based around motion tracking via the Microsoft-made Kinect, will have a number of multiplayer modes.
The resume says that Ruffian Games is working on “a multiplayer map for a first person, ... |
28 June 2012
05:31 GMT |
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Microsoft has just launched a brand new feature for the dashboard of the Xbox 360 console called Kinect Central and, in order to get people interested in it, has confirmed that horror-themed adventure game Haunt will be available as a free download when accessing the new section.
The Kinect sensor is being marketed ... |
27 June 2012
03:37 GMT |
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Dance Central 3 is expected to launch before the end of the year, and both developer Harmonix and Kinect-maker Microsoft believes that the game has the capacity to create new interest in motion tracking. Ryan Challinor of Harmonix, who is a designer, coder and engineer at the developer, has told Gamasutra that his t... |
25 June 2012
20:01 GMT |
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A source inside the development arm of Microsoft has told CVG that a recent leaked document seemed to show the core elements of the next Xbox home console from the company was genuine. The manifesto is 56 pages long and has been circulating online for some time before Microsoft decided to issue takedown notices to t... |
25 June 2012
04:03 GMT |
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While Microsoft hasn’t talked about its next Xbox at E3 2012 this month, a document has leaked on the web showcasing a variety of features that might be implement in the oft-rumored Xbox 720, including Blu-ray support, a Kinect V2 or a $299.99 (around €235) price tag.
Next-generation consoles are eagerly ... |
18 June 2012
06:31 GMT |
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The Kinect motion tracking peripheral from Microsoft might have sold millions of devices, but failed to ignite a true revolution in the world of video games but the tech still has the capability to fundamentally change other fields, like medicine.
Bill Crounse, the senior director for worldwide health at Microsoft, ... |
14 June 2012
08:27 GMT |
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Microsoft has revealed that, even though it was missing from its E3 2012 presentation, Crytek’s Ryse project is still in development and will be showcased at a later time.
One of the most exciting future games that make use of Microsoft’s Kinect sensor on the Xbox 360 is Ryse, a first-person combat game ... |
11 June 2012
20:31 GMT |
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Electronic Arts’ Sports division revealed during Microsoft’s E3 2012 press conference that the upcoming FIFA 13 football (soccer) simulator will feature support for the Xbox 360’s Kinect sensor, allowing owners of the device to issue commands using only their voice.
FIFA 13 is set to deliver a thor... |
8 June 2012
04:14 GMT |
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Microsoft revealed one new feature, in the form of Internet Explorer for the Xbox 360, and a big improvement to an existing one, namely a better version of the Bing voice search thanks to the Kinect sensor.
The Xbox 360 has been around for quite some time but, ever since its original release in 2006, many owners com... |
6 June 2012
02:23 GMT |
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Mobile devices are meant to be personal, and the latest advancements in security and privacy protection show that the industry is moving in this direction at full speed. There are already various security measures that users can benefit from to ensure that sensitive data on their devices is kept away from strangers... |
4 June 2012
08:40 GMT |
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Video game publisher and console creator Microsoft has announced that its current Xbox 360 home gaming console has reached worldwide sales of 67 million units, meaning that the hardware platform now accounts for 47 percent of the current-generation consoles market.
Yusuf Mehdi, who is the marketing chief of the Inte... |
31 May 2012
04:21 GMT |
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Harry Potter, the much loved children’s book and movie series, is being brought into the age of motion tracking with a new video game that developer Eurocom and publisher Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment are set to deliver for the Kinect motion tracking system from Microsoft.
The game will star Harry Pot... |
28 May 2012
16:21 GMT |
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Touchscreens normally involve, well, a screen, but the one Ubi came up with has no physical form at all.
Granted, that isn't quite true. There are some physical components, they just aren't screen components per se.
Instead, Ubi made a system composed of a projector and a Kinect sensor.
The projector cre... |
28 May 2012
09:35 GMT |
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Microsoft’s Creative Director for the Kinect, Kudo Tsunoda, talked about the sensor for the Xbox 360 and emphasized that a next-generation experience is completely possible with the current version of the device as developers just need to start using its features in new ways. The Kinect sensor for the Xbox 360... |
21 May 2012
15:31 GMT |
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The development team working on Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor at Capcom believes that it will be the best game to use the Kinect motion-tracking system for the Xbox 360, mainly because of the way Microsoft has updated the gesture recognition in order to accommodate the needs of the team.
Kenjo Katoka, who is a produc... |
15 May 2012
03:09 GMT |
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Microsoft has been long touting the great possibilities that its Kinect sensor could provide, especially when combined with the Kinect for Windows SDK and a great idea. Two recent projects have come to light to demonstrate that things are indeed so. The two projects, a Microsoft MirageTable and the Augmented Realit... |
11 May 2012
09:27 GMT |
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It's one thing to play in a normal sandbox and other to have one that lets you build things on a massive scale without any chance of getting sand and water all over you.
Kids, of course, love to play in sandboxes anyway. Some even prefer being dirty to cleanliness, for some obscure reason. Maybe they feel more... |
7 May 2012
15:11 GMT |
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Microsoft has just presented its practical implementation of the well-known Doppler effect. The technology is called SoundWave.Everybody that has seen it in action is comparing it to the company’s Kinect movement detection system. Yet SoundWave is much different from Kinect, because it doesn’t use any opt... |
7 May 2012
13:21 GMT |
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If last year Hack in the Box participants were challenged to put their imagination to good use by utilizing LEGO pieces and robots, this year the security conference will host an event in which contesters will have to use Kinect’s tracking features to create a system that can translate movements into words. Th... |
7 May 2012
09:10 GMT |
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Using commonly available components, a team of experts at Queen's University has recently developed a pod capable of displaying holographic representations of objects or persons that are somewhere else. The system largely consists of a series of 6 Microsoft Kinect sensors, a 3D projection unit, a convex mirror ... |
4 May 2012
10:51 GMT |
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Sources inside Microsoft have suggested that the company's video game division is getting ready to announce and launch a new bundle combining the Xbox 360 home console and the Kinect motion tracking system for the initial price of 99 dollars (75.3 Euro) and a two-year subscription plan that will see customers pa... |
3 May 2012
10:22 GMT |
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Bethesda has confirmed that it will unveil later today both the Kinect update for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim as well as the first details on the first downloadable add-on for the massive RPG.
Skyrim delighted millions of players last year when it came out for the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Since then, Bethesda has relea... |
1 May 2012
07:49 GMT |
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Bethesda has unveiled some more details about the upcoming update for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on the Xbox 360, which will bring support for the Kinect sensor, saying that it will be released next week and will also appear for the game's other language versions.Skyrim impressed millions upon millions of RPG f... |
16 April 2012
07:01 GMT |
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Video game publisher Namco Bandai has announced that it will be launching a Kinect-powered version of Dragon Ball Z for the Xbox 360 during October, allowing fans to experience a whole new take on the familiar universe.
Gamers will be able to learn and then use no less than 100 moves, with motion tracking set to int... |
13 April 2012
17:11 GMT |
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As much as this might sound like a belated April Fools’ joke, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on the Xbox 360 will get a special update in the near future, which brings support for the Kinect sensor.
Skyrim was Softpedia’s game of the year, impressing us with great gameplay, a complex story and a wide variety of t... |
12 April 2012
10:13 GMT |
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Microsoft is reportedly taking a new step towards putting together its products, through packing a series of Kinect features inside the next release of Windows Phone. Rumor has it that the company has started working on integrating the Kinect NUI (Natural User Interface) in the mobile operating system. Windows Ph... |
11 April 2012
06:21 GMT |
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Gears of War creator and Epic Games’ Creative Director Cliff Bleszinski revealed that the studio had a special Gears of War: Exile title in development at some point in time, but it was canceled before its official announcement. The Gears of War franchise is one of the most popular Xbox 360 exclusive ones in t... |
9 April 2012
17:11 GMT |
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After many people expressed their mixed feelings while playing, or at least seeing gameplay footage of its Kinect Star Wars title, Microsoft has made an official statement, saying that the game controlled only through the player’s motions, is designed to appeal to all Star Wars fans, not just core gamers. Lots... |
6 April 2012
20:31 GMT |
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Those who are playing Mass Effect 3 on the Xbox 360 home console from Microsoft have a chance to use the Kinect motion tracking system to control some aspects of the game, and one leading developer working on the game says the integration happened mostly by accident.
Casey Hudson, who is the leading producer working... |
2 April 2012
21:01 GMT |
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Quite a few video game companies made their own April Fools announcements yesterday, but a really impressive fan-made video has stolen the proverbial cake, showcasing an Assassin’s Creed game controlled only through the Kinect on the Xbox 360.Games in the Assassin’s Creed series have allowed users to perf... |
2 April 2012
05:05 GMT |
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Video game publisher THQ and Adidas have recently announced that they have settled a dispute linked to the miCoach range of electronic training devices and that a video game based on them will soon be launched for fans of the apparel company, although no dates or platforms have been mentioned.
Frank Thomas, a repres... |
28 March 2012
13:21 GMT |
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Microsoft is working on pushing its Kinect for Windows software and hardware to more markets around the world in the coming months.
The company has just announced that its product will arrive in nineteen new countries soon, including Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan in late May.
Countries like Austria, Belgium,... |
28 March 2012
05:58 GMT |
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When it comes to the personalization options that Windows 7 users can benefit from, new themes available from Microsoft are always great options.
Lately, we had the chance to have a look at a variety of new such customization options, including some that brought landscapes from Germany straight to your Windows 7 P... |
27 March 2012
17:11 GMT |
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With a week separating us from the official release of Kinect Star Wars, Microsoft has unveiled the launch trailer for the game, showing off the sheer popularity of the Star Wars franchise as a whole and the special experience delivered by the new game.
Kinect Star Wars has been a long time coming, with Microsoft an... |
27 March 2012
02:38 GMT |
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Tim Schafer, the leader of the development team at Double Fine, has pleaded with video game developers to use comedy more often in their titles both as a way to connect with players and as a means to transmit emotion.
The developer was speaking at the New York University Game Center and he acknowledged that comedy w... |
26 March 2012
16:41 GMT |
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One source inside Microsoft claims that at the moment the gaming-oriented division of the company is working on two new consoles, one of them being a stripped down version of the current Xbox for the casual market and another a true successor device that will be aimed at the hardcore fans.
Writing on the Reddit plat... |
23 March 2012
06:48 GMT |
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“Immersion” is something companies like to drone on when advertising a new monitor or graphics card, or whatever else. Basically, “immersion” has come to mean that sensation of being inside a game or movie while playing/watching it. A certain gamer with some knowledge in electronics and/or g... |
19 March 2012
11:42 GMT |
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Crytek has confirmed that its Ryse project for the Kinect is still in development, despite the fact that no other details have appeared about the game since its reveal at last year’s E3 conference.
Ryse was among the variety of Kinect games for the Xbox 360 that were revealed by Microsoft back in 2011, impress... |
16 March 2012
04:11 GMT |
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KinectJS is a JavaScript library for supporting motion gestures in HTML5. The motion gestures are acquired from a Kinect device via a custom built Adobe Air app. For now KinectJS support is limited to Google Chrome 15+ and Firefox 10+, but as more browsers implement the needed HTML5 features, they'll be able to... |
15 March 2012
13:01 GMT |
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Peter Molyneux recently announced that he was leaving both video game publisher Microsoft and developer Lionhead after the completion of the most recent Fable video game. However, before that he seems determined to make gamers believe in the superiority of the motion-powered Kinect over traditional controllers. ... |
12 March 2012
04:01 GMT |
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A rather embarrassing gameplay video from the upcoming Kinect Star Wars game has appeared on the web, showing off footage from three of the main activities, including the Pod racing, the Jedi duels, and the Dance battles.Kinect Star Wars has been in development for quite some time and, although many people are eagerl... |
10 March 2012
02:41 GMT |
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Microsoft is opening new doors towards the creation of robotics applications that can fit a wide range of scenarios by releasing the final version of its Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 4.
Generally available, Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio 4 (RDS 4) –which is downloadable from Softpedia as well, vi... |
9 March 2012
10:35 GMT |
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Video game publisher Capcom has confirmed that Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor will be officially launched on June 19 in the United States and June 22 in Europe, exclusively for those who own both a Xbox 360 home gaming console and the Kinect motion tracking system from Microsoft. The publisher has also revealed a trai... |
6 March 2012
05:30 GMT |
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The Xbox 360 home console managed to beat both the PlayStation 3 from Sony and the Nintendo Wii when it comes to overall sales in the United States during 2011, and Microsoft has even bigger plans for its gaming platform for this year.
Steve Beinner, the director of marketing for first-party games working at Microso... |
5 March 2012
10:33 GMT |
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