Kinect Archive

  • Review: Kinect Rush: A Disney•Pixar Adventure

    Review: Kinect Rush: A Disney•Pixar Adventure

    New tech is fun to play with. For the longest time I only ever owned a PlayStation 3, but after Christmas last year an Xbox 360 with Kinect (albeit the lowly 4GB model) was one of the new tech items that made its way into […]

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  • Review: Kinect Star Wars

    Review: Kinect Star Wars

    A long time ago—okay, it was last year—in a galaxy, far, far away (or our own living rooms. Whatever.) Star Wars fans began to clamor for a motion-controlled videogame that would fulfill the fantastical wish we’d had since the first time we laid dewy eyes […]

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  • The Hip Hop Dance Experience Track List is Sippin on a 40 (Songs That Is)

    The Hip Hop Dance Experience Track List is Sippin on a 40 (Songs That Is)

    40 songs make up the complete track list for The Hip Hop Dance Experience, which drops it like it’s hot on Xbox 360 Kinect and Wii this November 13th. Actually, 10 songs are exclusive to the Kinect version so Wii hip-hoppers will get a lighter […]

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  • Microsoft Makes Kinect $40 Cheaper

    Microsoft Makes Kinect $40 Cheaper

    Heading into the holidays, the Kinect Xbox 360 motion control system is dropping to a permanently reduced price of $109.99 in the US, slashed back from $149.99. Cuts are also going into effect in North America abroad as well as Latin America, Asia Pacific regions, […]

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  • Lionhead Tells the Tale of Fable: The Journey

    Lionhead Tells the Tale of Fable: The Journey

    Fable: The Journey has been mired in skepticism about it being another crummy Kinect butchering of a well-known franchise property, but this developer video diary may just change some opinions around. For example, did you know that the game world is nearly three times larger […]

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  • Just Dance 4’s Track List Has Moves Like Jagger

    Just Dance 4’s Track List Has Moves Like Jagger

    Over 40 songs make up the Just Dance 4 soundtrack, which will have gamers bumping and grooving with their favorite motion control device later this year as an eclectic mix of songs from Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Elvis, Maroon 5, The B-52’s, Stevie Wonder, Carrie Underwood, […]

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  • Review: London 2012 – The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games

    Review: London 2012 – The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games

    The Games of the XXX Olympiad begin across the pond this weekend after what’s sure to be a spectacular opening ceremony tonight. In videogame sports land, Sega has been building towards this fortnight of summertime Olympic competition for a while, beginning this past holiday season […]

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  • Review: Wreckateer

    Review: Wreckateer

    After flicking my ballista to launch the first stone toward the first castle in Wreckateer, my first thought wasn’t “Hey, it’s like a first-person version of Angry Birds!” No, it was this: Wow, this would have made a great Kinect launch game. Of course, it’s […]

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  • Majesco Dishes Complete NBA Baller Beats Soundtrack

    Majesco Dishes Complete NBA Baller Beats Soundtrack

    Wanna know what chart-topping beats you’ll be rhythmically dribble-jammin’ to with your Kinect, a replica Spalding basketball, and a copy of NBA Baller Beats later this year? Here’s the complete song list featured in Majesco’s upcoming full-body basketball music game for Xbox 360. Start with […]

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  • Angry Birds Trilogy Slingshots Onto PS3, Xbox 360 and 3DS

    Angry Birds Trilogy Slingshots Onto PS3, Xbox 360 and 3DS

    Although no longer at the peak of its popularity, the Angry Birds craze is spreading its wings and slingshot-launching onto PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo 3DS in a retail bundle titled Angry Birds Trilogy. Nope, there’s no Vita version (not that’s been announced at […]

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