Today Guinness World Records announced that Microsoft's new Kinect
peripheral is the fastest selling consumer electronics device of all
time. So, how many units has Microsoft sold, and how fast did the
company sell them?
While the concept of turning everyday people into actorsmakes for an amusing time, technical issues stand in the way of makingthe latest Yoostar a blockbuster hit.
Microsoft's research group pulled back the curtain on a few future
looking technology experiments, some of which could eventually find their way to
the Xbox.
My time with the game at the Microsoft Games Showcase in San Francisco
promises that creative developers can do incredible things with the new
device outside of sports and dancing games.
How does the team responsible for Psychonauts and Brutal Legend wind
up making a Sesame Street game for Kinect? In a recent interview, Double
Fine's Tim Schafer and Nathan Martz explain the chain of events that
led to the muppet-infused project.
Without any help from Microsoft, PC modders have managed to do all kinds
of crazy fiddling with the Kinect peripheral. Now the company is
finally releasing the official SDK (software development kit) for
non-commercial use.
Space Invaders was a pretty fun game in its day, but it could use a
little bit of an update. Some enterprising folks in France have done
just that, letting players take potshots at extraterrestrial enemies
through the power of Kinect.
The publisher touted strong performances of Assassin's Creed:
Brotherhood, its slate of dance games, and Kinect titles in a press
release detailing its fourth-quarter 2010 revenues.
We've heard plenty of rumors
about Epic supposedly working on a new Gears of War game with Kinect
capabilities, but the latest anonymous source is saying that this title
will be an on-rails shooter.
According to a WhoIs profile search, Microsoft bought the rights to the
website KinectHalo.com. Does this mean the next Halo will be motion
controlled?
Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices division racked up $20 billion in
revenues over the 2010 holiday fiscal quarter thanks to the new
controller-free game experience.
Both Kinect and Minecraft have been providing ambitious and intelligent gamers with the opportunity to showcase impressive mods and hacks, and so it’s only to be expected that they would eventually be united as one.
Today Ubisoft announced that the Wii, DS, and PSP versions of Michael
Jackson The Experience have sold two million units collectively
worldwide since they launched in November. The remaining 360 and PS3 versions are set to launch in April.
Sometimes you just don’t want people looking at you while you’re
chatting (i.e. all the time). This spring, Microsoft’s Avatars will
reach another level of expression thanks to a new Xbox Live chat system
called Avatar Kinect.
Microsoft has announced that they surpassed their
own expectations of five million in sales for Kinect, instead selling a shocking eight million units in
the product's first 60 days on sale.
Kicking off their CES keynote with a focus on Kinect, Microsoft just
announced that Kinect-enabled Hulu Plus will be coming to Xbox Live this
spring along with an upgrade to Netflix that adds Kinect support.
