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Showing posts with label project natal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label project natal. Show all posts

Sunday, August 01, 2010

Microsoft Kinect UK tour dates and venues - book your time today!

Microsoft will showcast their new Kinect motion control system around the UK this summer where users can 'try before they buy' the controller less system.

The Tour Dates and locations confirmed so far are…

PlayStation Move prices announced - Starter kit featuring motion controller and camera to cost around £50

October 19th will see the launch of PlayStation Move motion controller and camera the price has been announced for the starter kit. It's down to retailers what they charge, but the PlayStation Eye camera is expected to cost £25 with the sub-controller at the same price, the main motion controller is expected to cost £35 - considerably lower than Microsoft Kinect.

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Never mind Move and Kinect use your brain to control video games

baby wire upA wireless headset that can interpret brain waves to control video games and other onscreen action, had been shown off at a hi-tech conference.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Real-life relationships with Xbox and project Natal

project natalGame characters that recognises and responds to a player's mood is shown in this video from Lionhead Studios.

Using Natal developed for the Xbox 360 players movements are reacted to and they way they talk is monitored.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Kinect adds new depth to Sports Island

Sports Island screenshot
Konami Digital Entertainment has revealed it will be releasing a Kinect exclusive version of Hudson Soft’s Sports Island for Xbox 360 later this year. Provisionally entitled Sports Island Freedom, the sports compilation will allow users unrivalled control within its ten events.

Sports Island Freedom marks Hudson Soft’s first use of the Kinect technology, and boasts ten new sporting events designed especially for motion-control system.

Konami dances on to “Kinect” for Xbox 360

DanceMasters screenshot
Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has announced an all-new dance title for use with “Kinect” for Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Provisionally entitled DanceMasters, the new game responds to real dancing, with “Kinect” for Xbox 360 hardware demanding players move their body to the beat and position their bodies against a variety of on screen markers.

Adrenalin Misfits video game on “Kinect” for Xbox 360

Adrenaline Misfits gameplay screenshot
Konami Digital Entertainment will showcase Adrenalin Misfits – a title for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft that makes use of Microsoft’s ”Kinect” for Xbox 360 which brings games and entertainment to life in extraordinary new ways, no controller required. Konami’s European plans for the cross boarding title will be outlined at a later date.

Monday, June 14, 2010

Xbox 360 Kinect game list - Sets the Future in Motion No Controller Required Microsoft reveals new ways to play that are fun and easy for everyone

Xbox 360 Kinect gameGet ready to Kinect to fun entertainment for everyone. Microsoft Corp. today capped off a two-day world premiere, complete with celebrities, stunning physical dexterity, and news from a galaxy far, far away, to reveal experiences that will transform living rooms in North America, beginning Nov. 4. Kinect will roll out to the rest of the world thereafter.

Project Natal becomes Kinect for Xbox 360 as Microsoft show contoller free gaming ahead of E3

Kinect for Xbox 360Previously code-named “Project Natal,” the Kinect label was released before the start of the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles (E3) as part of a Cirque du Soleil performance that was inspired by Kinect’s technology.

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Why Sony's motion capture will be better than Microsoft's Natal... - with video

image of xbox with project natal receiver in foregroundTraveller’s Tales’ director Jon Burton told a popular video games website that he thinks Sony's motion capture is better than Microsoft's offering because...

Tuesday, December 01, 2009

10 project Natal games from Ubisoft expected

image of xbox with project natal receiver in foregroundTo coincide with the launch of Xbox 360 Project Natal technology, Ubisoft have ten titles set for release within six months.

The nameless motion controller can detect movement and react (Wii like) to user movement without the players have an actual controller.

Watch the demo video after the break...

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Project Natal World's top video games publishers pledge support

image of xbox with project natal receiver in foregroundWorld's top publishers pledge support for Project Natal, helping pioneer a new category of controller-free games and entertainment.

Xbox 360 today announced widespread enthusiasm from the world’s leading video-game publishers for Project Natal, a whole new way to play - no controller required.

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Video of Burnout Paradise played using project Natal on Xbox 360

project-natal-burnout-paradiseAfter it was revealed at E3 this year, Project Natal has created a buzz around the globe. Now CNET have managed to visit Microsoft and get their hands on a copy to demo the playing of racing game - Burnout Paradise. Watch this video and see what you think...



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Monday, August 03, 2009

Xbox 360 - The Unreal Engine Has Been Used for Project Natal E3 Demos

project natal xbox 360Almost every gamer in the world knows about Microsoft's Project Natal and how it might just transform the way we play our games and make controllers an obsolete notion. We saw at E3 a few tech demos that showed just how responsive and fun the new technology can be.



But, speaking with Eurogamer, Epic Games' Mark Rein revealed that a few of those demos were powered by the company's Unreal Engine 3, meaning that his team already knows the ins and outs of the new system from Microsoft. Rein went on to say that the whole concept was quite amazing and that a change was coming, sooner than we might expect.

“The two games they showed on stage used our engine, so we're really excited about that,” Rein said. “I'm very pro-Natal. There are a lot of interesting things you could do with it and I'm really excited to be involved with it.”

“We're working closely with Microsoft to spread the enhancements they made with Unreal Engine 3 to other developers,” the executive continued. “If people out there are interested in doing really cool games for Natal, they should contact me and I can put them in touch with Microsoft.”

Rein emphasized his point of view and revealed: “The whole concept of playing a game without a controller is very intriguing. That's going to open up a lot of stuff.” He then took EA Sports Active as an example, as the fitness game requires a special strap for the Nintendo Wii Remote, in order for the console to track your movements. “If you made a game like that for Natal - and I'm sure EA is doing it - Natal could just look at you and tell if you're doing the exercises properly.”

So it seems that even hardcore developers like Epic Games are taking things like Natal quite seriously and, at least for their Unreal Engine tool, it will certainly offer another avenue for profit in the long run. Hopefully though, we won't get to play future installments of Gears of War or Unreal Tournament only by waving our arms at the TV screen.

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Alan Wake To Be Microsoft's Project Natal's Launch Title?

Alan Wake video gameMaster Samo writes - I recently contacted Remedy to conduct an interview with them; the first part of the interview will be posted tomorrow. However, one of the answers that I received was so interesting that I had to post it today. While interviewing Oskari Hakkinen, Head of Franchise Development at Remedy Entertainment, I asked him whether or not Project Natal will be implemented, in some form, in Alan Wake. Surprisingly, his response was the following...

Read full story here on HipHopGamerShow



Alan Wake xbox 360  game
Alan Wake video game

Monday, June 15, 2009

Project Natal will NOT be released as an add-on for Xbox 360


The report emerges from discussions on the site's podcast and concludes, "Microsoft will not only release Natal as an add-on for the Xbox 360, it will come standard with the next Xbox console.

"Yes, there will be a new Xbox console next fall."



To be so assured either means that either there is some serious inside information being fed via the kind of leak so hated by SCEA head, Jack Tretton, or rumour and speculation following E3 has reached fever pitch in one part of the world.

Adding flesh to the bone of the new Xbox Natal story, we're informed, "...we wouldn't be talking about the sort of hardware leap we've seen with Xbox (or most other) platforms in the past, and we're not talking about Microsoft ending one console cycle and starting another.

"The new Xbox console is said to be aimed directly at a mainstream audience -- and will launch before Nintendo is able to release its Wii HD. "

Read the full post at 1UP here...


Gamezplay comment - From the stills at the end of the video I doubt this information!