The gentleman in this queue for Kinect may have been paid to stand there but that doesn't mean he didn't get a Kinect out of it. Unfortunately his apartment isn't quite big enough to get the most out of the sensor, as this picture proves.
Like a Surface, sort of
Kinect's multitouch inputs have already been shown off in previous videos, but it's got wider applications than grabbing and dropping: it can be used to turn surfaces into all kinds of interactive spaces.
Half a decade old
Breaking the traditional five-year life cycle of consoles is no mean feat, but that's what Microsoft set out to do with Kinect, and it may just work. The Xbox 360 celebrated its fifth birthday in North America yesterday, having originally gone on sale all the way back in 2005 in the original 20GB and Core flavours.
Atlus has been a staunch supporter of the DS for years, releasing some quality, quirky RPGs in that time, and the company has just announced another title bound for North America next year in the form of Radiant Historia.
Nabs "most immersive game controller" gong
We know Move works great, you know Move works great, and now Sony's controller has been honoured with an award in Popular Science magazine's "Best of What's New 2010" issue.
Be the Star Wars kid, on PC at least
We've all done it: picked up a stick, pole or golf ball retriever and imagined ourselves as an all-powerful Jedi restoring balance to the Force. Now thanks to Kinect, a PC and a lot of free time, those dreams are one step closer to becoming reality. Or augmented reality, anyway.
Official names for Black and White starters
Regardless of how you feel about Pokémon Black and White's starter Pokémon, at least you now have official names you can call them instead of Smugleaf, Hamferno and The Water One.
Bad news for Europe
If you've been crossing your fingers for Super Mario All-Stars 25th Anniversary Edition in the expectation of it receiving a PAL-optimised conversion, you can unbend them and start using them to type vitriolic comments now – the package will not be 60Hz compatible.
Whoomp! There (it) is
If you can't guess what songs will be included in the next round of downloadable content for Dance Central then shame on you. I Gotta Feeling from Black Eyed Peas, Word Up! by Cameo and Whoomp! (There It Is) by Tag Team are all heading to Xbox Live next Wednesday for the price of 240 Microsoft Points each.
Will the extra cost be passed onto consumers?
Earlier this year, Satoru Iwata stated 3DS games may cost as much to develop as Wii titles, something that has now been backed up by Japanese studio Marvelous Interactive who's given some frightening figures for studios wanting to get into this potentially explosively lucrative market.
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