Go for gold
Want to spread your love of Kinect Sports to Facebook? Somebody at Rare thought you'd say that, as the company has just unveiled the game's official Facebook application.
VGChartz providing the mirth
Solid hardware and software sales figures are hard to come by for any machine or game, but website VGChartz claims to have the most accurate figures due to several scientific methods including surveying gamers, statistical trend-fitting and studying resale prices to estimate supply and demand. How accurate are these figures? Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg finds them laughable:LOL’ing at sales reports from VGChartz, why do people release info as official when there is no source or science behind the#s?We'll surely receive official sales data from Microsoft in the near future, the contents of which hopefully won't be so laughable.
Sensory depth
Kinect's launch "scratch the surface" of its potential according to Kudo Tsunoda, and enterprising engineers have already coded several interesting applications for the sensor for PC and Mac.
Famous faces face-off
Square Enix's next Mario sports title, Mario Sports Mix, isn't just about characters from the Mushroom Kingdom: the company has just confirmed it'll be bringing some of its own most popular characters to the title as well.
Make it work
If you fancy dabbling in a spot of make believe, EA might just have the game for you. Create is set for release next week across North America and Europe, and EA is hoping it'll strike a chord with Move users everywhere.
You might be surprised
Considering the first Kinect prototype cost $30,000, you might be surprised to learn how cheaply Kinect can now be manufactured.
Rock and (paint) roller
PlayStation Store download Beat Sketcher is on the way to North America in just two weeks, dated for release on November 23rd.
Crossed wires
Whilst Milo and Kate was never announced as a game, its technology apparently didn't go to waste, with Microsoft's Alex Kipman stating:I will tell you that the technology developed in that sandbox, and by the way we continue to develop technologies in that sandbox, has migrated pretty closely to what you see in a game called Kinectimals.David Braben of Frontier Developments disagrees, and he should know, as his studio created Kinectimals.
There has not been any involvement in the technology or design by Lionhead. Milo & Kate is a completely separate (and intriguing) development from Lionhead.Interested in Kinectimals? Make sure you read our Kinectimals review to get the low down on this furry adventure.
Stacking blocks good for you
Anyone who's played Tetris – i.e. everyone ever – can attest to its soothing qualities as they stack block after block aiming to create those lovely lines. Now a new study suggests that playing the game isn't just good for fun, it may help to reduce the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Wordplay!
Okay, so Sega isn't really creating an instalment in Nintendo's happiest franchise Animal Crossing, but the blue and white company did create a safe hedgehog crossing point in London to promote this Friday's release of Sonic Colours for Wii and DS.
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