Archive for October 2011

Rocksmith is now available at retail throughout North America.  The standard edition of the game, available for $79.99, includes the Rocksmith Real Tone Cable, a unique 1/4” to USB cable that is the first of its kind, developed exclusively for Rocksmith.  This revolutionary cable turns the guitar’s signal from analog to digital, allowing it to [...]

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If you have children,  or are a child at heart, you’ll want to learn more about the new Kinect TV shows that Microsoft is currently developing for 2012. Working in partnership with experts from Sesame Workshop and National Geographic, Microsoft today announced new“playful learning” experiences —“Kinect Sesame Street TV,” “Kinect Nat Geo TV” and “Project Columbia” [...]

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America’s most popular game show amongst the unemployed is making it’s way to the Xbox 360, and it’s coming fast.  Announced today, The Price is Right Decades is set for a November 15, 2011 release date, and will have Kinect functionality.  The game will feature classic staples of The Price Is Right such as Plinko, [...]

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Ubisoft announced today that they are developing Family Feud 2012 for the Xbox 360. However, they also made sure to let us know that the game is also being released.. today! Thanks for the early heads up Ubisoft. From the press release, Family Feud 2012 Edition features all of the familiar and favorite challenges from [...]

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We are just a week away from the launch of “Dance Central 2” on Kinect for Xbox 360, and to help you count down to the return of the best-selling full-body dance game on Oct. 25, an early demo of the game is now available on Xbox LIVE! Xbox LIVE Gold members can start warming [...]

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I’ve become a lazy gamer. It’s tough to admit, but with such a busy schedule I like my save points at regular intervals, my difficulty settings changeable and learning curves not so much steep as idly sloping. I enjoy a good challenge every now and then (Braid, Portal, and Metro 2033 fit the bill) but [...]

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Update 2: THQ officially posted the video on the Saints Row Youtube page.  Enjoy. Update 1: Looks like THQ has pulled the video already.  Move along, folks.  Nothing to see here. Taking potshots at the Call of Duty franchise must be the cool thing to do nowadays.  Earlier this year, the Bulletstorm team released a [...]

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San Francisco-based developers, Double Fine, are nothing if not quirky, and it appears as if they’re staying true to form with their next planned downloadable pack.  Announced today, “Rise of the Martian Bear” is the first add-on for last Summer’s XBLA title Trenched, which was recently renamed Iron Brigade. “Rise of the Martian Bear” is [...]

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A few months back, it was revealed that 343 Industries’ remake of Halo: Combat Evolved would feature some sort of Kinect features, but the developers and Xbox stayed mum on the specifics of it all.  Over the weekend, at the New York Comic Convention, details were finally shed on how exactly the integration would work. [...]

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“Kinect Sports: Season Two” launches exclusively on Kinect for Xbox 360 on October 25 and is rated “E” for everyone. It will include six exciting new sports, including Baseball, Skiing, Tennis, Football, Golf and Darts. Competitive fun for the whole family, fans around the world have made “Kinect Sports” the bestselling franchise on Kinect for Xbox 360, with more than three [...]

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