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Kinect 2.0 seems to be officially dead as Microsoft has discontinued the adapter which allowed it to function on new Xbox Ones. The adapter, which has been needed to use Kinect on every iteration of the Xbox One since the Xbox One S, is no longer in production and more than that, it seems like […]
The number of issues that the Xbox One’s Kinect had over the course of its run could be summed up in one simple word: unnecessary. From videos of the system failing to recognize you after you allowed it to scan you, to people getting penalized for swearing in a game while it was on, to […]
The Xbox One S looks like a really clever redesign of the hulking Xbox One. It’s compact, takes away a lot of nonsense, and is supposedly even more powerful than the first console. One thing the Xbox One S doesn’t have though is a Kinect port. For a console that was once bundled with the […]
When Phil Spencer took over the Xbox division, the Kinect seemed to drop off as an important peripheral over night. Soon after, a Kinectless Xbox One bundle came out and few games have featured the device since. In a new interview with Edge (via GamesRadar), the Xbox boss opened up about the peripheral speaking enthusiastically […]
By Jared Cornelius Welcome back gentle reader, it’s time for another roundup of those video game disks that all the kids like so much. While last week re-packaging and last generation consoles were all the rage this week is skewing a bit more towards the strange. The overarching theme this time seems to be cult favorites, from cheesecake anime ladies, hardcore strategy, and […]
By Sage Ashford With June only a few weeks away, gaming fans are finding it more and more difficult to contain their excitement as the biggest gaming conference of the year approaches. The Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, gives gamers a look at the titles developers have been working on and plan to release over […]
By Joe Cammisa [audio:http://joecam.net/SML/SML-e066.mp3] Monday night is here and it’s time for The SML Podcast Episode 66: It’s Too Damn Hot in This Apartment here on Bleeding Cool! This week on the show we are joined once again by Len Stuart of SWDTech Games, who is unfortunately here to talk about what happens next […]
By Jared Cornelius So Xbox head, Phil Spencer, sent out a press release revealing that Microsoft would be releasing a Kinect-less version of the Xbox One console. For those not in the know, the Kinect is a camera peripheral for the Xbox 360 released in 2010 and included as a “critical” piece of the Xbox One at launch. Spencer touted the Kinect-less version of the […]
By Jared Cornelius In breaking news today, Microsoft is going to be selling a version of the Xbox One for the price of $399 without the Kinect peripheral included. Xbox head Phil Spencer put out a press release touting the news, First, beginning on June 9th, in all markets where Xbox One is sold, we […]
Nerdy Show reports from E3 for Bleeding Cool. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCSxc_fIxc8[/youtube] Without a doubt, one of the games we’re most excited about is Gearbox Software’s Aliens: Colonial Marines. It’s an official, canonical part of the series. We talk to Senior Producer, Brian Burleson in front of the ACTUAL alien queen and get a feel for just how […]
Nerdy Show reports from E3 for Bleeding Cool. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d9yxEGGVFU[/youtube] The Nerdy Show crew had a chance to check out the first 20 minutes of the new episode of Telltale Games’ Walking Dead Episode 2. Now we interview Richard Iggo about how the decisions players made in Episode 1 will affect Episode 2, the complexities of […]
Nerdy Show reports from E3 for Bleeding Cool. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oyx_flXBXzI[/youtube] Little Orbit’s forthcoming Young Justice: Legacy bridges the five year gap between season 1 and 2. It’s written by show creators, Greg Weisman and Brandon Vietti and promises to be an integral part of the story. Find out more in our interview with Little Orbit. Hear […]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX9FMdxaN_Y[/youtube] Nerdy Show reports from E3 for Bleeding Cool. Earth’s Mightiest Heroes Assemble for a new fighting game experience on the Kinect and WiiU. Watch Cap and Matt pose like Wolverine, Hulk, Thor, and Magneto and smash each other into a bloody pulp (virtually). We interview Jessica Crockett, product manager for Ubisoft’s Avengers: Battle For […]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVg9D-qPzrE[/youtube] Nerdy Show reports from E3 for Bleeding Cool. The most talked about superhero game at E3 was the recently announced Injustice: Gods Among Us, a DC Universe fighting game, made by the guys behind Mortal Kombat, NetherRealm. We interview Adam Urbano, the game’s Senior Producer searching for hints at Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti’s […]
The upcoming Disney Rush spins off five Pixar films into a single, Kinect controlled Videogame. That’s five times the crazy arm flapping… so probably only one fifth of the fun. I can’t say I’m amongst the Kinect faithful. As you’ll see from this trailer, it’s simple enough for kids to play. Though they may still […]
There’s an awful lot of Star Wars at Comic-Con, much of it in the shape of cosplayers (or rather shapes, plural, because I’ve seen a dazzling variety, from bean pole to pear). Some of the Star Wars around here, though, actually is sanctioned, George Lucas-spawned stuff. For example, tonight saw the premiere of some deleted […]
We’ve already seen what part Superman will play in the future of videogames, but how about somebody else on the other side of the Marvel/DC divide? Somebody where the grass skin is greener? Here’s a tech demo of what an Incredible Hulk game might be like – if it wasn’t very complicated or good looking. […]
This is amazing. Hacking the XBox Kinect has resulted in this demo that couold change the future of superhero gaming amongst others. In an instant it makes the DCU Online look pathetically backwards. But gives much hope to a potential DCU Online 2. Because you can be Superman. Watch. And gawp. And give a silent […]
