It seems like this year more than any year in the past, the big names of E3 are eager to spill some pretty big beans before the show. Just this week, in fact, Bethesda unveiled a new Fallout game ahead of their first E3 press conference. Seems pretty weird, right? Well, we know what’s up. There’s only one reason all these companies would be telling us what we expect to hear ahead of...
Microsoft has dumped hundreds of millions of dollars – maybe billions, even – into Kinect. Initial research, the first version that launched for the Xbox 360, and then its inclusion with the Xbox One and the additional research and development that went alongside with it. They left even more money on the table by forcing early adopters to pay for the product, losing millions of sales...
The Xbox One version of Bungie's latest online shooter, Destiny, found the power it needed to give a much needed boost to the resolution. All that spare power couldn't have just freed itself up though. Where was Microsoft able to scrape it up from? Well, don't let everybody know this, but Bungie went ahead and cut support from the Kinect. Yeah, it's awkward, I know. Not for Xbox Boss...
Starting June 9, consumers will be able to purchase an Xbox One for $399.99. That's the exact same price as the PlayStation 4, for those keeping count. The Xbox One is currently priced at $499.99. It will stay at that price until the company announces an official drop. The difference between the $500 and $400 units? The cheaper one comes without a Kinect. Microsoft has finally...
Once beloved by fans around the world, Rare has become something of an iconic "fall from grace." The company no longer demands the attention it did during its Nintendo days, and it has instead cast aside its image as a developer of wonderful IP to become Microsoft's poster child for the Kinect. This transformation has not left Rare fans very happy, a notion that Kinect Sports Rivals...
Until last Wednesday afternoon, Microsoft's biggest problem wasn't any single aspect of their upcoming Xbox One console. It's how they were talking to consumers. Every word out of Don Mattrick's mouth made Microsoft sound more and more like a lumbering, tone-deaf, but well-intentioned giant, stepping on buildings and people, all the while asking "Why is everyone running away?" All the...
As part of their huge information flood on Thursday evening, Microsoft detailed how the Xbox One will handle privacy, especially regarding the Kinect. Unlike the used game situation, the news on the privacy front is pretty much all good. We took some of the concerns to task recently, and based on what Microsoft had to say, it sounds like we weren’t that far off. The Xbox One will...
The following image has been floating around the tumblsphere and similar corners of the internet: The image, based on half-truths and outdated information, plays on fears to stir up ire for the just-announced Xbox One, and I think there’s a lot worth debunking and discussing here. While Kinect needs to be connected, it can be disabled in the system settings. The system can be turned...
Square Enix, Friday morning, announced Mini Ninjas Adventures, a brand new Mini Ninjas title exclusive to Kinect for Xbox 360 in North America and Europe. Mini Ninjas Adventures has been designed specifically with the Kinect in mind, making it the first Mini Ninjas title that allows you to kick and swipe your way through intense sword-slinging battles in the comfort of your own living...
Who needs a stage like E3 when you have the Internet? The annual event may have come and gone without a mention from Microsoft about the next Xbox, but that doesn't mean we won't find out what the company is up to. A massive document has leaked online, detailing the company's grand plans for its Xbox 720. Yes, that's apparently what Microsoft is calling its next console, and it's coming...