Kinect Official Windows SDK Coming in Spring
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Though programmers have been tinkering with Kinect on PC for months now, Windows support for Microsoft’s motion-sensing Xbox 360 controller is soon to become official.
A non-commercial Kinect Windows software development kit (SDK), intended for academics and enthusiasts will launch in spring, Microsoft has announced. “The SDK will give users access to deep Kinect system information such as audio, system application-programming interfaces, and direct control of the Kinect...
Nintendo 3DS Launch Day Games Lineup Revealed
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Nintendo today revealed the sixteen games that will be available for the Nintendo 3DS on the very day it launches in North America, March 27. The company had previously muddied the waters a bit with talk of a “launch window” lineup that actually included all titles released between the handheld’s lanch and E3 in June.
Pilotwings Resort and Super Street Fighter IV 3D.
Nintendo itself is publishing three of the launch day titles, each with a suggested retail price...
Dragon Age 2 Demo Now on Xbox Live, PC and PS3 Due Soon [Updated]
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[Updated: 13:56] The PC demo is now out and can be downloaded from FileShack in English, French and German flavours.
[Original] The anticipated demo for Dragon Age 2 has hit Xbox Live Marketplace this morning, exclusively for Gold members, coming in at a whopping 1.98 GB. As previously reported, the demo is due for the PC and PlayStation 3 today as well, so we expect to see them available later.
Completing the demo will net you Hayder’s Razor, a special blade and one of many...
Report: EA Opening Command & Conquer Studio ’Victory Games’
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EA seems to be opening a new studio titled “Victory Games” dedicated to strategy games like the Command & Conquer series, if an apparent website flub is any indication. Voodoo Extreme reports that a new Command & Conquer site went up announcing the studio and a new game, but was quickly pulled.
Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight
According to the report, the new site announced that the company had appointed Trion Worlds alum Jon Van Caneghem as the general...
Mexico State Legislators Request Call of Juarez Ban
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We had a sneaking suspicion that Call of Juarez: The Cartel, a game based on the modern-day gang violence plaguing Mexico, would run into controversy. It’s starting even earlier than expected, though, as MSNBC reports that Mexican officials are asking federal authorities to ban the game.
State legislators in Chihuahua, where Ciudad Juarez is actually located, unanimously approved a request for the Mexican Interior Department to ban the game.
The violence in Juarez has escalated...
Okamiden Demo Available Today
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If you’ve always wanted to play with an adorable god-puppy, sir, today is your day to make that wish come true. Joystiq reports that a demo for Okamiden is available now on the Wii’s Nintendo Channel in North America.
To download the demo, open up the DS Download Service tab on the Nintendo Channel and select the demo, then select the Download Play option on your DS. The demo promises lessons on how to use the celestial brush as a primer for the game, though the stylus...
Deus Ex: Human Revolution Hands-On – Part 1
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It’s been almost eleven years since the (now defunct) studio Ion Storm brought the world Deus Ex, a game that continues to hold a comfortable position in the personal “best of all time” lists of many who’ve played it. It was a game that deftly wrapped action, stealth, and deep conversational and role-playing elements in a conspiracy-filled cyberpunk storyline, while providing deep and meaningful choices to the player. Choice and consequence permeated both the...
Bulletstorm DLC ’Gun Sonata’ Announced; Game Disc Required for Gears of War 3 Beta Access
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Though Bulletstorm’s North American launch was only today and it’s not even out in Europe for another couple of days, publisher EA has announced the first proper downloadable content pack for People Can Fly and Epic’s over-the-top shooter. What hateful timing!
The ’Gun Sonata’ pack, as it’s called, will add three new maps for Bulletstorm’s ’Anarchy’ multiplayer mode, plus an extra two for the ’Echo’ single-player...
Red Faction Armageddon Coming on May 31 in North America, June 3 Internationally
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THQ and Volition announced release dates for Red Faction Armageddon today, sounding significantly more sane than cult groups who babble about release dates for actual Armageddon. The Red Faction variety is set to hit PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 on May 31 for North America, and June 3 internationally.
The game is the sequel to the sandbox playground hit Red Faction Guerrilla, and keeps the same building destruction mechanics intact. In the US, the game is priced at $59.99, and...
Homefront Preview: The First Three Chapters
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Warning: This preview contains spoilers for the first three chapters of Homefront.
Watching the lifeless bodies of American civilians being unceremoniously pushed into ditches that serve as makeshift graves it hits me: Homefront’s developers want to make me mad.
The first time I saw Homefront’s single-player mode, I was told that the developers involved wanted players to feel like using a weapon as soon as they got their hands on one. Morbid as that might sound, I presume...
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