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Read More »Rare hoping to develop Natal-based FPS
â??Right now our sights are trained on Natal," says Studio head
Read More »Microsoft killed Kameo 2
Consumer games site CVG is reporting that Microsoft has pulled the plug on a number of games in development at Rare – including a sequel to Xbox 360 launch title Kameo. The portal claims that Rare earlier this year underwent a company-wide restructure” in an effort to focus its resources …
Read More »Lionhead using Natal for Fable III project
Peter Molyneux confirms motion support for his studioâ??s Xbox 360 RPG
Read More »Fable III to support Natal
In news that isn’t all that surprising, Microsoft’s European creative director of Microsoft Game Studios Peter Molyneux has confirmed that Lionhead’s upcoming RPG Fable III will support the motion-sensing Natal camera. News first came from Gamesbrief’s Nicholas Lovell, who was in the audience at Molyneux’s BAFTA seminar last night. Seeing …
Read More »Alternative Resident Evil 5 heading to Xbox 360
Capcom has revealed it hopes to bring Resident Evil 5 Alternative Edition to Xbox 360 owners. The game was announced for PS3 at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, and adds support for Sony’s Motion Controller. It also includes extra content, including a playable sequence set in the original Resident Evil …
Read More »Big names enthuse about Natal
Having named a number of the industry’s big players who are currently hard at work on Natal-centric titles, Microsoft has also provided a platform for some of the publishing world’s most important execs to heap praise on its new technology. Project Natal could fundamentally change the way players experience sports …
Read More »Publishers back Xbox 360 Natal
With Sony wooing attendees at the Tokyo Game Show with a working demonstration of Capcom’s motion-controlled Resident Evil 5, Microsoft has also highlighted a number of key partners currently developing titles for its motion-sensing camera Natal. The list of publishers actively working” on Natal titles includes Activision Blizzard, Bethesda Softworks, …
Read More »Natal integration â??likelyâ?? for Guitar Hero
While Kotick foresees a console-free future, RedOctane is interested in the 360â??s upcoming add-on
Read More »EA Tennis to use 360 and PS3 motion tech
The PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of EA’s Grand Slam Tennis won’t make it to market until both Sony and Microsoft release their respective upcoming motion controllers (or non-controllers, in the case of 360’s Natal), EA Sports boss Peter Moore has claimed. CasualGaming.biz has the full story.
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