-
Finger movement and hand rotation possible.
Microsoft is working to improve the accuracy of Xbox 360 motion-sensing add-on Kinect so that it could detect finger movement and hand rotation, Eurogamer understands.
Microsoft’s Kinect team is said to be working “very hard” on a switching or compression technology that will allow a greater amount of data to pass through Kinect to the Xbox 360 console.
Kinect features are dictated by firmware so that they can be added and upgraded over time.
-
-
One step closer to government.
The PEGI iPhone app that provides European game ratings on the fly is now supplemented by Eurogamer content.
You can read our reviews and browse our galleries while checking out whether the game you’re buying is suitable for children – or perhaps a relative this Christmas.
PEGI, a pan-European service, replaces the BBFC ratings in the UK in April 2011. From that date onwards, PEGI will be backed by the law.
-
Preorders of Epic Games’ EA-published shooter will get access to public test of Microsoft-published shooter, due in spring 2011.
Anyone debating whether or not to pick up Bulletstorm got an extra incentive today, when Electronic Arts and Epic Games announced an appealing bonus for the game. Anyone who preorders the Epic Edition of the Xbox 360 edition of the shooter–which costs the same as the regular edition of the game–will get access to the public beta for Gears of War 3, published by Microsoft Game Studios. [UPDATE] Epic has now said that the beta will start in the spring, most likely in April–the original launch window for Gears of War 3 itself.
Due out on February 22 in North America and February 25 in Europe, Bulletstorm will be available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. In the game, gamers take up with Grayson Hunt and Ishi Sato, two mercenaries who have been exiled by the organization they once served after learning that its leaders were corrupt. The two are then packed off to a remote world populated by cannibalistic mutants, where they must survive, escape, and take revenge on their former employer.
Players will assume the role of Hunt, who is proficient with oversized weapons and melee fighting. One primary feature of the game will be Hunt’s ability to perform “skillshots,” which provide a system of rewards for creating chaos in innovative ways. By successfully performing skillshots, players will gain points and unlock more ways to dispatch their enemies.
In addition to access to the public beta, the Epic edition of Bulletstorm will come with several in-game incentives, including cosmetic enhancements to in-game weapons and armor, as well as 25,000 experience points. For more on the game, check out GameSpot’s previous coverage of Bulletstorm, which is in development at Epic’s Polish studio People Can Fly.
Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot
“Gears of War 3 beta packed in with Bulletstorm: Epic Edition” was posted by Tor Thorsen on Fri, 17 Dec 2010 06:45:17 -0800 -
More than 70 iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad games reduced to 59p.
Over 70 Electronic Arts games are now available for 59p as part of the publisher’s biggest ever sale.The sale, which contains not only iPhone and iPod touch games but its iPad offerings as well, has led to Battlefield: Bad Company topping the Top Paid Games chart, unseating Angry Birds.
-
Buy your way in.
How do you get exclusive early access to the Gears of War 3 beta? By buying the Epic Edition of Bulletstorm, Epic Games has announced.
The Epic Edition costs $59.99 Stateside, and will be available with the normal edition on 22nd February there, 25th February here.
There’s no word on when the Gears of War 3 beta will begin. Apparently we need to check the back of the Bulletstorm pack for details.
-
-
Confirms existence of project which appeared on leaked five-year release schedule.
Blizzard has admitted that Titan, its rumoured next MMOG, is real.
The project appeared on a leaked five-year release schedule that resulted in the departure of Blizzard China’s general manager Ye Weilun.
-
Riccitiello frustrated at Nintendo focus on first-party software; suggests Wii price cut.
John Riccitiello, CEO of publisher Electronic Arts, has expressed his frustration at Nintendo’s limited efforts to support thirdparties.
-
But also an action RPG if you want.
In Dragon Age 2, fighting can be handled one of two ways, either as a fast and fluid action RPG or as a stop-and-start strategical RPG.
To illustrate the difference, BioWare videoed the same fight within the PC version of Dragon Age 2 approached, one after the other, in both ways.
Dragon Age 2 lead designer Mike Laidlaw presents the footage.
