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Back in 2011, Crytek took the stage at Microsoft E3 press conference to tease a Kinect game titled Ryse (formerly Codename: Kingdoms). Then it disappeared . The official website for Ryse declares that the title is now exclusive to the Xbox One and that it is a controller-based experience, but enhanced... More

The Kinect is a key component to the Xbox One, and it will be required to run the system. IGN reports that it talked to Microsoft UK marketing director, Harvey Eagle, who said, "Kinect does require to be connected to Xbox One in all cases, yes." During the system's reveal, Microsoft walked... More

On stage at its reveal event, Microsoft demonstrated the new dashboard for the Xbox One. While it isn't a drastic overhaul visually, the emphasis on using motion and voice to navigate highlights the company's commitment to Kinect. The console starts up when you say "Xbox on," bringing... More

Over the past few days, we've been compiling a number of stories looking back on the Xbox and the Xbox 360. Tomorrow's reveal of the new Xbox hardware will mark a shift in how we talk about the next generation (if only because we can stop saying "and other next-generation consoles"... More

A trio of Johns Hopkins students has adapted Microsoft's Kinect sensor for use in a system that would prevent heatstroke related deaths of children trapped in hot cars. The students, Anshul Mehra, Yejin Kim, and Jeffery Kamei, started the project for a two-month senior mechanical design course at... More

Some concepts need to be seen to be understood and appreciated. On paper, Microsoft's Illumiroom could be considered laughable. In an age of high definition OLED televisions, projectors shouldn't be exciting, and they certainly shouldn't be able to make a viewing experience immersive. In... More

A number of sources have revealed to The Verge that the next-generation Xbox will be able to interact with users' TV programming similarly to Google TV. An always-on Internet connection will apparently be required to allow for continuous streaming of entertainment services and TV signals. The cable... More

The Simsensei will track your body movement, expressions, and listens to your voice so that it can say "Hmm" at the perfect moment to make you feel better. The Simsensei is in early development at the moment. You can see it in action below, complete with an animated avatar therapist who promises... More

Last February, Harmonix announced it will be discontinuing its long-running Rock Band DLC in April. Today the company says the near weekly drip-feed of Dance Central DLC will also be ending come March. According to the Dance Central website , the talented folks responsible for choreographing new tracks... More

Microsoft may have big plans for Kinect, but one of its announced games – Matter – just fell by the wayside. Joystiq reports that Microsoft is no longer involved with the project, with a representative saying, "Microsoft Studios is no longer pursuing this title. We have no further details... More

Since the release of the Kinect SDK, Microsoft has been conducting research with a recent project that allows the Kinect to track the gestures of your hand including whether or not it is opened or closed. Researchers put the multi-touch feature to the test using a painting program to create finger paintings... More

The next Xbox is believed to include a newly designed Kinect motion sensor, but that might just be the start for Microsoft's plans for the device. The Verge reports that Microsoft has a number of future uses for the peripheral, including miniaturizing it so it can be embedded into laptops, tablets... More

A set of screenshots reportedly taken from an alpha build of a Kinect-only Gears of War real-time strategy game have surfaced on the Internet. The screens show a top-down view of what appears to be a squad of four soldiers led by Baird. One screen implies that the mission shown is a defensive scenario... More

The second seasons of Kinect Sesame Street TV and Nat Geo TV are out now, giving young viewers a whole new batch of episodes to watch and interact with. Bears were the focus of the first Nat Geo season, and this time around viewers will get a look at the world of reptiles via Nat Geo Wild's Dangerous... More

Using Microsoft's Kinect peripheral, Visceral Games may have figured out a way to encourage players to curse at their consoles. Microsoft's marketing line "Better with Kinect," sounds good, but we've rarely found Kinect integration anything more than novel. Dead Space 3's use... More

Electronic Arts has announced that the Xbox 360 version of Dead Space 3 will use the Kinect's voice command functionality. Optional voice commands can be used to heal, re-load, attack, and find your partner in both single-player and co-op play. The game will not use any Kinect gestures. Dead Space... More

Garry's Mod, the sandbox editor for Valve's Source engine, should be getting Kinect support soon. The creator of Garry's mod, Garry, has been posting videos showing off his Kinect experiments and posted on Twitter that an update should be coming through soon. Garry's Mod is responsible... More

Stan Lee, the creator of such iconic super heroes as Spider-Man, The Hulk, and Dum Dum Dugan, is really excited about Marvel Avengers: Battle For Earth for Kinect, and he looks really cool playing it. You can check out the video below of Lee checking out the game and praising its ability to make you... More

All of Microsoft's Xbox 360 holiday bundles have received a $50 price cut , presumably because of the impending holiday season. It's unclear if this is a temporary price-cut, or a permanent one. Assuming that a new Microsoft console is on the horizon, I'd be surprised if the prices on these... More

It's unclear whether you can play the whole game without motion controls, but the Wii U will offer at least one mode that allows you to play the game using the touchscreen. The news comes from a presentation at the New York Comic Con. The developers behind the Avengers: Battle for Earth were holding... More