Spare yourself the pain of playing it
TV Superstars may not be the greatest party game on the PS3, but it's still interesting to hear Cambridge Studio discuss how the title came into being, what made the cut and what didn't.
Sorry, general public!
The recent news that Nintendo would return to CES after a 16-year hiatus caused many to jump for joy, but sadly the truth isn't quite so exciting, with the Consumer Electronics Association announcing the company will not have a public booth at the show.
See the light
Even a cursory look at Hudson’s A Shadow’s Tale (known as Lost in Shadow in North America) should be enough to convince you it’s not just another 2D platformer. Whilst New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Donkey Kong Country Returns hark back to those series' 2D glory days, A Shadow’s Tale is more forward-thinking, combining platforming and puzzles to create something fresh and rewarding.
In association with... Chipmunk.
Def Jam Rapstar has its sights set on being the number one music game this Christmas, and to gain a little extra awareness publisher Konami has teamed up with UK MC Chipmunk to search for the UK's best young lyricist.
The gentleman in this queue for Kinect may have been paid to stand there but that doesn't mean he didn't get a Kinect out of it. Unfortunately his apartment isn't quite big enough to get the most out of the sensor, as this picture proves.
Two fitness games turned up at DaddyNewts HQ today. I'm going to be knackered for the rest of the week now. I hate you, #Kinect.
It’s no surprise that plenty of developers have seen Kinect’s potential for fitness games, with Ubisoft’s Your Shape: Fitness Evolved, Zumba Fitness and more titles undoubtedly on the way. Now entering the mix is THQ’s The Biggest Loser: Ultimate Workout. Licensed by the TV show of the same name, it has a lot in its favour, but also suffers from a few flaws that have beset many Kinect launch titles.
Like a Surface, sort of
Kinect's multitouch inputs have already been shown off in previous videos, but it's got wider applications than grabbing and dropping: it can be used to turn surfaces into all kinds of interactive spaces.
Half a decade old
Breaking the traditional five-year life cycle of consoles is no mean feat, but that's what Microsoft set out to do with Kinect, and it may just work. The Xbox 360 celebrated its fifth birthday in North America yesterday, having originally gone on sale all the way back in 2005 in the original 20GB and Core flavours.
Atlus has been a staunch supporter of the DS for years, releasing some quality, quirky RPGs in that time, and the company has just announced another title bound for North America next year in the form of Radiant Historia.
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