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Date archives for August, 2011
August 28th, 2011
Review: Kinect Fun Labs: Air Band
11:15 at kinectaku.com
A musical joke?
After Kinect Sparkler turned out to be rather dim, the second paid addition to Kinect Fun Labs is here in the much more pleasing form of Air Band, which lets you become a musical ensemble with just your bare hands.
August 27th, 2011
Review: Max Factory to Unleash New Metroid: Other M Figures
14:30 at nintendolife.com
Comes in two flavours
Compared to Nintendo's other main franchises, there's an undeniable lack of Metroid merchandise out there in the wild, but Japanese figurine manufacturer Max Factory is taking a stab at correcting that with two new figures based on Metroid: Other M as spotted at a recent Japanese toy fair.
Review: SpongeBob’s Surf & Skate Roadtrip Made Official
08:30 at kinectaku.com
Not just cars
Recently Gamestop listed SpongeBob Roadtrip for Kinect, and now THQ has revealed the game's full name: SpongeBob's Surf & Skate Roadtrip.
August 26th, 2011
Review: Kinect Sports Baseball Hits the PAX Prime Plate
19:00 at kinectaku.com
Batter up!
Microsoft showed off Kinect Sports: Season Two golf and darts at Gamescom, and at PAX Prime it's showing off another sport: baseball.
Review: GamingZap Shows Off New Powerless Kinect Adaptor
17:00 at kinectaku.com
When Microsoft launched Kinect in November 2010, it faced a problem: how to get the sensor to draw power from older Xbox 360 consoles, as well as the newer S models. The simple solution was to bundle a USB to mains adaptor, but that still requires a separate plug socket. UK retailer GamingZap has just launched a way around it: the PowerLess Kinect Adapter.
Review: Shinobido 2 Confirmed as Vita Launch Title
17:00 at vitagamr.com
Whenever that is
Namco Bandai has announced Shinobido 2: Tales of the Ninja will accompany the PlayStation Vita when it launches in the West next year.
16:57 at twitter.com
I forgot to see if I'm in MCV this week. Probably not. Will check tomorrow though.
Review: Valve Staging a Counter-Strike for PlayStation Move
16:45 at movemodo.com
Respected series takes aim
Counter-Strike is one of the most well-loved shooters on PC, but hasn't reached quite the same level of success on consoles, perhaps due to the controls not working quite as nicely on a traditional controller. That's about to change though, as Counter-Strike: Global Offensive for PS3 will support PlayStation Move.Items of Interest
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