Do you own an iPad? Here’s some cool news. A few months ago Microsoft released the XBOX Live app for iPhone and Android devices. Recently, they’ve updated the app for the iPad. The app is available on the iTunes store. To use it, download and install the app on your iPad. You’ll also need to go into your Xbox to Settings > System > Console Settings > Xbox Companion and [ Read More ]
Let’s Dance for Kinect Won’t dethrone the leaders anytime soon, but still a solid dance game with some nice innovations Let’s Dance is a dance game developed by Lightning Fish games which is innovative in its use of your real video image instead of a cartoon avatar. While the game is not without its faults, and is certainly not going to de-throne Dance Central for accuracy nor Just Dance 3 [ Read More ]
Today, a game-changer (literally) launches on Xbox LIVE. And the best thing about it: it’s FREE. Kinect PlayFit is a new dashboard that appears on your Xbox LIVE screen that track calories that you burn across Kinect games. It works across different games, meaning that if you play Dance Central 2 today, Kinect Star Wars tomorrow, and Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2012 a week from now, all of that will [ Read More ]
For those of you who like me have been waiting with baited breath for the release of Adidas MiCoach for the Kinect, your wait is only two weeks longer. A number of retailers have posted pre-order links. The benefit of pre-ordering is that in case they end up selling more copies than they planned, you’ll have a guaranteed copy in your hands. I would definitely recommending using the in-store pickup [ Read More ]
Heads-up! There’s a Kinect game called “Haunt” for the Kinect that is usually 800 points, but from now until July 2, 2012, it’s FREE! Huh? Did I just say the words “Kinect game” and “free” in the same sentence? Yes I did! How do you get it? Easy, just start up your Xbox and sign in, making sure your Kinect is plugged in and that it recognizes you. On the [ Read More ]
Country Dance All Stars Dance Central for Country Music Country Dance All Stars doesn’t really try to hide what it is, which is Dance Central with country music. If you’re a country music fan, you’ll definitely love the music and you’ll most likely love the moves which are drawn more from the country music world than the pop or hip-hop world as previous games (even with country music) have been. [ Read More ]
For the price of a certain foot-long sandwich, you can get Kinect Sports for the Xbox 360, which is selling for $5 at Best Buy. Not sure how much this will last, but if you’re still missing this from your collection, now’s the time to jump (literally!)
Well, it’s been a busy few days at the E3 Conference in LA. There have been a slew of announcements about what’s new and exciting in the video game industry. The coolest announcement on the Xbox Fitness front by far has been the (to me) surprise announcement that Microsoft has teamed up with Nike to create something called Nike+ Kinect Training. Here’s the video they put out with typical frenetic [ Read More ]
Kinect Rush: A Disney Pixar Adventure The best Kinect fitness game so far for younger ones Kinect Rush: A Disney Pixar Adventure is one of the best games so far for younger players from age 5 to 10, and one that can be thoroughly enjoyed by the whole family. Rating by steve: 4.0 stars As I mentioned in my review of Kinect Star Wars, movie tie-in games have never been [ Read More ]
Well, ’tis the season for game publishers to start announcing games we can expect in the 2012 Christmas shopping season. The biggest announcements will probably come in a few weeks at the E3 Conference. But here are some promising games that people are talking about already. Kung Fu Superstar from new studio Kinesthetic Games looks like a pretty interesting game where you can channel your inner Bruce Lee. The game [ Read More ]