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Rare looking into “more natural conversation” for the Kinect
0By: Musa Afridi | July 2nd, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
The developer behind Kinect Sports and Kinect Sports 2 is working towards advancing the Kinect’s voice and speech recognition capabilities. Nintendo introduced the concept of motion controlled gaming into the mainstream as their Wii console was based on the concept. To everyone’s surprise the console outsold both the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 as gamers, both core and c...
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Microsoft explain Ryse’s absence from E3
By: Musa Afridi | July 2nd, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
CryTek’s ambitious Kinect brawler was a notable absentee from this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo but both the publisher and the developer have stated that the game is still in development. In terms of motion control, the Nintendo Wii remains the king as it introduced the phenomenon to the mainstream and made a couple billion dollars out of it. Microsoft and Sony took...
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Assassin’s Creed PC release date “Still to be announced” – Ubisoft
By: Musa Afridi | July 2nd, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
The game’s developer refuses to specify the release date for the PC version of Assassin’s Creed 3, although reports indicate that the game will be leap of faith-ing onto Windows sometime in November. One of the biggest franchises in the current generation of video game consoles, Assassin’s Creed never fails to disappoint to show up with a new instalment every year. While ...
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Best Buy, GameStop launch $99 Xbox 360 console
By: Musa Afridi | July 2nd, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
A 4GB console for under $100 available from both retailers in a contract deal, which ultimately requires consumers to pay $40 more than the market price over two years. Microsoft is looking to get an Xbox 360 console into every household in the United States of America as it has now allowed retailers to offer the $99 Xbox 360 console package. Two major US retailers, Best Buy an...
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ESL introduces major changes for season seven of IEM at Gamescom
By: Jason McCarthy | June 30th, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
Electronic Sports League’s (ESL) Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) will feature a number of changes in season seven that is scheduled to get underway at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, from August 15-19. The changes range from the number of official games for the latest season to the removal of a game that had been a part of IEM ever since its inception seven year ago, Counter-Strike...
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Konami admits mistake, concedes Castlevania: Lords of Shadow DLC was not planned
By: Jason McCarthy | June 30th, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
Konami’s production head Dave Cox has admitted that the downloadable content (DLC) for Castlevania: Lords of Shadows was released against the better judgement of the company. Talking to Gameranx recently, Cox explained that they had never planned on making a DLC for the Castlevania reboot released in 2010. However, the excellent reception to the game took the senior managemen...
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Renowned creative director Clint Hocking quits LucasArts
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | June 30th, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
LucasArts creative director Clint Hocking has called it quits after sticking with the company for two years, revealing that he is now moving on to something new. The former employee of LucasArts broke the news on his personal blog, conceding that he has already found himself new work and currently in the process of moving out of San Francisco, California. However, the blog u...
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South Korean Shutdown Law challenged in court by gaming companies and parents
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | June 30th, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
The constitutionality and validity of South Korea’s Shutdown Law is being challenged in the court by two groups. The first of these groups comprises of Korean game makers such as NCsoft, NeoWiz and Nexon, while the second group represents both parents and teenagers. The two groups have taken a stand against the law that was introduced by the government in November last yea...
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Watch Dogs website hacked, e-mail addresses leaked!
By: Moses Abaortae | June 30th, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
The game centred around hacking gets hacked as thousands of user e-mail addresses are compromised. Ubisoft yet to comment on situation. In a twist of events that may very well be used an example to define irony for generations to come in the gaming community, Watch Dogs, the game that centres itself around the premise of hacking, has had its website hacked and thousands of emai...
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Nintendo confirms release dates for new Pokémon games on DS and 3DS
By: Jason McCarthy | June 29th, 2012 | News, Uncategorized
Nintendo has confirmed that the Pokémon Black and White 2 will be arriving for DS on October 7 in North America before hitting the European market on October 12. The company also announced that Pokémon Dream Radar will become available for 3DS on the eShop on the same day in both the regions. Pokémon Black and White 2 was released in Japan a few days back, making the Nort...
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