Ever since Kinect was revealed as Project Natal during Microsoft's 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo press conference, it's been evident that the device is aimed at drawing in the casual market dollars. And while the publisher appears to have a healthy amount of casual-friendly titles queued up for the Xbox 360 motion-sensing add-on's November 4 launch, retailers have begun to balk at the device's apparent $150 price tag.
Analysts are also skeptical on whether Microsoft will be able to capture the casual crowd tha ...
Kinect is being offered at $149.99 by Microsoft, which has started taking direct preorders for the Xbox 360's new motion-sensing accessory. This confirms listings noticed last week at Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, and Walmart that Microsoft had previously suggested were speculative.
As recently as yesterday, Microsoft representatives were insisting that all prices on retailer Web sites were "placeholders". Microsoft's retail listing for Kinect does note that preorders are covered by the site's "Pre-Order Price Guarantee" so if the price is changed befor ...
The Sims 3 family is growing, and today EA revealed an October 26 due date for the previously announced console versions of its latest bundle of joy. A 3DS edition of the game that was just announced today will debut sometime in 2011.
Published under the EA Play label, the game will sport many of the same customization and character creation options as the PC edition of the game, as well as some new features. These include karma powers, which players can use ...
When Microsoft unveiled the new slimline Xbox 360 at its press conference on Monday, it neglected to mention one small detail. The new model of the console is incapable of getting the "red ring of death," the three-red-bar indicator on the front of the console that signaled a variety of hardware failures.
The absolute impossibility of the red ring isn't by virtue of the console being failure-proof--that has yet to be determined. It's because the new console has no red LEDs at ...
Sony peppered Electronic Entertainment Expo attendees with announcements this morning, offering launch details for the PlayStation 3's motion-sensing controller, dating Gran Turismo 5 and Killzone 3, adopting Portal 2, and announcing Twisted Metal, to name a few. However, the publisher had more to say than what it included in its press conference, announcing today that the PlayStation 3 would benefit from a surround sound system.
Billed as an all-in-one audio solution for the PS3, the surround sound system will connect directly to Sony's gaming d ...
Sega's Dreamcast system, a console that spearheaded the online gaming movement and one with a loyal fan base to this day is soon to enjoy new breath in its lungs.
Sega today announced plans to bring Dreamcast titles to Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network beginning this fall with Sonic Adventure and later with Crazy Taxi. Both titles will remain true to their '90s versions in the gameplay department, but Sega has updated each with new visuals and surround sound, o ...
