Review: Dance Central for XBox 360 and Microsoft Kinect

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Dance Central is one of the most surprising games we've experienced in a long time. The wizards  at Harmonix Music Studios. MTV Games and Microsoft Game Studios have created a game that most people will think they are not interested in, that is until they spend a little time with it. Deploying the Kinect's uncanny ability to scan and track a player's movement, Dance Central doesn't just teach you to dance but it makes the whole experience fun for players and observers.

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Review: Microsoft Kinect for XBox 360

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Microsoft's Kinect is a rare product because not only does it work 100 per cent as advertised, it exceeded everyone's expectations on the possibilities of true controller-free motion gaming. Having sold 8 million units in 60 days, the Kinect is a big hit for Microsoft that could change the landscape of gaming.

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Preview! 4 Upcoming Xbox games from Microsoft's X'10 event

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The recently concluded X’10 event held in downtown Toronto showcased  the upcoming games for Microsoft’s Xbox console as well as new technologies like the motion-sensing Kinect interface coming out later this year and demos of Massive Incorporated’s in-game advertising models. Here are some of the offerings that stood out.

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New XBox 360 launched, Kinect motion gaming announced

Seems the earlier leak was correct. Microsoft revealed a slimmed down version of their XBox 360 console with an all new design, 250GB hard drive and built-in Wi-Fi. The new XBox runs quieter and cooler and will hopefully be devoid of the problems that plagued the earlier XBox 360. The bigger news was the launch of Kinect, previously known as Project Natale, which is Microsoft's motion-gaming system that uses no controller

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XBox 360 Slim leaked on Italian website (via Joystiq)

Seems there is an XBox 360 Slim and seems it is a day or so away from being launched. According to Joystiq the new XBox is also expected to work with the motion sensing Project Natale which has been renamed KInect.

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Review: Forza Motorsport 3 for Xbox 360

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Forza Motorsport 3: The quintessential racing simulator

There's enough depth, variation and substance in Forza Motorsport 3 to keep every gearhead, tuner, painter, speed demon and online race nut busy and happy for a long, long while.

Packed with so much content that it's a two-disc affair, Forza Motorsport 3 (FM3) squeezes 10 times the polygons that the previous version offered. This means more itty-bitty shapes making up the shape of a car to go from car-shaped representation to photo realistic replica. The attention to detail and texture is evident everywhere, even as the game zooms along at 60 frames per second. When watching playback videos of races, you'll easily confuse them for race footage on your favorite sports channel.

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