Rise of Nightmares was developed and published by Sega. It was released on September 6, 2011 and retails for $19.99.
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Rise of Nightmares was one of the first mature-rated games to utilize Kinect. When the advertisements started blaring through television sets and on key Internet sites, Sega made it known that this was the full-motion survival horror experience of a lifetime. Chills, thrills and diced zombies seemed to be on the menu, and the only thing the gamer at this Lovecraftian restaurant needed to do was stay alive. At least, that was the idea.
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Get the flux capacitor going because Halfbrick is about to take gamers for a ride into the past. With a launch date of August 31st, Fruit Ninja will get a retro-style DLC called “8-Bit Cartridge”. With this DLC, players will be able to experience all the fun of the Kinect arcade title with the sound and look of the side-scrollers of yesteryear for 160 MSP.
Included in the download is a classic 8-bit soundtrack, Super Retro Land background, Game Man Shadow and a Mega Sword Blade. At least, that’s what Halfbrick tells us. For a quick look at how this will play out, check out the trailer above.
Source: Kinectaku
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For those still hooked on Mass Effect 3, Bioware issued a new trailer today for the upcoming DLC Leviathan. With an August 28 release date planned, this video seems to tease and ensnare those hungering for more Reaper-slaying action. View the video above for a glimpse at some in-game footage and some clips amassing the mystery of Leviathan, which revolves around an adventure to uncover more about the Reapers’ origins.
File this one in the rumor mill for now, as there’s been no official word to back up this claim. On Amazon, however, it would appear that Just Dance: Disney Party is slated with an October 23, 2012 release date. The listing has been up there for at least a week or more with no change or alterations, so maybe there’s some truth to this? Stay tuned while we find out more information.
Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor was developed by From Software and published by Capcom. It was released on June 19, 2012 and retails for $59.99. A copy was provided for review purposes.
When Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor was announced for Kinect, a melody of excitement sung through the air, dancing on the hopes of many that Microsoft’s new toy would get its first heavy-hitting core game. After a teaser trailer hit the web, those enchanting hopes soared high as we received our first glimpse of something that felt truly amazing. After all, who wouldn’t want to pilot a mech tank, known as a VT (or Veet), through a seemingly post-apocalyptic cityscape peppered with a flair of beloved World War II themes? Rendered salivating children by such a promising experience, we let Capcom bamboozle us with something painfully haunting, a reminder of frustration that now collects dust behind the TV stand.
Thrown into the shoes of a mute re-enlisted tank commander, Heavy Armor asks players to coordinate between the Xbox 360 controller and Kinect. Using full-motion functions for button pressing and lever pulling around the tank is supposed to free gamers from the clunky console controller, which ran in the ballpark of $200, which the original Steel Battalion demanded. The Xbox 360 controller, on the other hand, is tasked with the duty of moving and firing the vertical tank. Heavy Armor is one of the first games to attempt to combine and simultaneously use both Kinect and a standard Xbox 360 controller, so new ground is being tread upon here.
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Today, Ubisoft unveiled its track list for Just Dance 4 in an official press announcement with all the trimmings. Hitting store shelves October 9th, the new game will feature just over 40 new tracks to groove to. See the full listing below.
Along with these tracks, Just Dance 4 sports a new battle mode where players compete in six rounds of dance battles. As the press release states, “During the battle, the choreography and music changes in real time, depending on who is currently winning or losing.”
Beyond multiplayer battling, players now have the ability to unlock alternate dance routines to the songs they love. Alternate choreographies boast faster-paced tracks, more challenging tracks and “more outlandish” choreography.
For those looking to stay health conscious, an expanded “Just Sweat” mode adds “new workout sessions, personalized programs and a calorie counter.”
Track list:
1. Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes – “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” new!
2. Las Ketchup – “Asereje (The Ketchup Song)” new!
3. Justin Bieber feat. Nicki Minaj – “Beauty and a Beat” new!
4. Panjabi MC – “Beware Of The Boys (Mundian To Bach Ke)” new!
5. Carly Rae Jepsen – “Call Me Maybe”
6. Boys Town Gang – “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” new!
7. Emma– “Cercavo Amore” new!
8. Army of Lovers – “Crucified” new!
9. Rihanna – “Disturbia”
10. Dancing Bros. – “Everybody Needs Somebody To Love” new!
11. Flo Rida – “Good Feeling”
12. Blu Cantrell – “Hit ‘Em Up Style (Oops!)” new!
13. A.K.A – “Hot For Me” new!
14. The Blackout Allstars – “I Like It” new!
15. They Might Be Giants – “Istanbul” new!
16. Elvis Presley – “Jailhouse Rock” new!
17. Ricky Martin – “Livin’ la Vida Loca” new!
18. Selena Gomez and the Scene – “Love You Like A Love Song”
19. Nelly Furtado – “Maneater”
20. Sergio Mendes ft. The Black Eyed Peas – “Mas Que Nada” new!
21. Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera – “Moves Like Jagger”
22. Alexandra Stan – “Mr. Saxobeat” new!
23. Rick Astley – “Never Gonna Give You Up”
24. Marina and The Diamonds – “Oh No!” new!
25. Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull – “On The Floor” new!
26. The Girly Team – “Oops!… I Did It Again” new!
27. The B-52′s – “Rock Lobster”
28. Skrillex – “Rock N’Roll (Will Take You To The Mountain)” new!
29. Kat DeLuna ft. Busta Rhymes – “Run The Show” new!
30. Anja – “Crazy Little Thing” new!
31. P!nk – “So What”
32. Sammy – “Some Catchin’ Up To Do” new!
33. Nicki Minaj – “Super Bass”
34. Stevie Wonder – “Superstition” new!
35. Europe – “The Final Countdown”
36. Halloween Thrills – “Time Warp” new!
37. 2 Unlimited – “Tribal Dance” new!
38. Rihanna ft. JAY-Z – “Umbrella” new!
39. Hit The Electro Beat – “We No Speak Americano” new!
40. One Direction – “What Makes You Beautiful”
41. Will Smith – “Wild Wild West”
42. Barry White – “You’re The First, The Last, My Everything”
43. Carrie Underwood – “Good Girl” new! (US exclusive)
44. Bunny Beatz – “Make The Party (Don’t Stop)” new!
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Looking for an extra hip-hop track to get down to? Naughty by Nature’s “O.P.P.” is now available for Dance Central 2. Retailing for 240 Microsoft Points on Xbox Marketplace, the track fits in there for gamers well-versed in the “off the hook” difficulty selection. For a preview of the track, check out the trailer above.
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The Netflix “Just for Kids” update is now available for Xbox 360 users with Gold memberships and Netflix accounts. Designed exclusively for children 12 and under, this new add-on simplifies menu selections with children and family-centric characters and films. For those with Netflix accounts, this add-on is already included in the membership program, so there is no extra fee. Check out the video above for a quick tour on what “Just for Kids” offers.
Source: Major Nelson’s Blog
For Xbox 360 users worldwide, today marks another Skyrim update from Bethesda. In the 1.7 patch, many bugs are fixed, including some dragon-related bugs crashing games when said dragons land. Among the other bugs are stability issues, animation errors and new water shader tweaks.
Specific to Kinect, this new patch fixes some voice command errors players were previously frustrated with, tweaking the recognition. The update also tackles some dragon-language and Dawnguard-related shouts for the French, German, Italian and Spanish languages.
As reported on Eurogamer in a recent interview with game designer Victor Lugo, Madden NFL 13 will have over 6,000 voice commands at the disposal of Xbox 360 gamers. Among the many terms and words that can be shouted at the Kinect, the designer mentioned something called “dynamic grammars”.
As Lugo summarized, “What dynamic grammars do is take text and dynamically load it in, the name of the characters you have, your custom audibles and basically uses phonics to sound it out.”
What does this mean? Apparently, gamers can type their names into the game and be able to say them in a command. This also extends to the ability of implementing custom audibles, giving players some free reign to set unique commands.
To what extent does this work? We aren’t quite certain now, but we’ll know soon enough as that August 28th release date nears.
Source: Eurogamer
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