Nike+ Kinect Training has a demo, YAY! Now you can try out all those personalised exercise routines in your home but only if you have a large room to do it all in. You need 8 ft or 2.4 m in order to use the training game but assuming you have that space, you should get a taste of what’s to come.
It’s marketed pretty heavily as a game that professional athletes can use, as well as us regular people for our personal training. Whether it will replace the likes of Your Shape Fitness Evolved or Dance Central is a matter to be seen.
This week sees a few different sales going on. While there isn’t anything Kinect related in the Deal of the Week, Double Fine is having itself a sale, which includes Double Fine Happy Action Theater for a mere 400 MSP. If you aren’t sure on it then check our review first.
That not your thing? Why not try out living the life of a ninja? Mini Ninja Adventures is also down to 400 MSP as part of the Kinect Central weekly sale.
As if thats not enough, the Sales and Specials+ App has changed its Chain Reaction to the following Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 this week:
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 5 Course Pack – 800 MSP (Save 800)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 Emerald Dragon – 160 MSP (Save 240)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 TPC Blue Monster at Doral – 120 MSP (Save 280)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 Wolf Creek – 80 MSP (Save 320)
These deals are only accessible via the App directly on the 360 though and you have to buy all preceding DLC to get the later unlockable offers.
The Retaliation Multiplayer DLC is now out now for Mass Effect 3 and as per usual, it is free. You now have two playable Volus classes and Turian jetpacks, need I say any more? Set it up in your download queue here or read more about it on the Bioware blog.
It’s time to put your wizard hats on again, Harry Potter for Kinect was released in North America yesterday. If you live in Europe though, you’ll have to wait until Friday but then you too, can join in on the spell casting. Using Kinect you will take part in various moments from throughout the eight films, using not only motion control but also voice commands. If you can’t get hold of the game yet though, do not despair, for there is a demo to whet your appetite and tie you over until the game finds it’s way into your possession. If that isn’t enough then check out the press release below for some more details on the games features.
[springboard type="youtube" id="4FDj1QFKafI" player="xbla001" width="640" height="360" ]
Look out onto the Horizon, a Forza Demo has just speeded onto the scene. Forza Horizon, the newest installment in the critically acclaimed racing serie, has a demo and now you can play around in their beautiful, race track vision of Colorado. If fast cars are your thing or if you’re just up for cruising around some of Colorado, then why not pick up the demo?
[springboard type="youtube" id="zrMIsbQ4AnY" player="xbla001" width="640" height="360" ]
Red Bull’s tie in game for Kinect, that was announced back in August, now has some lovely videos. Red Bull Crashed Ice will be a party game for the Kinect and by the looks of the videos, it could be quite fun. The footage is all off screen gameplay from Pax Prime; the above being for single player and the video below contains some close up footage of splitscreen gameplay.
Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012 is now available on Games on Demand. Ubisofts physical workout simulator/game is available for download for $29.99, £24.99 or €29.99.
In related news, another of Ubisoft’s Kinect titles is on sale this week via the Kinect Central sales promotion. Fighters Uncaged is sitting at 25% off in the Game on Demand section of the marketplace. The fighting sim has been universally slated but if you’re willing to take a chance on it; you can download it for £29.99, £11.99 or €19.99.
Source: Major Nelson
Fox Broadcasting now has its very own app on the 360 dashboard. As per usual, it is only available to Gold subscribers but unfortunately the restrictions don’t stop there. You will also need either; a Dish or Verizon FiOS subscription in order to use the app.
If you are lucky enough to meet the requirements; then you can enjoy a range of Fox TV shows including; Family Guy, New Girl, House and 24. As always it will feature Kinect integration, allowing you to gesture and command the app to: pause, rewind, fast forward and all the other actions we’re used to seeing in these apps.
Source: Major Nelson
Over the last few days, some new Kinect demos have cropped up on the marketplace. Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth and Dance Central 3 now have demos for you to play and help decide whether you’ll pick up the full games later this month. Dance Central 3 is due for release in the US on the 16th and 19th in Europe. Marvel Avengers on the other hand is out on the 30th in the US and coming soon in Europe; though retailers seem to have November 9th down for preorders.
Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth is being developed at Ubisoft Quebec; the same team behind the super hero themed PowerUp Heroes, which was reasonably good. The demo involves a singular battle pitting The Hulk and Thor versus Captain America Skrull and Magneto Skrull. If it sounds fun then stick it in your download queue here.
Dance Central 3, the latest installment in the ever popular dance series, also has a demo; which you can grab here. This installment will offer more of the same core gameplay; as well as a “beginner” difficulty, a story mode and some expanded multiplayer party modes.
If you pick up either of them, we would love to hear what you think in the comments below.
[springboard type="youtube" id="sBb7XvCJ_T4" player="xbla001" width="640" height="360" ]
With the release of Fable: The Journey fast approaching, its time for promotional videos. A selection of “core” gamers are briefly interviewed, before and after having played the game. Watch the video above to see them fall under Fable’s spell and praise it for being a core Kinect title.
If the video hasn’t already turned you, then you still have plenty of time to try the demo from here before its release. The full game is out in all its glory on 9th October in the US and the 12th for EU.
You can keep up to date on all Xbox Kinect and Xbox Kinect Fans content by getting our updates via Twitter and Facebook. Just click on the relevant icon below.
