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Overall Molyneux feels it’s up to game designers to really show what PlayStation Move is made of. He sees hardware such as PlayStation Move and Natal challenging to game designers because they have to substitute buttons for body movements and gestures. Designers will eventually tap the true potential of these… Continue Reading »

Ruffian producer James Cope spoke with CVG recently and expressed interest in using Project Natal in future Crackdown games. Cope says Natal wouldn’t work with Crackdown‘s style at this point, but that could change in the future. Continue Reading »

Microsoft held its keynote address yesterday (January 6, 2010) during CES 2010, during which there were several notable game-related announcements. The keynote starred Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s CEO, and included a power problem and a few handoffs to other execs (esp. Robbie Bach). It featured a tree-pronged approach TV, “cloud” and… Continue Reading »

When I saw the initial unveiling of Project Natal at this year’s E3, I was impressed at Microsoft’s ability to harness the motion-control technology of Nintendo’s Wii and amplify it to include the human body.  In watching that demonstration, I wondered aloud, “What would happen if that technology became the… Continue Reading »

FROM GADGETELL - Back in the start of June, Microsoft made quite an impression on many people when it announced Project Natal for the Xbox 360 on the stage at E3.  The technology allows for full body movement, face recognition and voice commands for the Xbox 360, allowing users to interact with the… MORE »

There will be a new Xbox 360 console on store shelves in 2010 with the possibility of the final version of Project Natal shipping with it in the box. Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer spoke at the Executive’s Club of Chicago (June 18, 2009) about the importance of innovation in these… Continue Reading »

The press conferences for the Big Three - Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft - put at least partial rest to months of speculation, rumors and artist renderings of supposed motion control devices being released by each company. The good news is that all three were able to perform live demonstrations of… Continue Reading »

During Microsoft’s E3 2009-launching press conference, IEB VP Don, Mattrick started the Project Natal presentation quite simply: “People ask me, can we add a motion controller. I tell them of course we can. Can we make you the controller? We can.” Dropping wires and even the need for an object… Continue Reading »

Microsoft’s E3 2009 press conference has just wrapped up and it’s safe to say it came out swinging. Of the avalanche of announcements that were revealed, a few stood out as being the best in show. The Hideo Kojima mystery has finally been solved as he will be bringing a… Continue Reading »