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  • A Closer Look at the IllumiRoom

    Microsoft recently revealed their latest innovation to go alongside the Kinect—IllumiRoom. It extends the field of vision outside of the television and projects it onto...

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    Sara Swanson
    by Sara Swanson
    Microsoft recently revealed their latest innovation to go alongside the Kinect—IllumiRoom. It extends the field of vision outside of the television and projects it onto the walls, furniture, and whatever else you have in your game room. Although there were a few odd behaviors in the demonstration and stills, it seems like a sound product...
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  • 5 Things Next Gen Doesn’t Need

    With the Wii U gaining steam after E3 and rumored XBOX 720 specs spreading around, next generation consoles keep getting closer and closer to a...

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    Sara Swanson
    by Sara Swanson
    With the Wii U gaining steam after E3 and rumored XBOX 720 specs spreading around, next generation consoles keep getting closer and closer to a reality. In a two-part series, we’ll write about what the next generation consoles need to keep up with the phones, tablets, and small gaming devices flooding the market—along with the...
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  • The Failings of the Kinect Two Years Later

    The Kinect for the Microsoft Xbox 360 was one of those peripherals that at the time looked like it could have been a big deal....

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    Dave Walsh
    by Dave Walsh
    The Kinect for the Microsoft Xbox 360 was one of those peripherals that at the time looked like it could have been a big deal. Motion control on the Wii was currently all the rage and even then, it was using a controller with some waggle to control games. The idea of using a set...
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  • Will This be the PS4’s Controller?

    Although it was patented in 2011, a summary of a combination of a regular Playstation controller and a PS Move controller was just published. Each...

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    Sara Swanson
    by Sara Swanson
    Although it was patented in 2011, a summary of a combination of a regular Playstation controller and a PS Move controller was just published. Each part of the controller contains its own magnetometer, accelerometer, speaker, and gyro. The orbs are also able to light up, just like their PS Move counterparts. With a new controller...
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  • Game Companies Should Focus on Quality Not Innovation

    Part of what makes gaming such a special medium is that gamers have such a strong emotional bond with games that they love. Companies like...

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    Dave Walsh
    by Dave Walsh
    Part of what makes gaming such a special medium is that gamers have such a strong emotional bond with games that they love. Companies like Nintendo and Sega have understood that and continue to push out titles with characters that have been established for decades now, but are beloved by fans. If there is a...
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  • 5 Things Next Gen Actually Needs

    After yesterday’s article, we can talk about things that the next generation consoles actually need. This is a list of console and company policies that...

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    Sara Swanson
    by Sara Swanson
    After yesterday’s article, we can talk about things that the next generation consoles actually need. This is a list of console and company policies that the big three developers ought to follow if they want to get this generation right and compete with their unexpected phone and tablet rivals. 5. Better Motion Control Support I...
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  • What the Wii U Tells Us About Next Generation

    The Wii U’s launch was filled with plenty of surprises, but the most prominent one was the console’s capabilities. Leading up to the Wii U’s...

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    Sara Swanson
    by Sara Swanson
    The Wii U’s launch was filled with plenty of surprises, but the most prominent one was the console’s capabilities. Leading up to the Wii U’s release, the impression was that the console would meet or surpass current generation machines and, while it may not have been the best entry of the next generation, it would...
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  • The Future of Kinect

    In a highly amusing video released yesterday on Kotaku, the various problems plaguing Microsoft’s current Kinect technology got neatly summed up in the Kinect tutorial...

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    Robert Zak
    by Robert Zak
    In a highly amusing video released yesterday on Kotaku, the various problems plaguing Microsoft’s current Kinect technology got neatly summed up in the Kinect tutorial to the latest game in the Xbox’s ever-worsening RPG saga, Fable: The Journey.  Putting aside the fact that it’s a pretty shoddy game that’s a million miles from the charming fairy-tale RPG...
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  • Moving the Kinect into Unknown Territory

    The Kinect has had a lackluster lifetime, with few developers using it as more than a gimmick to translate some dance moves or make their...

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    Sara Swanson
    by Sara Swanson
    The Kinect has had a lackluster lifetime, with few developers using it as more than a gimmick to translate some dance moves or make their arcade shooter slightly more interactive. It’s rare for the Kinect to have interesting functionality at all, with the few games that do use it focusing in on its microphone capabilities....
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  • Is E3 for Gamers or Investors?

    With the main presentations behind us and the E3 convention starting to wrap up, we’re left with weeks’ worth of news to sort through and—at...

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    Sara Swanson
    by Sara Swanson
    With the main presentations behind us and the E3 convention starting to wrap up, we’re left with weeks’ worth of news to sort through and—at least, personally—a residual disappointment in the ‘new’ things revealed and the convention as a whole. Don’t get me wrong, there were lots of exciting things, and some of the conventions...
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