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EA Sports Boss Sees Opportunities

We're super-pumped to see the likes of FIFA 13 and Madden NFL 13 appear on our release schedule complete with Kinect support, but EA Sports aren't about to stop there, according to an interview published by MCV this morning. Andrew Wilson, the big boss at EA Sports suggested that using voice commands are "as big an...

The creator jokes back

The details of Minecraft making its debut on home consoles via the Xbox 360 are literally nowhere to be found ever since we first heard the news about the game making its platform transition at this year’s E3 convention. We've finally got a few snippets of information now though, thanks to a recent interview that IGN ran...

Sorry, Dance Central

Kylie Minogue's "Aphrodite: Les Folie" tour is sponsored by Kinect and Dance Central, with Microsoft asking "can you out dance Kylie?" It's not the only question the company has asked though, with a series of exclusive Kylie Minogue interviews kicking off today. In the first episode, Kylie talks about this...

Get smart

Recently released Kinect brain-buster Dr Kawashima's Body and Brain Exercises (known as Dr Kawashima's Body and Brain Connection in some parts of the world) is so far the only title for the sensor that tests your brainpower as well as your physical prowess, teasing you with maths, logic and memory puzzles. Producer Yasuhiro Nishimoto...

We talk to the master of puppets

Twisted Pixel's upcoming puppet-'em-up The Gunstringer is an interesting proposal, what with its combination of Rez and Crash Bandicoot and undead Wild West sheriff marionette lead, so we had to sit down with the team to figure out exactly what goes on in those heads of theirs. KINECTaku: Firstly, please introduce...

Kinect's flagship title gets the Q&A treatment

Kinect Sports is one of the leading lights in the sensor's launch line-up, which is no surprise considering it's developed by talented Twycross team Rare. We grabbed the studio's communications manager Nick Burton for an interview about the game, Kinect's technological challenges and what's next for...

A furry Q and A

With Frontier Developments' Kinectimals giving warm and fuzzy feelings to anyone who gazes upon its array of furry cubs, we decided to sit down with studio founder David Braben to discuss the game's development and Kinect's future. KINECTaku: How did you guys come up with the idea for Kinectimals? Were you inspired by any titles in...