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Kinect 2.0 seems to be officially dead as Microsoft has discontinued the adapter which allowed it to function on new Xbox Ones. The adapter, which has been needed to use Kinect on every iteration of the Xbox One since the Xbox One S, is no longer in production and more than that, it seems like it[...]

The number of issues that the Xbox One's Kinect had over the course of its run could be summed up in one simple word: unnecessary From videos of the system failing to recognize you after you allowed it to scan you, to people getting penalized for swearing in a game while it was on, to[...]

It's compact, takes away a lot of nonsense, and is supposedly even more powerful than the first console. One thing the Xbox One S doesn't have though is a Kinect port For a console that was once bundled with the peripheral, that is a huge step The Kinect has been falling out of favour with the[...]

When Phil Spencer took over the Xbox division, the Kinect seemed to drop off as an important peripheral over night Soon after, a Kinectless Xbox One bundle came out and few games have featured the device since. In a new interview with Edge (via GamesRadar), the Xbox boss opened up about the peripheral speaking enthusiastically about[...]

By Jared Cornelius Welcome back gentle reader, it's time for another roundup of those video game disks that all the kids like so much.  While last week re-packaging and last generation consoles were all the rage this week is skewing a bit more towards the strange.  The overarching theme this time seems to be cult favorites, from cheesecake anime ladies, hardcore strategy, and Kinect[...]

By Sage Ashford With June only a few weeks away, gaming fans are finding it more and more difficult to contain their excitement as the biggest gaming conference of the year approaches.  The Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, gives gamers a look at the titles developers have been working on and plan to release over the[...]

Redundancy! Also, as the resident Xbox fan, I give my thoughts on Microsoft releasing a new Xbox One console bundle that doesn't include the Kinect I talk about why it's a bad move and how it has pretty much killed any potential the Kinect ever had. Check out the mp3 of the show here or check out[...]

By Jared Cornelius So Xbox head, Phil Spencer, sent out a press release revealing that Microsoft would be releasing a Kinect-less version of the Xbox One console.  For those not in the know, the Kinect is a camera peripheral for the Xbox 360 released in 2010 and included as a "critical" piece of the Xbox One at launch.  Spencer touted the Kinect-less version of the Xbox[...]

By Jared Cornelius In breaking news today, Microsoft is going to be selling a version of the Xbox One for the price of $399 without the Kinect peripheral included.  Xbox head Phil Spencer put out a press release touting the news, First, beginning on June 9th, in all markets where Xbox One is sold, we will offer[...]

Nerdy Show reports from E3 for Bleeding Cool. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCSxc_fIxc8 Without a doubt, one of the games we’re most excited about is

Nerdy Show reports from E3 for Bleeding Cool. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d9yxEGGVFU The Nerdy Show crew had a chance to check out the first 20

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX9FMdxaN_Y[/youtube] Nerdy Show reports from E3 for Bleeding Cool. Earth's Mightiest Heroes Assemble for a new fighting game experience on the Kinect and WiiU Watch Cap and Matt pose like Wolverine, Hulk, Thor, and Magneto and smash each other into a bloody pulp (virtually) We interview Jessica Crockett, product manager for Ubisoft's Avengers: Battle For Earth, and[...]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVg9D-qPzrE Nerdy Show reports from E3 for Bleeding Cool. The most talked about superhero game at E3 was the recently

The upcoming Disney Rush spins off five Pixar films into a single, Kinect controlled Videogame That's five times the crazy arm flapping… so probably only one fifth of the fun I can't say I'm amongst the Kinect faithful. As you'll see from this trailer, it's simple enough for kids to play Though they may still[...]

Hacking the XBox Kinect has resulted in this demo that couold change the future of superhero gaming amongst others In an instant it makes the DCU Online look pathetically backwards But gives much hope to a potential DCU Online 2. Because you can be Superman Watch And gawp And give a silent thank you to the [...]