Monday, June 14, 2010

Details from Microsoft's Official Kinect Show

We've already written about the official name and a few of the first games to come with Kinect.

But amidst the chaos of the Cirque du Soleil event, which felt like a mix between the Lion King musical, Zeno Clash and Peter Pan, they also showed off a few other games and features to join the Kinect lineup.

Most exciting offhand was the reveal of a Star Wars game. It showed off 1 to 1 lightsaber control in which you deflect blaster shots and duel the likes of Lord Vader. But the major setback appeared to be that it's on rails...

There was also a Yoga game, video chat with real-time picture sharing, and a new motion controlled dashboard in which you can wave pages to change and tap the air for your choices.

An interlude in the middle of the show revealed Disney's famous castle and Tinkerbell flying around the jumbotrons, but no specifics on a partnership or Disney game were mentioned.

The press conference starts shortly, so hopefully some more questions will be answered such as the price and when exactly the product will launch.

I'll have more for you from the E3 show floor all week long, so keep an eye on TXB.

Here are the official product shots of the shiny, black Kinect:

Details from Microsofts Official Kinect Show



Details from Microsofts Official Kinect Show




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