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Xbox Live Changed Gaming Forever and Kinect Not Originally Planned, Ex-Director Says
Edit Gamespot 28 Apr 2016
Speaking today at the Project Management Exp 2016, former Xbox director Robbie Bach shared some inside stories about the early days of what is now a juggernaut gaming brand ... "When Xbox launched, one of the things we bet on was online gaming," he said. "That doesn't sound very innovative today, but in 2002, it was very innovative ... But as the market developed; Nintendo did some things--something called the Wii and the Wiimote," he said ... ....
Horseshoes, Powergloves, and Other Weird Real-Life Controller Patents
Edit Shacknews 28 Apr 2016
Speculation is fun, isn’t it? And we here in the gaming community are very, very good at speculating ... And occasionally, companies like Sony and Nintendo drop us morsels of rumor food to feast on while we wait for major events and official announcements ... Nintendo’s Horseshoe Controller ... The results were the Kinect and the Move, although neither were ever as successful as Nintendo’s Wiimote-controlled motion-based games....
This $20 accessory lets you connect a wireless controller to the original Nintendo
Edit Business Insider 25 Apr 2016People have figured out how to get the Steam Controller to sing
Edit Kill Screen 19 Apr 2016
These early digital music devices fell out of fashion as the analog phonograph reproduced music more accurately and more cheaply ... It’s not quite as hi-fidelity as the little speaker in the WiiMote, so developers probably can’t use it to communicate secret information, but if anyone can come up with a weird and exciting way to integrate this hack into a game, it’s probably the folks behind DEVICE 6 (2013) and Year Walk (2013) ... ....
The Vive virtual reality headset is clunky, pricey and completely amazing
Edit The Washington Post 05 Apr 2016
Yeah, it doesn't look cool on the outside. On the inside, however.... (Photographer. Pau Barrena/Bloomberg) ... It’s hard to set up. It can be a little wonky. It’s completely amazing ... The Vive box comes packed with a good amount of gadgetry ... Motion controlled gaming, in the form of the Wiimote or Kinect, also felt pretty revolutionary when they were launched, but ultimately there weren’t that many titles that took full advantage of them ... ....
The Best VR Experience Right Now
Edit Shacknews 05 Apr 2016
As passionate and enthusiastic as I've been as a VR evangelist, I understand this first generation is meant for early adopters like myself. Even the best VR devices will have some rough edges at this stage ... Valve and HTC announced the Vive at GDC 2015, and at the time I was very skeptical ... The Head-Mounted Display ... These controllers have advanced human interface devices for gaming much like Nintendo's Wiimote did in the past ... The Sensors....
The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD Review
Edit Empire 03 Apr 2016
Ten years. An entire decade. That’s how long it is since Twilight Princess launched alongside the Wii, and its status among fans has fluctuated ever since ... Since then, the general consensus has done a 180 ... What seems odd, given the Wii-U’s compatibility with both traditional controllers and the Wii’s Wiimotes, is the complete lack of the ability to experience the gameplay as most did in 2006. Even as a sword-waggling novelty ... ....
Incredible virtual worlds we can't wait to don the mask for
Edit TechRadar 31 Mar 2016
In an ideal world... So, never ones to shirk a creative challenge, the techradar team has put together a list of the worlds we'd want to don the goggles and immerse ourselves in, from Star Wars to George R. R ... Patrick Goss. Brave New World ... R ... Brian K ... Twilight Princess let us swing a Wiimote for swordplay, but after 50 hours into the game my wrists got tired and I gave up, and I only recently tried to replay it with the HD release on WiiU....
Metroid: Other M coming to Wii U Virtual Console in EU
Edit Pixel Dynamo 30 Mar 2016
The last released game in the Metroid series, Metroid. Other M, is hitting the Wii U Virtual Console in Europe this Thursday March 31 ... And in this platoon is Samus’s former commanding officer Adam Malkovich, who also plays a role in Fusion ... The game also forced players to use only the Wiimote (without the nunchuk) to control Samus in hopes of making the control scheme more simple and intuitive ... Metroid ... ....
Dark Souls' director 'doesn't believe' player who beat the game without taking a hit
Edit Polygon 29 Mar 2016
'It's just an elaborate rumor!' ... "I don't believe the player who says he completed the original Dark Souls without taking a hit," Miyazaki told Wired UK in an interview ... Dark Souls 3 is now out in Japan, but American players can't get their hands — or guitar controllers, or dance pads, or Wiimotes, etc ... ....
Sony Undercuts The Competition Yet Again With Playstation VR But At What Cost?
Edit ThisGenGaming 23 Mar 2016
Sony recently announced that PSVR would be releasing this October with a $399 price tag compared to their major competitors Oculus and Vive which are priced at $200 and $400 higher respectively. Indeed, this brought up memories of Sony’s announcement of the PS4 which likewise came out and undercut its competition ... And even when swinging slowly, they still track more like a Wiimote than the high-end Rift or Vive.” ... ....
Updated: Apple TV
Edit TechRadar 21 Mar 2016
Introduction and overview. Update. Apple TV is getting its second major update starting today, Tim Cook has announced ... Original review continues below... If it existed in a bubble, the new 2015 Apple TV would be a stellar product ... What is it? ... Apple TV vs Roku 4 ... Using the Siri Remote is at times a truly compelling experience - it's a Wiimote meets a Roku remote meets an iPhone - but it can also be stubbornly imprecise when it wants to be ... ....
This Virtual Reality Game Made Me Lose My Mind and My Lunch
Edit Time Magazine 16 Mar 2016
Virtual reality is almost a reality. The consumer-ready version of the Oculus Rift, a $600 headset that requires a beefy PC to run games, is launching widely on Mar. 28. It will be followed in May by HTC’s Vive and later this year by Playstation VR ... MORE. Why Virtual Reality Will Change the World. Learning to fly happens even more instinctually than the first time we all hefted a Wiimote ... ....
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