Black Friday turned in some massive results at retail in the days following Thanksgiving, but today -- Cyber Monday -- kicks off a flurry of online sales to help shoppers check items off their holiday gift-buying lists. Chief among the Cyber Monday and Cyber Week culprits is Amazon.com, which is running a bunch of sales all week long. The specials kick-off today with some great deals on videogames, including a killer discount on the Xbox Kinect. The Xbox Kinect Amazon Cyber Monday Sale reflects a 30% discount on the … [Read more...]
New Lady Gaga Songs Hit Dance Central 2 for Xbox Kinect
Two new Lady Gaga songs are available as DLC today for Dance Central 2, giving Xbox 360 owners some new tracks to dance to during the long Thanksgiving weekend. Both songs come from Lady Gaga's second studio album, Born This Way: "Marry the Night" and "The Edge of Glory." They carry a price of 240 Microsoft Points each. The two new DLC tracks for Dance Central 2 are join two Lady Gaga songs that already exist on the Kinect game's disc: "Bad Romance" and "Born This Way." Meanwhile, "Just Dance" and "Poker Face" can be … [Read more...]
Twister Mania for Xbox Kinect Free Game Giveaway
Twister has introduced many an uncomfortable moment in the board-game world, and not just because of its occasional body-morphing requirements. "I have to put my hand where?" isn't all that uncommon to hear in Twister, but will the game's appearance on the family-friendly Xbox Kinect change things up? We'll never tell -- but you can find out for yourself if you win this brand-new copy of Twister Mania for Xbox Kinect. Twister Mania lets players kick-start the party with friends and family in a hysterical, fast-paced … [Read more...]
Grease Dance for Xbox Kinect: Free Game Contest
The singing and dancing craze has taken over the Xbox Kinect and PlayStation Move, the latest entry in the genre being Grease Dance, which lets gamers participate in the classic movie’s choreography and songs, including iconic tunes like "You’re the One That I Want," "Greased Lightning" and "Summer Nights." Grease lets players sing or dance alone, in a duet or with three other players for a four-player musical performance. When you consider the game's cooperative Party Mode, which involves two teams of four players … [Read more...]
Winter Stars, New Winter Sports Game, Ships for Xbox Kinect, PlayStation Move, Nintendo Wii
A new motion-controlled sports game has hit retail today, this time with a wintry theme. The game, called Winter Stars, is available today for the Xbox 360 Kinect, PlayStation Move and Nintendo Wii. The Wii version requires the Wii Balance Board. Winter Stars includes 11 different winter sports, which is almost twice the number of games included in most sports games for the motion-based systems. It also includes online multiplayer for up to four players, offline multiplayer for same-screen play, and a story mode that … [Read more...]
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked Now Available for Xbox Kinect, Wii
A new Xbox Kinect and Nintendo Wii game based on the upcoming third installment of the Alvin and the Chipmunks movie franchise has just shipped to retail. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked is a full-body motion-based dance game in which players can dance to multiple routines as Alvin, Simon or and Theodore, or as one of the Chipettes (Brittany, Eleanor or Jeanette). As with many rhythm-based dancing games for the Xbox Kinect and Wii, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked sees players earn more points if they can … [Read more...]
Kinect Disneyland Adventures Review
Having vacationed at the Disney Parks 24 times -- quite a feat for a native Oregonian -- I'm one of the most biased yet oddly qualified people to review Kinect Disneyland Adventures. On the one hand, I’m clearly a Disneyland and Disney World fan, so I’m predisposed to liking the new Xbox 360 game. On the other hand, because I’ve been to the parks so often and have a virtually photographic memory of their layouts, I’m going to be the game’s harshest critic if it misses anything. With all that said, let me quell your … [Read more...]
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Now Available for Xbox 360
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the original Xbox's release and, of course, the release of Halo. For months the Xbox was jokingly referred to as "a Halo adapter for my TV." Today, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary edition ships for Xbox 360 to remind players just why that original game was so popular. Click the following link to read our full Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary review. Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary is a remastered version of the original Halo campaign, and it includes online multiplayer via … [Read more...]
Motion Sports: Adrenaline Review
Sports, dancing and fitness games seem to be the de facto “must release” genres for motion-controlled systems, a trend for which we have Nintendo to thank. It makes sense, since those are the activities than involve the most intuitive motions, but time and again it seems like those are the only titles that release. Ubisoft tried to change things up a bit with Motion Sports: Adrenaline, an Xbox Kinect-exclusive game that focuses not on football, golf or baseball but on the edgier “extreme sports.” It’s an interesting … [Read more...]
Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2012 Now Available for Xbox 360 Kinect
Ubisoft has launched Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2012 exclusively on Kinect, allowsing players to showcase their individuality through fitness routines ranging from dance and yoga to intense targeted workouts, cardio boxing and rigorous boot camps. All told, the fitness game includes more than 90 hours of exercise-minded gameplay. Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2012 now offers an extensive variety of diverse themed workouts inspired by an array of exotic cultures, including African, Bollywood, Latin and Hip Hop dance … [Read more...]
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