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Microsoft announces pricing for Kinect and a new Xbox 360 4GB console

July 21st, 2010 Console Digest

Microsoft announced the all-new Xbox 360 4GB console, the revolutionary Kinect sensor and “Kinect Adventures” packaged together for £249.99. Kinect Adventures, lets players experience 20 adventures, navigating raging rapids and ducking and dodging through mountain top obstacle courses and exotic locations – no controller required.

“Kinect for Xbox 360 offers fantastic new ways to be entertained for the whole family,” said Chris Lewis, vice president, Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft Europe. “With full body, voice and multiplayer play straight out of the box, Kinect is a unique way for everyone to enjoy controller-free fun and entertainment.”

Existing Xbox 360 console owners can also purchase the Kinect sensor with “Kinect Adventures” for £129.99. The Kinect sensor, will work with every one of the 40 million Xbox 360 consoles currently in living rooms globally.

Kinect also revolutionises how you experience entertainment by putting your favourite movies, music and live TV and sports from Sky Player all in one place. Customers can start a movie by simply saying, “Xbox, play,” or browse through a music list with the wave of a hand. Kinect also creates new ways for friends and family to have fun – Video Kinect,3 lets families and friends stay connected in new ways as they open a window into living rooms around the world.

With more than 15 games available at launch, living rooms will become gyms, nightclubs and sports stadiums with a wide range of innovative and groundbreaking experiences from the world’s leading video games publishers.

The sleek, new Xbox 360 4GB console, becomes available to consumers on 20th August in the UK and will be available for £149.99. With a sleek new design, the Xbox 360 4GB includes built-in Wi-Fi N, 4GB of internal flash memory, touch-sensitive buttons and a matt black finish.2

Kinect games, including “Kinectimals,” “Kinect Sports” and “Kinect Joy Ride,” will retail for £39.99.

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Kinect for Xbox 360 Brings Fun for the Whole Family

July 16th, 2010 Console Digest

This summer, you can be the first to try Kinect for Xbox 360 before it arrives on store shelves Nov. 4.

Microsoft announced that it is bringing Kinect for Xbox 360 to a city near you through the Kinect Experience mobile demo tour. Throughout the next 14 weeks, the mobile tour will be stopping in 32 cities across North America. From the California State Fair to the Mall of America, the Kinect Experience will let you be among the first to play Kinect games and control your music and HD movies and videos with just your voice or the wave of your hand — no controller required.

Only Kinect for Xbox 360 makes it possible to play in a whole new way by identifying your movement and body position to create a truly immersive entertainment experience. See a ball? Just kick it. Begin a movie by simply saying “Xbox, play,” or browse through a music list with the wave of a hand. With the Kinect Experience Mobile Demo Tour, you can hone your skills before anyone else by playing fun new games, such as “Kinect Sports,” “Kinectimals,” “Kinect Joy Ride” and “Kinect Adventures” and MTV Games’ and Harmonix’s “Dance Central.” Share the fun with family members and friends through photos and video captured at the Kinect Experience and retrieve your videos and photos from the Kinect Experience tour at http://www.kinect.me/, then comment on your experience and share your videos on all of your favorite social networking sites including Facebook.com/kinect.

The full Kinect experience will be available in North America beginning Nov. 4, 2010, and will roll out to additional markets by the end of the year. Visit http://www.xbox.com/kinect and http://www.facebook.com/kinect for more details on how you can be the first to experience Kinect for Xbox 360 games and entertainment come to life in a city near you. Kinect is also available to demo in all four Microsoft Retail Stores, located in Scottsdale, Ariz.; Mission Viejo, Calif.; Denver; and San Diego.

Kinect Experience Mobile Demo Tour (Dates subject to change)

East Coast:
July 17-18 Manhattan, NY Macy’s
July 20-22 East Falmouth, MA Barnstable County Fair Seaport-Lower Manhattan
July 24-25 Manhattan, NY Entertainment Area
July 28-Aug. 1 Washington, DC Six Flags America Football Hall of Fame – Rib
Aug. 4-6 Canton, OH Burnoff Football Hall of Fame Festival
Aug. 7-8 Canton, OH Weekend
Aug. 11-15 Chicago, IL Air Show/Navy Pier Woodward Dream Cruise – Auto
Aug. 19-21 Detroit, MI Festival
Aug. 26-30 St. Paul, MN Minnesota State Fair Westfield Citrus Park Shopping
Aug. 30-Oct. 24 Tampa, FL Mall
Sept. 3-6 Indianapolis, IN Rib America Festival
Sept. 10-13 Nashville, TN Tennessee State Fair Atlantic Station – Entertainment
Sept. 15-16 Atlanta, GA Plaza
Sept. 18-19 Atlanta, GA Atlanta Arts Festival
Sept. 23-26 Charlotte, NC Festival in the Park
Oct. 1-2 Orlando, FL Disney Wine and Dine Marathon
Oct. 8-10 Valdosta, GA Wild Adventures Theme Park
Oct. 14-17 Dallas, TX Texas State Fair
Oct. 21-24 Shreveport, LA Louisiana State Fair

West Coast:
July 15-Aug. 22 Minneapolis, MN Mall of America
July 25-26 San Diego, CA Youth Surf Cup – Soccer
July 28-Aug. 1 Sacramento, CA California State Fair
Aug. 6-8 Portland, OR Bite of Oregon Food Festival
Aug. 10-11 Seattle, WA Woodland Park Zoo
Aug. 13-15 Seattle, WA Taste of Edmonds – Food Festival
Aug. 19-22 Vancouver, BC Summerfest
Aug. 27-Sept. 1 Pueblo, CO Colorado State Fair
Sept. 3-6 Denver, CO Elitch Gardens
Sept. 9-12 Albuquerque, NM New Mexico State Fair
Sept. 16-19 Salt Lake City, UT Utah State Fair
Sept. 24-26 Los Angeles, CA Universal City Walk
Oct. 1-3 San Diego, CA Miramar Air Fest Fleet Week – Military Ship and
Oct. 7-11 San Francisco, CA Air Festival
Oct. 15-17 Phoenix, AZ Arizona State Fair
Oct. 20-24 Las Vegas, NV PBR World Finals

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Microsoft Kinect for Xbox 360

June 14th, 2010 Laura Smith

Microsoft-KinectMicrosoft Kinect: Microsoft unveiled Kinect for Xbox 360, a controller-free gaming device that Microsoft is positioning as an entirely new way to experience entertainment in the living room.

Previously code-named “Project Natal,” the Kinect label was released before the start of the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles (E3) as part of a Cirque du Soleil performance that was inspired by Kinect’s technology.

The slim black Kinect sensor plugs directly into any Xbox 360. Despite its small size, the Kinect device contains a camera, audio sensors, and motion-sensing technology that tracks 48 points of movement on the human body. It has the ability to recognize faces and voices.

With Kinect, game-players no longer need to memorize different commands for a hand-held control. “You are the controller,” said Mike Delman, corporate vice president of Global Marketing for the Interactive Entertainment Business. “You simply step in front of the sensor and Kinect sees you move, hears your voice and recognizes your face.” (more…)

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Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood

May 12th, 2010 Console Digest

The Next Iteration of Assassin’s Creed Will Continue The Legend of Ezio as He Takes on Rome While Adding a Multiplayer Component to the Series For the First Time Ever

Assassins-Creed-BrotherhoodUbisoft announces new product details for Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, the next iteration of the critically acclaimed, multi-million unit selling franchise. Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood will ship late 2010 for the Xbox 360, the PLAYSTATION3 and the PC. (more…)

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Lady Gaga makes her debut on ROCK BAND

March 13th, 2010 Console Digest

PLUS A SPECIAL SOUTH PARK TRACK, THE SUBWAYS AND MORE

Harmonix and MTV Games announced that a four pack of songs from pop sensation Lady Gaga, as well as singles from 3 Doors Down, Mute Math, The Subways, and a special Lady Gaga cover by COMEDY CENTRAL’S South Park’s own Eric Cartman will be added next week to the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™.

These are among the more than 400 artists currently available through the Rock Band platform. With more than 1,100 songs available, Rock Band is, without question, the industry leader in providing the best selection of interactive musical content, songs and artists.

Rock Band DLC Additions for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 System and Wii
Musical maven and international fashionista Lady Gaga makes her Rock Band debut next week with a four pack of songs from both her Grammy® Award-winning and Diamond-certified album The Fame and her latest release The Fame Monster. Lady Gaga became the first artist in Billboard history to chart four No. 1 singles when her smash single “Paparazzi” reached No. 1 in 2009. Recently named creative director for a specialty line of Polaroid® products, Lady Gaga has proven herself to be an innovative powerhouse outside the music realm as well. “Lady Gaga Pack 01” will include “Bad Romance,” “Just Dance,” “Monster” and “Poker Face.” Lady Gaga is touring Europe and the United States this spring and fall, as part of her successful Monster Ball tour. For more information on tour dates, please visit www.ladygaga.com.

Also coming next week are singles from 3 Doors Down (“It’s Not My Time”) and Mute Math (“Control”), as well as two songs from The Subways – “Oh Yeah” and “Rock & Roll Queen.” Additionally, a special version of Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face,” by South Park’s Eric Cartman, will also be available in the Rock Band Music Store next week.

Available on Xbox 360 and Wii (March 16) and PlayStation 3 system (March 18):
• Lady Gaga – “Bad Romance”
• Lady Gaga – “Just Dance”
• Lady Gaga – “Monster”
• Lady Gaga – “Poker Face”
• 3 Doors Down – “It’s Not My Time”
• Mute Math – “Control”
• South Park – “Poker Face (Cartman version)”
• The Subways – “Oh Yeah”
• The Subways – “Rock & Roll Queen”

(All tracks are original master recordings)

These tracks will be available for purchase as “Lady Gaga Pack 01” as well as individual tracks on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system, and as individual tracks only on Wii. Tracks marked with “+” are also available for download in the family-friendly LEGO® Rock Band Music Store.

Price: £.99 UK (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track
£3.49 UK (560 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for “Lady Gaga Pack 01” (200 Wii Points™) per track

** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change. **

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