Remember a couple days ago when we reported on a voice actor saying he was working on an unannounced Kingdom Hearts game, which we thought was called Recoded? Now Square Enix confirmed its existence in a list of the games they’re showing at E3. But how correct were the rumors?
It's unlikely that Professor Layton or Dr Kawashima would ever get in an actual proper fight that involved slapping and spitting. Neither of them seem like men of violence. However, they are involved in a fight more important and meaningful than any trading of fists and heavy blows in a dark alley - they are engaged in the fight to win a priceless Golden Joystick award.
To capture virtual scenes, you need virtual cameras. These cameras are generally maneuvered in software with manually created paths, but NaturalPoint, an image tracking technology company, is helping pioneer the application of physical camera work in virtual film and game scenes...
Two wrongs, they say, do not make a right. Sometimes however, it seems they can cancel each other out. Take, for instance, this video of a new Kinect hack from a chap named Demize2010. Using Kinect to control Max Payne, he strafes, runs, leaps in bullet-time, changes weapons and reloads, all utilising nothing more than leaning motions and (occacionally camp) hand gestures. Aiming and shooting? Those are achieved via a Wiimote. Sorry Microsoft, but we have been trying to tell you that "you are the controller" is not a complete solution.
But here you have it. Two of the hardcore's most derided things used in harmony to play one of the hardcore's most venerated games. Clicky on and you shall see.
That weekend flew by, didn't it? But that doesn't mean things didn't happen over the course of it. We don't expect you to trawl through the internet yourself to find out what happened in the world of gaming - we've done that for you. So here, in easily-digestible one-minute chunks, are the five biggest stories you need to hear about you get you up to speed for the week. Including Kudo Tsunoda saying Kinect games with amazing character/player interaction are 'coming soon', GT5 mid-race saves still on their way and TimeSplitters 4 announcement reportedly imminent.
Remember a couple days ago when we reported on a voice actor saying he was working on an unannounced Kingdom Hearts game, which we thought was called Recoded? Now Square Enix confirmed its existence in a list of the games they’re showing at E3. But how correct were the rumors?