Is it just me, or does it look like Traveller’s Tales based Hermione from the new Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 on the likeness of Bonnie Gruesen, who played Hermione in the highly unofficial A Very Potter Musical? Judge for yourself: It’s hard to tell from that promo shot, but in game Hermione’s expressions are…
E3 2010: Nintendo’s Looping Like Groundhog Day! A Graphical Analysis
I didn’t bother to wake up and watch Nintendo’s E3 press conference live last week, and while I watched a replay later that day, nothing I saw caught my interest too much. So while at the time I didn’t feel compelled to write up an analysis, Eurogamer today pulled a quote from an interview Satoru…
E3 2010: Your Guide to Kinect’s Launch Games
Here is a sorted list of all announced launch titles for Microsoft’s Kinect: Wii Fit Clones Wii Sports Clones EA Sports Active 2 Deca Sports Freedom The Biggest Loser: Ultimate Workout Kinect Sports Your Shape: Fitness Evolved Motion Sports Zumba Fitness Party Games Just Dance Clone Adrenalin Misfits Dance Central Game Party: In Motion Dance…
E3 2010: Sony Presser and the Noticeable Absences
After Microsoft’s dismal showing yesterday, Sony seemed poised to pour on the heat, gaining even more momentum as the 360’s image was repurposed for a casual market. While Sony wasn’t able to really wow anyone with their exceedingly long showcase, they managed to avoid any real traps. Over two hours they cover a lot of…
E3 2010: Microsoft’s Waterloo
The fact that, after spending over an hour talking up their new camera-based, hands-free motion controller for the Xbox 360, Kinect, Microsoft failured to address the question of price is not only conspicuous, it’s damning. Perhaps no one would have noticed had the software demonstrated for Kinect been surprising or revolutionary, or even interesting. Since…