Unless you’ve been too wrapped up in World Cup fever, you’ve probably noticed there were a few news stories about E3 and all the new gaming options that are coming out in the near future. One of these stories is the release of the Xbox Kinect (formerly Project Natal) and the Kinect series of games.
Kinect (pronounced: connect) is an auxiliary device for your Xbox
that allows you to use your body as the controller in order to play games. To drive a car you just put your hands out like they’re on a steering wheel. To ride a skateboard, you stand sideways and lean back, forth, forward and backward. You are literally part of the game.
So what is this fancy new tech device doing on a board game site? Well, my friends, the Kinect has one other capability that has not been discussed all that much. Kinect allows you to connect with other Xbox users and play games, chat, and interact with them in an almost Skype or Apple Facetime way. Read the rest of this entry »
Who wants a free iPad. I know I do, and if you’re like me you might be able to win one. Not from us this time, but from our good friends over at Days of Wonder Games.
OK, here are the details in quick form. They’re going to give the iPad (pre-loaded with their Small World App) away to the winner of the 2,000,000th game on their online gaming area. They’re already above 19,800,000 so if you’re not signed up with them yet, I strongly recommend you get over there quick.
If you’re not the winner of the 2millionth game, fear not. The other players in that game each get an iPod Touch. Alright, good luck to everyone, and get gaming.
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