Category Archives: PC
Kinect for Windows uses a new Kinect camera
Microsoft’s Kinect for Windows program doesn’t just involve new firmware for PCs. There will be a new version of the Kinect hardware designed for Windows, with “improvements” like a shorter USB cable (“to ensure reliability across a broad range of computers”) and a smaller USB dongle to better share space.
The firmware includes support for a new “Near Mode,” designed to see objects as close as 50 centimeters away from the camera (“with graceful degradation down to 40 centimeters,” Windows Kinect GM Craig Eisler notes). It makes sense for a device you would use while sitting at the computer.
In advance of the Kinect for Windows launch (early 2012), Microsoft has launched the “Kinect Accelerator” program, which will give $20,000 each to ten startups using Kinect, along with Microsoft development tools, “marketing visibility” and mentoring.
Source: http://www.joystiq.com
Test Drive: Ferrari Coming March 2012
The Test Drive series will continue next year with a Ferrari Racing game. publisher Bigben Interactive announced the acquisition of distribution rights for Test Drive: Ferrari, which it will release in Europe on March 20, for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 – The Vet & The n00b Trailer
This live action trailer featuring Sam Worthington, Jonah Hill and Dwight Howard. Has to be one of the coolest live action trailers to date.
“Whether you’re a veteran of Call of Duty or a n00b just starting out, there is a soldier in all of us”.
Michael Bay’s trailer for Need for Speed: The Run
Michael Bay Best known for the live action Transformers movies,was recruited by EA Black Box to direct a cinematic trailer for Need for Speed: The Run. The end results are amazing!
Grand Theft Auto V Trailer
Here it is! The first trailer for Grand Theft Auto V. All centered around Vinewood, a stand-in for Los Angeles. We’re definitely getting back into some of the GTA: San Andreas stomping grounds.
Our hero is a dad who says he’s trying to be a good guy but, it’s a Grand Theft Auto game, so you know how well that works out. What do you notice?
OnLive, Cloud based PC gaming
Hey anyone else use OnLive? (No not Xbox Live) Its this awesome cloud based PC gaming system so even if your PC cant run a certain PC Game like Homefront or Dirt 3 you can still play it on your PC. Sign up is free at www.onlive.com and most games have a free trial, not a demo but 30 mins of playing the full game. This has to be the coolest thing i seen in a long time, defiantly the future of gaming. If you sign up look me up trekx …
Grand Theft Auto 5 announced
Rockstar Games has announced Grand Theft Auto 5 though its official site. No further details have been Given.
Look for the first trailer of Grand Theft Auto V on November 2nd.
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L.A. Noire The Complete Edition coming this November
L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition is coming to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on November 15th in North America and November 18th elsewhere, just a week after the game debuts on PC. And like the PC game, The Complete Edition comes packed with every piece of DLC released thus far. It will retail for $49.99.
The bonus cases include “The Nicholson Electroplating,” “The Consul’s Car,” “Reefer Madness,” “The Naked City” and “A Slip of the Tongue.” They cover the arson, vice and traffic beats, and are offered alongside The Badge Pursuit Challenge and all unlockable outfits and weapons.
Qwikster’s out Netflix’s back in
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings announced this morning that Netflix won’t split into two separate services as planned. The news comes less than a month after the company’s stock went into freefall following its announced split into disc-based and streaming entities named Qwikster and Netflix, respectively.
“It is clear that for many of our members two websites would make things more difficult, so we are going to keep Netflix as one place to go for streaming and DVD,” Hasting wrote on the company’s official blog this morning. “This means no change: one website, one account, one password… in other words, no Qwikster.”
There is no update on Netflix’s desire to enter the video game rental space in Hastings’ post. We are currently following up with the company to find out if those plans have changed too.
