Kinect buyer’s guide

Thinking of buying a Kinect to keep the kids quiet this Christmas? You’ve picked a good time to make a purchase – you should be able to find one for under £80 new, and significantly less second hand, with games starting at literally pocket money prices. You should feel sorry for our downstairs neighbour – …

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Fable: The Journey – review

Chances are there was a lot of head scratching at Lionhead when Microsoft requested they give the Fable franchise its own Kinect spin-off. Just how do you transfer an open world RPG full of moral choices, to a device that has proven itself to be useful only for very simple games such as dancing sims …

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Pokemon still packs a punch

When the late Michael Jackson sung “It doesn’t matter if you’re black or white,” he may as well have been talking about Pokemon Black and White 2. Pokemon Black 2 entered the UK chart at #3 while Pokemon White 2 arrived at #5, but even if their sales were combined they wouldn’t have beaten fellow …

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Dishonored – a dish best served hot

Christ on a moped – this week is rammed with new releases, of which at least six are of tip-top quality. Won’t somebody think of our bank balances? Firstly – new IP! Launching a new game series is a tricky task that requires a lot of shrewd marketing and heavy advertising. Thankfully due to the …

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Fable: The Journey – demo impressions

Most Kinect games tend to look and feel on the budget side as, well, they are budget games. Not this one though – rather than use the same engine as Fable III it has been built from the ground up for Kinect. Voice-acting impresses and it’s clear that a great deal of polish has been …

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