Sexy People Playing Kinect: Hot Chicks (and One Dude) Playing XBOX Kinect (VIDs)

By Jeremy M. Zoss 

From http://www.joystickdivision.com/

The rise in motion gaming has brought with it a fun, sexy (and slightly creepy) phenomenon: videos of good looking people playing motion games. You know what we're talking about - after all, you've most likely seen the Wii Fit Girl video. 

Well, the Wii is old news. Microsoft's Kinect is the hot motion gaming toy of the moment, and with its surge in popularity comes a new slew of sexy people playing it on film.

We've got a bunch of our favorite videos for you below.

Here are some booth babes (and some dude) getting down with Kinect at E3.

A list like this wouldn't be complete without a girl in her underwear.

  

Why is it sideways? We don't know. Or care.

  

Letterboxed for your enjoyment.

She's having problems. Regardless.

For the Japanophiles.

Fun fact: this list was originally supposed to have an equal number of guys and girls. However, there were a lot more videos of girls than guys. Shocker. This video may not exactly be sexy, but he's a good-looking guy, right?

Another shocker: this girl has more videos, and they're all about her ass.

Finally, here's adult actress Ashley Bulgari playing Kinect. If you'd like to see more of Ashley (literally), there's another video that picks up where this one leaves off. So if you'd like to see her play Kinect completely naked, click here. Obviously, it's 100% unequivocally, unarguably NSFW.  

Fan made Halo Assault Rifle with torch and ammo counter

From: http://gamingbolt.com/
Thanks, Kotaku and 405th.

Moz from 405th.com has made this amazing replica of the Halo Assault rifle. This thing took over two years to make and Moz took a plastic gun and transformed it in to a bad ass rifle. It also has a torch and a counter for the ammunition ( just like they have in the real games). Check the images and videos below.

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Tecmo Super Bowl to be revived as Tecmo Bowl Throwback on Xbox 360 and PS3

From: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/

Fans of the classic football game franchise, Tecmo Super Bowl, are cheering.

Game publisher Tecmo officially announced on Tuesday a downloadable console game based on the Nintendo classic. The Entertainment Software Rating Board ruined the surprise a couple weeks ago when it leaked info about the game before the publisher was ready to hike.

Tecmo Bowl Throwback is a remake of the Super Nintendo game that redefined the genre. We called the original, along with Super Mario Bros. and Legend of Zelda (excluding Oregon Trail), a timeless classic.

Throwback will be available via download in the spring on Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade and Sony's PlayStation Network. Players will be able to play online against friends, who can debate whether to set the play mode to the new 3-D or old-school 2-D graphic style. Online leaderboards will track stats.

Unlike the original, the game will not feature actual NFL team and player names. That's because Electronic Arts has an exclusive agreement with the league, led by its dominating Madden franchise. Throwback will instead allow players to customize names and uniforms.

Other games have tried to wiggle into the huge football gaming market without the blessing of the NFL and have mostly failed.

All-Pro Football 2K8, the spiritual successor to the NFL 2K series and ESPN games, saw one iteration before disappearing. Blitz: The League, which tried to make up for a lack of NFL endorsement with edgy content like steroid use, likewise did not gain a major following.

A new entrant called Backbreaker will try its hand in May, relying on visual magic to woo gamers. But Tecmo is hoping to capitalize on the warm and fuzzy feelings many have about their first digital football love.

In the Throwback news release, the company adds that the game has been rated "E for everyone" by the ESRB. The publisher somehow managed not to refer to the ratings board as "blabbermouths."

-- Mark Milian
twitter.com/markmilian

Image credits: Tecmo

Giant Cowboys Stadium LED wall caught playing Xbox 360 during downtime

by Donald Melanson


The 72 x 160-foot LED wall at the center of the new Cowboys Stadium is certainly impressive enough when it's showing game highlights or concert footage, but no giant screen ever truly earns its credentials until it's been put to some real use: playing video games. Thankfully, Jonas Brothers video director Steve Fatone somehow pulled himself away from concert preparations to do just that earlier this week, and apparently became the first person to ever play Xbox 360 on the display in the process. As you can see above and in the gallery below, the two certainly seem to be made for each other, although it looks like the controller can get a tad touchy if you stray too far while trying to play it.
Update: Our man Steve hooked us up with a video of the rig in action -- head after the break to check it out.
[Thanks, Steve; photos thanks to Troy]

Gallery: Giant Cowboys Stadium LED wall caught playing Xbox 360 during downtime

Xbox 360 Project Natal: Full-Body Motion Control One-Ups the Wii

By Adam Frucci

As rumored, Microsoft unveiled its newest control scheme today: full-body motion control that doesn't require a controller of any kind called Project Natal. Forgive my excitement, but on first glance this thing looks amazing. Nintendo should watch out. Update: Video after jump.

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Project Natal is a bar that sits above or below your TV, much like the Wii's sensor bar. But instead of sensing controllers, this thing has a camera, sensors and a microphone inside that lets it get an accurate sense of your space and you in it. This lets you control games just by moving around; kicking, jumping, whatever. But that's really just the start.



What makes this so damned cool is that it lets you do more than just play games with it. You can also move through menus by swiping your hands back and forth. The camera allows for fun features like facial and voice recognition. When you have it running, your Xbox will recognize your face and sign you in automatically.

You can start to imagine the possibilities already. Everything from Minority Report style menu control to Dance Dance Revolution games that require you to actually dance rather than just hit buttons to videoconferencing in your living room, the thing just feels like the future. And it already makes the Wii seem like a gimpy and outdated piece of tech. There's no way it can touch what this will do.

What makes this so exciting isn't what they showed off today, which seemed like glorified tech demos. No, what's amazing is to think about what creative developers will be able to do with the dev kits that just arrived on their doorsteps. This is a whole new way of controlling not only games but what's quickly becoming the media and communications hub of your living room. Get excited.

Update: Microsoft explains how it works:

Compatible with any Xbox 360 system, the "Project Natal" sensor is the world's first to combine an RGB camera, depth sensor, multi-array microphone and custom processor running proprietary software all in one device. Unlike 2-D cameras and controllers, "Project Natal" tracks your full body movement in 3-D, while responding to commands, directions and even a shift of emotion in your voice.

In addition, unlike other devices, the "Project Natal" sensor is not light-dependent. It can recognize you just by looking at your face, and it doesn't just react to key words but understands what you're saying. Call a play in a football game, and players will actually respond.

New HD Sega Outrun Arcade Sumo-Stomps The Original

By The Auto Insider

Outrun, Sega's original arcade racer, is back, but not in its old pixelated, quarter-poppin' form. Instead, it's back with a vengeance featuring stylish, new game play and killer HD visuals.

Sega has polished up an old arcade favorite and is re-releasing it for the XBOX Live Arcade and the Euro-only Playstation Network in June.

The updated Outrun will feature 15 new U.S.-based tracks to race on; 10 new Ferraris, including the Enzo, F50 and Dino; 5 different play modes, including 'Outrun Mode', 'Heart Attack Mode', 'Time Attack Mode' and 'Outrun Mode 15 Continuous Course' and 'Multiplayer Mode', all while playing in gorgeous HD. According to the game, if you impress your girlfriend enough in 'Heart Attack Mode' you will receive special requests. We're not quite sure that means, but knowing our girlfriend, it don't mean squat. [via Sega]

How To: Add Wi-Fi To Your Xbox 360 Smartly and Cheaply

By matt buchanan

The Xbox 360 is the best console you can buy. Except it's inexplicably missing something the Wii and PS3 have: Wi-Fi. You could buy Microsoft's $90 dongle. Or you could follow our guide.

The Xbox 360's lack of Wi-Fi is a totally killer hardware flaw—if you're not right on top of your router, you've either gotta string miles of ethernet cable or buy that pricey ass dongle from Microsoft. Unless you check out one of the cheaper alternatives. Here's every major way to get your Xbox going on Wi-Fi, sorted by easiest to hardest (but most satisfying).

Donglage
Dongles are, by far, the easiest way to get your Xbox 360 on a wireless network. But they also tend to be the priciest.

• Microsoft's official wireless adapter is $87, which is absolute horseshit for a Wi-Fi antenna attached to a USB cable. But it looks the nicest and is super easy to use—just plug and play. Update: This weekend you can get one for $69.

• The next stop is a third-party wireless adapter, where you've got your pick from Linksys ($65), Belkin ($70) and hey, Linksys ($90, but it's 802.11n). Same deal, plug and play.

• Finally, your cheapest option is from...Microsoft. Turns out, a regular Xbox wireless adapter (which is a supercheap $50), works just fine, with a tiny bit of finagling: Don't put in its actual install CD. Just plug it in, and set your encryption. It might take two tries to get it to work, but it will. And, it won't eat up a USB port like the official Xbox 360 one. Spoiler alert: This is our pick for best option, based on its combo of cheapness and convenience, if you can find one.

Share Your Computer's Connection
Sharing your computer's connection is the cheapest option—it's actually the freest one. It'll work with a laptop or desktop, though a laptop is more truly wireless—the desktop bit is an option if your router's just a step too far out of the way. Basically, you're plugging your Xbox into the computer's ethernet port, and then having it use your computer's wireless connection to connect to the internet.

Windows
It's actually harder to reliably share the internet love on Windows with its cousin, the Xbox 360, than it is on a Mac: No method worked reliably for us across multiple Windows computers. But here's how it should work:

1. Share your computer's wireless connection. Microsoft actually details the process here, and it's pretty easy. From the Network and Sharing center, click on the manage network connections option on the left. From there, right click on the connect you wanna share (probably wireless, unless you're daisy-chaining 'cause your box just won't reach) and hit properties. Under the sharing tab, just check the box to allow that connection to be shared. Plug your Xbox into the ethernet port.

2. There are a few other ways to proceed at this point, and you're probably going to have try at least a couple of them to find one that'll work. You could bridge the two connections (dicey), or you could manually assign the ethernet port an IP address, detailed here (PDF). This Instructable relies on automagicalness to resolve the settings, and I have had that work in the past, though not when I was sorting through methods for this how to.

All in all, expect to do some Googling and troubleshooting if you go the Windows route.

Mac
You'd think this would be easy, 'cause I heard somewhere that Macs just work, and internet sharing on Macs typically ain't hard, but there is a tiny bit of jujitsu involved here. This method, from Joystiq, is the most reliable one I used.

1. On your Mac, pop open Terminal, and type "ifconfig en0" (number zero, no quotes). A whole bunch of crap will pop up. Find where it says "inet 192.xxx.x.xxx" (it should be 192, anyway). Write that junk down. It will probably be 192.168.2.1, like mine. Also find out your router's IP address, which is most likely 192.168.1.1 (Linksys) or 192.168.0.1 (D-Link uses this), depending on your manufacturer. If you have Apple's Airport gear, the router will be at 10.0.1.1.

2. Then plug your Xbox 360 into your Mac, open up Sharing in Preferences. Turn on internet sharing, and share your Airport's internet connection with ethernet.

3. On the Xbox, flip to your network settings (under system settings), and enter the IP address you got from the terminal freaky deaky earlier but + 1, like 192.168.2.2 to my original 192.168.2.1. Subnet should be 255.255.255.0, and then set your gateway as the ifconfig number, 192.168.2.1. Under DNS (back one screen, then down), put in your router's actual address for both. Test your Xbox Live connection. Your NAT might suck, but you can get on Xbox Live.

Hack Your Router
This method is the least straightforward, and requires a little bit of work on your part. Essentially, you're buying a second router (a cheap one, for about $40) and installing custom software on it that turns it into a giant wireless antenna that's hooked up to your Xbox 360.

There are tons of Linux custom firmwares for routers nowadays, with DD-WRT and Tomato being the most popular. Tomato is a bit more user friendly, but it works with far fewer routers than DD-WRT. DD-WRT works with dozens of different routers (click for the list).

Whichever firmware you go with, the method for putting on your router will vary from device to device, with Buffalo routers being a notorious pain in the ass. Tomato includes instructions with the firmware download—but here are some of the details, and Lifehacker's complete guide to installing and using Tomato.

DD-WRT is my preferred firmware. Here are the detailed install instructions, but with most Linksys routers, you can just drill into the router settings from the web address (192.168.1.1) and upload the DD-WRT firmware, directly, making it pretty easy. But some routers require different, exceptionally specific install methods. So check out the list before you run out to Best Buy or Circuit City.

My preferred router for this because of its tininess and cheapness (under $40), was the Buffalo G-125, which required you to flash it over TFTP backdoor the DD-WRT firmware onto it during a brief window of time, like Luke dropping those bombs into the Death Star's vent shaft. It's a pain in the ass, but everything else about the Buffalo routers make it worth it. Unfortunately, you can't buy it in the States until the next month or so, so your cheapest bet is is Linksys's $40ish WRT54G, which unfortunately, has different install methods depending on the revision. The DD-WRT wiki is very good, so you shouldn't run into problems following it.

Once you get either firmware installed, you're going to set your hacked router up as a wireless client.

1. You're going to need to go into the hacked router's settings. Set the hacked router to client mode.

2. These numbers are going to vary slightly based on your router, but you need to assign it an IP address—if your main router's IP address is 192.168.0.1, set your hacked router at 192.168.0.2 or 192.168.0.101 (a number that's in your main router's DHCP server range). Then make the gateway and DNS the same IP address as your main router.

3. When it reboots you're gonna have to re-login to whatever IP address your hacked router is. Do that, go back in, and give the hacked router the same SSID (name) as your main router (Linksys, gizrox, whatever you have it named). You can also configure wireless security at this point, though for me, it's always been kind of flaky, WEP in particular, so you might have to play around to see what works.

4. To test, try to get online using the hacked router as your internet connection, with all of your computer's IP settings left on automatic. If it works, plug the hacked router into your Xbox. If not, check out the DD-WRT wiki for more halpz.

4. On your Xbox, you can leave everything set to automatic—the hacked router does all the work.

The hacked router method might take the longest, but at least you won't have a useless dongle when the Xbox 720 comes out, you'll have a full-featured router, and it's cheaper than the official dongle. Plus you'll have a feeling of accomplishment that will carry over to gaming, so you should kill a lot more people in Call of Duty.

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Xbox 360 VGChartz Game of the Year Awards 2008

Posted by: Machina-AX

I think it's fair to say this has been the Xbox 360's best year to date. We've had some huge sequels this year, including Grand Theft Auto IV, Gears of War 2, Fallout 3, Guitar Hero: World Tour, Rock Band 2, Call of Duty: World at War and Prince of Persia. We've also had some pretty unique titles as well, including Braid, Castle Crashers, Mirror's Edge, GRID, Dead Space and Left 4 Dead. The list of AAA and AA titles also grows ever longer (17 and 112 respectively, according to Metacritic). And with the highest tie ratio of any of the current generation of consoles it's no surprise that the million sellers are racking up as well. As such by the end of the year the Xbox 360 will have 62 million sellers, not even including XBLA titles. Anywho, formalities out of the way, here are our Games of the Year (with pictures!):

Best Third-Person Shooter: Gears of War 2

Third-Person Shooter of the year goes to Gears of War 2. Not only the Xbox 360’s biggest exclusive of 2008, but already one of the console’s most commercially and critically successful games, shifting a massive 1.89 million copies in the 1st week. The Gears of War franchise has quickly established itself as one of the most iconic third-person shooting franchises in gaming today. And so it easily wins the award for best Xbox 360 Third-Person Shooter.

Runner-up: Grand Theft Auto IV

Reader's Choice: Gears of War 2

Best First-Person Shooter: Left 4 Dead

Valve have done it again. With their focus on co-operative and competitive multiplayer, Valve have taken one of the most popular genres in gaming and combined it with zombies to make a fan favourite. It’s also a staff favourite, and wins best First-Person Shooter on the Xbox 360 for 2008.

Runner-up: Call of Duty: World at War

Reader's Choice: Left 4 Dead

Best Action/Adventure: Prince of Persia

Ubisoft have taken Prince of Persia in a new direction, with a new hero, a gifted ally and an open world structure. But the classic blend of fantastic visuals, unique platforming and solid combat won over many of the staff. Our Xbox 360 Action/Adventure game of the year is Prince of Persia.

Runner-up: Mirror's Edge

Reader's Choice: Ninja Gaiden II

Best Platformer: Prince of Persia

Our Xbox 360 Platformer of the year is also Prince of Persia. Prince of Persia achieves an impressive level of fluidity and grace in the seamless climbing, swinging and jumping moves that are the staple of the platformer genre. And that is precisely why we name it our Xbox 360 Platformer of the year.

Runner-up: Mega Man 9

Reader's Choice: Braid

Best Fighter: Soul Calibur IV

Coming out on top in a surprisingly close battle with Super Street Fighter II Turbo: HD Remix, Soul Calibur IV takes the Fighter crown. And having only just recently passed the million seller mark, it’s perhaps fitting that it gets the VGChartz award for best Xbox 360 Fighter of the year.

Runner-up: Super Street Fighter II Turbo: HD Remix

Reader's Choice: Soul Calibur IV

Best Racing: Burnout Paradise

The popular Burnout franchise continues to shine. Set in the beautiful open world of Paradise City, Burnout puts you in control of which events to race in and when. Featuring instant access online multiplayer, a variety of single player racing modes, and great damage modelling, Burnout Paradise is our Xbox 360 Racing game of the year.

Runners-up: Race Driver: GRID and Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (tied)

Reader's Choice: Burnout Paradise

Best RPG: Fallout 3

In Fallout 3, Bethesda have managed to make a fantastic post-apocalyptic RPG. You emerge from Vault 101 into the bright light of the Capital Wasteland 200 years after the bombs were dropped on Washington DC, and you’re free to explore the world around you and carve out your own path through the game. It’s a great premise for an RPG, and it makes for a fantastic world to explore. Fallout 3 is our Xbox 360 RPG of the year.

Runner-up: Fable II

Reader's Choice: Fable II

Best Music/Peripheral: Guitar Hero: World Tour

The Guitar Hero franchise continues to evolve and improve. World Tour introduces the concept of the complete band set-up first conceived by Rock Band to the Guitar Hero franchise for the first time. Combine that with an extensive track list and you get the VGChartz Xbox 360 Music/Peripheral game of the year.

Runner-up: Rock Band 2

Reader's Choice: Rock Band 2

Best Strategy/Simulation: Civilization Revolution

Civilization Revolution has been a great critical success, and it's picked up a loyal and appreciative fan base, but it's also been rather average as far as sales are concerned. It looks like the VGChartz staff want that to change... Civilization Revolution is our Strategy/Simulation game of the year.

Runner-up: Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise

Reader's Choice: Civilization Revolution

Best Sports: Madden NFL 09

Much maligned for being ‘the same game every year’, Madden NFL 09 sports more than 85 new features and enhancements, including a much needed interactive tutorial mode, more online features, and a visual upgrade. And the sales speak for themselves – over 1 million copies sold within the 1st month. Madden NFL 09 is our Xbox 360 Sports title of the year.


Runner-up: NCAA Football 09

Reader's Choice: Fifa 09

Best Xbox LIVE Arcade: Braid

Braid is one of the most unexpected hits of the year due to the complete lack of hype up until the stellar review scores started rolling in. Braid is easily one of the Xbox 360’s most highly rated games, even making it onto the Metacritic and Gamerankings top 20. This unique time manipulating puzzle-platformer is our Xbox Live Arcade game of the year.

Runner-up: Castle Crashers

Reader's Choice: Braid

Best Graphics: Prince of Persia

Prince of Persia was released just in time to qualify for our game of the year awards, and it’s a good job it did. This is the 3rd game of the year award for Prince of Persia, and it won this particular award by virtue of its strikingly original and beautiful art style. Prince of Persia wins the award for best Xbox 360 graphics.

Runner-up: Gears of War 2

Reader's Choice: Gears of War 2

Best Musical Score: Braid

The second game of the year award for Braid, and this time it's for the beautiful music. A feature often under-appreciated and sometimes neglected, the sound and music for a game can be a vital piece of the puzzle. And as in so many respects, Braid got it spot on.

Runner-up: Mirror's Edge

Reader's Choice: Lost Odyssey

Most Innovative: Mirror's Edge

EA really went out on a limb here. Not only is the art style so strikingly unique and beautiful, but the gameplay is also a blend of genres never before seen – that of the first person platformer, where the aim is often to avoid combat using Free Running techniques. Mirror’s Edge stands out as one of the most unique titles ever released on the Xbox 360, and that's why it wins the Game of the Year award for Innovation.

Runner-up: Left 4 Dead

Reader's Choice: Braid

Biggest Disappointment: Too Human

It’s often referred to as the Xbox 360’s Haze, and that’s not too far off. But disappointingly low review scores and mediocre sales alone are not enough to make a game a huge disappointment. But when the level of expectation is so high as to make the game a hinted contender for AAA status and multi-million sales figures, it then becomes a true disappointment when everything falls flat. And for this reason, Too Human is our Biggest Disappointment of the year.

Runner-up: Grand Theft Auto IV

Reader's Choice: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

Best Game No One Played: Tales of Vesperia

Over the past year or so the Xbox 360 has received considerable JRPG support, including games like Lost Odyssey, The Last Remnant, Infinite Undiscovery, Blue Dragon and Eternal Sonata. But with the exception of Lost Odyssey none of these games are even approaching 1 million sold. Tales of Vesperia is arguably the best of the bunch, but its sales are struggling at ~270,000 at the time of writing, and that Pal launch can’t come soon enough. That’s why Tales of Vesperia wins the award for the Best Game No One Played.

Runner-up: Mirror's Edge

Reader's Choice: Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts

Game of the Year: Left 4 Dead

Yes, it did. It beat off Grand Theft Auto IV, Gears of War 2, Fallout 3, Prince of Persia, Braid, and all the others for the top spot. The staff voted Left 4 Dead the best Xbox 360 Game of the Year for its unique take on co-operative and competitive online play, for the thrill of creating the intense frenetic action of a zombie apocalypse which is only heightened by the ‘Director’, and for bringing something unique and innovative to the table. The dark horse of the bunch has won one, and the zombie apocalypse awaits...

Runner-up: Fallout 3

Reader's Choice: Gears of War 2