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Even Horrible Games Get Their Due At The Game Marketing Awards
It pleases me to know that despite the shiny circular piece of crap inside every copy of Kinect Star Wars, there’s still a place where the folks responsible for the brilliant “Girl Vader” short can feel like the winners they really are. The 8th Annual Game Marketing Awards took place yesterday at the 2013 Game Marketing Conference, which you folks should have already known about, considering the attendees.
Kinect Star Wars Is A Terrible Game. But Damn If It Isn’t Fun.
Internet personality and brave gamer JonTron plays through yet another terrible game for your amusement.
Let Me Show You What Doesn’t Work In Kinect Star Wars — And What Does
Kinect Star Wars is not the world’s greatest new video game. I’ve said as much in my review.
Kinect Star Wars: The Kotaku Review
If you know how to use the internet, you will have little trouble finding people who will tell you that Kinect Star Wars is a bad video game. These people are correct. The combination of one popular thing (Star Wars!) with another popular thing (the magical hands-free Xbox 360 Kinect sensor!) has resulted in one foul ice-cream-lobster sundae.
The Kinect Star Wars Dancing Minigame Is Even More Horrifying Than I Imagined
Ignore the podracing and duelling portions of this Kinect Star Wars video and jump directly to around :50 in the video. I probably should have apologized first. Too late now.
The Weekend Xbox Japan Conquered Akihabara
On a chilly afternoon this past weekend, well over 100 people waited in line in Akihabara to see Microsoft’s “Xbox 360 Kansyasai in Akiba” (Xbox 360 Festival of Thanks in Akihabara). The event was a joint effort between Microsoft and Capcom, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Japanese release of the original Xbox (February 22nd, 2002), and to promote some of the upcoming titles to the Xbox 360.
I Bet I Know Why You Will Play Kinect Star Wars’ Dance-Off At Least Once
It’s going to take a hell of a turnaround to get me to change my tune on Kinect Star Wars. Yeah, Totilo said the game’s improved over what I played at E3, but, come on, a dancing game? I mean, how stupid is that. Do I look like a guy who wants to —
