Very positive impressions of Kinect Sports: Season 2

Eurogamer has some new impressions of Kinect Sports: Season 2 up, and they're very positive. From their preview it really seems like Microsoft's Rare Studios understand how to use Kinect's motion controls to create an intuitive & fun game. In their summary that say

"Each event, quite simply, works as you'd expect it to without your brain having to enter "video game mode". This is a much more eclectic line-up of events, each with its own unique feel; that so many of them feel "right" the moment you step in front of the sensor is quite an achievement, the sort of invisible design work that is easily taken for granted."

 I've posted some of Eurogamer's impressions on each sport after the jump.

New Aliens Colonial Marines Trailer with gameplay

Sega and Gearbox have released a new trailer for Aliens: Colonial Marines which includes some gameplay footage. This trailer really does its job of getting me, as a fan of the Aliens film, excited and ready to pick this one up, day one.

Aliens: Colonial Marines is expected to ship in Spring 2012 for Wii U, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.

Batman Arkham City - The Mr Freeze Trailer

The upcoming Batman: Arkham City game has got all of the great villains you'd expect. It has Two Face, Joker, and in this new trailer, we see Mr. Freeze.



Batman: Arkham City is scheduled to be released worldwide the week of October 18, 2011 for PC, XBOX 360, PS3, & WII U.

Deus Ex: Live Action Trailer - Purity

In this live action video for the upcoming 360, PC, & PS3 game, Dues Ex: Human Revolution, an unknown underground group (Purity First?) warns us about the dangers of human augmentation, and Sarif Industries. This video also vividly paints the future world of Deus Ex, where biomechanical augmentations are as common as plastic surgery is today, and some of the struggles it's citizens face.

Limited Edition XBOX 360 Star Wars Console

Today, during a panel presentation at the 41st annual Comic-Con International, Xbox and LucasArts unveiled the first custom Xbox 360 console with Kinect featuring a limited edition Star Wars theme inspired by the beloved duo, R2-D2 and C-3PO, as well as the brand-new Podracing mode featured in the upcoming title Kinect Star Wars.

Part of me thinks that it'd be better if R2-D2 was the controller, and C-3PO the 360 console (considering their relative heights) but I can understand how R2 makes a better choice when you consider the 360's design.