Natal Archive

  • Natal titles leak ahead of E3, roughly 12 available at launch

    Natal titles leak ahead of E3, roughly 12 available at launch

    Posted on June 13, 2010 | No Comments
    As much as I'd love to claim the scoop is ours, the LA Times are actually the ones who got the word on what the first Natal games are going to be. All we have is a few names, but they sound promising.

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  • Omek Interactive Could Blow Microsoft’s Project Natal Out Of The Water (Video)

    Omek Interactive Could Blow Microsoft’s Project Natal Out Of The Water (Video)

    Posted on May 7, 2010 | No Comments
    I've spent 4 full days here in Israel meeting tons of entrepreneurs and startup folks, but if I had to pick one company that made the biggest impression on me it would definitely be Omek Interactive. The company, which unveiled itself to the public for the first time at the Techonomy 2010 conference held in Tel Aviv earlier this week, was co-founded by a couple over 3.5 years ago. Nevertheless, chances are you've never heard that name before. Chances are you've heard of Microsoft's Project Natal though, the fascinating controller-free gaming and entertainment product Microsoft showcased at E3 2009 in June 2009 and is reportedly set to launch at the end of this year. Well, Omek is a tiny startup that aims to take the Redmond software giant on, their product is ready to debut starting today, and they're only now starting to talk to press about their strategy and demoing their amazing technology.

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  • Project Natal knows you live in a tiny apartment

    Project Natal knows you live in a tiny apartment

    Posted on March 24, 2010 | No Comments
    Microsoft revealed more information about Project Natal today, the motion sensing Xbox 360 camera. Previously, there were some concerns about exactly how much space would be required in a room in order for the device to work properly. Microsoft says don't worry, Natal will know you live in a crappy studio apartment in New York.

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  • Sorry about the Natal false alarm

    Sorry about the Natal false alarm

    Posted on February 18, 2010 | No Comments
    I’m sure at least four of you would have enjoyed seeing the year old Project Natal demo I promised we’d stream live on the site. Thanks to some delightful assdickery by Microsoft we were told we were first told we wouldn’t be able to show the Natal bar – the thing you see above – [...]

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  • The Sony motion controller is named “Gem”?

    The Sony motion controller is named “Gem”?

    Posted on December 10, 2009 | No Comments
    Here’s what we know. John Riccitiello, the CEO of EA, spoke yesterday at the UBS 37th Annual Global Media Conference and said this, “In the coming year, both Sony and Microsoft have announced new controllers. Motion sensor controls, Natal and Gem, these are likely to bring new consumers into the marketplace”. Kind of sounds like he knows [...]

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