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by John Bardinelli 0
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  • xbox 360
  • couch
A little bit of Kinect and a whole lot of embarrassing fist pumping moves.

Let's Sing And Dance Lets You Sing and Dance Cooperatively

Because the world needs more things that can judge and rank your ability to dance, Let's Sing And Dance from Voxler Games is a Kinect Xbox 360 release that watches your and your friend's moves, then scores your performance. Add as many singers as you want to the party and you've got your very own self-esteem destroying video game!

by Christopher Metz 0
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  • pc
  • xbox one
  • online
2DS?!, EA's future, LoL sexism, and the possibility of Kinect-less Xbox One.

Beyond Co-Op – August 26th through August 31st 2013

Welcome to this week’s Beyond Co-Op, where we look at interesting news around the gaming and entertainment industry that may not directly pertain to cooperative gaming culture. This week we have a couple of big Nintendo system announcements, EA’s future with online and “free-to-play”, Iran having issues with League of Legends, and Microsoft’s plans for the Kinect.

by D.J. Waaland 22
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  • xbox 360
  • xbox live
  • xbox one
No headset for you!

Microsoft Will Not Offer Free Headset with Xbox One

In yet another marketing blunder by Microsoft, they have revealed that they will not be packaging a headset with their next gen Xbox One system. While it seems like a poor decision, Microsoft has publicly stated that they hope that players will turn to the Kinect for their voice chat needs. The mandatory Kinect, while capable of serving as a means of communicating with others over Xbox Live, has obvious negative implications involved with its use. The most egregious offense is that when we go online, we will not only hear people's voices, but we will also hear all of the background noise that goes along with it. The Kinect is also not ideal for gamers who are hearing impaired, or those that have children with sensitive ears. A simple and cheap headset would alleviate the issue, but it seems Microsoft's plans are much more exacting than that.

by Mike Katsufrakis 3
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  • xbox 360
  • xbox one
Harmonix Gets Experimental

E3 2013 - Fantasia: Music Evolved Impressions

After my Disney Infinity preview, I was treated to an in-theater demo of Harmonix' upcoming Fantasia: Music Evolved. Now, I had heard that this was going to be a game based on the classic Fantasia films, but with the inclusion of modern music, which seemed to clash with the theme. I went in skeptical, but Harmonix decided to get experimental on me and now I'm warming up to the idea.

by Paul Acevedo 2
Review
  • xbox 360
  • couch
Play fight as Iron man and friends

Marvel's Avengers: Battle for Earth Co-Op Review

After Marvel’s Avengers movie broke bundles of box office records, fans naturally wondered at the lack of a tie-in game. Ubisoft saw an opportunity and quickly announced their own motion-controlled game titled Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth. With such a rushed development schedule and its licensed nature, the quality of the game obviously comes into question. But seeing its array of Marvel characters and co-op, we had to give it a shot.

by Paul Acevedo 2
Review
  • xbox 360
  • Xbox Live Arcade
  • couch
Get up and get silly with Kinect

Kinect Party Co-Op Review

Last year's Happy Action Theater wasn't exactly a traditional game, but that's one reason why it succeeded with the Kinec's non-traditional controls. Less than a year after the first installment, Double Fine returns with the more understandably titled Kinect Party. We can safely assume that just about every Kinect owner grabbed it for free oover the holidays, so the question becomes: does Kinect Party provide a better co-op experience and improve on its predecessor's handful of shortcomings?

by Paul Acevedo 0
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  • xbox 360
  • couch
Co-op makes learning twice as fun, I always say.

Kinect Nat Geo TV and Sesame Street TV Season 2 Released and Ready to Teach

See those kids hopping about in front of a studio made up to look like the perfect living room? They are playing Kinect Nat Geo TV Season Two, baby! And you can too, because the sequel/add-on to the original Kinect Nat Geo TV is now available to download on Xbox 360. This season promises eight more episodes of nature-themed education mixed with motion-controlled minigames, plus a new host: Brady Barr of Dangerous Encounters.

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