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E3 10: Project Natal called Kinect, games revealed photo

I literally have no idea what is going on here, but it seems that USA Today is writing from the future. The Project Natal event hasn't even occurred yet, but they have all the information written up in a nice story like it already has. We trust them, so let's run with it.

Its' called Kinect. Part of that rumor I posted ten seconds ago (gotta love E3) seems to be true. The post reveals little more information on the subject, possibly because their time machine didn't let them hear sound or something. According to them there is still no price set and all the other information that they have on Natal Kinect itself was known before the event (the one that hasn't occurred yet).

They also list a few games landing for the system. You can check them out after the break.

Update: Here's a closer look at the new hardware.

Kinectimals lets you train and play with 20 different virtual cats, including a lion, cheetah and tiger.

Joyride, a racing game, lets players use their hands to hold an imaginary steering wheel — pull your hands toward you and push back out for an acceleration boost — and their bodies to execute jumps and tricks.

Kinect Sports has six activities including boxing, bowling, beach volleyball, track and field, soccer and table tennis. To serve a volleyball, you mimic the real motion; in soccer, you can kick the ball or do a header.

Kinect Adventures includes a river-raft time trial and obstacle course, playable by up to four players. On the raft, playing as a duo, you and a partner must lean one way or another to steer. Jumping helps the raft reach special areas for extra points.

Dance Central, in development by MTV Games, brings a So You Think You Can Dance experience home.

Star Wars characters and iconic Disney favorites will be featured in separate new games being developed at Microsoft in conjunction with LucasArts and Disney.








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Monodi's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 19:52
Monodi
Wow. I really preferred the "Wave" rumors.
Electrium's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 19:53
Electrium
... play with 20 different virtual cats

Proof that this gen has become LOL
Doc lulz's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 19:53
Doc lulz
Dance Central
Kinectimals

Matt...
please tell me that you're either joking or that this is some weird nightmare I am having
Caelum Nocte's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 19:53
Caelum Nocte
Ha, gladly not buying this until I see some awesome games coming out.
watermanx's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 19:54
watermanx
sound like a nice selection of games there but price will deicide.
walrusmustdash's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 19:55
walrusmustdash
"Kinect"....? I don't even know how to pronounce that!
superjay779's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 19:56
superjay779
OMG Starwars wow!!!!!!!! Wow I hope Move has some good games that hasn't been leaked yet.
Los255's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 19:57
Los255
Well shit. We might as well not even have E3 with all these announcements so soon.

Last year it was Sony and PSPgo, now it's Microsoft.

LOL LEAKS.
DF's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 19:58
DF
Funny, Natanimals sounded better.

Yeah, I can't see this name going well with anyone.
Shin Oni's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 19:58
Shin Oni
eh who cares. I actually liked the name Natal and this is a person who doesn't give a damn about this thing to begin with.
Kraid's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 19:59
Kraid
OH MY GOD , OH MY GOD , OH MY GOD!!!!

I am so not looking forward to any of those "Hip" , "Family" , "Fun-Fun-TIEM" games at all.
Azzurus's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 19:59
Azzurus
Kinectimals! Gotta move em all!
lyfeforce's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 19:59
lyfeforce
"Kinect". As in the Kin? Ugh, bad marketing department. Bad!
Davoidbot's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 20:00
Davoidbot
That's not much of a game list.
Snaileb 's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 20:00
Snaileb
Matt is on a blogging spree!

He's a mass blogger!

A serial blogger!

Alright that's enough..
kagai's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 20:00
kagai
Kinect. Like the bastard child of Kinetic and Connect. Awful.
Pime Taradox's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 20:01
Pime Taradox
Am I the only one who almost feels sorry for the videogame industry at this point? Seems like there can't be any big surprises anymore, everything gets leaked, weather the day before like this, or waaay before like the 3DS. (I assume Nintendo wanted to wait for E3 to announce that, but I could be wrong.)
Los255's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 20:02
Los255
I hope they bring "Kinect Four" to XBLA

DURRRR
PEICanada7's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 20:06
PEICanada7
Well that's it, the hardcore gamers worst nightmare has just come true. Not only is MOVE copying the Wii template verbatim, but apparently Natal, or should I say Kinect is as well. Nothing but a bunch of HD shovelware!
Snaileb 's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 20:06
Snaileb
@taradox : I actually like this E3 since we'll be seeing new hardware, where last year was seriously lacking.
Corak's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 20:07
Corak
Wow, I didn't think it was possible for to not want this any more than I did before, but I stand corrected.
Monodi's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 20:08
Monodi
I think it's time to bring this article again
Pime Taradox's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 20:10
Pime Taradox
@Snaileb
Oh no, don't get me wrong. I think the new hardware is great and I'm excited to see what sort of games they announce with it, I just can't help but think Kinect and the 360 slim would have been a lot more impressive if I heard about them from a conference rather than from reading a post on the internet. On the other hand though, I freaking love seeing things that are leaked, so I guess I'm a hypocrite like that.
Corduroy Turtle's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 20:12
Corduroy Turtle
Yikes...terrible name.
Uber Mashu's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 20:13
Uber Mashu
It's inevitable that one day I'll die surrounded by cats. Kinectimals will at least spare me the need for cat food as I buy my meals for one.
Dv8thwonder's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 20:14
Dv8thwonder
What the LOL?!?!
Hohojirozame's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 20:14
Hohojirozame
kinect sports, lets steal more wii ideas and tweak them slightly!
TheJesusNinja26's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 20:14
TheJesusNinja26
Kinetic Sports? U R SERIOUS??? I mean I fully expected there to be something with those types of games, but calling it the exact same thing as Wii SPORTS?

Wow, I'm starting to think that the animals are going to be right and NINTENDO will have the best event.

Ironic since last year they were terrible, and now XBOX and PS3 are straight up playing catch up. It will hilarious if Nintendo announces a new console that isn't motion controlled and every body loves it.

THis is going to be a E3 when we can all look back at and see what risks and projects ended up being the downfall of this generation.

On the count of E3, everyone put their eggs in the same basket.

1...2...E3...

3D and Motioncontrols, how I wish you were already over.
Shin Oni's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 20:14
Shin Oni
@Prime Taradox

sadly and happily, that's half the fun of game events like these. Just live and lear err...."Kinect"

yes. i'm going to ride the fuck out of this horrible name.
Springsteen's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 20:15
Springsteen
Kinect Music will bomb.

Kinect Sports, on the other hand, will come bundled with the system.
Mr Andy Dixon's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 20:17
Mr Andy Dixon
Yep. That's about what I expected.
Oishidesu's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 20:20
Oishidesu
Kinect haz no gamez!! /sarcasm
I will be getting this *my dad wants one* but at least Sony's Move has the best games so far.
Static Jak's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 20:24
Static Jak
Before I laugh at that name, a question.

Is Destructoid causing your browser to crash? Especially Firefox.
VolksONER's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 20:25
VolksONER
Westside kinection!!!
Xzyliac's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 20:25
Xzyliac
Dance Central confirms that Harmonix rumor.

Meh. I really hope MS isn't banking on this and that Slim to make their week because it most assuredly will not. Not just because it's leaked. Because it's lame.

Not that I'm one of those anti-Kinect (seriously guys, it's not that bad) people or anything but we've seen so much of it and who's really asking for a slimmer 360? Unless it's dirt cheap which it won't be because how else will they keep shoving overpriced HDDs and routers onto the shelves?
Davidfoundation's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 20:25
Davidfoundation
Lol wut
pedrovay2003's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 20:26
pedrovay2003
Wow... Is that REALLY a list of revealed games?

Just... Wow. I love the Wii and I was mildly interested in the Move, but I think I'm ready for regular controllers again.
mrkill's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 20:27
mrkill
@ pime teradox
you arent the only one ive felt sorry for the industry since nintendo started selling a mass ammount of BS "games" now its just beyond feeling sorry with move and natal or kinect or whatever the fuck you want to call it coming out its just become depressing
superjay779's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 20:29
superjay779
Ironically my wife is going to want at least 3 of those games.
Stahlbrand's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 20:35
Stahlbrand
So now every system has its bowling/volleyball/whatever minigame collection, whoopie.

I actually don't hate the name much; punny portmantaue of kinetic (motion) and connect. At least it sounds less focus-tested-to-death than 'wave' did.

I wonder if they will bring any interesting functionality to games that matter to gamers, beyond the obligatory wii-rehashes.

Both sony and MS blatantly biting Wii non-games, its embarrising for everybody involved.
Paroxysm's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 20:36
Paroxysm
Kinect is a good name. Announced games are the exact kind of crap we all feared and expected.
sewerraccoon's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 20:40
sewerraccoon
@los255
you are my favorite person
Stinky's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 20:46
Stinky
Catgaem? :3c
CarlCastello's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 20:48
CarlCastello
I don't know what to think of this information. Guess I'll have to wait for the official reveal and some footage this week.

@STATIC JAK
Yea, it looks like some rogue Javascript. Not too surprised about it though; Dtoid's been pretty buggy lately (rogue scripts and server issues, etc.).
GoodGuyA's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 20:49
GoodGuyA
Star Wars and Disney... I smell Kingdom Force!
Toneman's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 20:52
Toneman
How dow I "Kinect" it to my system?

Bwahahahaha
True Axiom's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 20:57
True Axiom
That's the worst name I ever heard. It makes me yearn for the days of complaining about the Revolution becoming the Wii, or the Dolphin becoming the Gamecube.

Kinect? Even with an extra n in there, I would rather light it in fire.

Also, nice juxtaposition in the last bullet. Stars War and Disney together would be pretty ace, but alas.
Monodi's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 21:00
Monodi
@Lucas Says

Oh shit you just jinxed it: Disney buys LucasFilm
TXYeti's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/13/2010 21:02
TXYeti
I love how the Destructiod schtick comes off as childish anger when they get scooped by USA Today. Does someone edit these articles?
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