Unconfirmed: Gears of War to Kinect?

[Demon_Skeith]

Though Kinect has been a big success for Microsoft since debuting on November 4, many hardcore gamers have turned up their noses to the innovative camera controller because they think it's just an enabler for minigame collections, casual fare, and rhythm stuff. If you go by the launch library, well, they have a point. But a reliable source tells IGN that's all about to change.

According to our tip, Microsoft is using the Spike TV Video Games Awards (VGAs) to introduce some big action games, including new titles for the Kinect. The headliner is Gears of War for Kinect, coming straight from Epic Games. Now, we cannot clarify whether or not this is an all-new Gears of War for Kinect or if it's an existing Gears of War game, retro-fitted for the camera controller. But it definitely clicks with recent rumblings that Microsoft wants to get in front of the conventional wisdom that the Kinect is only a toy for casual gamers and family.

We reached out to Microsoft for comment. Microsoft returned our request for additional clarification with the traditional "we can't comment on rumor or speculation." IGN has also put in a request for comment from Epic Games, but has not heard back yet. If Epic Games has a statement on this story, we will certainly pass it along.

But what do you think? Would you welcome a Gears of War for the Kinect? And if you have plans to resist the Kinect, does the promise of Gears for the camera controller at all change your mind?

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I wonder how you would fire off a gun with kinect?

 

[GracefulAssassin]

You'd probably just pull the invisible trigger.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

update:

Epic Games is expected to make a Kinect-related Gears of War reveal at Spike TV’s upcoming Video Game Awards, and while nothing is known for sure at this point, Epic’s Cliff Blizinsky has clarified one of the rumors swirling around the interwebs: “No Kinect in Gears of War 3.”


According to sources close to IGN, Epic is working on a Gears project that will incorporate Kinect in some fashion. One of the leading bits of speculation was that perhaps Gears 3 would be getting a little motion sensing/voice recognition love from Microsoft’s newly released camera system. But that’s apparently not the case.

Instead, we could be looking at a Gears-inspired, Kinect powered spinoff, or maybe even a patch for previous Gears games. I’m pulling for a new game, because when it comes to anything motion controlled, it’s always better when it’s built from the ground up rather than simply having the controls tacked on to an existing game.

Fortunately, the wondering will be over come December 11 when the VGAs are taped.

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