If a recent interview with Bill Gates is anything to go by, the PC may be getting support for the Xbox 360′s Project Natal at some point in the future.
While he didn’t actually confirm that the technology would be used for the PC he said that it is not just for game buts “media consumption as a whole”. Furthermore, he talked about the possibility of using Project Natal in the the office which adds kindle to the fire because (besides pro-gamers and others) who uses Xbox 360 for their work machine?
Anyways, Project Natal is still a ways off which means that a PC adaptation is probably even farther off.
When the first Project Natal promotional video hit the scene it featured a clip where two people were playing a soccer game using the technology’s motion-sensing. At that point, it was just a vision but now it seems it may be closer to reality.
When asked if motion-sensing would be incorporated into EA’s FIFA 11, the series’ producer said that it is possible. On the flip side, David Rutter, exec over at EA, was quoted to have said that no, the technology won’t be incorporated. So, which one is it?
Don’t get this confused with the soon-to-be-released FIFA 10 as that title has been confirmed to not utilize either Project Natal or the Playstation Motion Controller.
FIFA 10 will be out for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Wii, among others, on October 2nd, 2009.
Sure, you have the option to watch the 2009 Tour de France on TV, but what’s the fun in that? Luckily, it was recently made known that Tour de France 2009: The Official Game has found its way onto Xbox Live for a modest 800 Microsoft Points.
The Cyanide Studios Tour de France 2009 will feature, you guessed it, bicycle racing. Joystiq reports that you’ll be able to play with 2 players on the same console or 4 players over Xbox Live. Players will get the chance to use any of the official teams currently featured in the Tour de France to compete with.
Because I mean honestly, who doesn’t love riding a virtual bicycle countless miles?
Check out a trailer for Tour de France 2009: The Official Game, here.
Steam has certainly been rolling out the updates today for games, haven’t they? Today, Team Fortress 2 was updated with a number of bug fixes and balance changes. Dedicated servers that run on Linux will be seeing an improved connection logic to help servers that aren’t automatically reconnecting to Steam, as well.
Here are all the detailed changes:
Fixed seeing error dialogs if the “-nocrashdialog” command line parameter is present
Added an optional per-map particle manifest called _particles.txt, which should be located in the maps directory, so map authors can load custom particle files
Fixed minicrits resulting in reduced damage for weapons at close ranges
Fixed the Cloak and Dagger not regenerating at the correct rate
Fixed setinfo exploit that allowed restricted convars to be set while connected to a server
Fixed tournament mode being interrupted if mp_timelimit hits before both stopwatch rounds have been played
Fixed “jointeam unassigned” exploit
Fixed being able to respawn during the chat time before a level change
Fixed “sensitivity” ConVar not capping the upper value which sometimes caused a server crash
Prevented some exploits based on mat_dxlevel being changed in-game
Updated ripple effects for water drips to improve performance
The update can be installed just by restarting your Steam client.
A listing over at Amazon Japan’s website reveals the box for the upcoming black Wii. Along with the main system packaging itself, some images of a black Classic Pro, and Nunchuck controllers are also listed in the related items pane.
This version of Nintendo’s home console will be exclusive to Japan, for now. No word on whether the system will be heading to North America, Europe, or Australia. But, if you really want to import it, the retail release is set for August 1st.
Updates to Trine have been released yesterday for the Steam platform. Included in the patch are some glitches fixes along with a repaired Steam Achievements feature. The physics platformer game was released earlier this month for the PC and will be released for the PlayStation Network this month. The full changelog follows:
Fixed alt-tab crash after 1.02 patch
Fixed developer controls that broke the game after 1.02 patch
Fixed Steam Achievements
Trine is probably the most underrated PC title this year, so you should definitely check it out. You can buy the game on Steam for $29.99, or try out the demo free of charge.
Those looking to continue their Halo Wars escapades will be happy to hear that there is a Historic Battle DLC pack on its way
Featured in the Historic Battle pack are 4 new maps for players to wage war on. There will be two 1v1 maps included in the pack entitled Barrend and Blood River, one 2v2 map entitled Memorial Basin, and one 3v3 map called Glacial Ravine.
Additionally, the pack will come bundled with 4 new achievements totaling 100 Gamer Points. Below are said achievements:
• Tour Coming Through: Hot drop 50 squads to your Covenant Leader in a single game on Memorial Basin (30 points)
• Never Leave a Man Behind: Finish a game with 5000 net resources contributed to your teammates on Barrens (15 points)
• Drain Cleaner: Kill 20 enemy squads with a continuous Covenant Leader Power on Memorial Basin (30 points)
• Killjoy: Disrupt 5 active Leader Powers in a single game on Blood River (25 points)
For screenshots of the rest of the maps, hit up the read link below.
In a video game market diluted with a number of football games, it’s hard to decide which one is actually making an effort to make progressive changes for each yearly installment. That being said, EA Sports has released the launch trailer for NCAA Football 10, which hit store shelves today. The college football game features mainly gameplay improvement from the previous installment.
If you’re not sure whether yet another football game is worth the purchase, you can check out a demo for the game on Xbox Live or PSN. The teams are Florida Gators and the Oklahoma Sooners with 2 minute quarters.
NCAA Football 10 is now in stores for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable.
Online retailers like GameStop and GameCrazy are listing the id Software’s Wolfenstein for an August 18th release. This is contradictory to what the game’s publisher, Activsion, announced as an August 4th release back in May.
BluesNews also points out that id Software is also using this year’s QuakeCon to promote the game, which will be held from August 13-16. Still, no official word from either the publisher or developer on the delay.
The sci-fi first-person-shooter will be released for the PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Linux platforms.
Steam has certainly been rolling out the 
Online retailers like