Even though not every Kinect game is what I’d call “user friendly”, I do have to admit that Microsoft has done a great job reaching out to make games that are accessible for all ages.  Kinect Star Wars arrives next week, bringing plenty of racing action and Jedi-powered action with it; and Disneyland Kinect Adventures turned out to be much better than I gave it credit for, and a decent alternative to visiting the real park.  Sandwiched between the two is Kinect Rush: A Disney Pixar Adventure, a game that features mini-games based on some of the team’s best films.  While slightly flimsier than what Disneyland had to offer, I can’t think of a kid who wouldn’t enjoy this effort.

Back in 2009 RedLynx released Trials HD during Xbox Live Summer of Arcade. Packed with endless amount of content and thrills. It was the surprise hit that people are to this day. Even though it was great game no one, not even the developers imagined the game would be a smashing success. It has sold two million units to date and is regarded as one of the best XBLA games on the market. Now after three years, Red Lynx has returned to give you everything you liked in Trails HD, while introducing new features that make Trails Evolution a more complete game.

Mark Meer is a Canadian-based actor, writer and improviser. He is a proud member of the Rapid Fire Theatre group and founded the sketch comedy/improv group, Gordon's Big Bald Head. Mark is most known for voicing Commander Shepard in Bioware's "Mass Effect" series. With the franchise wrapping up, I got a chance to ask Mark a few questions and had him reflect on the series, including what the future holds for Commander Shepard.

Following on the heels of Sony's announcement that a PS4 won't be seen at this year's E3 Expo in June, Microsoft is now saying that we shouldn't expect to see the next generation Xbox at the E3 Expo either. There had been much speculation that Microsoft might show a next generation console at the E3 confab and that it might be a rumored disc-less console code-named Durango. Bloomberg News reporter Dina Bass tweeted otherwise and Microsoft then issued a full statement about its E3 plans to Kotaku.

Seeing this game from the outset I know what you are thinking, an underwater Gears of War that is “reloaded” with features that you have already seen before. You would happily be mistaken as “Deep Black Reloaded” has successfully found its way to develop its own nitch off the developmental work that the team at Biart did.

The 2012 Game Developers Conference is just about ready to kick off, and while it won’t quite be the equivalent of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, there’s no question that several exciting game projects will be revealed.  But the hype may have began just a wee bit early, as a Microsoft racing project called Forza Horizon has started to make its way across the Internet.

The 2012 Game Developers Conference is just about ready to kick off, and while it won’t quite be the equivalent of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, there’s no question that several exciting game projects will be revealed.  But the hype may have began just a wee bit early, as a Microsoft racing project called Forza Horizon has started to make its way across the Internet.