Stay Awhile and Listen

Ladies and Gentlemen, it’s time to get your game on. GameStart, Singapore’s crack at a TGS/PAX, is nearly upon us and we’ve been promised plenty of games. A total of 37 games have been confirmed for the show floor with (I would assume) an unspecified number to follow. If you're thinking of dropping by GameStart this weekend here are some games you can expect to play!  Bloodborne Borderlands: ThePre-Sequel Danganronpa 2:goodbye Despair Diablo III: Reaperof Souls – Ultimate Evil Edition DRIVECLUB Dragon BallXenoverse EVOLVE Far Cry 4 Final FantasyTypo-0 HD FIFA 15 Freedom Wars Guilty Gear Xrd –SIGN- God Eater 2 Godzilla Hatsune Miku – Project DIVA F 2 nd Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft Just Dance 3 Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD Remix LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham LittleBigPlanet 3 Minecraft Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor NBA 2K15 Project Cars Resident Evil Revelations 2 Sleeping Dogs HD Tales of Hearts R The Evil Within The Last of Us Remastere...

It was revealed yesterday that the Kinect for Xbox One will retail as a standalone piece for US$150 on the 7th of October, 2014 . At that price, Kinect 2.0 shares a similar price point as its predecessor, Kinect for Xbox 360, when it launched in November 2010. However, while I can appreciate how Microsoft has magnanimously avoided any upward revisions on pricing for the controversial piece of hardware despite its hardware improvements, $150 feels like a huge misstep; largely because the Kinect for Xbox One is what it is— a controversial piece of hardware. Remember this? The reason why Microsoft managed to sell an excess of 24 million Kinect units for the Xbox 360 was due to some top-notch marketing and advertising work. It was touted as a refreshingly innovative, almost revolutionary device that was to lend a spatial dimension to your gaming fantasies and I bought it, well let’s face it, a whole lot of us did. But when reality failed to meet expectations, the hype di...