Why is Kinect so laggy? How Microsoft's new controller fails to inspire new gamers.... Project Natal fails to deliver!

Microsoft promised so much and now that the chance to launch Kinect (project Natal) is about to arrive so has it delivered? Looks like the answer is NO! With reported lag in the Kinect system and videos posted daily show the lag between gamer actions and game play what can Microsoft do? Did they include a contract with game testers NOT to publish lag reports before launch? Watch this top notch developer video (until it's taken down) from the US Jimmy Falon show.

Football Manager 2011 kicks FIFA 11 into 2nd place in UK video games chart

1 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2011
2 FIFA 11
3 FABLE III
4 JUST DANCE 2
5 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE LOST FUTURE

Free Version of Words With Friends HD Is Now Up on the App Store - free download link

Texas based Newtoy today announces Words With Friends HD 3.13, the free, iPad version of their wildly popular turn-based crosswords game. Words With Friends HD features a polished, single-screen game interface similar to the premium version. It is offered for free through support from in-game advertising. Featuring more than two million daily active players, Words With Friends is the most popular word game on the iOS platform.

Official Disney Epic Mickey video game release trailer Nintendo Wii out November 26th

Meanwhile, a poster on the NeoGAF forum has found what appear to be the same concepts described in the original Gamasutra report, showing more distorted, nightmarish, mechanical versions of classic Disney characters, including the Seven Dwarves. They come from the artist Gary Glover's site.

Free Dead Space 2: Ignition Prologue Lullaby Horror video game teaser trailer PC PS3 X360

Dead Space 2 Lullaby video game Trailer PC PS3 X360. New teaser trailer for their highly anticipated Third Person Survival-Horror title, Dead Space 2. Dead Space Extraction is a prequel that reveals the events leading up to Isaac Clarke’s mission on the USG Ishimura in Visceral Games’ award-winning Dead Space. Dead Space Extraction tells the story of a handful of space colonists desperately struggling to escape from a horrific infection on the Aegis VII mining colony deep in the furthest regions of space. The game introduces a new heroine, Lexine to the fiction and as the crew fall victim to a mysterious contagion aboard the ship, it becomes clear that protecting her may be their only hope for survival. Dead Space Extraction introduces all new characters, weapons, enemies, puzzles and co-operative multiplayer gameplay.

Gobliiins available now on iPad iPhone iPod

Gobliiins - First in the Goblins trilogy, an Atari/Amiga game series from the early 90's that became one of the first hits in the puzzle platformer genre, now available on the iPhone.

Strategy, Shooting and Space Action collide in XT video game iPhone iPod iPad - download link

Florence based LKA Interactive today announces XT 1.0 for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Created as a fun yet mentally engaging strategic shooter, XT throws the user into the driver's seat of an exotic spacecraft to pick up gems scattered around a cosmic playing field while avoiding or destroying all enemy spacecraft that stand in their way. XT includes 30 unique and challenging mission levels that require both agility and strategic thought to conquer.

1942, Black Tiger, Commando, Exed Exes, Ghost'n' Goblins Sonson video games coming to Nintendo Wii

Coming this winter, Capcom is bringing its classic arcade titles to the Nintendo Wii’s Virtual Console Arcade.  As previewed at New York Comic Con, six titles will be released in all: SONSON, 1942, Ghosts’n Goblins, Black Tiger, EXED EXES, and Commando: Wolf of the Battlefield.  These old-school classics will challenge and bemuse veteran gamers and introduce a new generation to Capcom’s arcade roots.  All six titles will be available through the Virtual Console download service in both the US and Europe.

Brain App coming to Mac App Store - Beta Program Begins

UK based independent games developer Chris Mayer announces Brain App for Mac, an enhanced version of the popular and critically acclaimed iPhone/iPad brain trainer. Using tried and tested techniques, Brain App presents a variety of rapid-fire math problems in quick succession to exercise the brain. Brain App tracks progress and encourages users to improve day-by-day. A beta version is due around the end of November 2010, and anyone can sign up to participate in the beta program.

Cooking Mama World: Hobbies and Fun Nintendo Demo live on Wii Channel

Today see the launch of the demo for the upcoming addition to the evergreen ‘Mama’ series, Cooking Mama World: Hobbies & Fun. Taking Mama and her legions of fans in an all new creative direction, the full game will be released exclusively for Nintendo DS on 12th November.

We Sing Robbie Williams video game out on Wii this week - full We Sing Robbie Williams track listing

We Sing Robbie Williams for Wii will release this week, with the game hitting shops on Friday 12th November. We Sing Robbie Williams celebrates one of the nation’s greatest performers. It gives fans the chance to sing along to 26 of his chart-topping hits, including most recent single Shame along with favorites Angels, Let Me Entertain You, Feel, Rock DJ and She’s The One, each accompanied by the original videos.

Rock Band 3 Demo Available for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 Keyboard Parts Playable With Five-Button Guitar Controllers

Harmonix and MTV Games announce a demo for Rock Band 3, the next generation in the ultimate social and interactive music gaming platform, is now available for PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I Spin Dashes Onto The App Store

SEGA announce that Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I is now available on the iTunes App Store for $9.99/£5.99/ €7.99/ AU$12.99. To download the blue blur’s all-new, 2D adventure for your iPhone or iPod touch, visit the App Store.

Dead Space 2 Sequel to Award-Winning Horror Game Delivers Intense, Personal Saga that Sends Chills through Deep Space

Visceral Games announce that the award-winning Dead Space franchise will continue to frighten gamers with its stunning sequel, Dead Space 2. Isaac Clarke returns for another heart-pounding adventure, taking the fight to the Necromorphs in this thrilling action-horror experience. New tools to gruesomely slice and dismember the Necromorphs complement Isaac's signature plasma cutter, empowering him as he meets new characters, explores epic zero-G environments, and fights against a relentless Necromorph onslaught. Survival isn't the only thing on Isaac's mind in Dead Space 2 – this time, he calls the shots.

Fantasy University (F.U.) video game is now available for anyone to enjoy on Facebook

Fantasy University, the premier fallback institution for students rejected by Hogwarts, opened its doors to Fall Semester applicants today. An online game that views life, pop culture and the Internet through a lens of magical insanity, Fantasy University (F.U.) is now available for anyone to enjoy on Facebook.

SEGA Announces the Return of Space Channel 5 Part 2 and SEGA Bass Fishing

SEGA announce the return of Dreamcast favorites Space Channel 5 Part 2 and SEGA Bass Fishing. Following in the footsteps of Sonic Adventure and Crazy Taxi, these digitally re-mastered classics will be making their way to the PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE Arcade for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft in early 2011.

Super Crate Box Papercraft contest winner...

50.000 downloads, 6.000.000 crates and 40 entries to the papercraft contest later, indie arcade game still going strong. Dutch indie game studio Vlambeer has announced the winner for its Super Crate Box papercraft contest, which spanned for two weeks and received almost 40 entries. The challenge was to photograph a papercraft of the epynomous crate in the most original, creative or coolest way possible.

Artificial Mind & Movement (A2M) Rebrands as Behaviour Interactive

Artificial Mind & Movement (A2M), the largest independent game developer in Canada, today announced they have changed their name to Behaviour. The change is a return to the name the company was formerly known by when they were a small upstart developer of PS1 games in the 90’s. Today that company has grown to 375 talented employees in Montreal and Santiago, Chile and is a licensed developer for all of the major game consoles, handheld and online platforms.

Tales of Fantasy - Horseshoes become the hottest in-game items

In Tales of Fantasy, where an added edge in battle can prove to be the difference between life and death, it's important to make sure your horse is equipped with a set of good horseshoes to further enhance and improve their abilities! It's not as widely known nowadays, but hundreds of years ago it was common knowledge that a good horse wasn't worth much without a quality set of horseshoes. Throw a shoe and you might as well get rid of the horse.