A trio of game ratings appeared on the Australian Classification website today, perhaps spoiling some of the titles Microsoft will announce just around the corner at E3. New entries for "Crimson Alliance," "Fusion: Genesis" and "Kinect Me" all list Microsoft as publisher and run the gamut from Mature-rated to PG to G. Only the Crimson Alliance page notes a developer, Certain Affinity, which is corroborated by the game's Brazilian classification. Likewise a rating for Fusion: Genesis has also shown up in Brazil, where both titles are listed for Xbox Live Arcade.
Kinect Me remains the most mysterious of the mystery titles and could perhaps feature some connection to the kinect.me promotional site (pictured above) that's been live since last summer. A source tells Siliconera to expect an E3 announcement of "Kinect Fun Lab," which the site surmises could be a working title for Kinect Me -- both names are at least sufficiently generic-sounding to be one and the same game.
Additionally, Brazil has classified two more Xbox Live Arcade titles, Fruit Ninja Kinect and Hole in the Wall (from Ludia), supporting previous ratings of the pair of pending releases.
Reader Comments (20)
Posted: May 20th 2011 7:44PM BigFat360 biggerbadderFatter said
That hole in the wall game needs to be a part of a mini game collection if it is what i think it is.
Posted: May 20th 2011 7:54PM The Cole Train said
Can Microsoft (and Sony) stop copying Nintendo and popping their respective product name in front of titles. You got Kinect Me, PS Move Heroes, Kinect Sports, etc etc. It's getting old and repetitive.
Posted: May 20th 2011 8:36PM BlackedOut said
It helps the modern consumer know exactly what they're buying.
For most of us, it just allows our eyes and our minds a visual cue of when to blink and move on in a sentance.
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For most of us, it just allows our eyes and our minds a visual cue of when to blink and move on in a sentance.
Posted: May 20th 2011 11:31PM The Only Girl said
@BlackedOut
It also gives us a reason to give a game a pun name.
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It also gives us a reason to give a game a pun name.
Posted: May 20th 2011 7:56PM The Only Girl said
'"Weeee!!!"
- THE, Seattle, WA'
It's THIS comment that will lure me into buying Kinect and it's games.
- THE, Seattle, WA'
It's THIS comment that will lure me into buying Kinect and it's games.
Posted: May 20th 2011 7:58PM Ron Burgundy said
A kinect enabled offspring of Fusion Frenzy possibly? I played the hell out of that demo disc on my original Xbox.
Posted: May 20th 2011 8:00PM The Tim said
Could Crimson Alliance be a Crimson Skies reboot?
Posted: May 21st 2011 12:00AM Xcrucio said
@The Tim
Ohhhhh, that would be nice to have. I really loved Crimson Skies.
Also of interest is a potential tie to Bungie. Their mysterious new Bungie Aerospace recently trademarked the more ambiguous "Crimson" (http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/12/bungie-aerospace-corporation-trademarks-crimson-mystery-conti/). What's more interesting is Certain Affinity is tied to the Crimson Alliance filing and Certain Affinity was founded by former Bungie employees.
In the end though, I'm likely reading way too much into things, but there may still be something there.
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Ohhhhh, that would be nice to have. I really loved Crimson Skies.
Also of interest is a potential tie to Bungie. Their mysterious new Bungie Aerospace recently trademarked the more ambiguous "Crimson" (http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/12/bungie-aerospace-corporation-trademarks-crimson-mystery-conti/). What's more interesting is Certain Affinity is tied to the Crimson Alliance filing and Certain Affinity was founded by former Bungie employees.
In the end though, I'm likely reading way too much into things, but there may still be something there.
Posted: May 21st 2011 7:31AM Dehnus said
@The Tim I really wish that was true. Together with Rally Sport Challenge and Midtown Madness and some other Microsoft IP's of the Original Xbox and/or PC. I think sometimes that with the 360 they wend a bit overboard in wanting Japanese Crap. I miss the original Xbox games :).
What fun I had on Live playing tag basically with cars in Midtown Madness 3 ;).
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What fun I had on Live playing tag basically with cars in Midtown Madness 3 ;).
Posted: May 20th 2011 10:06PM siliconAnarchy said
Crimson skies and fusion frenzy for 360? I'll have some plzzzzz!!!
Posted: May 21st 2011 10:24AM ZDF Fawkes said
@siliconAnarchy Actually, since "Fuzion Frenzy" is spelled with a "Z" instead of an "S" I doubt the new game and the classic are related.
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Posted: May 20th 2011 11:48PM DigitalImpulse said
Ok I read a rumor that Microsoft might be launching a new version of Kinect. As in new (updated) hardware. What do you guys think?
I said no because of how many copies the current Kinect has sold and how much money went into marketing. It seems too soon, even Apple/Nintendo wait a year and Kinect launched in Nov. They claim it will have a faster processor and better cam but again I'd like to hear some of your thoughts on this.
I said no because of how many copies the current Kinect has sold and how much money went into marketing. It seems too soon, even Apple/Nintendo wait a year and Kinect launched in Nov. They claim it will have a faster processor and better cam but again I'd like to hear some of your thoughts on this.
Posted: May 21st 2011 12:17AM AFATALERR0R said
@DigitalImpulse I highly doubt that they will do a hardware revision this soon. I'll go out on a limb and say that will absolutely not happen. They are probably going to drop the price at E3 $129 or even $99, maybe $79 when bundled with a 360. I'm willing to bet that the 250gb Kinect bundle will drop to $299. We'll see at E3 though.
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Posted: May 21st 2011 7:34AM Dehnus said
@DigitalImpulse They are looking into a serverupate that will make the resolution of both the Infrared and the normal webcam 4 times higher. The hardware itself can already do it, but the USB ports of the XBOX are too slow to facilitate it at the moment.
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Posted: May 21st 2011 1:23AM Mouthsmasher said
Dang, I could play Fruit Ninja all day long with the Kinect. And I'm sure hoping the fusion game is somehow related to Fusion Frenzy!
Posted: Jun 2nd 2011 5:52PM therob said
got to see a sneak preview of crimson alliance at RTX,cant say anything because of a NDA but rest assured,it looked awesome







