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What makes this particular version unique is that it's controlled with Kinect, played dolphin-style -- by which we mean the player leans into the camera as if swimming underwater. See for yourself after the break. If the demo actually becomes available for download and you then decide to try it, we suggest having plenty of snack foods handy for the full Pac-Man experience.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>kinectkinect-hacksPac-Manpcunity3dTue, 10 May 2011 03:05:00 EST<![CDATA[Crytek interested in offering free development platform]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/13/crytek-interested-in-offering-free-development-platform/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/13/crytek-interested-in-offering-free-development-platform/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/13/crytek-interested-in-offering-free-development-platform/#comments When Epic offered the Unreal SDK free to all users, it got Crytek to thinking -- specifically, thinking about doing the same thing. Speaking to Develop, Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli said that his company is looking to offer a free platform for budding game developers "that will be up to speed" with CryEngine 3.

It's nothing new to Crytek, which offered free versions of its previous platforms to the modding community, but this new venture is something different -- a "standalone free platform that people can run independent of CryEngine that will also be up to speed with the latest engine," Yerli hopes. While he's quick to point out it's not the same thing as what Epic and Unity are doing -- another popular game development tool that offers a bit of variety in free and premium toolsets -- we're hard-pressed to find much of a difference between the two.

Crytek curently has no timetable for release of the new platform, nor has it commented on potential tech and licensing agreements stemming from the new venture.

JoystiqCrytek interested in offering free development platform originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>cryenginecryengine-3crytekdevelopmentepicepic-gamestooltoolkittoolsetunityunity-3dunity3dUnrealunreal-engineunreal-engine-3Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:30:00 EST