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@FriendlyOctopus Well, the onus is perhaps on us as a site to make sure that stuff like this is tagged correctly. At the moment, this is filed under 'news', but perhaps we should have another tag for this... discussion? Community? While you could argue it's not 'news', topics like this are of interest to the wider audience - if people are talking about something online, that makes it news-worthy.

@DezzY7 But not everyone reads Reddit. Or Twitter. Or Facebook. Or other sites. Or the emails we get with PR info on them. My point is that 'news' comes from everywhere, including Reddit, so we pull that relevant news into one place - this website.

@ThanosReXXX I own all three consoles, but the reason you're seeing my face on here today is that Fraser (the main staffer on Pure Xbox) is on holiday today

@jongred Howdy!

@carlos82 You'd need a USB-A to USB-C cable to do that - I'd imagine the battery pack will come bundled with one

@flummerfelt We're working on it!

@FullbringIchigo Appreciated!

It's good to be back.

This game is literally the most fun you can have fully-clothed. Great review, Ken!

Awesome preview. Bit worried about some of the points raised, but I'm still super excited about playing this. Nice job, Jon!

You would not believe how much my arms ache from playing this. It's quite a work out!

Kinect's first killer app? It sure seems that way! Great review, Jon!

What's so wrong with on-rails stuff, anyway? I bet the same hacks that knocked this are messing their pants over Child of Eden. Tsk.

I'd love this to be a unique and original concept, but I'm guessing it's going to be an established franchise with Kinect functionality tacked-on.

I did a double-take when I saw Pac-Man on the thumbnail...

It's a shame that this has come to light as I can't seen any valid reason why they'd put auto-steering in there. The tech works, so why include it? This is going to cause bad press for the system in the long run.

Kinect has bags of potential - just look at what hackers have managed to achieve in a relatively short space of time - so it's criminal that events like this are undermining all the good work. I'm sure hardcore gamers will use this as a stick to beat Kinect with, but I believe that by next year, the critics will be silenced.

The applications of this tech are staggering. I think we're going to see some truly amazing stuff during Kinect's lifespan.

The 360 still struggles in Japan, and TBH I can't really see Kinect changing that. I know a few Brits in Japan and they say that Kinect isn't making an impact over there.

Good idea, but that cabinet is like some design nightmare from the mid '90s. Urgh!

Really quite excited about this!

And we're willingly allowing these things in our living rooms? We're doomed.

Ouch. Looks like I'll be sticking with Kinect Sports.

Excellent review Jon, as always!

I want to cast Expelliarmus as much as the next man, but I've heard rather worrying reports about this.

Impressive stuff. I think the 360 + Kinect bundle is going to be a massive seller this Christmas. Kids love this stuff!

Ouch. Such a shame, Sonic 4 and Sonic Colours seemed like glorious returns to form, too.

"Are you the keymaster?"

This will be the killer app that sells Kinect to the hardcore, but sadly I don't see it appealing to the masses.

Sorry, I just don't. Don't hate me!

Yes, very wrong indeed.

Scary spice:

This could be the killer application which truly sells Kinect to the masses. I expect MS to hype the crap out of this once the launch fuss is over.

Greatest. Tagline. Ever.

I think he's going to regret those comments in the long run, but I get what he's saying...I think people radically underestimate the potential of Kinect when it comes to control. Once developers really start pushing the envelope, I think we'll see experiences that simply aren't possible on any other platform.

"Lady Sovereign, yesterday"

LOL, classic!

I think it's obvious that the experience is going to have to be a lot more basic this time around, but you could argue that some of the buttons on that monstrous controller were things you could easily do away with.

I think a combination of gesture-based and vocal commands could work really well, but ironically that interface is a lot more futuristic than the original Steel Battalion - and from the footage we've seen so far, Heavy Armor is going for a 'retro' look, closer to WWII tech.

Should be interesting to see the first gameplay footage, put it that way!