BRING ON THE WALL! (Kinect)

[toythatkills]

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-05-17-hole-in-the-wall-kinect-game-incoming

The game only works if you play it in front of the bath. (Or 'barth,' if you're from The South.)

[Family Fry]

Priceless.



Wonder if this is RARE's new title...

[Flabio]

I think the biggest surprise here is that it wasn't done as a launch title. It's kind of an obvious idea.

[Super Monkey Balls]

Whatever happened to video games, I liked those.

[vanpeebles]

Whatever happened to video games, I liked those.

Hahaha

[speedlolita]

Remember the Who Wants to be a Millionaire game? That sold like mad!

[Alex_976]

Dale Winton best be in it.

[Daragon]

This had better be lies.

If rare ARE going to be responsible for such a travesty of a "game" then what little respect I have for them currently remains will be gone.

[Flabio]

Doubt it's Rare. Just cause MS are publishing it doesn't mean it's first party developed. MS publish quite a lot of stuff on Live, like Shadow Complex and TrialsHD, for example.

[FelixofMars]

This is what I hate about all this motion gaming nonsense it just serves to push out what most of us either enjoyed at the time or passed by 10,20,30 years ago with the addition of flailing like an idiot. If they truly do something innovative that everyone can enjoy and actually has value. Half this stuff is going to be used maybe once and packed up (like the Wii)

The Children of Eden pitch was a step in the right direction but even that looks like it could be short lived.

Whatever happened to video games, I liked those.

[toythatkills]

MONTREAL, CANADA, June 14, 2011—Interactive entertainment company Ludia Inc. and FremantleMedia Enterprises announced today that Hole In The Wall will be available worldwide exclusively for Kinect™ on the Microsoft Xbox 360? video game and entertainment system. Based on the global television game show phenomenon, Hole In The Wall is one of the trickiest, fastest and funniest games on the planet where agility and a hearty sense of humor are essential tools to survive. Players must contort their bodies to fit through bizarrely shaped holes in themed moving walls hurtling towards them. Competitors attempt to clear the walls in order to boost their scores, or risk being swept away into a pool of water. Hole In The Wall will also incorporate online play, single and multiplayer game modes, as well as image captures of the outlandish player movements performed within the game and hilarious bonus videos from the TV show.

“Ludia is thrilled to create an immersive, controller-free Hole In The Wall game play experience that is perfectly suited to leverage Microsoft Kinect technology,” said Alex Thabet, Founder and CEO of Ludia Inc. “This first title is just the beginning of Ludia games for Kinect on Xbox 360, and serves to further reinforce our multiplatform game strategy.”

“The Hole In The Wall television show has been highly successful in dozens of countries worldwide, so we are very pleased to work with Ludia to extend the franchise to Microsoft’s Xbox 360, said Olivier Delfosse, Director, Interactive, FremantleMedia Enterprises, licensor for Hole In The Wall. “We are sure that fans of the show and wider audiences alike will enjoy partaking in a fresh and exciting new Hole In The Wall experience.

The first Hole In The Wall game is slated for release on Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE? Arcade in summer 2011.

Notable points:

-Coming to XBLA.
-Will feature clips from the TV show, which actually means clips from the US TV show where you have even less chance of knowing who the minor celebrities are because let's face it, this isn't getting a proper localisation. I assume there was a US TV show, anyway. Maybe there wasn't. Maybe there really will be The Wintonator.
-BRING ON THE WALL
-It says that "the first game is due..." which already implies a sequel. "Even wackier shapes! More Winton!"

[importaku]

Bring on the wall? More like bring on the ****.

[toythatkills]

The lesser known late night version

[importaku]

Actually if they had a pit that was full of fire or the pool had a shark in it instead of just water then it might make for a more interesting show, i damn well know they would make more of an effort to get through those stupid walls if the stakes were higher