REDMOND,
Wash. — July 15, 2010 — This summer, you can be the first
to try Kinect for Xbox 360 before it arrives on store shelves Nov. 4. Microsoft
Corp. today announced that it is bringing Kinect for Xbox 360 to a city near
you through the Kinect Experience mobile demo tour. Throughout the next 14
weeks, the mobile tour will be stopping in 32 cities across North America. From
the California State Fair to the Mall of America, the Kinect Experience will
let you be among the first to play Kinect games and control your music and HD
movies and videos with just your voice or the wave of your hand — no controller
required.
Only
Kinect for Xbox 360 makes it possible to play in a whole new way by identifying
your movement and body position to create a truly immersive entertainment
experience. See a ball? Just kick it. Begin a movie by simply saying “Xbox,
play,” or browse through a music list with the wave of a hand. With the Kinect
Experience Mobile Demo Tour, you can hone your skills before anyone else by playing
fun new games, such as “Kinect Sports,” “Kinectimals,” “Kinect Joy Ride,” “Kinect
Adventures” and MTV Games’
and Harmonix’s “Dance Central.” Share
the fun with family members and friends through photos and video captured at
the Kinect Experience and retrieve your videos and photos from the Kinect
Experience tour at http://www.Kinect.me,
then comment on your experience and share your videos on all of your favorite
social networking sites including Facebook.com/kinect.
The full Kinect experience will be
available in North America beginning Nov. 4, 2010, and will roll out to additional
markets by the end of the year. Visit http://www.xbox.com/kinect
and http://www.facebook.com/kinect
for more details on how you can be the first to experience Kinect for Xbox 360
games and entertainment come to life in a city near you. Kinect is also
available to demo in all four Microsoft Retail Stores, located in Scottsdale,
Ariz.; Mission Viejo, Calif.; Denver; and San Diego.
For more information on Kinect, visit http://xbox.com/kinect.
Kinect
Experience Mobile Demo Tour (Dates subject to change)
East Coast:
July 17–18 Manhattan,
NY Macy’s
July 20–22 East
Falmouth, MA Barnstable County Fair
July 24–25 Manhattan,
NY Seaport-Lower Manhattan Entertainment Area
July 28–Aug. 1 Washington, DC Six Flags America
Aug. 4–6 Canton,
OH Football Hall of Fame –
Rib Burnoff
Aug. 7–8 Canton,
OH Football Hall of Fame
Festival Weekend
Aug. 11–15 Chicago,
IL Air Show/Navy Pier
Aug. 19–21 Detroit,
MI Woodward Dream Cruise
– Auto Festival
Aug. 26–30 St. Paul,
MN Minnesota State Fair
Aug. 30–Oct. 24 Tampa,
FL Westfield Citrus Park
Shopping Mall
Sept. 3–6 Indianapolis,
IN Rib America Festival
Sept. 10–13 Nashville, TN Tennessee State Fair
Sept. 15–16 Atlanta, GA Atlantic Station – Entertainment Plaza
Sept. 18–19 Atlanta, GA Atlanta Arts Festival
Sept. 23–26 Charlotte, NC Festival in the Park
Oct. 1–2 Orlando,
FL Disney Wine and Dine
Marathon
Oct. 8–10 Valdosta,
GA Wild Adventures Theme
Park
Oct. 14–17 Dallas,
TX Texas State Fair
Oct. 21–24 Shreveport,
LA Louisiana State
Fair
West Coast:
July 15–Aug. 22 Minneapolis,
MN Mall of America
July 25–26 San Diego, CA Youth Surf Cup –
Soccer
July 28–Aug. 1 Sacramento, CA California State Fair
Aug. 6–8 Portland,
OR Bite of Oregon Food
Festival
Aug.10–11 Seattle,
WA Woodland Park Zoo
Aug. 13–15 Seattle,
WA Taste of Edmonds –
Food Festival
Aug. 19–22 Vancouver,
BC Summerfest
Aug. 27–Sept. 1 Pueblo,
CO Colorado
State Fair
Sept. 3–6 Denver,
CO Elitch Gardens
Sept. 9–12 Albuquerque,
NM New Mexico State Fair
Sept. 16–19 Salt
Lake City, UT Utah State Fair
Sept. 24–26 Los Angeles, CA Universal City Walk
Oct. 1–3 San
Diego, CA Miramar
Air Fest
Oct. 7–11 San
Francisco, CA Fleet Week – Military
Ship and Air Festival
Oct. 15–17 Phoenix,
AZ Arizona State Fair
Oct. 20–24 Las
Vegas, NV PBR
World Finals
Follow Kinect on Facebook as we tour the world, transforming how people
experience games and entertainment. Visit http://www.facebook.com/kinect for more information.
About Kinect
Kinect for Xbox
360 brings games and entertainment to life in extraordinary new ways — no
controller required. Simple to use and fun to play, Kinect for Xbox 360 allows
owners to jump into Kinect-enabled games for any type of play, and the Kinect
Hub puts your favorite movies, TV programs, music, live sports and friends all
in one place. The Kinect sensor recognizes you, responds to your gestures,
listens to your voice and works with every Xbox 360 (175 MB of memory
required). More information about Kinect for Xbox 360 can be found at http://www.xbox.com/kinect.
About Xbox 360
Xbox 360 is a
premier home entertainment and video game system. This November, with the
addition of Kinect, Xbox 360 will forever transform social gaming and
entertainment with a whole new way to play — no controller required. Xbox 360
is also home to the best and broadest games as well as the largest on-demand
library of music (coming this fall), standard- and high-definition movies, TV
shows and digital games, all in one place. The entertainment center of the
living room, Xbox 360 blends unbeatable content with the leading social network
of 25 million Xbox LIVE members to create a limitless entertainment experience
that can be shared at home or across the globe. More information about Xbox 360
can be found online at http://www.xbox.com.
About Microsoft
Founded
in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software,
services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full
potential.
For
more information:
Whitney Biaggi, Edelman, (212) 819-4871,
Whitney.Biaggi@edelman.com
Julie Wilder, Edelman, (323) 202-1071, Julie.Wilder@edelman.com
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