Got something to declare, Microsoft? A pair of new Kinect-focussed internal development teams, perhaps? The company has posted job listings for roles at Platform Next Studios and Leap, which are apparently poised to deliver a new generation of Kinect games.
Leap needs a Senior Software Development Engineer. "We're the people that developed Kinect and profoundly changed the way people interact with technology," bellows the listing in question. "Now our incubation team is ready to change the world again, but we need your help!
The right candidate will have "an array of skills in AI, gameplay, animation, effects, and physics" and will be "excited to work in an agile development studio to build and iterate on prototypes to evolve and demonstrate our creative vision". Assuming such a prodigy steps forward, we can expect "polished entertainment experiences" and "a compelling and innovative title".
Elsewhere, Microsoft is hiring for a Human Resource Business Partner, based at Microsoft's HQ in Redmond, to support the mysterious Platform Next Studios and Halo 4 developer 343 Industries. Platform Next specialises in "pioneering experiences on Kinect".
Last summer, Microsoft revealed it was aiming to release one Kinect-capable Xbox Live Arcade game a month. Staffing up makes sense, then - though it's also possible Leap and Next are working on Xbox 360's successor, tipped to offer Kinect built-in.
Thanks for listening out, NeoGAF.
3 comments so far...
danhalen74 on 23 Jan '12 said:
how about some new exclusive 360 games that dont involve me jumping around in my front room like a twat? is it too much to ask for something that isnt halo, gears, forza or fable sequels OR kinect....probably.
Clanger67 on 23 Jan '12 said:
At least with mass effect 3 you will only be shouting at the telly,lol.
danhalen74 on 23 Jan '12 said:
ive never played Mass Effect, it always looked a bit star trek to me, however Shepard is spelt the same as my surname which everyone always gets wrong....maybe i should get the new one so i can shout at the telly and be shouted back at in my own name!!!!