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Platform Xbox One Publisher Microsoft Studios Developer Rare Release Date Apr 8, 2014

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Kinect Sports Rivals review: second string

Kinect Sports Rivals emphasizes character and story — a novel idea for a motion-based sports game, but one that developer Rare commits to completely. Story isn't...

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