There is not one person who can say they have not played the game of Twister. It is a game that brings families and friends together…literally. You would never think that the game could be played on an Xbox360. Well, Twister is about to get a major makeover.

Majesco, who has had big hits such as Zumba Fitness and Cooking Mama, is bringing Twister to Xbox 360′s Kinect. However, it will be nothing like the actual game. There will be not mat and no spinner. So the question that comes to mind is, how do you play the game of Twister without the 2 most important pieces? ”This is using your full body as a game piece” said Christina Glorioso, Majesco’s chief marketing officer.

Twister Mania, the official name of the game for Kinect, will have 3 different modes, and 16 different ways to play the game. You can have up to 8 players at a time. The new version of the game brings so much more than just spin and contort. Twister Mania will be releasing sometime in November 1, 2011. Although Kinect games are becoming more and more popular, we will have to see how much success this will be. For $49.99, you will be able to enjoy the fun game of Twister Mania.

Video Game version of Twister

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With the Gears of War franchise being one of the top selling games today, they have handled the series in a couple of other areas. They have had a series of books, a graphic novel, and even attempted a film. However, the idea of a film adaption is not working out as some have hoped. So how about we throw a board game in the mix.

Fantasy Flight Games, who has produced board games based on popular franchise games, such as Lord of the Rings, Twilight, and A Game of Thrones, has added Gears of War: The Board Game, to the list. Although a release date has not been set, Many fans of the franchise are waiting impatiently for the release.

The concept of the game is the same as the video game, destroy the Locust horde.  The object of the game is to work together with your teamates and get through different missions to defeat the Locusts and win the game. The maps are set up based on a mission, which also means the maps are setup randomly; it’s not the same game every time.

Hopefully the boom-stick card will be as powerful on paper, as it is on your TV screen.

Tags: boardgame, cogs, Gears, locusts, lord of the rings, monopoly, Twilight, war

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Tonight is going to be a fun show. Angry birds, internet minutia and other pressure release mechanisms. We have redundant monopoly, Watson beating the pants off some rather smart humans and Skillet cookies

Tags: anaonymous, angry brids, arcade, china town NY, chocolate chip cookie in a pan, greyskull, jennings, monopoly, Retro, robocop, rutter, skin gun, stuxnet, tractor, watson, zombie jerky

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Tonights show was a fun process, I’m always working on the details of creating a CaffiNation Episode, so from time to time the hiccups in production create a happy accident. This was one of those times, i messed up the machine i use for recording only to find it better set up the new way. Hopefully the quality comes through in the end.

Tags: Atari, Coffee, ethiopian coffee ceremony, gadgets, monopoly, Retro, roast, scanner, Snuggie, Tea, Video Games, worms

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Today’s show has some love for beer, tea, coffee, college, specifics, and OS wars. How Much fun can we cram into one show. Why not stop by and see.

Tags: 911, beer, Coffee, college, distraction, geek shame, Lasers, Legos, monopoly, News, Opinion, star trek cologne, typing