--- title: A Kinect game that debuted in 2013 has been revived description: Freefall Racers, a motion-controlled game originally released for Xbox 360 and Kinect in 2013, is being revived on the Nex Playground platform. The updated... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/a-kinect-game-that-debuted-in-2013-has-been-revived-ttktwwzwg twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: A Kinect game that debuted in 2013 has been revived | daily.dev og:description: Freefall Racers, a motion-controlled game originally released for Xbox 360 and Kinect in 2013, is being revived on the Nex Playground platform. The updated... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/a-kinect-game-that-debuted-in-2013-has-been-revived-ttktwwzwg og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/tTKTWWzwG.png og:image:alt: A Kinect game that debuted in 2013 has been revived og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # A Kinect game that debuted in 2013 has been revived **[Game Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/gamedeveloper)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Freefall Racers, a motion-controlled game originally released for Xbox 360 and Kinect in 2013, is being revived on the Nex Playground platform. The updated version includes full-body flying gameplay, improved flight assist controls optimized for Nex Playground, and a tutorial mode. Nex, the maker of the family-focused motion-controlled console, is adding the title to its Play Pass subscription catalog. The Nex Playground gained attention last year after outselling Xbox during the holiday period and has expressed ambitions to replicate the global success of the Nintendo Wii. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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