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Microsoft confirms new Kinect for Windows hardware
Microsoft confirms new Kinect for Windows hardware
Microsoft's Kinect for Windows blog confirms that new hardware will become available in 2012. 23 Nov 2011 - 2 comments
Walmart to start Christmas sales early with a $200 Xbox 360 on Thanksgiving
Walmart to start Christmas sales early with a $200 Xbox 360 on Thanksgiving
Walmart plans to jump start their Black Friday 2011 sales by offering a Xbox 360 4GB with Kinect and a $50 gift card for $200 at 10PM Thursday evening 11 Nov 2011 - 9 comments
Wal-mart cuts price of 4GB Xbox 360 Kinect bundle
Wal-mart cuts price of 4GB Xbox 360 Kinect bundle
Joystiq posted a picture earlier in which Wal-Mart had discounted the price of the 4GB Xbox 360 Kinect bundle. The picture led to speculation ...... 25 Aug 2011 - 4 comments
Microsoft unveils Star Wars Xbox 360 Kinect bundle
Microsoft unveils Star Wars Xbox 360 Kinect bundle
LucasArts and Microsoft have just unveiled the Limited Edition Kinect Star Wars bundle, which includes an R2-D2-themed console. Additionally, ...... 21 Jul 2011 - 7 comments
PS4 production starting late 2011 for 2012 release?
PS4 production starting late 2011 for 2012 release?
According to the extremely hit-and-miss Digitimes site, Sony is starting production on the PlayStation 4 (PS4) later this year for an expected 2012 launch. ...... 05 Jul 2011 - 12 comments
Microsoft Xbox VP doubts Sony's PlayStation Vita
Microsoft Xbox VP doubts Sony's PlayStation Vita
Dennis Durkin, corporate Vice President and COO for Microsoft Corp.'s Interactive Entertainment Business (IEB), wouldn't switch places with ...... 28 Jun 2011 - 6 comments
Xbox 360 is 'about halfway' through its lifecycle: VP
Xbox 360 is 'about halfway' through its lifecycle: VP
Xbox EMEA Vice President says Kinect provided a surge of adrenaline. In and interview with MCV, Chris Lewis said that the Xbox 360 console ...... 26 Jun 2011 - 15 comments
Sony says 50 million PS3s shipped
Sony says 50 million PS3s shipped
As of the end of last month, Sony has shipped 50 million PS3 units worldwide and it appears that most of those consoles have been sold to consumers. ...... 21 Apr 2011 - 8 comments
Updated Netflix app is now Kinect-ready
Updated Netflix app is now Kinect-ready
Microsoft has said this week that the updated Netflix app on the Xbox 360 features Kinect support, meaning "controller-free movies and TV shows." ...... 16 Apr 2011 - 4 comments
Kinect hacked to run on PlayStation 3
Kinect hacked to run on PlayStation 3
CrunchGear has reported this weekend that the Kinect motion control system has been hacked to run on the PlayStation 3. In the video, the ...... 20 Mar 2011 - 2 comments
Microsoft Kinect sales top 10 million
Microsoft Kinect sales top 10 million
Microsoft has announced today that Kinect motion control system sales have topped 10 million since release in early November of last year. ...... 09 Mar 2011 - 10 comments
Michael Phelps gets Kinect swimming game
Michael Phelps gets Kinect swimming game
Michael Phelps, the Olympic gold medal winning swimmer has his own Kinect game coming this summer, giving the world possibly their only chance ...... 03 Feb 2011 - 12 comments
8 million Kinects sold in 60 days
8 million Kinects sold in 60 days
Microsoft revealed their quarterly earnings today, seeing revenue grow 5 percent to $19.9 billion. The figure that really stood out, however, ...... 28 Jan 2011 - 10 comments
CES 2011: Hulu Plus and Netflix go Kinect
CES 2011: Hulu Plus and Netflix go Kinect
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has said today at CES that Xbox 360 owners will soon be able to navigate Netflix and Hulu Plus using hand gestures, ...... 06 Jan 2011 - 2 comments
Is Kinect causing the dreaded RROD for Xbox owners?
Is Kinect causing the dreaded RROD for Xbox owners?
Although Microsoft has denied it, an increasing amount of Xbox 360 owners are complaining that their new Kinect systems are causing their consoles ...... 05 Jan 2011 - 15 comments
Microsoft Kinect hacked to play World of Warcraft
Microsoft Kinect hacked to play World of Warcraft
USC researchers have hacked the Microsoft Kinect motion-control system, giving users a chance to play the popular MMORPG 'World of Warcraft,' ...... 30 Dec 2010 - 6 comments
Microsoft to improve Kinect accuracy by 400 percent
Microsoft to improve Kinect accuracy by 400 percent
Microsoft is currently working on improving Kinect accuracy by 400 percent, making it so the motion-control system can even read finger movements ...... 20 Dec 2010 - 9 comments
EA CEO pushes Wii price cut to $99
EA CEO pushes Wii price cut to $99
Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello has said in an interview that Nintendo could consider cutting the price of a Wii console in half to boost demand. ...... 18 Dec 2010 - 5 comments
Say hello to the first Kinect 'sex game'
Say hello to the first Kinect 'sex game'
Kyle Machulis, considered one of the world's top experts on sex and video games made the call just two weeks ago that he was surprised that ...... 17 Dec 2010 - 9 comments
UFC sues Ubisoft over 'Fighters Uncaged'
UFC sues Ubisoft over 'Fighters Uncaged'
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has sued games publisher Ubisoft this week, alleging that its "Fighters Uncaged" game infringes on a UFC ...... 11 Dec 2010 - 7 comments
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