Microsoft is set to roll out voice control for TV sets connected to an Xbox 360 gaming console and Kinect controller. A free update for the Xbox 360 will be made available on Tuesday, bringing not ...

The FINANCIAL — Microsoft on June 13 unveiled Kinect for Xbox 360, a controller-free gaming device that Microsoft is positioning as an entirely new way to experience entertainment in the living room.

To appeal to families ready to graduate from the Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Corp. wants to build on the success of the Wii's motion-capture wand -- by getting rid of the wand entirely. On Monday, ...

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One might have thought that the first "Halo" game to make use of the new Kinect controller would be a new "Halo" game. The forthcoming "Halo 4" for example. But it seems the past and present will ...

The loudest hubbub about the next generation of video game consoles isn't about new games or even the quality of the graphics -- it's all about the controls. The PlayStation brand has stayed with ...

Of all major game publishers, Nintendo is the one most associated with bizarre controls. From the Virtual Boy to the Wiimote, Nintendo's history is studded with unorthodox new ways to play games — ...

Kinect's Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor involves controlling a "vertical tank" robot using motion-sensor technology. Photo courtesy Games Press The hype for Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor was so promising ...