It's quite likely that Microsoft's Project Natal will be renamed “Kinect.” More news on the name change and upcoming titles for the upcoming motion-sensor add-on for the Xbox 360 are expected to arrive during Microsoft's press conference, which is taking place as we speak. Here's what we know so far... ... View full post on GamesRadar - News... more.

Project Natal, the long-standing codename for Microsoft’s controller-less motion controller, is no more. The device has received its official name: Kinect. “For lots of people, that controller is a barrier,” creative director Kudo Tsunoda told USA Today which revealed the news just ahead of Microsoft’s Kinect-focused press gathering today. “We set out to make a new c... more.

Saudi Microsoft executive narrows release window for controller-free motion-control system, saying it will ship before Halloween. Since Project Natal was revealed at last year's Electronic Entertainment Expo, Microsoft has been largely silent about it. Other than announcing the camera-based motion-sensing system would have a "world premiere" on Sunday, June 13--the day before Microsoft's press... more.

What is Project Natal's "River Rush" game, you ask? Well, it sounds an awful lot like Wii Sports Resort's canoe-paddling game, albeit minus the whole "physical controller" thing. Hollywood writer James Gunn (Dawn of the Dead, Slither) got to demo the game at a media preview held by Microsoft recently in Los Angeles, where the company was showing off its latest consumer offerings -- from Project N... more.

During last year’s E3, Microsoft’s Project Natal presentation left people thinking many different things — curious, intrigued, skeptical, and in the case of Heavy Rain creator David Cage, frustrated. “I’ve seen Natal, and I’m really curious to see what they’re going to do with it. I was a bit frustrated that they presented it with a sci-fi-type presenta... more.

As it’s been speculated for a while, Project Natal’s motion-sensing tech is provided to Microsoft by Israeli start-up PrimeSense, a joint press release from the two companies today reveals. “PrimeSense has delivered an important component to the technology, helping us deliver revolutionary controller-free entertainment experiences in the living room,” vice president of Xbo... more.

Rare is confident that it and other Microsoft first-party studios are in the process of creating games that will define Project Natal’s controller-free experience. “I suppose at Microsoft it’s about, overall, having the right content from first-party studios to define what Natal is,” studio head Mark Betteridge told Develop. “We’re very confident we do have that, we wi... more.

Microsoft has lifted the lid on research underway in Asia, revealing that development of Natal’s successor has already begun. The first iteration of Microsoft’s motion-sensing tech may still be 8 months away, but the company’s Research Asia department director Hsiao-Wuen Hon has told The Sydney Morning Herald (via Spong) that they are already thinking about the next version. “... more.

When Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 was revealed to have PlayStation Move support, we wondered why EA would support every other motion-controlled peripheral (all two) and not Microsoft's Project Natal. So we hit up EA for an answer. As it turns out, EA just wasn't "in a position" to add Natal support to Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 -- but the company doesn't rule out implementation in future installments of ... more.

Xbox introduces controller-free gaming and entertainment. Get off the couch and get in the game - no controller required! Official Information: www.xbox.com... more.