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, ...

Microsoft has launched a new business incubator program to help develop commercial apps, devices and add-ons for the Kinect controller on its Xbox 360 game system. We've told you in the past about ...

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 ...

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 ...

Microsoft may find it has a big hit on its hands with the Kinect controller-free gaming system if it lets the DIY movement hack into the guts of the Kinect to unleash its potential to do some pretty ...

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 ...