Topic: Project Natal

Microsoft's Shane Kim on Project Natal and the Xbox 360 Road Map

Microsoft continues to push the social networking and entertainment capabilities of the Xbox 360--games on demand and group movie viewing are two such features due in the next system update (due in August). We asked Shane Kim, Microsoft's VP of Strategy and Business Development for Interactive Entertainment, about the evolution of Xbox Live and what the launch of Project Natal means for the business.READ»

Can Microsoft Grab Leadership Role With Mouse 2.0 and Other Interface Designs?

The software giant has produced five prototypes for multi-touch mice--and the stakes are high.READ»

Sony Impresses, Nintendo Disappoints at E3

Sony unveiled the PSP Go, a motion controller, and a slew of impressive titles--including a new one from Rockstar, creators of the Grand Theft Auto franchise--during today's E3 video game expo. While Nintendo, maker of the leading ...READ»

• Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3)

Sony Exec Confirms PS3 Motion Control in Spring

Sony's Computer Entertainment head Kazuo Hirai has been speaking to the media about his company's gaming plans, and one little nugget slipped out: The PS3 Motion Controller is due next year. Is Xbox 360 beginning to lose to the ...READ»

First Interactive 3-D Crowd-Play Computer Game Hits U.K. Cinemas

"Wave your hands in the air like you...wanna avoid an asteroid," will be U.K. cinemagoers battlecry over the next few weeks. Before the feature film starts, Vue patrons will be able to play a gesture-controlled 3-D ...READ»

StarCraft 2 Latest Game Delayed--Why Are So Many Being Moved to 2010?

Blizzard has announced that the highly anticipated StarCraft II will be delayed this holiday season, to the first half of 2010. According to Blizzard, the extra time is needed to upgrade the multiplayer network Battle.net, "This extra ...READ»

Microsoft Brings Social Networking and 3-D Motion Capture to Xbox 360

The rumors proved true: Microsoft is bringing motion a capture device to the Xbox 360. The company also announced that Xbox Live will support social networking via Facebook, Twitter and Last.fm. Along with the usual flood of ...READ»

Samsung Unveils Gesture-Sensing Hologram, but It's Not World's First

We've got holograms. We've got motion sensors. And now we've got a hologram gestural interface.READ»

Why Games Are So Expensive, and Staying That Way

Recent earnings reports from Sony and Nintendo prove that the video game industry is not recession proof. So why do games still cost so much money?READ»

Over-Innovation: A Cautionary Tale

The difference between simple and elegant can mean the difference between success and failure for your brand.READ»

• Ravi Sawhney's Design Reach blog

The Most (and Least) Inventive Inventions on Time's '50 Best Inventions' List

If someone decided to do a list of innovative magazine lists, it probably wouldn't include Time magazine's "50 Best Innovations" list. The new one's out, and we've sub-selected some of the good items for you. But a broad swath of the ...READ»

Inside Ubisoft's 'Your Shape' Fitness Game

Video game journalist Stephen Totilo has suggested that we may currently be in the self-help era of video games, with products on the market that promise to help you keep your brain young, quit smoking, and get in shape. The latter ...READ»

Jenny McCarthy Teaches Fitness on the Wii, with Semi-Annoying Real-Time Feedback

Like working out to exercise videos but wish they gave personalized feedback? Fan of Jenny McCarthy? If you answered yes to both questions, Ubisoft's new fitness game for the Nintendo Wii, Your Shape, could be for you. The key ...READ»

Intel's Mind-Reading Chips: Replace Your Mouse With Your Brain

You know those neat mind-control toys? Well, Intel has some grand plans for mind control that go far beyond their limited power. By 2020, the company's researchers plan to have chips that let you control computers with your ...READ»

Is This a Microsoft Renaissance?

New data suggests Microsoft's Bing search engine is continuing to grow well, weeks after its launch. It's great news for the team at Redmond...but it started us wondering: Are we in the middle of a Microsoft Rennaissance? Microsoft's ...READ»

Sony Announces PS3 Slim

At  a press event at the GamesCom convention in Germany today, Sony announced that the long-rumored slimmer PS3 will be released September 1 for $299, a $100 price drop from its current PlayStation 3. The console will have a 120 ...READ»

Sony, Microsoft Motion Controls Will Beat Wii at Its Own Game

Nintendo Wii's role as king of motion gaming consoles is at risk. Sony and Microsoft have both previewed motion control systems at the E3 video game expo, and both systems knock Wii clean off the throne--even though neither has ...READ»