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Kicking off the series of keynotes at the Electronics Entertainment Expo (colloquially dubbed E3), Microsoft led the way with a new console (now with Zune music), more details on Kinect (previously codenamed Natal), a video chat service and an ESPN partnership. Some details about Microsoft's motion-sensing tech leaked yesterday, and the keynote confirmed a November 4th launch date for Kinect and ...

We've barely settled in here in Los Angeles for this year's 2010 Electronics Entertainment Expo (E3), and Microsoft's motion-sensing "use your body as a controller" Project Natal tech has already been redubbed 'Kinect.' Just hours before Microsoft's Sunday night event, USA Today's Game Hunters blog revealed the system's new official name and a list of early titles. Kinect creative director ...

Computing giant Microsoft and retail overlord Wal-Mart have been named in a lawsuit stemming from the death of an infant boy. The suit claims that a faulty Xbox 360 power adapter caused an electrical fire, killing the boy. Since Wal-Mart sold the unit, it too is named along with the adapter's manufacturer. The lawsuit was actually filed back in December 2006, two years after the December 2004 ...