Natal Archive

  • Microsoft unveils the Kinect, arriving in November for $149

    Microsoft unveils the Kinect, arriving in November for $149

    Posted on June 14, 2010 | No Comments
    In what amounts to the worst-kept secret of E3, Microsoft has just unveiled the Kinect motion controller. Originally called Project Natal, this is the final trade version of the Kinect controller and will be available in November. Pricing is currently unavailable but we will have more information shortly.

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  • Natal titles leak ahead of E3, roughly 12 available at launch

    Natal titles leak ahead of E3, roughly 12 available at launch

    Posted on June 13, 2010 | No Comments
    As much as I'd love to claim the scoop is ours, the LA Times are actually the ones who got the word on what the first Natal games are going to be. All we have is a few names, but they sound promising.

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  • New Xbox 360 coming soon, Natal to be renamed Kinect

    New Xbox 360 coming soon, Natal to be renamed Kinect

    Posted on June 13, 2010 | No Comments
    E3 is kicking off tonight and our boys are getting into town as we speak. However, Kotaku grabbed some interesting news tonight including a redesigned XBox as well as the move by Microsoft to rename Project Natal to “Kinect.” Get it? Kin-ect? Like the Kin? Get it? The new 360 will have Wi-Fi built-in, “Kinect” support, [...]

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  • Is this the production version of Project Natal?

    Is this the production version of Project Natal?

    Posted on June 2, 2010 | No Comments
    This is interesting. Engadget's live at D8 where Microsoft is showing off Project Natal. The funny thing is that the hardware looks surprisingly polished, a lot more so than the previous versions we've seen. Everything from the paint scheme to design cues scream production unit. But why spoil all the fun when E3 is just over a week away -- unless Microsoft is showing off something a lot bigger than Natal. That's our guess.

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  • Omek Interactive Could Blow Microsoft’s Project Natal Out Of The Water (Video)

    Omek Interactive Could Blow Microsoft’s Project Natal Out Of The Water (Video)

    Posted on May 7, 2010 | No Comments
    I've spent 4 full days here in Israel meeting tons of entrepreneurs and startup folks, but if I had to pick one company that made the biggest impression on me it would definitely be Omek Interactive. The company, which unveiled itself to the public for the first time at the Techonomy 2010 conference held in Tel Aviv earlier this week, was co-founded by a couple over 3.5 years ago. Nevertheless, chances are you've never heard that name before. Chances are you've heard of Microsoft's Project Natal though, the fascinating controller-free gaming and entertainment product Microsoft showcased at E3 2009 in June 2009 and is reportedly set to launch at the end of this year. Well, Omek is a tiny startup that aims to take the Redmond software giant on, their product is ready to debut starting today, and they're only now starting to talk to press about their strategy and demoing their amazing technology.

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  • Xbox 360 Slim to be announced at this year’s E3?

    Xbox 360 Slim to be announced at this year’s E3?

    Posted on April 26, 2010 | No Comments
    If a notorious game industry news source is believed, Microsoft is announcing a redesigned Xbox 360 this year at E3. The systems will be physically smaller hence the slim name, but also sport a new predominantly black color scheme. The thought is a while Project Natal wouldn't look so hot in front of a black TV and so the console is getting revamped ahead of Natal's launch.

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  • Someone, somewhere may have Project Natal in their hands *right now*

    Someone, somewhere may have Project Natal in their hands *right now*

    Posted on April 20, 2010 | No Comments
    Looks like someone accidentally left Project Natal in a bar in Redwood City. An Italian site has what it claims to be photos of Microsoft's motion-sensing controller thing "in the wild," as these things go.

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  • New Xbox 360 bundle incoming? Smaller, 250GB HDD, Project Natal built-in.

    New Xbox 360 bundle incoming? Smaller, 250GB HDD, Project Natal built-in.

    Posted on April 14, 2010 | No Comments
    Full credit to Microsoft: it's still got people paying top-dollar for its nearly five-year-old Xbox 360. It's gonna need to sweeten the deal, though, to keep people a-buyin'. Like, say, a new bundle? Maybe a bundle with a thinner 360 and built-in Project Natal? Sounds about right.

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  • Project Natal knows you live in a tiny apartment

    Project Natal knows you live in a tiny apartment

    Posted on March 24, 2010 | No Comments
    Microsoft revealed more information about Project Natal today, the motion sensing Xbox 360 camera. Previously, there were some concerns about exactly how much space would be required in a room in order for the device to work properly. Microsoft says don't worry, Natal will know you live in a crappy studio apartment in New York.

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  • Sorry about the Natal false alarm

    Sorry about the Natal false alarm

    Posted on February 18, 2010 | No Comments
    I’m sure at least four of you would have enjoyed seeing the year old Project Natal demo I promised we’d stream live on the site. Thanks to some delightful assdickery by Microsoft we were told we were first told we wouldn’t be able to show the Natal bar – the thing you see above – [...]

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  • The Sony motion controller is named “Gem”?

    The Sony motion controller is named “Gem”?

    Posted on December 10, 2009 | No Comments
    Here’s what we know. John Riccitiello, the CEO of EA, spoke yesterday at the UBS 37th Annual Global Media Conference and said this, “In the coming year, both Sony and Microsoft have announced new controllers. Motion sensor controls, Natal and Gem, these are likely to bring new consumers into the marketplace”. Kind of sounds like he knows [...]

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  • Hirai confirms PS3 motion controller for spring 2010

    Hirai confirms PS3 motion controller for spring 2010

    Posted on August 24, 2009 | No Comments
    Speaking to the Times Online at GamesCom, Sony head Kazuo Hirai confirmed that Sony’s answer to Microsoft’s Project Natal is set for a spring launch next year.

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  • And now THQ says Project Natal will be out next year

    And now THQ says Project Natal will be out next year

    Posted on July 29, 2009 | No Comments
    THQ, fresh off winning a whole bunch of dollars at the expense of toy maker Jakks Pacific re: WWE video games, said yesterday that Microsoft's Project Natal will launch “late next year.” And if you believe that...

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  • News from Asia suggests Project Natal-equipped Xbox 360s by mid-2010

    News from Asia suggests Project Natal-equipped Xbox 360s by mid-2010

    Posted on July 22, 2009 | No Comments
    News from the East. It looks like Microsoft is all set to produce Project Natal-equipped Xbox 360s by the second half of 2010. Might as well circle your calendar. California-based Aptina will produce the 1.3-megapixel CMOS sensor required to get Project Natal up and running. (That's it. Don't click “Read More” because there isn't more.)

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  • Microsoft responds to Ballmer’s Natal Xbox 360 announcement

    Microsoft responds to Ballmer’s Natal Xbox 360 announcement

    Posted on June 18, 2009 | No Comments
    Straight from the horse’s mouth. As the Xbox team stated at E3 two weeks ago, we are not even halfway through the current console generation lifecycle and believe Xbox 360 will be the entertainment center in the home for long into the next decade. Project Natal will be an important part of this platform, [...]

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