Kinect-like Leap Motion 3D camera launches with over 75 applications
Leap Motion enables precise gestural control through 10-finger tracking for only $80.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Apple mulls buying Kinect sensor provider, The Last of Us rules June game sales
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June 2013 NPD: The Last of Us, Animal Crossing, and Minecraft take top spots
Sales of new games, hardware, and accessories at physical retailers amounted to $593.3 million. That’s down 15 percent from $700.6 million in a similar period in 2012. Hardware was down 30 percent to only $142 million, while software sales dropped 10 percent to $296.1 million.
Game and content purchasing up 20 percent on Xbox Live in Microsoft's Q4
Even with Xbox 360 sales down, gamers are spending more on digital goods.
Xbox 360 sales slow for Microsoft in Q4
Despite the slowing console sales, Microsoft's devices division is up thanks to Windows Phone.
How Kinect automatically loads player settings in Killer Instinct for Xbox One
The Kinect can see who is playing and will load player preferences automatically.
Report: Apple considering $300M purchase of first-gen Microsoft Kinect gesture-sensor provider
An Apple delegation reportedly visited PrimeSense's Tel Aviv headquarters recently, as top engineers checked out the company's facilities and technology. Apple already has three research and development centers in Israel.
Xbox One chief product officer admits big mistakes in messaging
Microsoft's Marc Whitten admits the company made mistakes on its Xbox One policy statements.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Ex-Windows boss takes over Xbox, Shigeru Miyamoto teases new project
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The DeanBeat: Microsoft goes crazy with its appointment of new gaming chief
Or does it? After all, Microsoft will try to appeal to gamers and non-gamers at the same time.