And the Kinect hacks keep coming. A new video has surfaced online,
showing an enterprising PC user playing Ubisoft's RTS R.U.S.E. solely
with gesture controls.

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Did you get a Kinect over the holidays and are looking to shed a few pounds in the new year? Read on to find out how Kinect's fitness games shape up.

The Game Informer staff would like to hear if you gave any video
game-related gifts. On a more important and selfish note, did you
receive a game-related gift?

Microsoft has issued a statement regarding the unauthorized release, distancing itself from the virtual gropefest.

Harmonix has released a trailer for the latest Dance Central DLC, which
features new moves for songs from Janet Jackson, Rihanna, and Blur.

The online rumor mill suspects that Microsoft hopes to quadruple the
accuracy of Kinect to enable detection of individual finger movement and
hand rotation.

As long as the Kinect hacks are cool, keep them coming. The latest hack allows
for a new kind of 3D video conferencing, which is quite a bit cooler
than it sounds.

If you've been impressed by screens and impressions of Chair
Entertainment's new action-RPG Infinity Blade but don't own an iPhone or
iPad to play it on, I know the feeling. I'm in the exact same spot. But
we need not lose all hope yet.

The sponsored content includes six zany new minigames, one for each of the game's sports.

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Earlier this year, Epic pulled an announcement of an announcement,
letting us know that they had big Gears of War-related news for the
Spike Video Game Awards. Apparently plans have changed.

A team at the University of Bundeswehr in Munich has taught Microsoft’s
Kinect sensor how to drive RC cars. Do we have to worry about it
cruising around the city trying to pick up chicks now?

The prototype allows users to strum into the air, generating sounds based on hand placement.

Ubisoft is continuing to support Your Shape: Fitness Evolved with new DLC.

Hackers have already done some pretty crazy things with Microsoft’s
Kinect, but the system’s newest trick turns people into the perfect
ninja.

You need to overcome your jealously over this guy having two Kinects and just watch the fascinating footage.

Sony clarified that the 4.1 figure represents units shipped, not sold.

ned and used in the game as well.

The week after Kinect’s launch Microsoft was already talking about
strong sales, but Black Friday seems to have boosted the system’s sales
even further. Microsoft has announced that Kinect has sold over 2.5
million units.

What does Epic have up its sleeve for the VGAs? Cliff Bleszinski drops a few hints

Are you happy with your purchases? Do you see promising futures for both devices? Or are they like almost every other video game peripheral; fun for a while, but destined to collect dust?

Is it possible to play classic platformers without a controller?

Today Ubisoft revealed the first new exercises that will be available
for download for their Kinect exercise title, Your Shape: Fitness
Evolved.

Microsoft says it will offer Kinect support for its XNA development tools in the near future.

We may have to wait until 2011
to play a legit Star Wars game using Microsoft's Kinect technology, but
one talented hacker has already made a lightsaber sim on the device.

You may have noticed that the Kinect launch title Joy Ride has a generous
autosteer. YouTube user GELTONZ certainly did, and he made a video
where he places 3rd without actually racing.

Microsoft's peripheral hits the traditionally weak Japanese market, and it doesn't look as though it's made much of an impact, either.

Let's Kinect is a new arcade cabinet that debuted at the IAAPA trade
show this week from manufacturer Quasimoto Interactive. The cabinet has
a Kinect built in that can play retail games timed by the arcade
operator.

Even though he doesn't have time for it what with building Rage, id
Software tech mastermind John Carmack told Joystiq that he has "an itch
to make a Kinect title for Xbox Live."

Now that you may have had a chance to play Microsoft's new motion-based peripheral, does it meet expectations?

According to a new rumor,
Epic Games and their popular 360-exclusive Gears of War franchise could
be a key part of Microsoft's strategy to win over hardcore gamers with Kinect.

The company says it's on track to meet its goal of 5 million units sold before the end of 2010.

A series of videos from user okreylos shows how Microsoft’s peripheral can create objects in a 3D space.

Update: A bunch of kids apparently are getting nailed in the head and it's all on YouTube. Will continue to update as I find more.

At the BMO Digital Entertainment Investor Conference in New York,
Microsoft's Dennis Durkin had a few interesting things to say about
consumer data collection that involves Kinect's recognition
capabilities.