Microsoft Kinect Sales Soundly Beat Company Forecast

Microsoft soundly beat its 2010 sales forecast for the Kinect, a motion-sensor device that enables players to use body movements — instead of controllers — to play games on the Xbox console.
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No, the iPad Is Not Killing Microsoft’s Business

Investors are buying into the meme that Windows is dying — and therefore Microsoft is as well. While tablets are clearly cutting into the giant’s core PC business, Microsoft is also showing remarkable agility in building new f…

At the Tokyo Game Show, Motion Controllers Take the Stage

The Nintendo Wii’s dominance over motion-control gaming eroded further this weekend as Microsoft and Sony highlighted their own new controllers at Japan’s largest video-game industry event. Plus, Sony updated PS3 to play 3-D B…