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Gaming fans who have been closely following Microsoft's "Project Natal" may have heard it was recently given an official name - Xbox Kinect. This new gaming gadget from Microsoft will revolutionize the way we play video games. This console will use a revolutionary 3D camera and gesture recognition software which will transport gamers into an innovative gaming world, by mimicking their physical actions within the real world, which will then transport right into the game. With this console, no longer will we play our games seated on the couch. Gamers will run, jump, duck and swing their whole bodies! This information was released when the Xbox Kinect made its debut in Los Angeles in front of an invitation-only audience.

Microsoft won't say much else about the gadget, which is believed to be a smart marketing move so that fans from the Xbox 360 and other consoles will be left wanting more. What they did tell the public was how the Xbox Kinect is purely a gadget which will simply plug into an Xbox. This is good news for individuals individuals who are already quite happy with the quantity of games that they have for the old Xbox, and do not really want to purchase a whole new console just to be able to try out this new one.

Although a particular price was not provided, analysts estimate how the Xbox Kinect will be released within the price range of close to 50$-200$. Executives from gaming businesses have also shared that an approximate quantity of 15 titles will be available upon the release from the game come this November.

If you are thinking how the Kinect is going to be just one more Wii, then you are dead wrong. The video game industry is very excited about the launch from the Kinect - with different game manufacturers already having numerous games within the works.

No further particulars were released, because it seems like everybody is determined to keep it hush-hush. If you are itching to find out more, you are just going to have to wait until November 2010.