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Microsoft has sold over 1 million Kinect units worldwide in the first ten days since launch. The company stated it is on pace to beat its 5 million expected sales by the end of this year.

"We are appreciative of the response we have seen from consumers that has culminated in sales of more than 1 million units in the first 10 days on the market for Kinect for Xbox 360," said Don Mattrick, president of the Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft.

"This is a great start to the holiday season, and we will continue to work with our retailer partners to keep pace with high demand and deliver against our plan to sell more than 5 million Kinect sensors worldwide by the end of this year."

Microsoft clarified to IGN saying the reported Kinect sales are sold-through to customers.

Rumor: Gears of War Coming to Kinect
Is Epic Games helping Microsoft turn hardcore gamers on to Kinect?
November 15, 2010
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by Levi Buchanan

Though Kinect has been a big success for Microsoft since debuting on November 4, many hardcore gamers have turned up their noses to the innovative camera controller because they think it's just an enabler for minigame collections, casual fare, and rhythm stuff. If you go by the launch library, well, they have a point. But a reliable source tells IGN that's all about to change.

According to our tip, Microsoft is using the Spike TV Video Games Awards (VGAs) to introduce some big action games, including new titles for the Kinect. The headliner is Gears of War for Kinect, coming straight from Epic Games. Now, we cannot clarify whether or not this is an all-new Gears of War for Kinect or if it's an existing Gears of War game, retro-fitted for the camera controller. But it definitely clicks with recent rumblings that Microsoft wants to get in front of the conventional wisdom that the Kinect is only a toy for casual gamers and family.

We reached out to Microsoft for comment. Microsoft returned our request for additional clarification with the traditional "we can't comment on rumor or speculation." IGN has also put in a request for comment from Epic Games, but has not heard back yet. If Epic Games has a statement on this story, we will certainly pass it along.

But what do you think? Would you welcome a Gears of War for the Kinect? And if you have plans to resist the Kinect, does the promise of Gears for the camera controller at all change your mind?

Rumor: Gears of War Coming to Kinect

Jehuty hat geschrieben:"Xbox, RROD!"

Ob sie reagieren würde?

zeromeier hat geschrieben:Kinect, bescht wos gid. Unfassbar tumm muss meh äigentli sii, wemers nöd will ha.

mega isches

Skeletor hat geschrieben:mich interessierts ja au würklich absolut null. aber wieso dä vortex das jetzt so en seich findet, kapieri nöd.

Skeletor hat geschrieben:diä 2 frage verwirret mich. vorallem will sie selber beantworte chönntsch. was für dich und mich eifacher wär.

ich hat geschrieben:Ebegrad wäg de Immersion bruucht me öppis i de Hand. MS händ de Gag drhinder entweder gar nöd kapiert oder de Wiimote amistyle mit de gröschtmögliche Chälle wele überträffe.

zeromeier hat geschrieben:mir hend d'kerze id kamera ghebt, nachher hed s'auto d'farb vodä cherze gha, mega!

zeromeier hat geschrieben:mir sind glii im jahr 2011, niemerd brucht controller, kinect, mega.

funktionert ca. 23742309423042374x besser als wii-gefuchtel, alles wird erkännt.

mir hend d'kerze id kamera ghebt, nachher hed s'auto d'farb vodä cherze gha, mega!

Chäller hat geschrieben:Spiel mal s'FIFA mit dim Kinect-Scheisse!

Skeletor hat geschrieben:@zwirli
fair. ich han gmeint du findsch es grundlegend scheisse.