Consumer Electronics Show

[Cro Morgan]

Some gaming news (courtesy of CNN) from the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) currently being held in Las Vegas, NV...

Microsoft announced Project Natal, a new controller-free video gaming system, which reads a players body movements with cameras and mimics them with avatars on screen, will be available for purchase by the holiday season this year.

The company had demonstrated the system at another trade show last year, but had not set a release date until Wednesday. It is still unclear how much the system will cost, although Microsoft says Natal add-ons will work with its existing Xbox 360 gaming console.

Robbie Bach, Microsoft's president for entertainment and devices, also announced a number of new games for the Xbox, including a new edition of the popular game Halo, which is due out in the spring.

[Q. Reese]

Thanks Cro. I just hope that Microsoft does not do anything stupid and get sued for stealing ideas or monopolizing the gaming industry.