Microsoft’s gesture-recognition controller, Kinect, set to hit 
stores this November, will launch with a price tag of $150, the company announced Tuesday.
The peripheral, which will come with a copy of the “Kinect Adventures” game, is priced higher than many analysts and game industry executives were hoping for.
Given the success Nintendo has had with the
revolutionary controller for the Wii, it was really only a matter of time before Microsoft and Sony followed the same path.
Both companies have spent millions of dollars developing their own motion control systems—and both have high hopes and expectations for their success.
The original YooStar was a product that screamed to 
be called a game – only its creators adamantly resisted the label, saying it was an interactive social experience. Now under new management, the company is embracing its play roots and coming to consoles in the near future.
The concept is a simple one: Movie karaoke. Users are able to take famous film scenes and swap themselves in for one or both of the actors on screen. (The well-known “it’s dark and we’re wearing sunglasses” scene from “The Blues Brothers” is a popular choice.) With the dawn of Microsoft’s Kinect controller, though, it’s easier than ever to jump in – and YooStar may finally live up to its potential. (The game will also be published for the PlayStation 3.)
As it does every four or five years, the 
video game industry is rebooting itself this year. Instead of rolling out brand new game systems for the living room, though, manufacturers are looking to build on the market they’ve already created.
“The video game sector is nearing a turning point, with the potential for new hardware innovations and a strong development pipeline to reinvigorate growth,” says Colin Sebastian, an analyst with Lazard Capital Markets.
And just like that, Microsoft’s Project Natal 
has a new name: Kinect
The company unveiled the retail name of its gesture-recognition controller Sunday at an over-the-top event that featured everything from a performance by Cirque du Soliel to an audience full of people wearing choir robes with lit up LED shoulderpads.
Chris Morris: Journalist 