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Review: Kinect motion-sensing system impresses

Microsoft's Kinect controller, seen in foreground, allows the user to control the Xbox 360 during game play. Microsoft's Kinect controller for Xbox 360 offers controller-free control of living room entertainment and aptly delivers a groundbreaking piece of technology.(AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

There are a lot of futuristic things we’re still waiting on: jet packs for the entire family, self-driving cars and time-travel, to name a few. But one new, pretty darn amazing bit of technology has finally come to fruition, thanks to the folks at Microsoft.

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‘Call of Duty: Black Ops’ to be released in 3-D

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SANTA MONICA, Calif.: As if the gun-toting action in “Call of Duty: Black Ops” wasn’t expected to feel real enough in high definition, Activision Blizzard Inc. announced Tuesday that the latest entry in its successful first-person-shooter video game franchise would be released in 3-D, yet another addition to the 3-D revolution’s growing arsenal.

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Soundgarden releases new album through ‘Guitar Hero’

Chris Cornell of Soundgarden performs during the band's set at the launch of the video game, Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, in Los Angeles on Monday. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

NEW YORK: After a 13-year break, Soundgarden is releasing its new album through the “Guitar Hero” video game series — and its frontman believes it’s the perfect way to reintroduce the band to a new generation.

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Nintendo cuts profit, 3DS not ready for Christmas

A visitor operates a Nintendo 3DS during a press conference by Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata where he launches the new game machine in Chiba near Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

CHIBA, Japan: Nintendo slashed its earnings forecast by more than half Wednesday after announcing that its 3DS game machine, packed with glasses-free 3-D technology, won’t be ready to go on sale for Christmas.

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‘Halo’ video game franchise moves forward

Marcus Lehto, the creative director of "Halo: Reach,"appears in Los Angeles. Halo: Reach is on the screen in the background. (Gary Friedman/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

By Ben Fritz Los Angeles Times (MCT) In the opening shot of the new video game Halo Reach, a helmet with a shattered visor lies alone on the surface of a barren alien planet. It’s a solemn vision signifying that unlike the previous five Halo games, this isn’t a story of victory and triumph. As…

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Black Keys coming to ‘Rock Band’

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Akron’s favorite two-piece is entering the virtual realm. On Aug. 17 the Black Keys are coming to Rock Band with a three-track pack available for the Xbox 360, Wii and Playstation 3.

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