Jose Pinero, senior spokesman for Microsoft’s interactive entertainment business, chatted with 'Home Media Magazine' about where live TV fits into the Xbox 360’s future, how the addition of Kinect might be a game-changer in the console wars and whether a Blu-ray Disc drive will ever be included...More>>

Netflix subscribers using Xbox Live now have the ability to use the motion- and voice-control Kinect system to control their movies, with Xbox representatives promising more Kinect features for other programs this spring.More>>

Microsoft pointed to 60% year-over-year growth in its entertainment and devices division — which includes the Xbox 360 gaming console and the Kinect motion-sensing system — as a big driver behind its positive, fiscal third-quarter financial results.More>>

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Sony’s PlayStation 3 are closing the gap with Nintendo’s Wii in the video game console race, according to a report from Strategy Analytics’ Connected Home Devices.More>>

As of March 9, Microsoft had sold more than 10 million Kinect devices worldwide for the Xbox 360, along with more than 10 million standalone games for the motion-sensing gaming system.More>>

Blu-ray Disc player household penetration is up to 12.3 million for the first quarter of 2009, a 71% gain year over year, according to new data from research firm Centris.More>>

Unit sales of Xbox 360 systems climbed to a total of 28 million consoles worldwide since it launched three years ago, more than 8 million units over Sony’s PlayStation 3, Microsoft reported.More>>

Facing a tough economic climate, some packaged-media retailers are upgrading stores, displays and product selections in an effort to improve customer satisfaction and transform back-to-school shoppers into fourth-quarter regulars.More>>

Sony's Blu-ray-enabled PlayStation 3 racked up nearly 225,000 in unit sales in July, compared to about 205,000 units for Microsoft's Xbox 360, according to the NPD Group. Meanwhile, Nintendo's Wii scored 555,000 unit sales for the month.More>>

Sony’s PlayStation 3 in November posted the greatest increase in unit sales among consoles compared to November 2008, according to NPD data.More>>