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• Sony updates Morpheus PS4 headset with bigger, faster screen

  Sony is trying to make PlayStation 4 gameplay more immersive by adding a high-resolution OLED display to its prototype video game headset, set for release in the first half of next year.

• Microsoft to wind down sales of original Kinect for Windows in 2015

  Microsoft will stop selling the original Kinect for Windows in 2015 now that the second generation of the motion-based controller platform is available.

• Developers give Sony's Morpheus headset an excited welcome

  Software developers were among the first in the world to get their hands on Sony's futuristic Project Morpheus headset on Wednesday, and they liked what they saw.

• Oculus founder welcomes Sony to VR gaming

  Sony took a tentative step into virtual-reality gaming on Tuesday with the introduction of its Project Morpheus headset for the PlayStation 4, and among those welcoming the move is someone you might not expect: the founder of startup Oculus, a small California-based company that is probably the biggest current name in VR headsets.

• SteelSeries developing eye-tracking controller for gamers

  Gaming accessory maker SteelSeries has partnered with Tobii Technology to develop a device that will let gamers use their eyes to control game play.

• Samsung's smartphone gaming controller will come with 35 games

  Samsung Electronics will ship 35 games with its Smartphone GamePad gaming controller, which can be attached to most of its Android-based Galaxy smartphones.

• Windows 8.1 creates mouse-control problems for gamers

  Gamers who upgraded their PCs to Windows 8.1 are enduring mouse-control problems that affect their ability to play, a problem Microsoft acknowledged this week.

• Sony's PS Vita TV set-top box challenges Apple TV, Google Chromecast

  Going head-to-head with Apple and Google, Sony has launched the PlayStation Vita TV set-top box to bring video and games to TVs.

• Sony PlayStation 4 on sale this holiday for $399

  Sony's PlayStation 4 will go on sale the U.S. and Europe in time for the year-end holiday season and cost US$399, the company announced Monday at its E3 press briefing in Los Angeles.

• Microsoft Xbox One to launch in November for $US499 (+ 4 photos)

  Microsoft has announced that Xbox One will go on sale in 21 markets this November for $US499.

• Electricity zaps gamers' muscles for force feedback

  A research project on show at the Computer Human Interaction conference in Paris uses a small electrical current to give the sensation of force feedback while gaming.

• Microsoft turns room into video game with IllumiRoom project

  The IllumiRoom project from Microsoft Research turns a living room into a video game with projected images that extend and complement the main television screen. The realistic effect, if commercialized, could propel Microsoft's gaming business far beyond its competition.

• Gaming prototypes on display at computer interaction conference

  Gaming research and prototypes have created a lot of buzz at the Computer Human Interaction conference in Paris this week.

• Sony's Hirai not completely surprised by Nvidia's gaming portable

  Sony's president says he wasn't completely surprised by Nvidia's announcement that it plans to launch an Android-based portable gaming device.

• Microsoft building Kinect device for Windows PCs

  Microsoft will build a Kinect device specifically for use with PCs, as the company prepares to launch a program to support commercial products developed for Kinect and Windows.