If you’re an Xbox 360 fan, and you’re salivating at the prospect of controller-free games and Xbox LIVE entertainment, then you should mark the 10th of November in your calendar. Microsoft has announced that they will launch Kinect for Xbox 360, officially, in Europe, Middle East and Africa, on Wednesday, 10th November. Xbox LIVE and a BIG line up of games on Windows Phone 7, will also launch, and Microsoft announced a new line up of LIVE enabled titles coming to the PC.

Speaking before the show, Chris Lewis, vice president, Interactive Entertainment Business for Microsoft Europe said:
“We are bringing the Kinect experience to Europe for the first time at Gamescom 2010, because this is the biggest show in the region and we’re committed to investing in Europe and the critical role it plays in Xbox’s global success.”

We took a look at how the Kinect technology is put together in a previous post, as well as Sony’s Playstation Move, in a related post. The big thing that came out of that excitement, was that Nintendo has a HUGE lead and Microsoft and Sony are playing catch-up. We see Microsoft taking the approach of delivering a plethora of titles on launch day to give gamers a rich choice, as well as driving the Windows Phone 7 platform, with the first wave of Xbox LIVE games launching on Windows Phone 7, ready for the Xmas rush.