This is the week. Highly anticipated since its announcement as Project Natal at E3 2009, Microsoft’s Kinect will finally be available for purchase (if you can find one). The new motion gaming device is set to ‘revolutionize gaming” with its controller-less functionality and abundance of creative titles. If you’re looking to grab one, the standalone unit is available for $149.99, and there’s also two console bundles with 4GB and 250GB capacities, retailing for $299.99 and $399.99 respectively.

In addition to Kinect’s hardware release, there’s also a few titles launching at retail this week, as well as the plethora of launch titles for Kinect.

• Blood Drive
• Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2
• Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage
• James Bond 007: Blood Stone

Kinect launch titles (All $49.99 or lower):

• Kinect Adventures (Microsoft Game Studios) (bundled with Kinect sensor purchase)
• Kinectimals (Frontier Studio/Microsoft Game Studios)
• Kinect Joy Ride (Big Park/Microsoft Game Studios)
• Kinect Sports (Rare/Microsoft Game Studios)
• Dance Central (MTV Games)
• Your Shape: Fitness Evolved (Ubisoft)
• EA Sports Active 2 (EA)
• Deca Sports Freedom (Hudson)
• Dance Masters (Konami)
• Adrenalin Misfits (Konami)
• Zumba Fitness (Majesco)
• Sonic Free Riders (Sega)
• The Biggest Loser: Ultimate Workout (THQ)
• Motion Sports (Ubisoft)
• Game Party: In Motion (Warner Bros.)

As for DLC, the Ninja Theme Pack for Dead Rising 2 will be available on November 2 for 160 MS Points, and the
Ultra Shoryuken Costume Pack will be available for Super Street Fighter IV for 320 MS Points.