Microsoft Xbox Kinect aiming to woo core gamers

Don Mattrick: "We've posted growth each of the past six years and are looking for our biggest growth this year"

Microsoft announced a raft of new features for its Xbox Kinect system as it looks to tempt hardcore gamers to the hardware.

Titles like Mass Effect and Ghost Recon will utilise the motion-detection system in their next installments.

Voice capabilities have also been ramped up, allowing users to access content by speaking commands like "Xbox Bing Johnny Depp".

The company says it will "transform how people enjoy entertainment"

The announcement came at the biggest gaming event of the year, the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles.

It is the latest move in Microsoft's war against the controller as the company intends the new voice search to negate the need for the traditional television remote control.