Kinect launches in the US on 4 November but until now a European release date has been a close kept secret. Prepare your festive frugal-fearing fists for 10 Novemeber.

Microsoft said earlier today that the peripheral will be released in the UK (and the rest of Europe) on 10 November.

As for pricing, you can expect to pay £129 for the Kinect peripheral itself, Kinect games will be £40 and the 4GB Kinect bundle will cost £250.