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Microsoft games console linked to AMD
News The latest round of rumours surrounding Microsoft's "X-Box" have revealed that the dark-horse gaming console will run on AMD's Athlon processor, with graphics technology from GigaPixel and a version of Windows.
[February 22, 2000, 15:10]
Murky future for online console games
News The report released Monday predicts that subscription revenue from online console games will total $250m annually by 2006, compared with $1.5bn for online PC games. Pidgeon predicted console makers will buy up more software developers and strike...
[December 18, 2001, 14:26]
PlayStation 2 taps into grid computing
News Butterfly.net, an IBM-backed company using supercomputing technology to run online games, is set to announce on Thursday that it will begin supporting Sony's PlayStation 2 console. Makers of console games have to figure out how to offer compelling...
[February 27, 2003, 8:26]
Sony to make handheld game device
News The electronics giant, whose PlayStation2 games console has outsold rivals from Microsoft and Nintendo 3-to-1, announced plans on Tuesday for a handheld game player. The $199, or about £127, PlayStation2 Online Pack will bundle a console with a...
[May 14, 2003, 7:54]
Xbox tools are delayed
News Key developer tools for Microsoft's Xbox games console have been delayed, adding to concerns about the platform's launch plans. At the recent Tokyo Games Show the US software giant found it necessary to deny rumours about delays, affirming the...
[April 4, 2001, 10:06]
Hackers release Xbox tool despite Microsoft threats
News A group of Xbox hackers called "Free-X" claim to have broken all security measures on the games console without any hardware modifications whatsoever, prompting Microsoft to threaten a legal attack against its members.
[July 4, 2003, 9:00]
Xbox will use Seagate hard drives
News Seagate has been chosen to supply hard drives for Xbox, Microsoft's forthcoming video games console. Xbox, which is timetabled for an Autumn 2001 release, will be Microsoft's first games console. In a press release Tuesday Seagate announced that...
[November 8, 2000, 15:31]
Xbox hackers attempt to blackmail Microsoft
News A group of Xbox-security researchers say they have found a way to run Linux on the Xbox games console without a mod chip and will go public with the technique if Microsoft won't talk to them about releasing an official Linux boot loader.
[June 27, 2003, 15:27]
Xbox price to drop tonight
News Microsoft is to announce a price cut on Monday night for its Xbox games console, though analysts say the cut will not be enough to take market share from Sony's PlayStation 2. Microsoft Australia confirmed on Sunday the timing of an announcement...
[March 29, 2004, 11:55]
Xbox could be another UK rip-off
News When Microsoft launches its Xbox games console in the UK, next spring, it is likely to be priced higher than the costs justify, according to the Consumer Association. Details of the eagerly awaited console were released at the E3 trade show in Los...
[May 17, 2001, 15:08]
Dell may diversify into console market
News Dell may be looking at the games console market as a way to help it to diversify. At the Dell European Innovation event in Marbella, Spain, Vakharia was asked if the company had plans for a games console.
[February 1, 2007, 15:59]
Opinion: X-Box dumps AMD
News The decision to put an Intel processor in Microsoft's X-Box games console was always on the cards, despite strong rumours that AMD might get a look in. When they're thinking about which games console to buy, they wants names they are familiar with...
[March 10, 2000, 14:41]
Microsoft announces game development standard
News Microsoft announced a new set of development standards and tools on Wednesday intended to cover both PC games and titles for the company's Xbox console. If you're really going to merge PC games and console games, there's going to have to be a...
[March 25, 2004, 10:00]
Black-market tool for Xbox mod squad
News Another "mod chip" that allows Microsoft's Xbox video game console to play copied games has entered the market, despite renewed legal efforts to thwart such chips. Once installed, they bypass security measures built into the machine, allowing the...
[August 8, 2002, 13:55]
Xbox Game Support Updates
Downloads Xbox game support enables your Xbox 360 video game console to play an array of games from your original Xbox video game console. A list of games that are currently backward compatible is available here and we will continue to add support for...
[August 22, 2007, 11:17]
Microsoft to encourage multi-region Xbox games
News Forthcoming games for Microsoft's Xbox console will have regional codes, but the software giant will urge software publishers to make them work in all territories. In the interview, Allard also talked about developments in the Xbox controllers, and...
[January 12, 2001, 14:48]
BT Voyager 200 ADSL Router USB Remote NDIS Device
Downloads BT Voyager 200 ADSL Router USB Remote NDIS Device is a state of the art ADSL Router that lets you connect up to 2 computers or a games console to your ADSL line. Ideal for connecting a games console. Features: One USB and one Ethernet socket.
[December 18, 2002, 7:00]
Demand for elusive PS2 swamps e-tail sites
News Amid the consumer frenzy to buy the much sought-after games console, several Internet retailers, including Amazon.com, BestBuy.com and BlueLight.com, have seen their sites stall or shut down. A rumour swirling around Thursday night that the console...
[November 30, 2000, 10:00]
Microsoft's Rare buy pits Xbox 2 against PS3
News Microsoft's purchase of UK games developer Rare will help the console maker to compete against Sony when the next-generation Xbox console goes up against the PlayStation 3, according to analysts. Microsoft is paying a high price for UK games firm...
[September 25, 2002, 16:39]
PlayStation2 Linux kit ships in UK
News It includes hardware and software for essentially turning the PlayStation2 games console into a Linux PC, with a 40GB hard disk, 10/100Mbps network adapter, USB keyboard and mouse, monitor cable and a Linux installation DVD-ROM.
[May 23, 2002, 13:56]
