Video Games

Sony’s PSX tanks in Japan
The western release of the PSX, Sony’s souped-up version of the PlayStation 2 that comes with a built-in hard drive and can double as a digital video recorder, keeps getting pushed back and pushed back, and the latest news that...

Xbox petition for backwards compatibility tops 20,000 signatures
A privately started online petition to convince Microsoft for the need of backwards compatibility in its next generation Xbox is quickly growing in popularity. More than 21,000 Internet users already have signed the petition. Tom's Hardware Guide has the story....

Xbox sales triple following UK price cut
Sales of Microsoft's Xbox console tripled in the UK in the week following its price-cut to UKP 99, according to sources in the UK retail sector - bringing weekly sales of the system up to around the 15,000 mark. GamesIndustry.biz....

Xbox Video Chat to Be Released in Japan November 25th
Microsoft announced today that it will release Xbox Video Chat in Japan on November 25. The peripheral, which works with Xbox Live, allows up to five users to simultaneously communicate with each other on the TV screen. News at GameSpot....

Win a trip to Nintendo HQ at Wendy's
OK, the details aren't fully being posted for a few days, but here's a heads up. Wendy's is giving away a four day trip to hang at Nintendo in Redmond, Washington. Drink their soda and you may be chillin' with...

Halo on the big screen?
Cinefour theaters in North Logan started a new trend Friday night in video gaming in Cache Valley. Theater managers took four video projectors, set one up in each of four theaters with a Microsoft XBox video game system connected to...

A video game weight loss program?
I was a bit surprised when I ran into a university student who told me of all the pounds he shed playing DDR, I guess he's not alone. Bradenton Herald...

XBOX Sings for Karaoke Revolution
Konami unveiled a special Xbox version of its ridiuclously popular singing game Karaoke Revolution, with a smartly beefed up song list and additional features for a November 2004 release. IGN...

Microsoft backs out of making sports games
Microsoft Corp. has closed a studio operation that made some of its sports video games (NFL Fever, NHL Rivals and NBA Inside Drive), cutting 76 positions, said a spokeswoman. CIOL : News...

Mortal Kombat: Deception is coming to the GameCube after all
IGN has broken the news that Mortal Kombat: Deception will be coming out in the first half of next year on the GameCube after all! While the GameCube version will be a basic port of the PS2 and Xbox version...