Grizzlee
07-10-2004, 11:13 AM
Lik-Sang.com (http://Lik-Sang.com) the leading online retailer for bits and paieces for consoles have just released an adaptor to plug in a standard ps/2 keyboard or mouse into your Xbox and PS2. There are already games ready to use the keyboard/mouse controls for both sytems such as Halo, Medal of honour and SOCOM.
source (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/news.php?aid=4737)
Xbox 2 to be smaller to appeal to the Japanese.
"In the interview, Moore said that Microsoft understands why its console had won only a tiny sliver of market share in Japan even as the company's US market share rose to 33 percent as of June. One reason, Moore said, was that the large size of the console was unappealing to Japanese consumers. So Microsoft plans to make the so-called Xbox Next considerably smaller, with a more simplistic design. "We won't repeat the same mistake," Moore said. "The video game business doesn't end in one generation."
source (http://xbox.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=3611)
There are new patches available for the following games..
The Sims 2
Battlefeild Veitnam 1.2 ready tomorrow
Rome Total War 1.1
Oh and Half Life 2 will be on DVD format only in UK and maybe here in Oz.
source (http://gamesradar.msn.co.uk/news/default.asp?pagetypeid=2&articleid=32170&subsectionid=1589)
source (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/news.php?aid=4737)
Xbox 2 to be smaller to appeal to the Japanese.
"In the interview, Moore said that Microsoft understands why its console had won only a tiny sliver of market share in Japan even as the company's US market share rose to 33 percent as of June. One reason, Moore said, was that the large size of the console was unappealing to Japanese consumers. So Microsoft plans to make the so-called Xbox Next considerably smaller, with a more simplistic design. "We won't repeat the same mistake," Moore said. "The video game business doesn't end in one generation."
source (http://xbox.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=3611)
There are new patches available for the following games..
The Sims 2
Battlefeild Veitnam 1.2 ready tomorrow
Rome Total War 1.1
Oh and Half Life 2 will be on DVD format only in UK and maybe here in Oz.
source (http://gamesradar.msn.co.uk/news/default.asp?pagetypeid=2&articleid=32170&subsectionid=1589)