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  • "Guitar Hero" cranks up game sales to 11

    Also, "Halo" looks less angelic. Oh, aren't gimmicky headlines fun?
  • Japan and Europe get cheaper PS3s

    Sony cuts back the price tag -- and compatibility with PS2 games -- in an effort to kick-start PlayStation 3 sales.
  • It's fun to kill guys wearing acid-wash and Members Only jackets!

    Grand Theft Auto: Vice City goes where no video game has gone before -- into the dark heart of the 1980s.
  • "The beauty contest"

    Bill Gates presides as Microsoft's WebTV and Xbox development teams duel for the honor of attacking Sony.
  • Inside the Xbox

    Sales have been disappointing, and the co-creator of Microsoft's game console just quit his job -- a day before a book portraying him as a hero hit the bookstores.
  • Land of the rising Xbox

    Nintendo, Sony and Sega have made Japan king of the game console. Can Microsoft make a dent in Nippon?
  • Xbox squared

    Microsoft's game-box revolution takes the path of mediocrity, while Sony's Playstation seizes the creative high ground.
  • Atari lives!

    The original king of the consoles is 24 years old, boasts clunky graphics and dinky sounds, yet is still doing quite nicely, thank you.
  • Battle of the gaming giants

    At opening day of the E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo, Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft eye one another warily.
  • Dance Dance Revolution

    Will Japanese video games that reward you for shaking your moneymaker ever find a following in the U.S.?
  • Who will save Sonic the Hedgehog?

    After four straight quarters in the red, Sega needs a savior. Enter Microsoft.
  • The few, the proud, the PlayStation fans

    They also serve those who stand and wait for the latest game box.
  • Xbox, Xbox, |ber alles

    Quit whining. A Microsoft monopoly isn't always a bad thing -- especially if it kicks off a renaissance in gaming creativity.
  • Debut of a sexy new plaything

    Sony's PlayStation2 is a hot seller at its Japan launch, but how will it stack up against Sega's Dreamcast?
  • The war for America's thumbs

    The stakes are huge and the combatants are mighty -- who will win the war for video-game console supremacy?
  • Dreaming of Dreamcast

    Stunning graphics make the gaming console a delight to play -- but it'd be even better if Sega got the Net component working.
  • Can the Dreamcast save Sega?

    Sega wants to lift its market share out of the single digits. Will a cool new console, $100 million in ads and fresh leadership do the trick?
  • Joining the mod squad

    A gray-market "mod chip" supercharges a Sony PlayStation -- but how does it make you feel?

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