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More x-box information:

Since the release of the x-box in America i have managed to get my hands on some more x-box info. When the x-box comes out in england on march the 14th it will be priced at £297.99. This looks to be the standard price (meaning no games included just console, pad and scart lead). The games which will be released with the x-box are as following:

Amped freestyle snowboarding
Conflict desert storm
Dead or alive 3 (which looks very impressive)
Genma onimusha
Halo (which looks like one of the most promessing shoot'em'up)
Mike tyson boxing
Oddworld: munch's oddysee
Project gothem racing
SSX tricky
Star wars obi-wan
Tony hawks 3 (looks better than any other version)
Transworld surfing
Wreckless

Thats all of the release titles i've managed to get my hands on so far. I was surprised to see that wwf raw is war was not with the rest of the titles for release because this game really shows off the power of the x-box. The graphics are amazing. But apparently there are going to be some games released before the release of the actual console:

the following games are goin to be released on the 8th of march:

Buffy the vampire slayer
Cel damage
Knockout kings 2002
NBA live 2002
NHL 2002
Simpsons road rage (Why couldn't they jst release crazy taxi seein as Simpsons road rage is a rip off of it)

There are a couple of things that do actually put me off buying these consoles, ( they may sound pittyful but if you think about it you'll probably agree):

The size of the x-box is a major put off. It's huge, it's like the size of an old vcr or summit.

The size of the pad is more frightening then afro thunders hair do in all the ready 2 rumble games.

You will only be able to watch DVD's on the x-box when you buy the official DVD playback kit costing at the lowest £28.99.

But when you think of the x-boxs power and all the games which are going to be released, all of these little annoying things seem to fade away.

For all the gamecube news click on gamecube information.

Sony very happy with XMAS sales:

Ps2 with shattering sales over christmas has boosted the amount of ps2 owners in the uk to around 1.7 million people. Sony reported that over 100,000 ps2's a week were being sold and every 4.6 seconds a ps2 was being sold. So Sony have now won the game wars abroad (selling as many ps2 units as xbox and gamecube put together) but what will happen in europe, we'll have to wait and see.