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Industry sites are reporting that Microsoft will be showing off a prototype of the next Xbox, code-named Xenon, in March at the Game Developers Conference.
Microsoft Watch from Mary Jo Foley

Well, so far it appears that all the recommendations to people that they wait a little while before switching their mobile phone plans has worked. Despite Cingular’s little publicity stunt, the most notable thing about “number portability day” is that it appears to have been fairly quiet. I’m sure some horror stories will [...]

NetMeeting helped pioneer online conferencing when it was released in May 1996, before the advent of instant messaging (IM) and other services for real-time online communication. The software still ships as part of Windows and some of its features, such as whiteboarding and application-sharing, are used by the MSN Messenger and Windows Messenger IM applications.
But [...]

New on GameSpot tonight is this preview of Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark, the second expansion pack for BioWare’s RPG. Another preview of this addon can be found at Action Trip.
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Sony Online Entertainment announces that its fantasy real-time strategy game has gone gold and will make its December 1 release date. Sony Online Entertainment has announced that Lords of EverQuest has gone gold. The real-time strategy game, which has been developed by Rapid Eye Entertainment, is set in the fantasy universe of EverQuest [...]

A growing number of tech savvy young people are abandoning land lines and TV for cell phones and the Internet, according to a study from the Pew Internet and American Life Project
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CYPRESS, CA, November 24, 2003 - Bandai America Incorporated today announced its entry into the collectible card game (CCG) category. Already known for developing cutting-edge toy products, the company will now bring those same design skills to the game aisle.

First to hit shelves in December 2003 will be games based on the popular Superior [...]

Working Title Films has posted an exclusive look at the new trailer for Universal’s Thunderbirds, coming to theaters on August 6. The film, directed by Jonathan Frakes, stars Sir Ben Kingsley, Bill Paxton, Anthony Edwards, Sophia Myles, Ron Cook, Dominic Colenso, Brady Corbet, Lex Shrapnel, Ben Torgeson and Philip Winchester.
Based on the 1960s cult U.K. [...]

The Calgary Sun talked to director Tim Burton who says he’s unsure when Charlie and the Chocolate Factory will start.
“I have no idea when we’ll begin on Willy. It will all depend on the script. I won’t be tied down to a release date ever again.” Burton says he chose Depp over actors like Michael [...]

In-Stat reports that video game consoles are about to take a dive in shipment numbers. They’re expecting the number sold to drop 2 million units under what was sold in 2002. They also report a revenue drop of $2 billion. But how is that possible if the average price isn’t $1,000 per console? What am [...]