The hugely anticipated sequel to the biggest selling PC game of all time, The Sims 2, has made its mark as Electronic Arts' biggest ever PC launch, selling through a million units worldwide in just ten days.
The question of Xbox 2 backward compatibility is open once again, courtesy of Internet reports that the Xbox technology team is working on graphics card emulation for the next version of Microsoft's Virtual PC software.
Big Blue Box' long-awaited Xbox RPG Fable has broken first week sales records for Xbox titles at key US retail chains, with the title selling over 375,000 units in total in its first week on sale.
Microsoft's efforts to tie the Windows PC and Xbox platforms closer together have moved forward once more, with Windows Gaming boss Dean Lester revealing that Xbox 2 peripherals will work on PCs.
Sony's forthcoming handheld console, the PlayStation Portable, will support MP3 audio files in its music player, it has emerged at the Tokyo Game Show, following on from a company U-turn on the format earlier this week.
Digital Polyphony's long-awaited PS2 racing title Gran Turismo 4 is on track to meet worldwide release dates in early December - but at the cost of online play, which has been removed from the game.