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Last Update to this page was 2/18/01

The Consumer Electronics Show revealed a lot about Xbox.
X-box Unveiled

Video clip: Bill Gates Keynote (LARGE STREAM)
Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates revealed to the world the highly anticipated Xbox™ video game console during his keynote address. As the finale of his keynote, Gates showed off the Xbox console and game controller and demonstrated two exclusive Xbox games that highlight the future-generation console's rich and realistic graphics capabilities.

Video clip: The Rock Says...
To emphasize the power of Xbox, Bill Gates called on "The Rock," World Wrestling Federation (WWF) champion and star of THQ Inc.'s popular video game "WWF Smackdown," to help unveil Microsoft's new future-generation console.

Video clip: Xbox Power
Video clip: Designed By Gamers
Video clip: The Console
The Xbox console and controller are designed to capture the power and performance that Xbox will deliver and are based on the input of more than 5,000 gamers and games creators from around the world. Sleek and powerful in its look, in a rich shade of black, the Xbox console is emblazoned with a large "X" and a signature green Xbox "jewel" positioned in its center.

Games, Games, Games

 

Video clip: Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee
Lorne Lanning, Oddworld Inhabitants' Co-founder and President talks about Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee -- How would you feel if you broke your only leg in a bear trap, were abducted by soulless scientists, had an alien device implanted in your skull, and found out your race had been hunted to oblivion? That's right, you'd be mad as hell ... and so is Munch, a one-legged amphibian with a song in his heart and a plug in his head. He's the last of his kind and you need to help him bring his species back from the brink of extinction. Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee™ pits Munch and his clueless friend Abe™ against the full might of Oddworld's corporate power brokers and their legions of lackeys armed with the latest in addictive consumer weapons: Lungbuster cigarette rifles, Blitzpacker brew repeaters and the SnUzi line of pill blasting automatics.

Video clip: Malice
In Argonaut's Malice, you are Alice, a young heroine battling through 30 fiendish levels, defeating the Fire God's nefarious cohorts and gathering the magic skills she'll need to somehow shoehorn all the Evils back into their box. Environments are set on fire, flooded, torn apart and turned upside down as Alice learns to manipulate Wood, Water, Metal, Earth and Fire, using bizarre and wondrous weapons like the Mace of Clubs, the Clockwork Hammer and the Quantum Tuning Fork through unique environments like the pyromaniacal Glowurm Kingdom, the world drowning Fountain of Tears, an over-clocked Clockwork Maze, and the Iron fortress-nests of the Crow Assassin Guild and their Fire God master, hell bent on mutating any and every creature into an evil counter-version of itself.

Video clip: WWF Raw is War
THQ's WWF Raw is War will raise the standard by which all video games are measured, as The Rock, Chyna, and 35 other superstars are thrown into your living room like never before. For the first time ever opponents will be able to grab clothing, announcers will provide in-game commentary on the fly, and audiences will scatter as the action spills out of the ring and into the stands. All-new backstage combat areas randomly change from venue to venue. Opponents can even be confronted on their way to the ring. It's everything you've come to expect from the wildly popular spectacle that is the WWF.

Video clip: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
Activision's Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2x is being designed to take full advantage of the platform's technical capabilities, as well as continuing the standard of quality for which the brand is known. The game will feature the franchise's signature gameplay and intuitive controls, in addition to more populated environments, additional levels, realistic special effects and smoother lifelike animations. The inclusion of online, multiplayer gameplay and tournament hosting will further bring the skateboarding experience to life.