Reuters - Sony Corp (6758.T) said it plans to launch a lighter version of its PlayStation 2 game console later this month, in a bid to drive sales of the seven-year-old machine heading into the crucial holiday season.
Macworld.com - As promised, CCP Games on Tuesday released a Macintosh version of EVE Online, its Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG) set in outer space. A free 14-day trial is available for download with no credit card required; EVE Online costs $14.95 per month to play thereafter (the first month costs $19.95).
AFP - Sony announced plans Tuesday to start selling a new, lighter version of its PlayStation 2 video game console just in time for the crucial end-of-year shopping season.
TechWeb - About 200,000 PCs and gaming consoles helped give the Folding@home distributed network about one-quarter of a petaflop worth of computing power.
Reuters - Microsoft Corp sees potential for its Xbox 360 video game console to stay on the market longer than the five-year lifespan that is typical for gaming hardware, an executive said on Tuesday.
