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First up, the FBI has done a major sweep across the United States to shut down 'pirate boards' whose main purpose was to duplicate and distribute copyrighted software illegally.

  This was part of an undercover operation, code-named Cyber Strike, into software piracy through computer networks.

  This is a disaster for the Cyber society, which used the boards to get hold of software which could not be bought locally or was not affordable.

  Nintendo has announced it will increase shipments of the Nintendo 64 to one million a month in 1997-98, starting on April 1, from 700,000 units.

  The increase in shipments of the 64-bit game machine for home use was planned to cope with robust demand, especially in the US, and the launch of the model in Europe.

    Sony's president Nobuyuki Idei has made a statement saying the company planned to continue selling its 32-bit PlayStation game model for at least another two or three years.

  Mr Idei also said PlayStation sales were booming, and that changing models frequently was inconvenient for consumers.

    Japanese toy-maker Bandai Co said its hit product Tamagocchi, an electronic bird creature the size of an egg, would soon be available overseas.

  The company decided to start offering the 'virtual pet' toy in Europe this spring and in the US and Asia at about the same time.

  Tamagocchi is the latest craze in Japan, selling out everywhere and hawked on the street for more than 20 times its retail price of 1,980 yen (about HK$123.6).

  The gizmo can be fed and 'goes to the bathroom'. It will even 'die' if neglected.

   Sega of America and GT Interactive Software Corp have announced that QUAKE and Duke Nukem 3D, are being developed for release on the Sega Saturn.

  New features will be added to the games, such as interactive light sourcing and enhanced audio, to give Sega Saturn owners a more intense gameplay.

   Would watching television or video, or playing video games on your computer monitor be a blast?   You can now find out with TVGenie.

   This is a new external TV Tuner box that turns a standard PC monitor into a fully functional television set, without the need for complicated set-up procedures or special drivers.

  In fact, TVGenie does not even require the host computer to be turned on.

  TVGenie connects directly to the monitor, by-passing the computer system, to eliminate any possible compatibility problems that might be caused by internal tuner boards.

  The unit supports full-screen viewing and costs significantly less than any comparable internal TV tuner.

   Other features include support for TV, and stereo input and output.

   Japanese giants Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Sega Enterprises are to start negotiations over a possible tie-up to develop hi-tech attractions for theme parks.

  The word is that the first co-operation between the two companies would be in interactive equipment being developed by MHI in spacecraft and aircraft simulators.

CHEAT SHEET Game: Star Gladiator Platform: Sony Playstation Cheat: Play as the Bosses, and get the Dark Mode Bilstein: Start game in Arcade mode. Then at character select screen, press and hold Select, put the cursor on Gore, and press X, O, X, O, Square, Square, Square, Triangle, Triangle, Triangle, and simultaneously press X and O. Bilstein will appear as a selectable character to the right of Gore.

Kappa: You must first enter the code to play as Bilstein. Start a game in Arcade mode. Then at character select screen press and hold Select, put the cursor on Hayato and press O, Square, Triangle, Square, Triangle, X, Square, Triangle, Square, O, Square, and simultaneously press X and Triangle. Kappa will appear as a selectable character to the left of Hayato.

Blood: You must first enter the code to play as Bilstein and Kappa. Start a game in Arcade mode. Then at character select screen press and hold Select, put the cursor on Bilstein and press X, Square, X, Square, X, Square, Triangle. Then move the cursor to Kappa and press O, Triangle, O, Triangle, O, Triangle, and simultaneously press L1 and R1. Now you can play as Blood. Dark Mode: At the Vs screen, Press and hold L2, R2, and Down until the fight starts.



FBI's Cyber assaults deal blow to piracy