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Sony, Microsoft virtual communities to start

CHIBA, Japan (AP) -- Video game rivals Sony and Microsoft are going head-to-head in virtual worlds for their home consoles later this year.... ...full story at AP

from AP on Thu, Oct 09 2008

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