According to an anonymous VP at Intel, "yields on P4 are excellent and there are going to be lots of parts available much earlier than originally anticipated". So AMD basically has two options; to hope and pray Intel's CPUs underperform in the vital areas and work on a 'performance not numbers' advertising campaign, or to throw everything it has into the development of Sledgehammer, which is already assured of compatability with Microsoft's forthcoming 64-bit operating system. Rest assured though, that the ongoing saga of Intel versus AMD will continue well into next year.

The Outforce enables gamers to command one of three races with over 120 units in a three-dimensional setting. Featured are a camera equipped with variable zoom and rotation, as well as such elements as pressure waves, elastic collisions and push-and-pull forces. Support for competition over a local connection and the Internet is also supported.

GameSpy: There've been rumors that somewhere there's a chamber full of frozen Tanyas, just waiting to be thawed and purchased for $1000 each. Any truth to this? There has to be some explanation for you being seen in several places at once...

Tanya: Funny isn't it? You'd think I'd go for more!