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Article: Microsoft unveils Xbox to open video game war

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Robert Frisbie plays with the Xbox game at a CompUSA computer store in Santa Clara, Calif. This store sold out of the game consoles within the first few hours.(PHOTO) (ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOS) Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates (right) plays on the new Xbox game console system with Edward Glucksman of Keansburg, N.J., at the Toys R Us flagship store in Times Square in New York City.(PHOTO)

Microsoft Corp. revved up its publicity machine to unveil its anticipated Xbox on Thursday, whetting the public's appetite for the new device amid what may be the fiercest competition for the home video game market in years. Within the confines of ...

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