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Microsoft has launched the gaming mouse-SideWinder. The new product segment is “limited”, if one can say “limited” about the number of video games fans.

SideWinder is very comfortable. Its weight is between 5-30 grams in 5 gram increments. The mouse has three main buttons that switch between DPI 400, 800, 2000. Other settings could be altered using special software.

SideWinder Features:
DPI resolution-2,000;
Max acceleration-20G;
Inches per second max speed-45;
Frames per second image processing-7080;
Clicks f the main buttons-9 million;
Quick Launch Button;
Programmable main buttons-5;
Advanced gaming software for programming macros and profiles and customizing game settings;
A wide metal scroll wheel;
Vertical metal side buttons.
Price-$80

SideWinder is expected to ship in October.

The history of Video Games starts in 1948. The idea belongs to Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann.

The creator of one of the most famous plays “Doom”, which was downloaded by ten million people in two years, represents the new video game Rage.

Rage is the game where the player can imagine him/her in the post-apocalyptic world. The game will be available for those who run Microsoft Corp’s Windows or Apple Inc’s Macintosh operating system, Sony Corp’s, PlayStation 3 video game consoles.

id Chief Executive Todd Hollenshead says in an interview: "It's a bit of a classic story and you are the outsider who comes in and tries to turn the tide in favor of good."

Video Game Rage is equipped with new graphics technology. Typical scenario of killing bad guys with guns is changed to stuff that would surprise people, says Hollenshead.

Let’s see how much surprise causes the new game and how many times it is downloaded.