Korean software publisher Eolith Co. Ltd, has announced to have acquired the license under Playmore Co. to develop "The King Of Fighters 2001" for the PC platform.

The King Of Fighters 2001 was originally developed by Eolith for the Arcade MVS platform through license by SNK, prior to SNK's bankruptcy. SNK's intellectual assets are currently properties of Playmore.

The King Of Fighters 2001 for the PC will include all of the features from the original arcade version, and is also scheduled to include additional character(s) and motion images (*1).

Eolith CEO Jeon Ju-Young comments that The King Of Fighters 2001 for the PC is targeted for release in mid-2002, sales aimed at 4 Billion Won (approximately 3 Million$ US).

(*1) - Motion images: Unclear if referring to movie/animation clips, or additional in-game/character motion graphics.

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Wallpapers of Namco's latest RPG release for the Sony Playstation 2 - Xenosaga, has been released through Japanese gaming site Gpara.com.

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Version 5 of standard multimedia compression codec DivX, has been released.

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DivX 5 is currently available for download in standard edition(free) and "Pro" edition(30$, or free w/ads). Differences in the two versions are comparable through the site's charts. For the Codec, check the site's download section.