Our top story? Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead. Our second from the top story? The X-Box. Dig:

• First off, the video links in GameSpot's Microsoft Announces X-Box story are now operational, so if you are interested in checking out demos of the X-Box, MS' now-announced console gaming system, or watching Bill Gates send some gentle X-spin our way, there are four movies from which to chose, two .mpgs, and two in QuickTime format.
• Microsoft to unveil X-Box video game console, the Reuters press release on the subject, reveals more on the system's NVIDIA connection, saying: "The system will also use an Nvidia Corp. graphics processor, a third generation chip called the NV25 that is not yet on the market. Microsoft said its graphics will be more than three times as fast as the highly praised graphics on the new Sony Playstation2." Thanks Planet GeForce.
• GameDaily interviews Kevin Bachus (thanks Chumely) talking about the X-Box with the Microsoft evangelist (and SuperCuts customer, from the accompanying photo).
• There's a new Microsoft X-Box FAQ on Active Windows to help figure out what this thing is and is not supposed to do.
• Finally, the official X-Box website is now live (thanks EvEm.org.au), offering specs on the new system, as well as a link to the full press release. Here are the specs:

600 MHz x86 compatible CPU Custom 3-D NVIDIA graphics processor
64 MB of RAM (unified memory architecture)
Custom 3-D audio processor
8GB hard drive
4X DVD drive with movie playback
Four game controller ports
Expansion port
Proprietary A/V connector
100 MBps Ethernet