based "Harry Potter" series. Activision Inc. said on Thursday it will unveil two new versions of its "Call of Duty" war-based games as well as a new version of its hit "Spider-Man" games. Industry watchers are also waiting to see if Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. will disclose any details of a new "Grand Theft Auto" to follow the success of "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas," the latest iteration of the criminal adventure series. Also highly anticipated is the next installment of Nintendo's hugely popular "Legend of Zelda" series for the GameCube. Sony and Nintendo are also pushing game developers to flesh out their offerings for the companies' latest handheld gaming machines, the PSP and DS, both of which launched in the past year. Online gaming is also gaining more prominence, as more and more players hook up their machines to the Internet to compete and play games with each other online. Microsoft is betting that more than half of Xbox 360 users will be playing online, while Sony is expected to provide details on how it will catch up to Microsoft's lead in the online console gaming arena
