Details of the exhibitor packages being offered to UK games companies in the E3 2005 "State of Play" UK Pavilion have been confirmed, with space in the ELSPA and TIGA backed pavilion already being rapidly filled up.
Electronic Arts' The Sims 2 remains at number one in the UK software charts this week, beating off a challenge for the top spot from Lucasarts' Star Wars Battlefront, which comes in at number two.
Both SN Systems and Metrowerks have announced the release of their development tools for Sony's forthcoming PlayStation Portable, with ProDG for PSP and CodeWarrior for PSP both now available for purchase.
The presence of the PlayStation Portable at the Tokyo Game Show last weekend has been credited with giving the event a major boost in attendance, with visitor numbers reaching over 160,000 over the three days of the event.
Florida-based Infinium Labs has announced that the launch of its Phantom Game Service and console has been postponed to next year, following consultation with retail and marketing partners for the device.
An ongoing legal struggle between developer Valve and publisher Vivendi Universal Games, could lead to a further delay to Half-Life 2 as both companies sue one another in the US District Court.