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Mobile games company Digital Chocolate, founded by former 3DO boss Trip Hawkins, has secured around $13 million to fund development and expansion, according to a filing with the American SEC.

Our coverage of the Edinburgh International Games Festival 2004 kicks off today, as we catch up with Electronic Arts' worldwide music executive Steve Schnur ahead of his opening keynote tomorrow morning.

Perhaps inspired by EA's decision to develop product based on The Godfather, Vivendi-Universal Games has announced its intention to create a game based on Brian DePalma's epic Scarface film.

Activision's movie licensed Spider-Man 2 has taken the number one spot in the UK software sales charts for a fifth week, making it the title with the longest innings at the top since Need for Speed Underground last Christmas.

Codemasters staunchly denies any intention to succumb to Ubisoft interest as Eidos Interactive refuses to comment on speculation that the French publisher is on the verge of forcing an acquisition.

A provocative comment from a member of Rare's GBA development team has renewed speculation that the developer is considering DS projects, but Microsoft denies that its position has changed.

Microsoft UK tells <i>gamesindustry.biz</i> that X04 will not be taking place as expected. Instead, the platform holder is planning a series of events in individual territories, focusing on key Xbox titles.

Konami's acclaimed soccer series achieves the usual milestone in record time, as the publisher aims for more than 1.5 million sales within the year.

Hironobu Sakaguchi has elaborated on his plans for Mist Walker, the studio he founded after leaving Square Enix, where he directed the Final Fantasy series from the outset.

Arush Entertainment's efforts on the Playboy: The Mansion game have borne fruit, seeing it become a subsidiary of Canadian publisher, Hip Interactive.

After several years of wrangling, it appears French publisher Ubisoft is about to make a successful takeover bid of Britain last great independent, Eidos Interactive.

Senior industry sources speaking to <I>gi.biz</I> have indicated that it is likely Bill Gates will unveil Xbox 2 during his pre-show keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show in January.

49 publishers had registered by July 23rd, according to the Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association, with 180 games set to appear - and many more still to be announced.

This year's most highly anticipated Xbox game is set to make its playable debut in the UK at Game Stars Live this September, organisers have announced, in a dedicated Halo 2 area.

The Game Boy Advance remake of Final Fantasy I and II has taken the top spot in the Japanese software charts, selling almost 150,000 units and displacing Nintendo's Paper Mario RPG after only a week at number one.

Lara Croft creator Toby Gard has joined US development studio Crystal Dynamics to work as a senior designer on the next Tomb Raider title - marking his return to the series after leaving Core Design following the launch of the original game.

Set to appear on next-generation console formats within the next two years, according to a statement issued on the developer's website, and gi.biz understands it may reuse the technology that powered Riddick.

Midway Games CEO David Zucker has told a technology conference in California that Mortal Kombat 7 is on the way for PlayStation 3, Xbox 2 and wireless, months before the sixth instalment is even set to ship.

Knights of the Old Republic developer BioWare has confirmed reports that it is working on new game engine called Eclipse, but has been coy with details of its plans.