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Publisher Atari has announced its financial results for the full year to March 31st, revealing a major decline in both revenues and income despite the commercial success of stand-out title Enter The Matrix.

Japanese giant Nintendo has fired the opening salvo of its E3 publicity assault for the forthcoming Nintendo DS handheld, releasing a list of publishers supporting the device which includes most of the industry's biggest names.

British developer Kuju Entertainment is opening a new development location in the south coast town of Brighton, based around the core team from Wide Games and headed up by Wide co-founder Ed Daly.

Publisher THQ has announced its financial results for the year ended March 31st, revealing record sales and a vastly improved net income figure thanks to the performance of key franchises such as Finding Nemo and SpongeBob Squarepants.

Britsoft developer Argonaut has updated its website to reveal that the company is working on software titles for both Sony's PlayStation Portable and Nintendo's DS handheld platforms.

Britsoft developer Sports Interactive continues to grow its roster of sports management titles, announcing the addition of Out of the Park Baseball to its line-up this afternoon.

Graphics technology specialist ATI has unveiled the latest addition to its family of products, the Radeon X800, which will give the company a performance edge over rival NVIDIA once more when it ships to retail this month.

Eidos' Hitman: Contracts was the best selling game in the UK last week, knocking Codemasters' TOCA Race Driver 2 off the number one spot and holding off a challenge from another new release, EA's Fight Night 2004.

US publisher LucasArts has finally announced the appointment of a new president, over half a year after Simon Jeffrey left the company, with LucasFilm marketing boss Jim Ward being parachuted into the role.

Following its huge success in Europe, GamesIndustry.biz is launching its online job database in the USA and Canada - offering American recruiters and job seekers a local version of the leading games recruitment site.

The Japanese software market has reversed the slump seen in the past fortnight thanks to the launch of a number of popular new titles, headed up by Enterbrain's Derby Stallion 4 which debuted at number one in the ranking.

Leading publisher Electronic Arts has committed to supporting the Sony PSP and Nintendo DS platforms, but the recently rumoured move to develop Xbox Live titles is still under negotiation, according to senior company execs.

This week on GamesIndustry.biz, Bungie founder Alex Seropian discusses his new studio, Wideload Games, and talks about why it's time for game development to evolve to the next stage.

Leading publisher Electronic Arts has reported record revenues for the full year ended March 31st, with $2.957 billion recorded in global turnover - while sales in Europe passed the $1 billion mark for the first time.

French publisher Ubisoft has announced its results for the full year to March 31st, revealing a 22 per cent rise in sales which is largely credited to the success of the Tom Clancy licensed range of titles.

The latest financial report from Sony has revealed shipment projections for the PlayStation Portable launch period, with the company planning to have three million consoles on the market by March 2005.

Embattled publisher Interplay's financial difficulties continue to deepen, as the filing of its annual report reveals that it has failed to meet payroll, rent and tax commitments, and may lose the rights to the Baldurs Gate: Dark Alliance franchise.

Further details of Sony's financial results for the year ended March 31st show that the company's games division suffered an 18.3 per cent drop in revenue during the year, although software sales increased substantially.