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Activision's Spider-Man 2 has remained in the number one spot in the UK software charts for a second week, with the launch of the film driving a 76 per cent rise in sales on PS2 and making it into the best sales week ever for an Activision title.

Top Cow Productions, publishers of the Tomb Raider comic book, have revealed that the next Tomb Raider videogame is currently planned for release in Summer 2005 in a statement on the future of the comic franchise.

NCSoft Corporation, the Korean company which runs some of the world's most popular massively multiplayer titles including the Lineage series and the recently released City of Heroes, has announced its intention to open a European division.

ION Storm's Warren Spector and BioWare's Ray Muzyka are to deliver keynote addresses at the European Developers' Forum this September in London, headlining a programme which features a range of speakers from around the world.

Metal Gear Solid 3 and Pro Evolution Soccer 4 will both be receiving their public debuts at the Leipzig Game Convention consumer show in Germany next month, ahead of their first UK appearances at Game Stars Live in September.

New information about the progress of the criminal investigation into the theft of source code and resources from developer Valve's network has emerged, including the fact that the "primary" hacker responsible was German.

<b>Interview:</b> The new president and CEO of Square Enix Ltd., John Yamamoto, speaks exclusively about the company's new focus on the European market, the possibility of local development and the concept of "polymorphic content".

Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone has taken a further vital step towards a complete takeover of publisher Midway Games, increasing his personal holding in the company to over 80 per cent in a share acquisition yesterday.

Mobile handset giant Nokia has reported a fall of almost six per cent in its global sales during the second quarter, and dropped its full-year forecasts; while the company plans to showcase its N-Gage range at the Edinburgh Festival next month.