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Consumer electronics giant Sony Corporation has posted an unexepectedly large profit in its first quarter as the weakness of the Japanese Yen boosted the value of overseas sales, but the company's games division slipped into the red.

Electronic Arts has announced the purchase of British game development studio and leading middleware provider Criterion, giving the top publisher control of the hugely popular RenderWare platform.

Nintendo has unveiled a new look for the Nintendo DS handheld console and confirmed the final product name, with the console is still on track for release in North America and Japan late this year, and Europe in Q1 2005.

The second version of Nokia's N-Gage hardware has arrived at US retail outlets, with its launch in the territory being supported by rebates which bring the price down to $99 and the bundling of Tony Hawks Pro Skater with all units sold.

A new report from the Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association in Japan has revealed that despite growth in the number of consumers of games, revenues in the market are falling - but so are development costs.

California-based publisher and developer Conspiracy Entertainment has reached an agreement with German firm SWING! Media AG which will eliminate over $2.6 million worth of debt from its balance sheet.

Activision's movie license Spider-Man 2 has stayed on top of the UK software sales chart for a third week, as a period largely bereft of major new full-price releases saw no movement in the top four titles.