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VUG reveals nine new titles for its concerted assault on the pre-Christmas High Street spend, with new Crash and Spyro titles, but still no confirmed date for Half-Life 2 or Starcraft: Ghost

Armed and Dangerous scribe Planet Moon Studios has become one of the first developers to back Sony's ambitious PlayStation Portable handheld format at the expense of other formats, with Sony's desire for original ideas cited as a major factor.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts' New Talent Award will be presented for the first time at the Edinburgh International Games Festival this year, recognising creative success on an individual basis.

The Independent Game Developers' Association plans to launch a new European games development conference this September 1st-3rd, with a full programme to be announced in the coming weeks.

Microsoft has been gauging public reaction to a possible "Xbox Next PC" device, encompassing current and next-gen Xbox and PC software support and multimedia functionality, but top X-ecutives claim we shouldn't read too much into it.

Atari has posted under-prediction operating profits and issued cautious guidance, driving shares down a further six percent.

Nintendo's net profits have been hit by a massive 51 per cent, the company revealed today, largely due to currency fluctuations, but it expects profits to double in FY 04/05.

Nintendo has revealed that its next major home console platform will be showcased at next year's Electronic Entertainment Expo.

NPD figures for April show that Microsoft enjoyed a period of dominance in the US market this year, scooping up 51 per cent market share, largely thanks to a recent price cut.

Nintendo GameCube sales have risen above Microsoft Xbox in the UK for the first time this year according to the latest figures from Chart-Track, while PS2 sales have slumped.

A new scheme being championed by Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment boss Jason Hall would see publishers whose games are reviewed poorly being penalised by higher royalty payments to the license holder.