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As Nokia takes the wraps off its second generation N-Gage hardware this morning, <i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> spoke exclusively with the company's VP in charge of games, Ilkka Raiskinen, about his plans for the future - and lessons learned from the past.

Mobile communications giant Nokia has taken the wraps off the new version of its N-Gage game platform, N-Gage QD, revealing a substantially redesigned and cheaper device which will begin appearing on retail shelves next month.

The latest annual league tables for software publishers in Japan show that Nintendo built a comfortable lead on its competition during the past year, despite the fact that sales of Pokemon titles are not included in its figures.

Publisher Activision is working with advertising industry specialists Nielsen to promote in-game advertising, with the two companies planning to supply new tools to advertisers to help them measure the impact of the new medium.

The DS handheld will not be the only new hardware on show at Nintendo's E3 conference, according to a Japanese newspaper which this week reported that the company has a new Cube peripheral to unveil.

Media giant Warner Bros is to launch its recently formed Interactive Entertainment division as a fully fledged publisher - with forthcoming massively multiplayer title The Matrix Online set to be its first title on the market.

Square Enix' latest instalment in the Dragon Warrior franchise, a PS2 remake of the SNES classic Dragon Warrior V, has held the top spot in the Japanese chart for a second week and continues to sell strongly, passing 1.3 million units overall.

PlayStation 2 hardware and software looks likely to be heavily discounted by several UK retailers in the near future as a price war over the console is fuelled by "grey" importing from other parts of Europe and cheap unofficial software bundles.

Microsoft's decision to cut the price of the Xbox by $30 in North America at the end of last month caused weekly sales in the USA to double - while Sony is planning to drop the PS2 to $149 with two bundled games in the coming weeks.

In a surprising move, Electronic Arts' president and COO John Riccitiello has announced that he is to resign from the industry-leading publisher, effective immediately, with CEO Larry Probst to assume his duties while a replacement is sought.