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The line-up for Nintendo's E3 conference and stand is looking even more crowded than previously, with a senior executive stating publicly that it will be discussing its next-generation home console for the first time at the show.

Market leader Sony is planning to diversify its PlayStation product family significantly in the coming years, with the company set to remodelled PS2 at E3 next month and multiple versions of the PS3 on the horizon.

Sony's forthcoming handheld console will follow the example of the Game Boy Advance and feature no region coding for its games, according to SCEE boss David Reeves - who also confirmed that the system's RAM has been upgraded.

Nintendo of America indicates that Geist, Mario Tennis, Metroid Prime 2, Paper Mario 2, Star Fox 2, Mario Party 6, Kirby GBA and others are set to give Nintendo fans a busy Christmas.

Localisation specialist Partnertrans has announced selected figures from its first quarter accounts, revealing that the recent expansion into the UK has been a major success for the German company.

Nintendo becomes the second Japanese heavyweight in as many days to wind down profit forecasts, as a big dip in the value of the US dollar makes its presence felt.

A Sega spokesperson confirmed today that the company would show around six brand new games at E3 this year, although a new 3D Sonic title will not be among them.

British developer Jagex has announced the launch of RuneScape 2, the latest version of its hugely popular browser-based online RPG title - which boasts some 660,000 players and 64,000 paying subscribers.

Games industry veteran Nick Alexander is to lend his considerable experience to the Nokia N-Gage cause, according to sources close to the mobile handset giant.

Speculation is mounting that Digital Anvil Studios could be working on an Xbox 2 title after a job posting on Microsoft.com this week.

Pre-registrations for the E3 2004 trade show this May close on April 9th, so those intending on travelling to the show would be well advised to take advantage of the discounted rates on offer before that date.

Sega is to handle sales and distribution of Sammy's Japanese console releases starting with PS2 title Hakuto no Ken at the end of May, the two firms announced today.

Japanese publisher Capcom has pointed to problems in Europe and banking issues after it transformed previous estimates for a healthy fiscal year into a massive loss.

Following comments from ECTS event director Andy Lane on this site last week, the organisers of rival EGN trade show have responded to allegations they describe as 'extremely misleading'.

Following the closure of a number of Capcom's studios outside of its Osaka headquarters, the Japanese publisher has announced the formation of a new subsidiary in Osaka with Viewtiful Joe producer Atsushi Inaba at the helm.

DoubleFine Productions' ambitious platform title Psychonauts will no longer be published by Microsoft Game Studios, the Xbox platform holder has confirmed to the press this week.

Birmingham-based developer Swordfish Studios has announced that it is moving into significantly larger office premises and is seeking to hire further staff, marking a major expansion at a time when many UK studios are facing difficulties.

Although a price cut in Australia has followed yesterday's cuts in North America for the Xbox console, Microsoft UK has no imminent plans to change its pricing here - with the company adopting a "wait and see approach" on future cuts.

Ubisoft's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow has gone straight in at number one in the UK charts, making it into the third fastest selling Xbox title of all time - directly behind Halo and the original Splinter Cell title.

The Xbox product line-up received a major setback today, with Microsoft announcing its decision to cancel the entire range of XSN Sports titles for the console this year, citing quality issues with the games in the line-up.