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EA Canada general manager John Schappert has warned developers not to rush into creating titles for next generation consoles, admitting that EA missed "hundreds of millions of dollars" of revenue by abandoning PSone too soon.

The first details of the next N-Gage device, which is expected to be demonstrated at a press event in mid-April, have been revealed at GDC, with Nokia's developer relations chief discussing major revisions to the platform.

British developer Kuju has been signed up to create a first-party GameCube title for Nintendo, making it into the first UK studio to work on a home console title for the Japanese giant since Rare was sold to Microsoft.

The annual ECTS trade show is definitely set to go ahead this September and is actually in a stronger position than it was at the same point last year despite competition from the new EGN event, according to event director Andy Lane.

After remaining silent on the topic at GDC, Microsoft is to finally unveil the next incarnation of Xbox this summer, according to a senior development source.

Following on from the announcement of its new XNA development platform at GDC today, Microsoft has released a number of videos showcasing the potential of the system and hinting at the power of forthcoming game hardware.

Third party support for Nintendo's GameCube continues to wane, with the console set to be bereft of a game based on the Euro 2004 football tournament while Lucasarts has confirmed that it has no more titles in the pipeline for the system.

Nintendo's Game Boy Advance SP passed the first anniversary of its launch in North America this week, with the diminutive handheld officially the fastest-selling console ever in the territory.

At its GDC conference later today, Microsoft is set to take the wraps off a new development platform called XNA which will be rolled out across all future game platforms, including Xbox consoles and Windows PCs.

Digital distribution solution provider Trymedia has announced the launch of a new version of its ActiveMARK security software which offers protection to traditional boxed PC games as well as downloaded titles.

A new report from market analysts DFC Intelligence has concluded that revenue from the videogame industry could bypass the music industry within the next five years, based on projected rates of expansion for the market.

With just over 24 hours to go before Microsoft's Xbox press conference at GDC, word has reached us that the company may be planning to unveil the first demonstrations of Xbox 2 software in San Jose tomorrow.

Development services and solutions provider Criterion has unveiled a host of new and updated products, with the company's portfolio being extensively reworked to take account of the requirements of next generation development.

Leading publisher Electronic Arts has announced a number of key new deals, with publishing agreements struck with developers Gas Powered Games and Castaway Entertainment, as well as a new European deal with Koei.

Computing giant IBM seems set to begin a promotional drive for its forthcoming processors, including the Cell chip which is to appear in the PlayStation 3 and the Power5 chips being used for Microsoft's Xbox 2 and Nintendo's N5.

PlayStation Portable is on the agenda for most development tool firms at the Game Developers Conference this week, with new products for the platform being announced by Metrowerks, SN Systems and Criterion.

Electronic Arts' latest James Bond 007 offering was neither shaken nor stirred by the launch of major PC titles Battlefield Vietnam and Unreal Tournament 2004 last week, with Everything or Nothing taking the top spot for a fourth week.