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Speaking yesterday to our sister site Eurogamer.net, Microsoft Europe has issued a surprise statement that categorically denies the rumoured unveiling of Xbox 2 at the Games Developers Conference next week.

Publisher Sega has announced that it is working on the first massively multiplayer title for Nokia's N-Gage mobile gaming platform, a large scale RPG called Pocket Kingdom: Own The World which will be played over N-Gage Arena.

German publisher CDV has announced provisional results for the full financial year 2003, revealing an expected loss of some €10 million for the company following the cancellation of some projects in development.

Publisher Take Two Interactive has announced that one of its founders, Ryan Brant, is to resign as chairman and director in order to focus on the publishing business, and will be replaced by financial expert Richard Roedel.

The third instalment of Capcom's successful samurai slash 'em up franchise Onimusha has held its place at the top of the Japanese charts this week, ahead of Nintendo's Cube RPG Custom Robo which came in at number two.

Games media veteran Patrick Garratt has joined Eurogamer Network as Business Development Manager (Content), and will be responsible for the continuing growth of the Eurogamer.net and GamesIndustry.biz websites.

British development studio Blitz Games has won the inaugural Application of Technology Award at the Birmingham Screen Festival for its use of rendering technology in last Christmas' The Fairly Oddparents title.

Take-Two Interactive has announced that it will be carrying out publishing duties on Square Enix' PS2 RPG title Drakengard in Europe later this year, marking the first time that the two companies have worked together on the publication of a title.

007 reigned supreme at the top of the UK games charts for the third straight week as Everything Or Nothing prevented Codemasters from chalking up a number one with its console football management sim LMA Manager 2004.

The all singing, all dancing Sony super-console prepares for European launch with a Frankfurt showing at CEBIT this week, while SCEE finally gets solid on a release date.

Atari's interminably popular Matrix title grows in content and joins various budget labels, having sold in excess of five million units worldwide according to the publisher.