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Publisher Take Two Interactive has knocked $27 million off its sales guidance for the quarter ended January 31st as a result of a number of factors, but shares remain buoyant as key analysts indicate that the stock is still undervalued.

Plans to launch a new "crystal" limited edition version of the Xbox console in Europe in the next few months have been confirmed by Microsoft, which has also announced that a new Xbox Live bundle will be available later this month.

Japanese publisher Square Enix has announced its financial results for the nine months through to December 31, revealing that the company is on track to meet its full-year forecasts despite the bankruptcy of retail subsidiary DigiCube.

Genki's samurai action title Fuun Shinsengumi has taken the top spot in the Japanese charts in a week which saw the first major new releases of 2004 arriving at last, with five new titles in the top ten alone.

UK developer Argonaut has been revealed to be working on a game based on Warner Bros' forthcoming summer action movie Catwoman for publisher Electronic Arts, with work on the title already well progressed.

Bungie's hugely anticipated sequel to best-selling Xbox launch title Halo: Combat Evolved is now due to arrive this autumn, Microsoft has confirmed, marking a further slippage only weeks after the game was scheduled for summer.

A senior source at Microsoft has revealed that its next-generation console is set to use multiple PowerPC processors in parallel - while the hard drive may not be shipped as standard, being supplied as an optional extra instead.

The latest figures from the graphics chipset market show ATI moving slightly ahead of NVIDIA in the last quarter of 2003, with the company gaining significant ground in the standalone graphics chip arena.

Publisher Eidos has announced its plans for the future of the Championship Manager franchise following its highly publicised split from ChampMan creators and developers Sports Interactive.

Adding to widely accepted speculation that the Xbox and PS2 will see price cuts to $129 ahead of the E3 trade show in May, an American analyst has now suggested that the Xbox will drop to $99 before autumn.

Nintendo has announced a selection of financial figures for the nine months ended December 31, revealing that rising GameCube sales have helped the company's operating profits to top 103 billion Yen (€786 million).

It's being reported today that Microsoft plans to celebrate the second anniversary of the Xbox launch in Europe by releasing a limited edition "Crystal Pack" Xbox, featuring a clear white casing and two matching controllers.

Publisher Activision has announced its results for the third quarter, revealing a 74 per cent rise in net profits as strong sales of key titles such as Tony Hawk Underground and True Crime drove revenues above $500 million.

Following his surprise appointment as the president of Infinium Labs, Kevin Bachus spoke candidly with <b>gi.biz</b> in this exclusive interview about the controversial company and its plans for the Phantom game service.

Following his surprise appointment as the president of Infinium Labs, Kevin Bachus spoke candidly with <b>gi.biz</b> in this exclusive interview about the controversial company and its plans for the Phantom game service.

Sony's PlayStation Portable is set to enjoy significant software support from Electronic Arts, according to statements made on a conference call where the publisher also outlined its expectations for the launch of the device.

Publisher Atari has warned that its third quarter results will not meet the company's expectations and downgraded its financial projections for the full year following the decision to move key title DRIV3R to next financial year.

Leading publisher Electronic Arts has announced record revenue and income for its third quarter ended December 31, with eleven of the company's titles selling over a million units, and Need for Speed Underground topping 5.5 million.

New figures from Microsoft show that Xbox is still well ahead of Nintendo's GameCube in terms of European sales, with a 3.7 million unit installed base at the end of 2003 and Xbox Live shooting past 100,000 users.

The Haitian group suing Take-Two over alleged racist incitement in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is now pursuing the case as a state lawsuit in Florida, in a move which they believe will give them a better chance of winning.

Electronic Arts' Need for Speed Underground maintained its number one position in the UK software sales charts last week, while the rest of the chart was largely stagnant with no major new releases since Christmas.

The final figures for last year's software sales in the USA show that the market had another record breaking year, with sales breaking $7 billion for the first time, although falling console prices brought overall industry sales down.