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UK developer Bits Corp has reported its financial results for the six months ended September 30, revealing that the company has moved into profit and has strong hopes for its prospects in the coming months.

The general manager of Microsoft's Japanese Xbox operations, Yoshihiro Maruyama, has spoken to Famitsu about his strategies for making a success of the console - focusing mostly on bringing more RPG titles to the platform.

Leading publisher Electronic Arts has taken all of the top three chart positions in the UK this week, with Need for Speed: Underground being the highest new entry at number two, but some other publishers' big titles have fared less well.

Following the announcement of London Interactive, a week-long games festival set to run at the end of next summer, we spoke to ELSPA director general Roger Bennett about the Europe's newest videogames event.

Over a quarter of Japanese gamers would like to own a GameCube, according to a survey conducted at the Tokyo Game Show by CESA, which also reveals continuing apathy towards western-developed games in the Far East.

Publisher Atari has had a complaint against its print advertising upheld by the UK Advertising Standards Authority, after a reader of Aware magazine objected to an "offensive and unsuitable" videogame ad.

Slime Morimori Dragon Quest, the latest GBA action adventure title from Square Enix, has gone in at number one in the Japanese software charts, while Nintendo's Mario Kart and Sony's Siren continue to sell well.

A number of internet news sites have claimed that Microsoft and Sony will take the wraps off their next generation console offerings at events in spring 2004 - but what exactly might be shown is not discussed.

Japanese publisher Square Enix has announced positive results for the first half of fiscal 2003, with the strong performance of its online software and US division both notable from the figures.

UK publisher trade body ELSPA has announced the launch of London Interactive - a week-long games festival supported by a number of key agencies including the Mayor, the DTI and the Visit London tourist board.

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has announced that over 150 million PS2 games have now been sold in Europe, while a record 25 million discs are being pressed by manufacturing plant DADC this month.