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UK-based dev tools specialist SN Systems is set to begin offering its ProDG development kits for the PS2 and GameCube on a 180 day rental basis in Japan, in a move aimed at increasing uptake of the tools.

With the Tokyo Games Show looming near, Sega has announced its line-up for the event - revealing continued strong support for Nintendo's platforms, including the announcement of four new games for Cube and GBA.

Sony Computer Entertainment boss Ken Kutaragi has confirmed that the PlayStation 3 will feature backwards compatibility with the PS2 and PSone, ensuring continued support for older software formats in the new hardware.

Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia is hoping to encourage grass-roots development support for the N-Gage with the launch of Connect Coder later this month, a contest aimed at rewarding the best game concepts and demos.

Karaoke is going to be one of the most popular things to do with your console this Christmas - or at least that's the hope of UK-based firm Datel, which is gearing up to launch Karaoke Party for the PS2 later this month.

Sony's all-conquering Eye Toy continues to blaze a trail at the top of Chart-Track's UK All Formats chart this week, but several big name new releases failed to attract punters despite an end to the summer drought.

Sony Computer Entertainment boss Ken Kutaragi has confirmed that the company plans to release peripherals which add mobile phone and digital camera functionality to the PlayStation Portable, as devkits for the new console begin shipping.

UK development group Kaboom Studios is thought to be facing serious difficulties, with major studio Attention to Detail going into liquidation late last week and further cuts expected elsewhere in the group.

Following on from London Games Week, GamesIndustry.biz has teamed up with consumer site Eurogamer.net to present a set of unofficial show awards for the best games and exhibitors at the events of the week.

A rumour linking graphics chipset manufacturer NVIDIA with the PlayStation 3 has been described as "ridiculous" by a senior source, who claims that the company will design its own GPU for the console.

An Australian high court has rejected an appeal by Sony Computer Entertainment in a case which ruled that mod chips were legal, according to reports which have appeared online - apparently contradicting a ruling to the contrary last month.

The annual ECTS Awards have been announced at Earls Court in London, with Ubi Soft's XIII walking away from the ceremony with the Best Console Game and Game of Show awards tucked under its arm.

Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia may be planning to release regular updates to its N-Gage hardware, with the company remaining coy about what's on the roadmap for the platform even as the October 7 launch draws ever nearer.

Online reports indicate that Sony's updated model of the PS2, featuring a built-in infrared receiver and improved DVD playback functions, will be released in the UK next month in a choice of black and silver versions.

Trade body ELSPA has used the ECTS trade show in London as a platform for the launch of two new white papers, exploring the cultural impact of videogames and the importance of the UK industry to the world market.

Leading independent publisher Electronic Arts is to throw its not insubstantial weight behind Nokia's N-Gage, in a move which lends much-needed credibility to the forthcoming platform launch.

Sony's Eye Toy has cemented its position as the hit of the summer, with another week at number one in the UK sales charts - while EA's FIFA 2003 benefits from a new budget price point, jumping ahead of Pokemon to number 2.