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Kirby creator leaves Nintendo

The developer who created Kirby and steered the Smash Bros. series to critical and commercial success has resigned from his post, threatening the future of a major Nintendo franchise.
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Ubi Soft's ECTS line-up revealed

The French publisher has a dominating display once more, featuring every major title due out this year with only a couple of exceptions. Ubi has also announced its PSEx plans.
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IBM gets AS/400 running on PSone

IBM's top iSeries scientist says his research team has managed to get the enterprise AS/400 operating system working on the PlayStation One. Apparently it's part of CELL research. Sounds like it!
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NVIDIA acquires leading wireless mobile firm

The world's leading desktop graphics card manufacturer has moved to improve its standing in the 2.5G and 2G mobile sectors with the acquisition of specialists MediaQ.
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Nintendo brings more games to ECTS

More games join Nintendo's truck, but there are some significant absentees, including Final Fantasy, Metal Gear Solid and Rogue Squadron.
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Mayor Ken backs London Games Week

The Mayor of London Ken Livingstone has backed the London Games Week later this month with a message of goodwill, saying that it has "a major role to play in developing industry".
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Blue52 refuses to confirm Stolen

A London developer linked with a jaw-droppingly beautiful PS2-exclusive game allegedly called "Stolen" has refused to confirm that the game exists, despite a website listing to the contrary.
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EA makes next-gen console prediction

CEO Larry Probst will soon know whether next-gen consoles will launch in 2005 or 2006, and whether Sony plans to cut the price of PS2 again this fiscal year.
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LucasArts plans Rebel Strike demo disc promotion

After the success of Nintendo's Zelda demo disc promotion, publisher LucasArts is planning a similar incentive for fans of its popular Rogue Squadron series, due out later this year.
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Games Industry Recruitment Update

Your weekly guide to the hottest jobs in the games industry, courtesy of Aardvark Swift. This week - positions from across the industry, ranging from artists to marketing managers to public relations executives.
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VIS studio shuts as developer faces financial crisis

Scotland-based development group VIS Entertainment has been forced to shut the doors of its studio on the Isle of Wight as a crisis over funding affects the company despite a recent move into profitability.