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Publisher Acclaim has announced the appointment of president and COO Rod Cousens to the role of CEO, replacing company co-founder Greg Fischbach, who has resigned from the position after holding it since 1987.

The Japanese software sales market seems to be picking up slightly after a major slump in the past few weeks, with a number of new releases reinvigorating sales, including Nintendo's latest addition to the Hamtaro franchise on GBA.

Microsoft and Sony have cut their console prices in Australia within hours of one another, with both companies introducing a new price point of AUS$329 (€180), broadly in line with recent price cuts in continential Europe and the USA.

Following the announcement of two new additions to the PlayStation family in the form of PSP and PSX, <b>gi</b>.biz takes a close look at Sony's place in the games industry as its strategy to conquer the living room continues to take shape.

UK developer Argonaut has been hit today by the cancellation of publishing deals for two key titles, Malice and Orchid, while poor retail performance of Kung Fu Chaos has prevented the commissioning of a sequel.

Publisher Take 2 Interactive has announced its financial results for the three months ended April 30th, showing record sales and profit thanks to the launch of several successful titles - and, of course, strong ongoing sales of Vice City.

Movie studio Spyglass Entertainment has filed a lawsuit against Bam Entertainment, alleging that the struggling publisher owes it over $260,000 in royalties for its Reign of Fire videogame.

Troubled publisher 3DO came a step closer to bowing out of the game entirely today, with a filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a Californian court, and is now hoping for a sale of the company to rescue it.

UK mobile games developer IOMO has acquired mobile gaming studio Covert Operations for an undisclosed sum in one of the first internal consolidation moves within the mobile development sector in the UK.

Atari's movie tie-in Enter The Matrix is at number one in the UK sales charts again this week, and there are new top ten entries for EA's The Sims Superstar and Def Jam Vendetta, and Konami's Silent Hill 3.