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The ambitions of mobile phone giant Nokia in the games market received a major setback this week as the company's pre-E3 conference was massively negatively received by most commentators.

The big guns were rolled out at Nintendo's pre-E3 press conference in Hollywood yesterday, but despite a stage packed with famous developers, there was little in the way of real news from the company.

In the end, Sony did decide to make a hardware announcement at this year's pre-E3 conference. Just not the hardware we'd expected. Instead, we were treated to our first glimpse of PlayStation Portable..

Although Microsoft's pre-E3 conference focused almost entirely on showcasing forthcoming software, with little in the way of new announcements, the company did slip in details of some new Xbox functionality.

Nintendo's Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker has stayed at number one in the UK All-Formats sales charts for a second week, while Xbox and Cube releases for Burnout 2 propel it back into the top ten.

Three other board members re-elected, with Polish Games Association's Rafał Kloczko joining for the first time

TinyBuild CEO Alex Nichiporchik on transforming an indie horror game into a cross-media hit that's selling millions of books

Broadcasters, production firms and licensing experts on which games IP translate well to live-action productions and why games brands are coveted more and more for big and small screen projects

Unreal Engine provider Epic Games shares how its technology is being used to create the special effects for high-budget productions such as Star Wars spin-off The Mandalorian

Rogue One writer Gary Whitta shares the origins, ambitions and successes of his show Animal Talking, a TV-style chat show conducted entirely within the hit Nintendo game, Animal Crossing

Developers and publishers discuss the challenges and hurdles they face when licensing IP for interactive entertainment, the risks involved and why some of the biggest entertainment properties are no longer being translated to video games

Developers and publishers identify which elements of popular franchise like Jurassic Park, Ice Age and The Walking Dead translate to video games

Developers reflect on how TV and film techniques are used to make live-action video games, as well as the views from actors on how the production process differs between the mediums

Discussions on how susbscriptions services have changed consumer behaviour and company strategies in TV and film, and how this might apply to video games

Outside Xbox shares the secrets to successful video coverage of the games industry and its most popular titles, and how this approach might apply to TV

EA discusses the creation, inspiration and ambitions behind its new reality show: The Sims Spark'd