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In a statement issued on its Japanese website, publishing and development giant Konami has announced its decision to purchase 3 million new shares in Hudson Soft, giving it a majority shareholding in the ailing developer.

Development agency EM Media is to hold an event in Nottingham to discuss the future of young talent within the games industry, featuring speakers from Codemasters, Electronic Arts and De Montfort University.

Francis Ford Coppola, director of The Godfather movie trilogy, has revealed his anger at Paramount's decision allowing Electronic Arts to produce a videogame tie-in.

Male consumers in North America now spend more money on videogames than they do on music, according to a survey by research group Nielsen Entertainment.

Microsoft announces list of "gaming heavyweights" who've already pledged their support for its next generation format.

UK publisher takes legal advice following publisher Digital Bridges decision to rebrand itself I-Play, Play It CEO Mark Cale says.

This spring will see the opening of the Nintendo World Store, a two-storey complex in Manhattan's Rockefeller Center that's designed to showcase "the best of Nintendo".

Conference organiser The Game Initiative has revealed more details of the Advertising in Games Forum, a new event which is scheduled to take place in New York on April 14.