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Codemasters Online Gaming has revealed a target of over 1m players for the division's upcoming Lord of the Ring Online title and admitted intentions to compete directly with Blizzard's genre-leading World of Warcraft

Randy Peretzman, Nintendo of America’s vice president of sales, has announced his retirement and will be replaced by current director of sales Kevan Wilson at the start of the coming year.

Nokia has issued a blunt warning to the British industry to stop putting on competing trade shows in London and give the industry "another Live", harking back to the days of large consumer games events in the UK.

Flagship Studios president Bill Roper has heavily backed PC development in his Games Convention keynote and placed connectivity and multiple-platform development at the centre of his vision for the industry's future.

Speaking in London last week at the launch of Gran Turismo 4 in Europe, Kazunori Yamauchi, head of Sony-owned Polyphony Digital in Tokyo, has confirmed that Gran Turismo is not the only series the firm will work on in coming years.

Eidos confirms it may be close to securing a sale to an unnamed party, but it's not enough to keep the City happy.

Major exec shake-up at Sony sees PlayStation creator pulled back from the Gods to re-take sole charge of the games division.

Electronic Arts is to buy 20 percent of French publisher Ubisoft, the Wall Street Journal has confirmed this morning, at a reported cost of between $85 million and $100 million.

Britsoft developer Argonaut confirms that it has gone into administration after shedding more than 100 staff and closing down its Sheffield office.

Codemasters staunchly denies any intention to succumb to Ubisoft interest as Eidos Interactive refuses to comment on speculation that the French publisher is on the verge of forcing an acquisition.

Arush Entertainment's efforts on the Playboy: The Mansion game have borne fruit, seeing it become a subsidiary of Canadian publisher, Hip Interactive.

After several years of wrangling, it appears French publisher Ubisoft is about to make a successful takeover bid of Britain last great independent, Eidos Interactive.

Chez Molyneux, Lionhead Studios, has confirmed that Blizzard power duo Ron and Chris Millar are onside as the developer prepares for meteoric ascendancy.

US reports suggest that troubled veteran publisher Interplay may have finally bit the bullet, but offical word has yet to emerge.

Atari has posted under-prediction operating profits and issued cautious guidance, driving shares down a further six percent.

Nintendo becomes the second Japanese heavyweight in as many days to wind down profit forecasts, as a big dip in the value of the US dollar makes its presence felt.

A Sega spokesperson confirmed today that the company would show around six brand new games at E3 this year, although a new 3D Sonic title will not be among them.