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Interactive entertainment industry recruitment services provider, Mary-Margaret, will be hosting a developer presentation in London, featuring a discussion on the PS3 from SCEE developer support manager, George Bain.

Sony Online Entertainment has announced the imminent release of the Station Access Collection, a retail bundle containing all the top Massively Multiplayer Online games published or developed by SOE to date.

Digital media services and software provider, RealNetworks, has revealed its fourth quarter and 2005 full-year fiscal results, showing record profits and a doubling of revenue from its casual games division.

The two-year legal battle between GMX Media and Tesseraction Games appears to be far from being settled, the publisher having contacted <i>gamesindutsry.biz</i> to refute the recent claims of a legal victory for the developer.

French software publisher Ubisoft has announced its entrance into the extreme sports genre with the signing of an exclusive deal to develop videogames based on Winter Olympics Gold Medallist Shaun White.

Aided by an improvement in retail supply for the Xbox 360 console, EA continues its unassailable dominance of the top of the sales chart as <i>Need for Speed: Most Wanted</i> claims its tenth week at number one.

Activision has reduced its staffing levels by approximately seven per cent at its Santa Monica headquarters, axing around 150 jobs as the publisher continues its conservative strategy for the transition to a next-generation videogames market.

UK educational awarding body, OCR, has announced the launch of a new nationally recognised qualification in interactive media, designed to provide the required skills for employment in digital media and gaming.

In a belated ceremony to be held at the White House on February 14th, industry forefather Ralph Baer will receive the 2004 National Medal of Technology - America's most prestigious honour for science and technology.

Sony Computer Entertainment America has dominated the 9th annual Interactive Achievement Awards, picking up seven awards for God of War, including the prestigious Game of the Year.

An alliance of veteran recruitment firms have joined together to form the Professional Electronic Entertainment Recruiters (PEER), a new trade organisation designed to promote and maintain professionalism and ethical work standards.

Microsoft has announced plans to release a PC version of Bungie Studios' seminal Xbox title, Halo 2, which will be exclusively available for machines running the new Windows Vista operating system.

Troubled publisher Majesco Entertainment has announced a number of internal changes and financial restructuring, as the company strives to regain its market stability and recoup significant revenue losses.

Peripheral manufacturer Madcatz has announced the unaudited financial results for its fiscal third quarter ended December 31st, revealing widespread revenue shortfalls, marginally lifted by a positive performance in Europe.

Attendees at the forthcoming Game Developers Conference in March will once again be afforded the opportunity to arrange one-on-one developer/publisher meetings through the Game Connection networking event.

Hollywood production company Union Entertainment and comic book publisher Top Cow Productions have announced the signing of a new long-term partnership for the creation of multiple videogames, films and comic books.

Japanese software publisher Capcom has revealed its financial statement for the third quarter ended December 31st, bucking the current downward turn of the software market with a quadruple increase in year-on-year profits.

Accelerating the growth of dynamic in-game advertising for the videogames market, IGA Worldwide has announced a successful first round of institutional financing, which closed at USD 12 million.

Oregon-based videogames developer, Tesseraction Games, has been awarded a summary judgement in its long-standing legal battle against former publisher, GMX Media.

French software publisher Ubisoft has announced the opening of a new sales office in Dallas, Texas, designed to facilitate a stronger and more focused support network for regional retail partnerships.

US casual games provider RealNetworks has announced the acquisition of Netherlands-based Zylom, in an effort to strengthen the casual games market and expand its operations throughout Europe.

Profits soar for Sega Sammy

Perpetual Entertainment has announced the appointment of visionary Star Trek artist Andrew Probert as design consultant on the company's forthcoming massively multiplayer online game, Star Trek Online.

The Entertainment Software Association has issued a statement praising the law enforcement and government officials of Chicago for their indictment of nineteen software and movie pirates.

Software publisher Activision has revealed its Q3 financial results, offering a revised outlook for the year on account of the current hardware transition, despite posting a revenue increase of 20 per cent.