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Publisher Take-Two Interactive may face a class action from alleged "victims" of the Grand Theft Auto games, as the family of a man killed by boys allegedly influenced by the game prepare to file a $100m lawsuit.

The most anticipated PC game of the year has officially slipped past its September 30 release date, with developer Valve confirming that Half-Life 2 is now aiming for a launch in time for Christmas.

Four leading UK universities have signed an agreement with Nintendo and development tools specialist SN Systems which will see them using GameCube hardware as part of their games technology courses.

Konami joins Capcom in hawking franchises to Hollywood

Pivotal Games' Conflict: Desert Storm II has gone straight in at number one in the UK, displacing LucasArts' epic RPG Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic after only a week in the top spot.

Leading UK retail chain GAME Group has announced a profit for the first half of its financial year, the six months ended July 31 - only the fourth time in the group's history that this period has recorded a profit.

Leading independent publisher Electronic Arts has announced that its first title for Nokia's N-Gage platform wil be NCAA Football 2004, which will arrive in time for Christmas and support several of the deck's mobile features.

Japanese publisher-developer Square Enix has scored yet another domestic success, with new RPG title Drag-on Dragoon (also known as Drakengard) going straight in at number one in the Japanese software rankings.

French game publisher Infogrames has seen its shares climb significantly on the news that it will slash its debts by $115 million as part of a plan based on the sale of 27 million shares in US subsidiary Atari Inc.

A report this morning is quoting an unnamed source within Nintendo as saying that the company is planning to slash the price of the GameCube to under €100 on October 1st, marking the first shot in the Xmas price war.

Your guide to the hottest jobs in the games industry, courtesy of Aardvark Swift. This week - positions from across the industry, ranging from artists and programmers to public relations and management.

Microsoft's vice president for game publishing, Ed Fries, was in France this week for the X03 showcase event, and he took some time to speak with us about the future for Xbox and Microsoft Game Studios.

Game publisher trade body ELSPA has hosted a session in Westminster for British MPs and Lords, inviting them to familiarise themselves with the cultural and economic importance of the videogame industry.

The veracity of Infinium Labs' claims about its forthcoming broadband console product, the Phantom, is under the spotlight again today, as an investigation reveals major holes in the company's story.

A two-day event to be held early next month in Liverpool promises to bring together some of the leading lights of the game development industry - both UK and global - for a largely business-focused conference.

A new mobile processor codenamed "Bulverde" will bring mobile gaming into the 21st century, Intel has told delegates at its developer forum event, claiming that the chip will put Xbox-quality gaming into phones.

Ubi Soft's Rainbow Six 3 took the "Game of Show" award at X03 in Nice yesterday, becoming the winner of the first-ever official show awards at Microsoft's annual European showcase event.

Mobile network provider O2 is set to subsidise Nokia's N-Gage down to £99.99 as a limited offer, which will see users signing up to a monthly tariff of between £20 and £50.