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The launch date for Rockstar's PlayStation 2 version of Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories has slipped back another fortnight, to June 23rd, with the title set to retail at a 29.99 Euro / GBP 19.99 price point.

Online reports are indicating that Apple is recruiting a team to work on a videogames project at the company, with former LucasArts technical director Mike Lampell said to be heading up the secret division.

The Xbox 360 is to receive its first major update in the coming weeks, with new features including background downloading, direct booting to the dashboard and improved media functions all set to be included.

Comment: Second-hand fears are pure scaremongering - for now.

A report from website GamesRadar claiming that it will be illegal to sell used software for the PS3 has been officially denied by Sony today, with a spokesperson telling <i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> that it is "false speculation."

Online, mobile, arcade - the sun rises on EA's Asian ambition

Top movie studios look set to delay the HDCP copy protection system - which would only work on next-gen DVD players with HDMI ports, unlike the low-end PS3 and Microsoft's Xbox 360 HD-DVD peripheral - for four to six years.

Vivendi Games CEO Bruce Hack looks to the future

Comment: Sony's dual-version strategy leaves the industry cold

British publisher SCi has issued a trading update to the financial markets in the wake of the success of Tomb Raider Legend, revealing that the title has already sold 2.6 million units to become the fastest-selling game in the series.

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SCEA boss Kaz Hirai has said that he expects around 15 software titles to launch with the PlayStation 3 this November, responding to comments from publishers criticising the firm's slow release of information to developers.

Solid showing, but Nintendo still has questions to answer.

Retail sources in the UK have told <i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> that Microsoft has intimated to them that the HD-DVD add-on for the Xbox 360 will be priced such that console and peripheral combined are cheaper than Sony's PS3.