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Following on from yesterday's announcement of a fresh delay to the launch of Gran Turismo 4 in Japan, Sony has now confirmed that the title has also been pushed back to early 2005 in North America.

Japanese publisher Square Enix has announced exceptionally strong results for the six months ended September 30th, with profits more than doubling thanks largely to the strong performance of the firm's online game division.

Polyphony Digital's long-awaited PS2 racing title Gran Turismo 4 has suffered yet another setback, with its release date being pushed back to after Christmas in Japan due to unfinished error fixing.

Media giant Vivendi Universal has announced its operating results for the three months ended September 30th, revealing that the VU Games division has finally begun to reduce its operating losses.

Actor Vin Diesel has announced that a sequel to the critically acclaimed Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay is being developed, confirming that the game franchise will continue despite disappointing returns from the movie.

Microsoft has announced details of its latest promotion for the Xbox Live online gaming service, with the firm offering a free Xbox game to existing members who persuade a friend to sign up.

Early details of Electronic Arts' plans for the next generation of consoles have emerged today, with Digital Illusions' Battlefield: Modern Combat confirmed to be on its way to Xbox 2, as is Criterion's Black.

US publisher Majesco has signalled its intention to move up to the NASDAQ stock exchange as part of a range of measures which include the issuing of up to $100 million in new stock and a one for 10 reverse split.

Publisher THQ has announced the acquisition of Australian development studio Blue Tongue Entertainment, which most recently developed movie-tie in The Polar Express across multiple platforms for the firm.

Both Nintendo and Sony are anticipating short supply of hardware when their new handheld consoles launch, it has emerged, with the PSP likely to suffer most as only 200,000 units will be available on day one.

Cambridge-based development studio Just Add Monsters, which was bought by former Argonaut CEO Jez San in the wake of Argonaut's collapse, has been relaunched under the name of Ninja Theory.

Bungie's Xbox exclusive FPS title Halo 2 has gone straight in at number one in the UK charts, racking up over 260,000 sales in its first week and becoming the third fastest selling title on record in the process.

Battlefield developer Digital Illusions CE looks set to become a subsidiary of Electronic Arts, after the leading publisher tendered an offer for all of the outstanding shares in the Swedish company this morning.

Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has enjoyed a spectacular debut in North America, according to figures from NPD Funworld which show the game selling more than the remainder of the top ten combined in October.

Comic book giant Marvel has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Korean publisher NCsoft, alleging that players in the firm's MMORPG City of Heroes are creating characters in the likeness of Marvel heroes.

Leading publisher Electronic Arts may face a class action lawsuit from its own employees over unpaid overtime, it has emerged today, with a Californian law firm currently seeking certification for the class suit.