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Long time EA collaborator NuFX, Inc. has been purchased for an undisclosed sum, solidifying the publisher's attachment to another bankable US developer.

Microsoft has cancelled massively multiplayer online RPG Mythica following an internal evaluation, in a move which could lead to job losses for some of the 40 development staff.

It looks like most Japanese gamers caught 'em all last week, with sales of Pokemon remakes Leaf Green and Fire Red losing three quarters of their momentum this week.

Colour us... nah, too easy.

The Haitian group suing Take-Two over alleged racist incitement in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is now pursuing the case as a state lawsuit in Florida, in a move which they believe will give them a better chance of winning.

EyeToy owners could soon be finding a brand new use for the peripheral - with the possibility of creating full 3D models of their own faces for use in games, thanks to a deal announced today between Sony and Digimask.

Tim Wright, the creative director/designer of Jester Interactive's "Music" series, has made an amicable split from the publisher he helped to establish along with other key staff to form Tantrumedia, a new developer based in the North West of the UK.

The first clear indication of Sammy's intentions for Sega following its acquisition of a large shareholding in the company earlier this week has emerged, with the company keen to see Sega focusing more heavily on arcade products.

Nokia has today unveiled seven previously unannounced N-Gage titles for release in 2004 - Ashen, Operation Shadow, Requiem of Hell, Sega Rally Championship, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Jungle Storm, Worms and WWE.

British Telecommunications has sold specialist gaming website Games Domain to Yahoo for an undisclosed sum, the two companies announced today.

Nintendo has responded to Microsoft's recent Xbox bundling initiatives with a deal of its own - a GameCube, a copy of triple-A Christmas title Mario Kart: Double Dash!! and an exclusive bonus Zelda Collector's Edition disc for just £99.

Last week's No.1 Made in Wario has slipped off the pace as Bandai's duo of Naruto and Macross quarrel over top billing, but Cube sales remain strong after a recent price cut.

The latest RPG in the Final Fantasy series will not be launched during Square Enix's current financial year, forcing the publisher to revise its profit expectations.

ELSPA has come out backing a new trade and consumer double-whammy this morning, as Game Stars Live and the European Games Network look set to battle it out with The PlayStation Experience and ECTS 2004.

Publisher Activision has bought up all the outstanding common stock in Call of Duty developer Infinity Ward and signed long-term contracts with a number of its key staff.

Two senior members of the editorial staff at specialist gaming magazine EDGE have resigned this week.

Speaking at a technology conference in New York, Take-Two and Rockstar have confirmed the target date for the next instalment in the multi-million-selling Grand Theft Auto series.