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Dutch publisher and developer Playlogic International has acquired a 49 per cent interest in specialist handheld developer Engine Software, along with a 2.5 year deal to co-operate on the production of GBA titles.

Publisher Atari has announced its financial results for the year ended March 31, showing a large jump in revenues and a healthy profit figure which turns around a net loss in the previous reporting period.

Eidos development director and Core Design managing director Jeremy Heath-Smith has announced that he is to resign from the boards of both companies with immediate effect.

Lara Croft's first PS2 outing continues to sell well, racking up a second week at number one last week, while Sony's quirky Eye Toy is also proving a hit with consumers and holds on at number two.

Bungie's critically acclaimed first person shooter has hit another sales milestone this week, with the announcement that it has broken the three million barrier.

Konami's Silent Hill 3 has topped the Japanese charts this week, selling some 58,000 units in its first three days on sale - but it's the only major new release for the week, and the market has slowed down significantly again.

Details of this years Tokyo Games Show have emerged from organisers CESA, with Nintendo the only major Japanese publisher not exhibiting once again - but Nintendo chairman Satoru Iwata will deliver the keynote address at the show.

A major shake-up in the videogame magazine publishing market is on the way, with Highbury House set to purchase Paragon Publishing in a move which will create one of the UK's largest consumer magazine publishers.

More information about the rather publicity-shy Phantom console has been unveiled, revealing that the system is indeed a Windows PC designed to download PC games securely over a broadband connection.