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Online debuts for Xbox and PC-DVD Pro Evolution Soccer, as new versions hit retail on November 19th

Senior executives from Microsoft's Xbox division have commented on Sony's plans for the PlayStation Portable, with Peter Moore dismissing the console's launch as being similar to a company trying to challenge the Windows operating system.

More Than 7,000 Retailers Will Open at 12:01 a.m.To Sell Most Anticipated Video Game of the Year

'Age of Empires', 'MechAssault' and 'It's Mr Pants' among initial titles in ongoing collaboration over game content

Electronic Arts plans to aggressively pursue market leadership in new markets such as China and India, according to comments made by CFO Warren Jenson at a Morgan Stanley analyst conference last week in the United States.

Hell for the Holidays...

This week's launch of Halo 2 is not only Microsoft's most important game launch of the year - it could also drive sufficient software sales to give the firm's Home and Entertainment division its first profitable quarter since the arrival of the Xbox.

Edugames attract interest from around the world

Skunk Studios launches Gutterball 2™, the long-anticipated sequel to the original 3D hit bowling game.

Significant European presence for World Preview Event

Market analysts in the United States have issued markedly different responses to Atari's announcement of second quarter results, which revealed that the firm's revenue missed predictions but also showed a smaller than expected loss figure.

Future Publishing Announces 2004 Winners; EA and Nintendo Scoop Three Apiece; Activision Bags Two – Including Prestigious ‘Ultimate Game of The Year’; Warren Spector Joins Shigeru Miyamoto in Hall Of Fame

O2 introduces 3D games to its growing portfolio with the launch of ‘Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell® Pandora Tomorrow 3D’ and ‘Extreme Air Snowboarding 3D’

A report this morning in a UK magazine has speculated that Nintendo plans to launch the DS handheld in late March 2005 in Europe, with a UK price point of UKP 129.99 (186 Euro), significantly higher than the equivalent US dollar pricing.

Nintendo has taken the top spot in the Japanese sales chart this week, with Mario Tennis GC selling some 186,000 units as the launch of several new games saw overall game software sales rising by almost 40 per cent week on week.

Appoints Industry Veteran Kim Shon as MD