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Prominent International Entertainment Provider Hires Boutique Public Relations Agency to Manage Media Relations for Highly Anticipated Video Game Release

West Coast Customs and Harris Publications’ Rides Magazine Inked as Exclusive Partners for Revival of Midway’s Rush Franchise

N-Gage partners with Joystick Junkies to support Game Stars Live party plans.

Stealth-Action Video Game Featuring Revolutionary Identity Theft System Premieres in September 2004

Sniper Elite, the new Sniper simulation game from UK super-developer Rebellion, will be unveiled at EGN this year.

Further information emerging from embattled publisher Acclaim this afternoon indicates that contrary to some media reports today, no redundancies have been made at the firm, but a filing for Chapter 11 protection is expected.

The situation at struggling publisher Acclaim took a turn for the worse this morning, as staff at the firm's UK offices reported that their salaries have not been paid - and those at the Manchester studio were allegedly sent home.

UK publisher SCi has signed a deal with Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment which will see it publishing the game based on the forthcoming Constantine movie, which is currently in development at London-based Bits Studios.

Konami's latest RPG in the popular Suikoden series has gone in at number one in the Japanese weekly sales charts, racking up sales of some 186,000 units, but the market as a whole declined as the summer holiday came to an end.

A new report from leading market research firm Screen Digest has indicated that the online PC games market in the West will more than double in size by 2007, with revenues growing to over $2 billion.

Electronic Arts' next console outing for the Sims franchise, The Urbz: Sims In The City, is to feature exclusive versions of nine tracks from the Black Eyed Peas' new album, with frontman Will.i.am acting as musical consultant on the game.

Mobile game developer and publisher iFone has secured the rights to release Lemmings titles on mobile platforms, with the first ever mobile phone Lemmings game set to arrive in the North American and European markets in time for Christmas.

The latest game sales charts from GfK Australia show Sony Computer Entertainment's Olympics tie-in title, Athens 2004, moving up to the top of the chart as the Games get into full swing in the Greek capital.

Publisher Bigben Interactive has announced that it will be extending its Talent:UK Live touring talent contest into schools and city centre venues this autumn, to tie in with the arrival of the new Dance:UK : XL title.

The forthcoming Nintendo DS handheld console won't be shown off at the Game Stars Live show in London next week, as some had hoped, although Nintendo will have an extensive line-up on its stand at the show.