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Implementing control systems which use voice recognition in PlayStation 2 games is set to become easier, with voice recognition systems developer Fonix announcing that it has signed up to Sony's Tools and Middleware program.

Following the recent announcement that he has acquired the rights to make a movie based on Eidos' Fear Effect games, producer/director Uwe Boll is also set to make films based on Dungeon Siege and BloodRayne.

Valve's massively anticipated first person shooter, Half-Life 2, will not meet the April date announced for the game last year by publisher Vivendi, and is now set for a summer release according to a statement from the developer.

Electronic Arts continues to dominate the UK software charts, with Need for Speed Underground holding on to the number one position as the first major batch of new releases of 2004 fail to make much impact on the market.

French publisher Infogrames has reported of its last nine months of trading, revealing that the company's operating profits have climbed significantly, but US subsidiary Atari has announced poor results for the last quarter of 2003.

Sony has announced that it is to invest 131 billion Yen (€988m) in chip fabrication facilities for the Cell microprocessor at factories belonging to both itself and Cell consortium partners Toshiba and IBM.

Publisher Take Two Interactive has knocked $27 million off its sales guidance for the quarter ended January 31st as a result of a number of factors, but shares remain buoyant as key analysts indicate that the stock is still undervalued.

Plans to launch a new "crystal" limited edition version of the Xbox console in Europe in the next few months have been confirmed by Microsoft, which has also announced that a new Xbox Live bundle will be available later this month.

Japanese publisher Square Enix has announced its financial results for the nine months through to December 31, revealing that the company is on track to meet its full-year forecasts despite the bankruptcy of retail subsidiary DigiCube.

Genki's samurai action title Fuun Shinsengumi has taken the top spot in the Japanese charts in a week which saw the first major new releases of 2004 arriving at last, with five new titles in the top ten alone.

UK developer Argonaut has been revealed to be working on a game based on Warner Bros' forthcoming summer action movie Catwoman for publisher Electronic Arts, with work on the title already well progressed.

Bungie's hugely anticipated sequel to best-selling Xbox launch title Halo: Combat Evolved is now due to arrive this autumn, Microsoft has confirmed, marking a further slippage only weeks after the game was scheduled for summer.

A senior source at Microsoft has revealed that its next-generation console is set to use multiple PowerPC processors in parallel - while the hard drive may not be shipped as standard, being supplied as an optional extra instead.