Boonty reveals plans to open new mobile games store

Square Enix pledges "strong support" for Nintendo's online plans

Japanese publisher Square Enix will give "strong support" to Nintendo's online plans for the Nintendo DS and Revolution consoles, according to president Youichi Wada.

Japan Charts: Gundam title returns to No.1 as DS extends hardware lead

Bandai's Mobile Suit Gundam: One Year War reclaimed the top of the Japanese software charts last week, while Nintendo's DS console continued to build on its sales lead over the PSP with yet another strong week at retail.

Australia charts: Star Wars goes in at No. 2

Konami sues over DDR clone

Fox to launch five UMD titles this summer

Silicon Knights to use Unreal 3

RealNetworks enters mobile games market

Sennari to launch mobile content loyalty scheme

Xbox 360 to debut on MTV tonight

Tonight, Microsoft officially stops refusing to comment on rumour and speculation and starts talking facts about Xbox 360 - the next-generation Xbox console, which will launch later this year (possibly November) according to Bill Gates.

Infogrames reports revenue decline, lowers full year profit target

French publisher Infogrames, the parent company of Atari, has announced its revenue figures for the full year to March 31st - revealing that sales fell by 14 per cent year on year, with operating profit also expected to take a hit.

Konami profits slashed despite rising game revenues

Japanese publisher Konami has announced disappointing full year results, with profits almost halved as sales in the firm's toy division dropped significantly, even though arcade and console game sales were both up slightly.

Gamespy tapped for Nintendo's portable gaming network

IGN GameSpy is to make its first step into the portable gaming market by licensing its technology to Nintendo, which has announced plans to set up a wireless gaming network for Nintendo DS owners.

UK iTunes could see Final Fantasy music

Play.com halts sales of US PSPs as imports soar

Major UK online retailer Play.com has announced that it is suspending sales of imported US PlayStation Portables, pending discussions with SCEE, but imports of the console are believed to be reaching unprecedented levels.

Nintendo's Revolution to emerge in mid-2006, says key supplier

A solid indication of the timeline for the launch of Nintendo's next home console has emerged from memory firm MoSys Inc, which has revealed that it will supply memory for the system, with "mid-2006" touted as the launch date.

Inside: E3 2005 celeb event announced

Mythic expands business into Europe

Nevrax appoints new executive producer for Ryzom

Game Developers Conference returns to Europe in 2005

The Game Developers Conference Europe, whose future was cast into doubt recently by the cancellation of partnered trade show ECTS, is set to run again this year at the end of August with a special focus on next-generation development.