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May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Square Enix and Sprint today announced a partnership to offer Square Enix's mobile games content to Sprint PCS Vision subscribers.Read more

May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nokia today announced eight new titles for its N-Gage platform. Ranging in genres from driving and sports to strategy and role-playing, these eight titles increase the N-Gage portfolio of offerings for customers, as well as show the advanced technology and benefits of the N-Gage Arena and mobile multiplayer features. The N-Gage Arena is the worldwide online community for mobile gamers in which members communicate and compete against one another across the globe. The eight new titles are: Civilization, DRIV3R, FIFA 2005, King of Fighters, Glimmerati, Rifts, SSX Out of Bounds and Xanadu Next. Read more

May 2004 -- San Francisco will be the world's Cyber capital this coming October when Samsung Electronics brings the World Cyber Games (WCG) Grand Final to the U.S. for the first time. The tournament, which has grown into the greatest global festival for gamers and digital entertainment culture, will allow 700 of the world's best gamers from 60 countries to compete for the #1 position at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, October 4-10. The announcement was made at the E3 show in Los Angeles.Read more

May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Game Studios unveiled its product lineup at this year's Electronic Entertainment Exposition (E3), featuring games for the Xbox video game system and Windows operating system. Highlighting the portfolio is one of the century's most anticipated video games, "Halo 2" from Bungie Studios. Today, Microsoft Corp. announced "Forza Motorsport," an advanced, fully customizable racing simulation developed by Microsoft Game Studios that will be playable over the Xbox Live service. The lineup also includes three of the most eagerly awaited role-playing games (RPGs) in development: "Fable" for Xbox from Big Blue Box Studios and Lionhead Studios, "Jade Empire" for Xbox from BioWare Corp., and "Dungeon Siege 2" for Windows from Gas Powered Games Corp. Read more

May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony announced today the product specifications for the handheld video game system, PlayStation Portable (PSP). Three-dimensional-CG games incorporating high-quality, full-motion video similar to PlayStation 2 can be played anytime, anywhere with PSP. PSP is scheduled to be launched in Japan in the end of 2004, followed by the North American and European launches in the spring of 2005.Read more

May 11, 2004 -- For 15 years, portable video game industry success has been symbolized by two simple words: Game Boy. During its lifetime, Game Boy has sold more than 168 million systems worldwide. Since the launch of the Game Boy Advance in June 2001, the line has sold more than 21 million units -- easily outselling PlayStation 2. Its successor, Game Boy Advance SP, debuted in March 2003 and has sold better in North America than any video game system in history.

Infinium Labs debuts its Phantom Gaming Service at E3 in Los Angeles this week. In a game industry first, the company plans to provide the Phantom Gaming Service hardware free to consumers who sign a two-year contract for a basic subscription to its online gaming service at $29.95 per month. Consumers can also opt to buy the gaming "receiver" and required accessories without a commitment for $199, which will be credited back to their account over two years if they remain a subscriber.

May 7, 2004—Activision will showcase 10 key titles at the 2004 Electronic Entertainment Expo, taking place at the Los Angeles Convention Center from May 12-14. The company's lineup is comprised of high-profile entertainment properties and titles created by some of the industry's premier development talent. The slate includes games based on such highly anticipated movies as "Spider-Man 2," "DreamWorks' Shark Tale" and "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events," as well as id Software's gripping 3D action game DOOM 3; The Creative Assembly's award-winning RTS game Rome: Total War, Peter Molyneux's innovative new simulation, The Movies and Call of Duty: Finest Hour, an original console game in the award-winning Call of Duty series. Read more

May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Unveiling the most dynamic product portfolio it has ever assembled, Acclaim Entertainment, Inc., today announced their lineup that will be on display at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), being held at the Los Angeles Convention Center May 12-14. Acclaim's E3 2004 lineup features such highly-anticipated brands as 100 Bullets, Combat Elite: World War II Paratroopers, Juiced, SHOWDOWN: Legends of Wrestling, The Red Star and World Championship Rugby. Read more

May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games) today announced its multi-platform product line-up for the 2004 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). The company will showcase 18 highly anticipated titles, including: World of Warcraft from Blizzard Entertainment, marking VU Games' entry into the massively multi-player online role-playing games category, StarCraft: Ghost, a tactical-action console game set in Blizzard's epic StarCraft universe; Half-Life2, the sequel to the 1998 PC hit that won more than 50 game-of-the-year awards; Crash Twinsanity and Spyro: A Hero's Tail, the latest installments from two highly successful original character franchises; Van Helsing and The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, titles based on major theatrical releases from Universal Pictures this spring; and Fight Club, a gritty fighting game based on the feature film from Fox Filmed Entertainment.Read more