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Sony Computer Entertainment Europe president David Reeves has told the ELSPA International Games Summit in London that he has "no apologies" for the fact that the company's hardware always launches last in Europe.

Buena Vista Home Entertainment has unveiled a really rather exciting list of forthcoming UMD titles.

More than four years after the game's release, Universal Pictures has announced plans to produce a movie adaptation of Alice, the cult PC platformer from American McGee.

Just days after SCE president Ken Kutaragi declared an end to negotiations with Toshiba over a unified disc format, reports say discussions could reopen within weeks.

The Game Boy Micro could be on European shelves in time for Christmas, according to a report on Spanish business site finanzas.com.

Scottish development studio Real Time Worlds has become the latest UK company to sign a deal with Microsoft Game Studios, with "a number" of games currently in development exclusively for Xbox 360.

The top honours in the UK games chart once again went to Rockstar this week, with Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas holding off the multi-format might of Medal Of Honor: European Assault to claim the number one spot for the second straight week.

Microsoft has backed Eidos after a US senator declared that its gang warfare title 25 to Life "lowers common decency", while the British publisher has reacted by saying that it believes videogame are a creative form and that the ratings systems in place to govern them should be allowed to do their job.

Owners of PlayStation Portables and American copies of WipEout Pure will be able to download some more tracks and interface re-skins tomorrow as Sony unleashes "Gamma Pack 2" for its Yank audience.

Anchor Bay Entertainment, which has the power to put Thomas The Tank Engine on UMD, has announced six UMD film titles for PlayStation Portable - presumably as a precursor to the release of Thomas & Friends: Hooray For Thomas.

US developer Destineer has signed a development agreement with In-Q-Tel, a private business funded by the Central Intelligence Agency.

Artificial Studios has announced that it's currently hard at work on Monster Madness, a third-person shooter for PC and Xbox 360. You'll find the first screenshot here.

Chris Taylor, creator of award-winning PC strategy game Total Annihilation, has unveiled what's described as the game's 'spiritual successor' in the latest issue of PC Gamer US magazine.

Just weeks after announcing there was "little chance" of reaching an agreement on the issue of a unified next-gen disc format, SCE president Ken Kutaragi has confirmed that negotiations are at an end.

Sony Computer Entertainment has described the imminent launch of pornographic movies on the PSP's UMD video format as "utterly undesirable," but the firm is unable to stop the discs from being released, it claims.

Some new rumours about the third instalment in the Halo series are doing the rounds, thanks to some bloke who claims his mate's uncle works for Bungie. [As the always-enjoyable Kotaku notes, "Yeah, it's that reliable." - Ed]

A Korean husband and wife are facing criminal charges after their baby daughter died when they left her alone in order to play World of Warcraft.

Konami has confirmed today that Pro Evolution Soccer 5 will be returning to PS2, Xbox and PC this autumn in Europe - and has also released a number of screenshots showing it off, which you can find here.

A new teaser page has appeared on the Ritual Entertainment website, suggesting that an official announcement regarding the sequel to PC first-person shooter SiN could be on the way in just a couple of weeks.

In news that will make small children cheer and everyone else want to end it all, hateful ringtone character the Crazy Frog is to appear in his very own videogame.

Keisuke Kikuchi, producer of the Fatal Frame series, is leaving the scary stuff behind for Tecmo's first PSP title - an action puzzler titled Karakuri (Gimmicks).

British publisher SCi has announced that it's to begin using the Eidos brand for all of its future products, as part of the integration process of the two businesses following SCi's acquisition of its larger rival in mid-May.

Following earlier rumours of a deal between Sony Online Entertainment and Warner Bros., it's been confirmed that the EverQuest creator has taken MMO The Matrix Online off the hands of developer Monolith.

Regular readers are probably well aware of my Ben Folds obsession ("infatuation" would be the wrong word; he looks a bit too much like the Pepperami man, despite being my longstanding personal hero), but rarely before today have I felt so compelled to intone one of his compositions in this particular column.

As independent retailers across the UK continue to defy Cease and Desist orders issued by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe over the sale of import PSP consoles, the Japanese giant has begun court proceedings.

As we reported last month, SEGA has a treat in store for long time Sonic fans this summer with the release of Sonic Gems Collection for PS2 and GameCube.

Lionhead Studios has dipped into its postbag to answer some questions about The Movies, the forthcoming film-making sim for PC, PS2, Xbox and GameCube.

Codemasters has released some new screenshots for forthcoming PC, PS2 and Xbox dogfighter Heroes of the Pacific. There's also a new trailer on Eurofiles.

Relating new game releases to current affairs is often difficult, but this week was something of a gift. Not only, on this week of Medal of Honor's European Assault, has Tony Blair been busy tackling Europe on the subject of the UK's "rebate" - surely the international equivalent of signing on for dole cheques whilst working at Costcutters - but apparently we've even got basking sharks fleeing, nay, deserting England in favour of Scotland where they hope to find different, er, European salt.

Following yesterday's announcement that Buena Vista is releasing Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy on UMD, two more entertainment giants have shown their support for the format.