News 40 per cent of Codemasters sold Almost half of Codies handed over to VC firm in new funding deal. April 6, 2005 GamesIndustry.biz
News Tomb Raider VII named And Toby Gard wants to take it back to the tomb, apparently. Because putting Lara in Paris is "like putting Batman in California". April 1, 2005 Tom Bramwell
News Game Zone Live cancelled The event formerly known as Game Stars is off following massive disinterest from everyone who matters. April 1, 2005 Ellie Gibson
News More backing for SCi's Eidos bid Merrill Lynch adds its shares to SCi's pile as Elevation's bid founders. March 31, 2005 GamesIndustry.biz
News Backbone and Collective merge To form... Collarbone? No. US developers join together to form biggest indie in the whole of America. March 30, 2005 Ellie Gibson
News SCi picks up nearly 20 per cent of Eidos Major investment bank gets behind SCi's proposal, bringing a fifth of Eidos' stock with it. March 29, 2005 GamesIndustry.biz
News VU Games gets Radical Long-time development partner, maker of The Simpsons: Hit & Run, becomes part of the VU family. March 23, 2005 GamesIndustry.biz
News Sonic booms: more titles in 2005 Possible PSP game and maybe even Sonic online heading this way. March 23, 2005 Ellie Gibson
News NBA's five-way licensing deal EA, Take Two, Midway, Sony and Atari all get five to six year licenses. March 23, 2005 GamesIndustry.biz
News Gunstar Heroes set to return? Ooh look, Sega's been down the US patent office again. March 22, 2005 Ellie Gibson
News Eidos receives ?71m offer Long saga of Eidos' buyout drawing to a close as Riccitiello and Bono's equity firm Elevation makes a bid. March 22, 2005 GamesIndustry.biz
News UK Final Fantasy concert 'highly likely' Square Enix hasn't quite made its mind up, but apparently we could see an orchestral Final Fantasy concert in the UK this year. March 22, 2005 Tom Bramwell
News Now SCi makes ?76m Eidos offer Case not closed after all, as a second confirmed offer is placed on the table for Eidos. March 22, 2005 GamesIndustry.biz
News New Final Fantasy concert planned Uematsu brings his band on board for LA performance 'More Friends'. March 22, 2005 Ellie Gibson
News SCi to bid for Eidos? Lara Croft could remain a British asset after all according to a report in the Sunday Telegraph. March 21, 2005 GamesIndustry.biz
News Disney announces Narnia developers Griptonite and Traveller's Tales to produce the games of the movie of the book. March 21, 2005 Ellie Gibson
News Squenix on FFVII AC, Kingdom Hearts The low-down on two of Square Enix's most anticipated titles for 2005. March 21, 2005 GamesIndustry.biz
News Quantic Dream considers Omikron II Developer struggles to make up its mind over sequel to The Nomad Soul. March 17, 2005 Ellie Gibson
News Sony fights mod chips down under US Free Trade Agreement opens the door for another attack on chips from SCE. March 17, 2005 GamesIndustry.biz
News New PSX with PSP compatibility Rumours of the hybrid console's death have been greatly exaggerated. March 17, 2005 GamesIndustry.biz
News Billy 'Wicked' Wilson passes away Billy Wilson, founder of Internet gaming news site Voodoo Extreme, has died at the age of 33. March 16, 2005 Tom Bramwell
News 'One in five console gamers is a pirate' Or so Macrovision claims in a new study showing that 21 per cent of Xbox and PS2 gamers are using illegal software. March 16, 2005 GamesIndustry.biz
News ESC relaunches charity auction site The Entertainment Software Charity, an industry initiative to support youth charities, has relaunched its eBay site offering a wide array of games and memorabilia donated by gaming companies. March 14, 2005 Tom Bramwell
News Star Trek legal dispute settled Activision and Viacom have settled their ongoing legal tussle over the Star Trek videogame license. Neither sounds, er, phased by the ordeal. March 14, 2005 Tom Bramwell
News Eidos on the brink as investors flee sinking ship Eidos confirms it may be close to securing a sale to an unnamed party, but it's not enough to keep the City happy. Tomb Raider and Hitman slip, too. March 10, 2005 Patrick Garratt