Take-Two Interactive today announced the acquisition of Firaxis Games development studio. Joining the 2K Games publishing label of Take-Two Interactive, Firaxis Games is known for developing titles such as Sid Meier's Pirates! and the blockbuster Civilization franchise.

Vivendi Universal Games announced today that 50 Cent: Bulletproof will boast more than eight hours of classic, current and exclusive music from 50 Cent and G Unit. Fans and gamers will experience the 13 never-before-released tracks and remixes when the title hits stores November 22nd at an MSRP of $49.99.

Electronic Arts today announced Command & Conquer The First Decade, one of the largest PC franchise compilations to date. Scheduled for release in February 2006, the title celebrates the 10th anniversary of this innovative franchise. This special collector's edition will include a dozen of your favorite C&C games spanning over the last 10 years plus a bonus DVD of commemorative video features.

Atari today posted a wider quarterly loss, as sales fell 44 percent mainly due to it releasing fewer titles amid a transition to new video game console technology. Net loss for the quarter was $25.2M, compared to a net loss of $16.9M at this time last year. Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure is getting pushed back from its November release date to Q4 (Jan-March 2006). Read more for further details ...

Midway today announced that it has shipped Ed, Edd n Eddy: The Mis-Edventures for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, and Game Boy Advance. The PC version will ship in November. Based on the Cartoon Network show, Ed, Edd n Eddy is a tag-team adventure game in which players are able to switch Eds on the fly to take advantage of their special abilities.

Majesco today announced its video game lineup for the forthcoming holiday season. Highlights include Infected (PSP) and Aeon Flux (PS2/ Xbox), which will both ship in November and cost $39.99 and $49.99, respectively.

Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for :

• Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None - Trailer
• [eM] -eNCHANT arM- [X360] - Trailer #2
• Aeon Flux [PS2/Xbox] - Trailer #2
• City of Villains - Trailer #8
• Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones [ALL] - Dev. Diary #4
• True Crime: New York City [ALL] - Chinatown Trailer
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Canadian software maker Zi Corp. said today that it has signed a licensing deal for its Decuma handwriting recognition technology with Japan's Nintendo. Nintendo developers can use Zi's technology while creating software for the Nintendo DS.

Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for :

• City of Villains - Trailer #7
• Soul of the Ultimate Nation - Trailer #2
• Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows [PS2/Xbox] - Trailer #7
• Flow: Urban Dance Uprising [PS2] - Trailer
• Virtual Skipper 4 - NightSea Trailer
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  We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

International Business Corp. today revealed details of the microprocessor that powers the Microsoft's Xbox 360. The IBM-built chip features three customized PowerPC computing engines that can each handle two simultaneous tasks at clock speeds greater than 3 gigahertz.