Konami announced that by the end of July 2007, it will shut down the Northern California offices in Redwood City and consolidate resources to the remaining El Segundo location, to maximize the strategic collaboration for the future digital entertainment growth of the company.

A few months back Ubisoft signed a license deal with Touchstone Television to turn ABC's hit drama Lost into a new game franchise. It has been quiet ever since, but LOST producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse confirmed that Ubisoft Montreal is working on X360, PS3 and PC editions of the game.

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:

• 3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures [X360] - Trailer
• Mortal Kombat: Armageddon [Wii] - Daegon Trailer
• Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar - Trailer
• SKATE [PS3/X360] - Gameplay Trailer #2
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Square Enix announced that it is commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Final Fantasy franchise by releasing completely remastered anniversary editions of Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy II, exclusively for the PSP.

Tamagotchi Party On! is a 3D party game based on the Tamagotchi franchise promises tons of fun as up-to-four players can go head-to-head in the most comical and cute campaign race to become the most popular Tamagotchi on Tamagotchi Planet!

Focus Home Interactive revealed that KievGames' fantasy-style hack'n slash RPG Silverfall is in development for the PSP, scheduled for later this year. While details are limited, and the game will obviously require a makeover in terms of graphics and gameplay, it will support 2 player co-op via WiFi or square off against 3 other players in the Arena mode.

In addition to creating and growing their very own pocket sized city while being on-the-go, players will be able to leverage the unique action features of the NDS system, discovering an entirely new way to play SimCity.

Shivering Isles features more than 30 hours of new gameplay and allows you to explore an entirely new plane of Oblivion — the realm of Sheogorath, the Daedric Prince of Madness. In addition to fixing the previous ID issue, this v1.2.0416 beta patch addresses another two ID problems.

Eidos' billiards simulation video game Pocket Pool, developed by Hyper Devbox, features advanced AI, real world physics, 13 scintillating pool games including 9 ball, 8 ball Rotation, Black Jack and Snooker.

Blitz Games is acquiring Virtual Experience Company, specialist in the cultural heritage sector, into its portfolio to work with museums, galleries and cultural organisations wanting to bring a new digital dimension to visitor experiences.