The story continues to get more complicated.

First France itself hints at assisting Ubi, now the biggest French publisher.

Shares in Ubisoft (UBIP.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) soared nearly 10 percent on Wednesday after a report that Vivendi Universal might help the French video games maker fight a possible takeover bid from U.S. giant Electronic Arts (ERTS.O: Quote, Profile, Research) .

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Revenues dip 3.2 percent during the final quarter of the 2004 calendar year, topping analyst predictions; company officials comment on Ubisoft and future acquisitions.

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While some sites say the manual was "leaked," it is actually on public display on the Web site for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Along with a bunch of FCC testing documentation, the page contains an early English-language copy of the PSP manual. Stamped "TENTATIVE" in giant red letters on its cover, the manual features screenshots still in Japanese, as well as printing marks and several instances of unproofed copy.

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Mad Catz Interactive, a maker of game peripherals and accessories, reaped record sales and profit margins in the third quarter of fiscal year 2005. The company reported its earnings yesterday, revealing that third-quarter net sales were $52.8 million, up 27 percent from $42 million for the same quarter of fiscal year 2004.

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Mad Catz Interactive, a maker of game peripherals and accessories, reaped record sales and profit margins in the third quarter of fiscal year 2005. The company reported its earnings yesterday, revealing that third-quarter net sales were $52.8 million, up 27 percent from $42 million for the same quarter of fiscal year 2004.

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After prepping investors for the worst, EA delivers quarterly revenues close to adjusted guidance; Sims and NFS sell well, but full-year profits sink. CFO calls quarter "an earnings disappointment."

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PixelPlay concluded an agreement today with Atari. Through this deal, PixelPlay will be able to create and publish four classic Atari games and four Hasbro board games for interactive television platforms across North America. The Hasbro titles include Scrabble, Yahtzee, Monopoly, and Boggle, and the Atari titles are Centipede, Asteroids, Missile Command and Breakout.

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PixelPlay concluded an agreement today with Atari. Through this deal, PixelPlay will be able to create and publish four classic Atari games and four Hasbro board games for interactive television platforms across North America. The Hasbro titles include Scrabble, Yahtzee, Monopoly, and Boggle, and the Atari titles are Centipede, Asteroids, Missile Command and Breakout.

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PixelPlay concluded an agreement today with Atari. Through this deal, PixelPlay will be able to create and publish four classic Atari games and four Hasbro board games for interactive television platforms across North America. The Hasbro titles include Scrabble, Yahtzee, Monopoly, and Boggle, and the Atari titles are Centipede, Asteroids, Missile Command and Breakout.

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Take-Two Interactive wasn't the only organization in the Hot Coffee hot seat this past week. The industry-supported Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) took almost as much heat over the sex-infused mod for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas as the game's publisher.

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