EU approves Vivendi and Activision deal (Reuters)
Reuters - French telecom and media group Vivendi won permission from the European Commission on Wednesday to merge its videogame unit with Activision Inc in a $9.85 billion deal.

Reuters - French telecom and media group Vivendi won permission from the European Commission on Wednesday to merge its videogame unit with Activision Inc in a $9.85 billion deal.
AP - Can the stylus be mightier than the sword?
AP - Spring is well under way, and you know what that means: Time to put down that joystick, get off the couch, go outside and enjoy some fresh air and sunshine.
Hudson confirmed today that space blaster \’Star Soldier R\’, which was a WiiWare launch title in Japan, is coming will also be made available for North America. Hudson have not announced a release date but the WiiWare service is set to launch in North America on May 12.
Nintendo have revealed that it will be releasing 3 NES beat \’em ups to the Virtual Console. Coming next week is \’River City Ransom\’, Double Dragon will be released the week after and then \’Renegade\’ the week after that.