There were already a few signs hinting that Atari was having some trouble holding on to the Dragon Ball franchise. A couple of years ago, the publisher clashed with FUNimation over the game license. Namco Bandai announced last month that it had secured publishing rights to three new entries in the franchise. Today, Namco Bandai has announced that it's finishing what it started.

Good news for PAL gamers. Tri-Crescendo's fantasy-adventure game Fragile: Farewell Ruins of the Moon is coming your way thanks to Rising Star Games. Thing is, you'll have to wait until next year for it.

Dare not cheat the system, for the arms of the law are long -- and can get all your money away, leaving you bankrupt. This is what publishers out there should be warned of. The ELSPA is serious with their business, and you bet you'll get fined big time if you lie to PEGI.

 Following the government decision to uphold PEGI as the sole and official ratings board in UK, the BBFC has sent their well-wishes, albeit still with that restrained barb. BBFC Director David Cooke insisted that the BBFC would have been the better choice. Meanwhile, top industry heads are giving their praises for the government's pick. Read all about it after the jump.

We've gotten word that Sega's upcoming Wii FPS, The Conduit, has been re-stamped with a July release date in Europe and Australia. More details after the jump.

Seems like I wasn't the only one of the opinion that E3 made a splashy comeback with this year's event. Industry bigwigs also expressed their satisfaction with how it averted near-disaster, and giving a great show despite the pull-out of some companies, as well as the threat of the A-H1N1 virus. Check out what some of the industry personalities had to say about E3 2009 after the jump.

It's real-time, baby! Keep it posted here for our coverage on Nintendo's E3 Press Conference.

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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said in a recent corporate interview that there are several first-party games coming to the Wii this year. According to Iwata, the first of these new games will be launched this summer.

Swine flu strikes again. The threat posed by the H1N1 virus has resulted in Square Enix and Koei cutting the number of their staff attending this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo. Details in the full article.

When you talk of music games, the guitar always gets the spotlight among the usual instruments used in a band. That's about to change now, though, as Rolling Stone Magazine hooks up with 505 Games to bring you Rolling Stone: Drum King for the Nintendo Wii. And yes, it's all about the drums.