UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

          Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 8, 2003

                         Commission File Number 0-15949

                   INTERNATIONAL MICROCOMPUTER SOFTWARE, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            California                                           94-2862863
  (State or other jurisdiction                                (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)                            identification No.)

       75 Rowland Way, Novato, CA                                  94945
(Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip code)

                                 (415) 878-4000
               (Registrant's telephone number including area code)

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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

      (a) Not applicable.

      (b) Not applicable.

      (c) Exhibits.

            Exhibit No.       Description of Exhibit
            -----------       ----------------------
            99.1              Press release dated May 8, 2003.

ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE  (INFORMATION  FURNISHED  PURSUANT TO ITEM 12,
"DISCLOSURE OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION").

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On May 8, 2003,  International  Microcomputer  Software,  Inc.  (the  "Company")
announced its financial  results for the quarter ended March 31, 2003.  The full
text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is attached
as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

In  accordance  with the  procedural  guidance in SEC Release  Nos.  33-8216 and
34-47583,  the  information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit  attached hereto is
being furnished under "Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure" rather than under "Item
12.   Disclosure  of  Results  of  Operations  and  Financial   Condition."  The
information  shall not be deemed  "filed"  for  purposes  of  Section  18 of the
Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange  Act"), or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section,  nor shall it be deemed incorporated
by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,  or the
Exchange  Act,  except as  expressly  set forth by specific  reference in such a
filing.

                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                      INTERNATIONAL MICROCOMPUTER SOFTWARE, INC.


Dated: May 8, 2003                    By: /s/ MARTIN WADE, III
                                          ---------------------------------
                                          Name: Martin Wade, III
                                          Title: Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.     Description
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99.1            Press release dated May 8, 2003.