VIZ Media continues the digital anime convergence as it announces that Toei Animation, with FUNimation Entertainment acting as the agent, has licensed the celebrated pirate anime action/adventure series, “ONE PIECE.”

DW+H shares renaming assignment with crowd-sourcing agency Victors & Spoils.

FreeHand will release “Samurai Spirit: The Story of Rome Kanda” at the 2012 J-POP Summit Festival.

Harnessing the intensive power of football (US soccer), Modus Operandi (ModOp) has created a massive EA SPORTS FIFA global package.

Mind Candy announces the release of “Moshi Monsters: Moshlings Theme Park” for Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo DS, available October 30, 2012.

Emmy-winning actress Brittany Allen has been cast in a recurring role in Syfy’s upcoming series “Defiance”.

Wonky Films releases an app for its latest short film, “Why did the chicken cross the road?”

Digital production company and Gawker website rally readers around concept art.

Online kids channel Toon Goggles signs an agreement with Malaysia-based Backbone Entertainment.

New Mac version allows users to create stunning HD stop-motion and time-lapse videos using the iPhone as a camera.

Professional texturing platform for AAA and mobile game developers adds new batch tools and new 2D painting system.

Wireless history is filled with plenty of examples, good and bad, including the webOS flash in the pan. Fast-changing fates make it challenging for developers to decide which OS to support. The research firm iGR has been tracking the mobile market for a dozen years, and I recently spoke with its vice president of wireless and mobile communications research about what developers need to consider.

LA-based mixed-media production studio Roger recently won Silver honors at the 33rd Annual Telly Awards for its anthemic Mobile Roadie spot.

LA-based mixed-media production studio Roger recently won Silver honors at the 33rd Annual Telly Awards for its anthemic Mobile Roadie spot.

Mobile game developers are beating a path to Corona SDK, a development platform built upon such components as OpenGL, OpenAL and the Lua cross-platform programming language. I recently talked to Don-Duong Quach, a programmer and co-founder of Cannon Cat developer Loqheart, about his use of Corona SDK.

Disney/ABC Television Group’s Digital Media team is launching "Fish Hooks," a new physics-based puzzle game for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch based on the popular Disney Channel series of the same name.

Acclaimed indie filmmaker Joanna Priestley releases “Clam Bake,” an interactive iOS app for iPad, iPhone and iPod featuring her iconic animation style.

Acclaimed indie filmmaker Joanna Priestley releases “Clam Bake,” an interactive iOS app for iPad, iPhone and iPod featuring her iconic animation style.

By next year, annual sales of smartphones that support HTML5 should hit 1 billion worldwide, says the research firm Strategy Analytics. Even today, there’s a healthy installed base of HTML5 phones: at least 336 million, based on 2011 sales.

P2 Games announced the launch of the first official "Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom" app titled "Big Star Fun," which is now available on the App Store for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.