Games

Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz CG Trailer

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Here’s an extended CG trailer for the next game in the Super Monkey Ball franchise.

New Games and Website for Contraband

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Universal Pictures just rolled out two new Contraband games, Hustle and Training Ground, and they are now LIVE online.

Red 5 Studios Brings Firefall Heroes to Life

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Red 5 Studios announces it has cast Lee “Hawk” Reherman to take on the role of Firefall’s hardened war hero, Typhon, at future events.

Steam Closes Record 2011

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Valve announced the 2011 growth data for Steam, a leading platform for PC & Mac games and digital entertainment.

Adventure Time Virtual Gear Available Now on ourWorld.com

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ourWorld.com, an online virtual world designed for kids and teens that blends casual games, social networking and self expression, will give fans of Cartoon Network’s smash-hit comedy series,

Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition Announced

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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced the Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition, a content-rich version of 2011’s award-winning Mortal Kombat videogame.

Zombie Wars for iPad Transforms Readers and Their Friends Into 3D Characters in a Free Digital Comic Book

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Image Metrics Inc. announced the availability of Zombie Wars, an iPad® exclusive free digital comic app that lets users insert their images into a tale of a zombie outbreak and become the main characters.

Viacom Forced to Pay $383M Over Rock Band

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Arbitrators have ruled that Viacom owes former shareholders in ROCK BAND game creator Harmonix another $383 million in bonuses, writes The Hollywood Reporter.

Square Enix Announces Kingdom Hearts for 3DS

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Square Enix, Inc. and Square Enix Ltd., the publishers of SQUARE ENIX® interactive entertainment products in the Americas, Europe and across PAL territories, today announced fans of the popular KINGDOM HEARTS series will be able to experience a new 3-D adventure next year with the North American and European release of KINGDOM HEARTS 3D [Dream Drop Distance], specifically for the Nintendo 3DS system.

Angry Birds Creator Planning Hong Kong IPO

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ANGRY BIRDS creator Rovio is thinking about launching an IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at the start of 2012, writes The Hollywood Reporter.

Angry Birds Flock To Nick With Holiday Short On Dec. 17

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An all-new exclusive Angry Birds holiday short film, “Angry Birds – Wreck the Halls” comes to Nickelodeon, Saturday, December 17 during the 11 a.m. airing of Kung Fu Panda: Legend of Awesomeness in Nick’s Saturday morning animation block.

Alphanim Launches Four Santa’s Apprentice Apps

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After a first venture into the app world earlier this year with a French/English reading app for iOS based on its animated feature Eleanor’s Secret – aka Kerity, which received critical acclaims in France and the US and was picked by Fox News’ Tapped-In as part of a top 3 selection of apps for kids, Paris-based Alphanim recently launched four bilingual holiday apps based on its Santa’s Apprentice franchise.

Comic Writer Tapped to Rework Just Cause Adaptation

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Producers Adrian Askarieh and Eric Eisner have hired Bryan Edward Hill, who created the Image comic 7 DAYS FROM HELL, to rewrite their adaptation of Square Enix's videogame JUST CAUSE: SCORPION RISING, reports Heat Vision.

Digital Domain Creates Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Teaser

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Activision Publishing, Inc and High Moon Studios tapped Digital Domain and Mothership Director Neil Huxley to create the unexpected teaser for "TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON" that premiered December 10th during the 2011 Video Game Awards show on Spike TV.

Modern Warfare 3 Gets to $1B Faster Than Avatar

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Activision's CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 has hit the $1 billion mark, reports Variety.

Batman: Arkham City Lockdown App Now Available

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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment today announced that the Batman: Arkham City Lockdown App for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch is now available on the App Store.

A Squared & Tata Elxsi Form Joint Venture

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Further signaling India's growing presence in Hollywood, the visual effects and engineering division of Indian conglomerate Tata is buying a majority share in a Los Angeles-based kids' animation firm.

39th Annie Award Nominations Announced

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The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced nominations today for its 39th Annual Annie Awards recognizing the year’s best in the field of animation.

Indiana Jones Comes Zynga's Adventure World

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Hold on to those fedoras! Starting today, Indiana Jones will debut in one of Zynga’s newest social games -- Adventure World -- via a new chapter titled Indiana Jones and the Calendar of the Sun.

VES Awards Deadline This Week

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The deadline for submissions to the VES Awards is Wednesday, November 30.