Mobile and Wireless

Original DreamWorks Shorts Coming to Nintendo 3DS

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Nintendo has joined forces with top entertainment companies to provide 3D videos for the portable Nintendo 3DS system.

Disney's Swampy Knocks Angry Birds Off App Store Top

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Within 24 hours of its debut, Disney's WHERE'S MY WATER? has unseated ANGRY BIRDS as the top selling paid app on Apple's App Store.

4sight Launches Chicaloca Game

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4sight licensing solutions, part of 4Kids Entertainment International, has announced that a brand new multi-platform game based on hit brand Chicaloca is set to launch in September.

Scholastic Celebrates 25 Years Of The Magic School Bus

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Scholastic Media, a division of Scholastic Inc., (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company, today announced that its 25th anniversary celebration of the global children’s science franchise The Magic School Bus will kick off next month in conjunction with the release of ‘THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS: OCEANS’ for Nintendo DS and ‘THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS: DINOSAURS’ for iPad.

Entertainment Games Signs Deal With CMG Worldwide to License Celebrity Images

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Casual games developer and publisher Entertainment Games, Inc. (Pink Sheets:EGAM) announced today that it has signed a licensing deal with CMG Worldwide, a leading agency representing many of the most recognized names in sports, music and entertainment.

Nicktoons Stars Swing for Fences in New MLB-Themed Game

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Proving that baseball is now “the universe’s favorite pastime,” fans from the ivy-covered Wrigley Field to the barely-hospitable planet Zeenu can step up to the plate as 2K Play, Nickelodeon, the Major League Baseball Players Association and Major League Baseball Properties announce Nicktoons MLB is available in stores for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft featuring support for Kinect for Xbox 360, Wii system from Nintendo, and Nintendo DS.

Harmonix’s Meme Machine App Lets You Make Video Music Instantly

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Harmonix today released their first fully in-house iOS app, VidRhythm, a unique entertainment application that allows you to remix your world and make instantly sharable “video music” starring you and your friends.

Digital Version Of Neon Genesis Evangelion Launches On VIZ Manga App

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VIZ Media has announced the digital launch today of the acclaimed sci-fi manga (graphic novel) masterpiece, NEON GENESIS EVANGELION, on VIZManga.com and the VIZ Manga App for the Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.

Nintendo 3DS Price Slashed $80

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Nintendo of America today announced plans to drop the suggested retail price of its portable Nintendo 3DS system to $169.99 in the United States, as new games based on some of the world's most beloved video game franchises head to the system.

Zinkia Releases New Pocoyo Gamebox

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Zinkia Entertainment, the creators of pre-school animated television series POCOYO, have released a new iPad app, Pocoyo Gamebox, based on the popular character and its award winning Learning through Laughter content.

ClickFire Designs iOS Game for Man Vs. Food

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ClickFire Media recently designed their first iOS game, based on the popular Travel Channel show, Man Vs. Food which is now live in the Apple AppStore for iPhone and iPad and available on the Android platform.

EA Buys Plants vs. Zombies Creator

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Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced an agreement to acquire PopCap Games, a leading provider of games for mobile phones, tablets, PCs and social network sites.

New Television Network Launched by Veteran Disney Studios Executive

With the use of smartphones and tablet computers growing exponentially, former Disney Studios Vice President of New Media Technology, Gary Kleinman, has announced the launch of FirstRun.tv – a new television network designed to provide new and original programming for online and on-the-go viewers.

SIGGRAPH Asia Launches Symposium on Apps

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SIGGRAPH Asia has announced the addition of a new program to our list of top-notch conference programs, the Symposium on Apps.

Baby Genius Going Mobile

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Baby Genius, the award winning brand of musical edu-tainment for infants and toddlers created by the founders of Pacific Entertainment Corporation (OTCQB: PENT), is going mobile with the release of the first two interactive 3D animated apps for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, it was announced today by CCO Larry Balaban.

LEGO Star Wars TV Special in the Works

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ComingSoon.net got the word from Licensing International Expo that a LEGO STAR WARS TV special is in the works. Details are few, but the special will arrive in late September.

Sony Launches Battle: Los Angeles App

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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment today announced its Battle: Los Angeles Layar app is now available in the U.S. in the Android Marketplace and the iTunes App Store, making it the first Home Entertainment studio to leverage the latest Layar software release for a promotional campaign.

Green Lantern: Rise Of The Manhunters Now Available

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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment today announced the North American release of Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters.

Image Metrics Releases PortableYou Platform For Customizable 3D Avatar Creation

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Image Metrics (OTCBB: IMGX), a leading provider of facial animation technology, today announced the availability of PortableYou, a groundbreaking new platform for developers as well as online and mobile entertainment, social network and communications companies.

Primal Screen Conjures Transmedia Experience For Sesame’s Electric Company

Further building Atlanta-based Primal Screen’s (www.primalscreen.com) portfolio of dynamic, multiplatform media for the children’s broadcast market, the creative studio announced it completed another integrated entertainment and education program – this time for The Electric Company’s math-literacy segment Prankster Planet, involving on-air animation paired with online learning games and a printed activity workbook.