ANGRY BIRDS creator Rovio Mobile has received $42 million in funding from Atomico Ventures, which is part owned by Skype founders Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

POKEMON BLACK VERSION and POKEMON WHITE VERSION, which went on sale March 6, sold 1.08 million units, making it the fastest selling title in the U.S. in the franchise’s history, writes The Hollywood Reporter.

Oceanside Interactive today announced the availability of The Godfather: Empire on the App Store for the iPhone and iPod touch.

The VIZ MANGA APP is available for FREE through the iTunes Store and manga volumes are generally available for purchase and download in the U.S. and Canada within the application for $4.99 (U.S. / CAN) per volume.

ANGRY BIRDS, Rovio’s blockbuster smart phone and tablet game that has become a global cultural sensation, and RIO, one of the year’s most anticipated motion picture events, are joining forces to create a new game, ANGRY BIRDS RIO – representing a first-of-its-kind game development partnership between Rovio and Twentieth Century Fox.

Nintendo has announced that the 3DS will arrive in the U.S. on March 27, reports Variety.

"Teddy's Night," the follow-up to the groundbreaking, critically acclaimed "Teddy's Day," has been released by Auryn and available here: http://tinyurl.com/2fndly4.

Organizers have revealed that Satoru Iwata, President of Nintendo, will keynote the 2011 Game Developers Conference held this March in San Francisco.

A Squared Entertainment (A2), an international children’s entertainment company, and Tata Elxsi, part of the 70 Billion USD Tata Group, India’s largest and most respected business conglomerate, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create a joint venture today at Tata Elxsi’s headquarters in Bangalore, India.

Columbia Pictures has teamed with casual gaming leader Zynga to bring GREEN HORNET to its popular game MAFIA WARS, reports Variety.

CBS Mobile and interactive entertainment company Ludia today announced the release of The Amazing Race - The Game, the official mobile game based on the multi-Emmy Award-winning series.

A holiday gift to fans, Cartoon Network announced today the launch of Cartoon Network Video, a new free video application that is now available in the iTunes store.

Interactive entertainment company Ludia, and Classic Media, a global media company with a portfolio of some of the world’s leading family entertainment brands, today announced its 'Where’s Waldo? in Hollywood' App is now available on the App Store for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.

Callaway Digital Arts (www.callaway.com), interactive publisher of premium children’s and lifestyle applications for the iPad, today announced a partnership with HIT Entertainment that brings Thomas the Tank Engine to life on the iPad.

Novel Entertainment is launching an iPhone App based on the hit CITV-commissioned animated series Horrid Henry.

Zynga, the producer of FARMVILLE and many other Facebook games, has bought Newtoy, a developer of iPhones, iPods and iPads games, according The Hollywood Reporter.

Graham Hopper has announced his exit from Disney Interactive Studios, reports Variety.

Disney Interactive Studios and TT Games today announced that they are joining with The LEGO Group to bring Jack Sparrow and other familiar characters to life in virtual LEGO adventures with LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game.

Preschoolers' favorite loveable handyman, Handy Manny, and his helpful bunch of tools are starring in Disney Channel's first ever apps for preschoolers with the release of the "Handy Manny's Workshop" and "Flicker's Flashcard Fiesta" apps on the App Store, it was announced today by Carolina Lightcap, president, Disney Channels Worldwide.

Boondock Saints, LLC in conjunction with Split.A.Nickel and Binary Hammer, LLC, announced today the launch of the Boondock Saints Mobile Game for the iPhone, iPod Touch and the iPad, now available through the Apple App Store.