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o Universal Music Sues Bolt,
Grouper Over User-Posted Music Videos
o Visa Cuts Off Payments to
Russian Music Download Site AllofMP3.com
o Time Warner Cable Files
for $100 Million IPO
o Apple: Some Video iPods
Shipped With Windows Virus
o Yahoo to Acquire
AdInterax; Invests in Right Media
o Video Game Industry
Details New, Leaner Annual E3 Trade Show
o Viacom Offers MTV,
Nickelodeon Videos on Chinese Search Engine Baidu
o Nielsen to Launch Video
Game Rating Service
o HarperCollins Launches
Collaborative Online Writing Project for Teens
o Online Payments Service
iKobo Raises $4 Million in Third Round
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o Universal
Music Sues Bolt, Grouper Over User-Posted Music Videos
Los Angeles - Major record label Universal Music Group has
filed copyright infringement lawsuits against two websites --
Bolt.com and Grouper.com -- that feature music videos and other
copyrighted content posted by users, according to The Hollywood
Reporter. Universal's lawsuits, filed in U.S. District Court in Los
Angeles, seek injunctions against Bolt and Grouper and the same
$150,000-per-instance damages claimed in the record labels' lawsuits
against the original Napster file-sharing service, and could run
into the millions of dollars. Bolt and Grouper both said they remove
copyrighted materials when asked, and maintain their services are
protected by a "safe harbor" clause of the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act that covers ISPs and others from litigation stemming
from what customers do with their accounts. "The lawsuit is without
merit and we expect to prevail," Grouper CEO Josh Felser said in a
statement. "Our Web site is protected by federal law and we're
vigilant about taking down copyrighted content when we're properly
notified." A Bolt spokesperson told THR the company welcomes a
dialogue with Universal, and added, "The YouTube-Google merger and
subsequent partnerships with Universal, Warner and others
demonstrate that viable models exist to enable our creative users to
enjoy and play with copyrighted content. We do not encourage nor
reward our members for utilizing or sharing copyrighted content of
any kind." Universal recently signed a licensing agreement with
Google acquisition YouTube -- which features a similar selection of
music videos posted by users -- providing compensation to copyright
holders for use of the videos.
http://tinyurl.com/ydekoo
(Reuters)
http://www.grouper.com
http://www.bolt.com
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o Visa Cuts
Off Payments to Russian Music Download Site AllofMP3.com
San Francisco - Adding teeth to recent calls from the U.S.
Trade Representative to shut down what the U.S. calls an illegal
music download service, credit card company Visa announced on
Wednesday that it has stopped processing payments to Russian music
site AllofMP3.com, the International Herald Tribune reported. "It's
no longer permitted to accept Visa cards," Simon Barker, a Visa
International spokesman told CNET News.com. "The action we've taken
is in line with legislation passed in Russia and international
copyright law." AllofMP3.com sells digital albums for about $2 each
-- far less than the $9.99 standard at iTunes and other retailers --
and has maintained that its site is licensed by a Russian copyrights
society and conforms to Russian laws. However, U.S. Trade
Representative Susan Schwab has targeted the site as a piracy haven,
and in recent comments has suggested the site could jeopardize
Russia's entry to the World Trade Organization. AllofMP3 on Tuesday
for the first time went on the offensive, holding a virtual press
conference for U.S. reporters during which it defended its license
from the Russian Multimedia and Internet Society, which the company
says sets aside 15% of revenue to pay artists. The recording
industry disputed this claim. "Allofmp3.com summoned the world's
media to specifically address the issue of their legality -- but all
they did was duck the questions time and again. Allofmp3.com's
claims to legality are false and spurious," said John Kennedy,
chairman and CEO of the International Federation of the Phonographic
Industry. In a signal it may be responding to mounting pressures,
AllofMP3.com said on Tuesday that it plans to adopt an ad-supported
model where it would offer downloads for free.
http://iht.com/articles/2006/10/18/yourmoney/music.php
http://www.ifpi.org/site-content/press/20061018.html
http://tinyurl.com/ybp5e8
(CNET)
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8KQOFIO0.htm (AP)
http://www.allofmp3.com
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o Time
Warner Cable Files for $100 Million IPO
New York - Time Warner Cable, the nation's second-largest
cable TV provider behind Comcast, has filed for an initial public
offering of $100 million. Bloomberg News reported the IPO may raise
as much as $6.9 billion, with all proceeds going to creditors of the
now defunct cable provider Adelphia, which Time Warner acquired in
July together with Comcast for $16.7 billion in cash and Time Warner
Cable stock. All told, Adelphia creditors have filed claims seeking
a total of $3.98 trillion, which Adelphia has maintained exceeds its
liability. Following the acquisition, Time Warner Cable became the
largest cable TV provider in the New York and Los Angeles markets.
http://tinyurl.com/uo2fp
(Reuters)
http://tinyurl.com/yn4jwh
(Bloomberg News)
http://www.timewarner.com
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o Apple:
Some Video iPods Shipped With Windows Virus
Cupertino, Calif. - Apple has confirmed that a malicious
Windows-based code has shipped on a number of its Video iPods. The
RavMonE.exe worm is not rated a serious threat, but can lower the
security settings on Windows computers. Apple said the problem
affects less than 1% of video iPods shipped after Sept. 12, 2006,
and it has so far seen less than 25 reports concerning the problem.
The company added that iPod nano and shuffle models, and Mac OS X
are not affected by the malicious code. "As you might imagine, we
are upset at Windows for not being more hardy against such viruses,
and even more upset with ourselves, for not catching it," Apple said
on a support page of its website. Anti-virus firm McAfee on
Wednesday released a software tool that removes the RavMonE.exe
worm.
http://www.apple.com/support/windowsvirus
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061017/sftu132.html?.v=50
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o Yahoo to
Acquire AdInterax; Invests in Right Media
Sunnyvale, Calif. - In a pair of major deals in the
Internet advertising space, Yahoo has announced an agreement to
acquire AdInterax, a New York-based provider of rich media
advertising technology to online publishers, as well as an
investment in New York-based Right Media, operator of an open media
exchange. The company will pay an undisclosed amount for AdInterax,
and plans to offer its rich media creative assembly and campaign
management tools directly to marketers at no charge as part of its
graphical advertising offerings. The AdInterax tracking and
reporting module tracks traditional metrics including impressions,
clicks, and reach and frequency, in addition to other key branding
and direct marketing data. Yahoo also has purchased a 20% stake in
Right Media, operator of an online exchange that allows ads to be
auctioned to the highest bidder. More than 2 billion impressions are
traded daily on the exchange, which Yahoo, itself, plans to join.
Right Media raised a total of $45 million in its second round.
http://yhoo.client.shareholder.com/press/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=214937
http://yhoo.client.shareholder.com/press/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=214938
http://www.adinterax.com
http://www.rightmedia.com
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o Video
Game Industry Details New, Leaner Annual E3 Trade Show
Washington - The Entertainment Software Association (ESA),
a video game industry trade group, has announced plans for the
pared-down version of its annual video game trade show that will
replace its mammoth E3 event. The ESA said game publishers and
retailers wanted to change the format of E3, which had grown so
large and costly to produce that many publishers sought a smaller
event where more actual business could be transacted. The new,
invitation-only E3 Media and Business Summit will be held July
11-13, 2007, in various hotels in Santa Monica, California, with a
game demo showcase to be held at a nearby sound stage called Barker
Hangar. "The new E3 is first and foremost about getting business
done," said ESA president Doug Lowenstein. "When we asked key
audiences what they wanted in the new event, we heard that they
wanted opportunities for high-level meetings in a business-like
setting, to play games, network, and socialize, to see major company
offerings while also preserving the sense of discovery that is so
much a part of E3, and to hear substantive presentations on the most
important issues and trends facing the industry."
http://www.theesa.com/archives/2006/10/entertainment_s_6.php
http://www.barkerhangar.com
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o Viacom
Offers MTV, Nickelodeon Videos on Chinese Search Engine Baidu
Beijing - Viacom's MTV Networks has announced a
partnership with China's leading search engine, Baidu.com, which
will create an MTV-branded area on Baidu offering 15,000 hours of
MTV and Nickelodeon video content and music videos. While most
content will be free and supported by advertising, some music videos
will require payment for download. MTV and Baidu will share ad
revenues; the companies said Motorola and Procter & Gamble are among
the first advertisers on Baidu's MTV Zone. "This breakthrough
relationship with Baidu delivers Chinese audiences a major digital
platform for non-stop, 24-hour access to MTV and Nickelodeon
programming content for the first time -- from "SpongeBob
SquarePants," to "Pimp My Ride," to MTV China's vast local original
programming like "MTV Tian Lai Cun" and "MTV Music Wire," said Bill
Roedy, president of MTV Networks International.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061017/nytu176.html?.v=58
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/061017/china_mtv_baidu.html?.v=5 (AP)
http://www.baidu.com
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o Nielsen
to Launch Video Game Rating Service
New York - Nielsen Media Research announced on Wednesday
plans to launch a new video game rating service, which will seek to
establish new metrics for the buying and selling of in-game and
other video game-related advertising. GamePlay Metrics, from the
company's new wireless and interactive services division, will
harvest data from Nielsen's existing measurement system on the most
popular titles among gamers, and combine it with other demographic
information and data such as which TV shows they watch. "A reliable
and accurate standard of measurement for video gaming will drive
advertising investment in this medium and help convert video game
advertising from a discretionary advertising experiment to a
must-have option," said Jeff Herrmann, vice president of Nielsen
wireless and interactive services. Nielsen's GamePlay Metrics
Service is slated to begin providing weekly video game ratings data
in mid-2007.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061018/nyw028.html?.v=65
http://www.nielsenmedia.com
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o
HarperCollins Launches Collaborative Online Writing Project for
Teens
New York - Publisher HarperCollins announced on Wednesday
the launch of an online writing event that will feature teens
collaborating on a short story that will be published as an e-book
by HarperTeen, and turned into a webisode by Fox Television Studios.
The "HarperTeen FanLit: 'Your Words. Everybody's Story.'" project
will be led by author Meg Cabot ("The Princess Diaries") and other
HarperTeen authors who will serve as creative guides, choosing the
best teen-submitted chapters for inclusion in the short story.
Participants are invited to integrate their MySpace profiles into
the HarperTeenFanLit.com site, which will be powered by FanLib's
"massively social storytelling" technology.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061018/nyw110.html?.v=74
http://www.fanlib.com
http://www.harperteenfanlit.com
http://www.myspace.com/harperteen
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o Online
Payments Service iKobo Raises $4 Million in Third Round
Atlanta - iKobo, the provider of a "person to person"
online money transfer service, has raised $4 million in its third
round of venture capital, led by Greenhill SAVP. Other investors in
the deal include Total Technology Ventures and Council Ventures.
Atlanta-based iKobo allows customers to send money online to about
145 countries. The recipient is sent a re-loadable Visa debit card
which they can use to access money at ATMs or sales terminals.
http://www.ikobo.com
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LA Games Conference - November 7-8, 2006 - Los Angeles, CA
www.lagamesconference.com
November 7-8, 2006 - Pacific
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For the past five years, the most influential decision-makers in the games industry have gathered at Digital Media Wire’s annual
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KEYNOTES &
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Doug Lowenstein,
President,
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Mika Salmi,
Founder & CEO, Atom Entertainment
John Broady,
Director of Business
Intelligence,
CNET Networks Entertainment
Michael Dowling,
CEO,
Interpret LLC
David Higley,
Managing Dir. & Head Of Digital
Media Technologies,
UBS
Investment Bank
Andrew Katz,
Partner,
MS&K
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Cody
Alexander,
Head of Video
Games , William Morris Agency
Greg Ballard,
CEO, Glu Mobile
Gordon
Bellamy,
Executive
Consultant , MTV Networks / Spike TV
Nicholas
Longano,
President of
New Media, Massive Incorporated
Teemu
Huuhtanen,
EVP, Sales &
B. Dev., Regional President, N. Am.,
Sulake
Corporation Ltd.
Kanishka Agarwal,
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Telephia
Cody Alexander,
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William
Morris Agency
Mathew Bellows,
GM & VP
Marketing ,
Floodgate
Entertainment
John Blakely ,
VP,
Development ,
Sony Online
Entertainment, Austin
George Borkowski ,
Head of IP &
Tech Practice ,
MS&K
Jon Van Canegham,
Co-Founder &
President, Chief Creative Officer,
Trion World
Network, Inc
Chris Cao,
Studio
Creative Director ,
Sony Online
Entertainment
Kenny Dinkin,
VP &
Executive Producer ,
Playfirst
Jay Moore,
Founder
,
The
Strategery Group
Chris Early,
Studio
Manager ,
Microsoft
Casual Games Group
Mike Goslin,
VP, Virtual
Reality Studio ,
Walt Disney
Internet Group
Jeff Herrmann,
Business Dev.
& Strategy ,
VNU’s Media
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Alex St. John ,
CEO &
Co-Founder ,
WildTangent
Sandi Isaacs ,
VP,
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Paramount
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Gary Price ,
Partner,
TAG Strategic
Keith McCurdy,
COO,
Hands-On Mobile
Joseph Olin,
President,
Academy of
Interactive Arts & Sciences
Jim Merrick ,
CEO,
Mobliss
Michael Schutzler ,
SVP, Games
Division ,
RealNetworks
Julie Shumaker,
VP, Worldwide
Sales ,
Double Fusion
Keith Boesky ,
Principal,
Boesky &
Company
Richard Weil ,
President ,
FUN
Technologies
John Welch,
President &
CEO ,
PlayFirst
Mike Yuen,
Senior
Director Gaming Group,
QUALCOMM
Eric Zimmerman,
Co-Founder &
CEO ,
gameLab
Mathieu Nouzareth,
Founder &
President ,
Boonty S.A.
Jim Banister,
Principal,
Spectrum
MediaWorks
Mark Friedler ,
CEO,
GameDAILY
Eric Goldberg ,
Managing
Director ,
Crossover
Technologies
Brad Singer,
VP, Marketing
& Business Development,
PaymentOne
Dave Rohrl,
GM - SF
Studio,
PopCap Games
Megan Galbraith,
Game
Producer,
Atom Shockwave
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eMusic Counts 20,000 Subscribers, 2 Million Downloads for New
European Service
New York - Digital music service eMusic announced on
Wednesday that the European version of its service has signed up
over 20,000 subscribers and served over two million downloads since
launching on Aug. 10. The service officially launched in Europe on
Sept. 12, and offers more than 1.7 million tracks from 8,500 mostly
independent labels and artists.
http://www.emusic.com
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Amazon Unbox Download Service Adds Showtime TV Episodes
Seattle - Amazon.com announced on Wednesday that it has
signed an agreement with CBS-owned Showtime Networks, to offer
downloads of episodes of Showtime series on the Amazon Unbox video
download service. Unbox will now sell episodes of shows such as "The
L Word," "Weeds," "Sleeper Cell," and "Fat Actress" for $1.99 each.
An exclusive download of the pilot episode of Showtime's new series
"Dexter" will also be available on Unbox for $0.01 for a limited
time.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/061018/20061018005536.html?.v=1
http://www.sho.com
http://www.amazon.com/unbox
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o Internet Streaming Media Alliance
Releases Video Encryption Specification
San Francisco - The Internet Streaming Media Alliance (ISMA),
a trade association developing open standards for IPTV, on Wednesday
announced the release of a video encryption specification for mobile
TV. The ISMA, whose members include Apple, AOL, Cisco, HP, Intel and
Philips, said the ISMACryp 1.1 specification has already been
deployed to over 110,000 European customers in the first commercial
DVB-H mobile TV service.
http://www.isma.tv/news_events/releases/isma061017.html
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Sony Software Enables Media Transfer to PSP Game System
Foster City, Calif. - Sony Computer Entertainment America on
Wednesday introduced PC software that facilitates the transfer of
multimedia content to the Sony PSP handheld game system. The $16.99
updated version of Media Manager for PSP lets users convert video,
music and photos for play on the PSP. The five million PSP owners
can now also subscribe to podcasts, back-up game saves, and transfer
DVD home videos, documents and PC browser bookmarks.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061018/sfw063.html?.v=81
http://us.playstation.com/mediamanager
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WWEBNET to Deliver Videos, Music for Universal Music UK
New York - World Wide Web Electronic Broadcast Network (WWEBNET)
on Wednesday announced a partnership with major record label
Universal Music UK, to create Universal-branded online channels that
will deliver song and music video streams and downloads, artist
features, interviews and other programming directly to users'
desktops. WWEBNET's application can be downloaded to PCs and mobile
devices. A Universal Music UK broadcast channel with streaming music
videos launched on Wednesday; the feature enabling automatic
delivery of new programming to users' computers is set to launch in
December.
http://tinyurl.com/y56b45
http://www.umusic.co.uk
http://www.wwebnet.com
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Turner's GameTap Launches Co-Branded Channel on AOL Games
Atlanta - Turner Broadcasting's GameTap subscription games
and entertainment service announced on Wednesday that it has
partnered with AOL to make a portion of GameTap content available to
AOL users. A GameTap co-branded site on AOL Games will offer nine
Web-based versions of classic games including "Joust" and
"Defender," and original video from GameTap's archive.
http://tinyurl.com/y88z3q
http://www.gametap.com
http://www.aol.com/gametap
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Incubus Music Video to Feature Footage From Verizon Video Phones
San Francisco - Verizon Wireless on Wednesday announced a
partnership with Sony BMG artists Incubus, to produce a music video
that will feature video footage of the band in live performance
captured with fans on Verizon V CAST Music phones. A music video
will be edited together from fan submissions and posted to YouTube,
Yahoo Music and V CAST. Verizon added that it will offer subscribers
exclusive access to full-length songs, ringtones and other content
from the band's forthcoming album six weeks prior to its official
release.
http://tinyurl.com/yg2shx
http://www.enjoyincubus.com
http://www.verizonwireless.com/vcast
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o 4INFO Expands Distribution Deal With
USA Today
McLean, Va. - 4INFO, a provider of mobile search and delivery
services, said on Wednesday that it has expanded its partnership
with USA Today. Now, 4INFO's sports alert products will also be
promoted through USAToday.com, as well as USAToday.com's mobile
site. The company's new service sends text messages to subscribers
with NFL scores and player statistics.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061018/sfw066.html?.v=78
http://www.4info.net
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Obopay Mobile Personal Payments Launch on Amp'd Mobile
Redwood City, Calif. - Mobile payments service Obopay
announced on Wednesday that its service is now available for
subscribers to virtual mobile network operator Amp'd Mobile. Redwood
City, Calif.-based Obopay's technology will allow users to send
money to any mobile phone number and receive money from any Obopay
user. The service also comes with an Obopay companion prepaid debit
MasterCard.
http://tinyurl.com/ylm7qj
http://www.obopay.com
http://www.ampd.com/obopay
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TurnHere to Produce Video Shorts for Discovery Mobile
Emeryville, Calif. - TurnHere Productions said on Wednesday
that it will produce a series of short videos for Discovery
Communications, for distribution on mobile phones via Discovery
Mobile. Emeryville, Calif.-based TurnHere said its network of pro
filmmakers will produce three-minute shorts featuring interesting
neighborhoods, merchants and travel destinations around the world.
http://tinyurl.com/y7bgzb
http://www.turnhereproductions.com
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Electronic Arts Provides Details on "Def Jam: Icon," "Command &
Conquer 3"
Redwood City, Calif. - Electronic Arts announced on Wednesday
that it is collaborating with the interactive unit of record label
Def Jam on a music-infused game for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
that's slated for release in March 2007. In development at EA
Chicago, "Def Jam: Icon" will feature hip-hop artists including
Ludacris, T.I. and Big Boi, and incorporate music and rhythm into
gameplay mechanics. Separately, EA said its "Command & Conquer 3:
Tiberium Wars" title will contain live action video sequences
featuring actors including Billy Dee Williams, Tricia Helfer, Josh
Holloway, Michael Ironside, Grace Park, Ivana Bozilovic and Shauntay
Hinton. Currently in development at EALA, the latest installment in
the 23 million unit-selling franchise will ship in North America and
Europe in 2007 for Windows PC.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/061018/20061018005351.html?.v=1
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/061018/20061018005246.html?.v=1
http://www.commandandconquer.ea.com
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Vivendi's Sierra Entertainment Ships "The Legend of Spyro: A New
Beginning"
Los Angeles - Vivendi Games' Sierra Entertainment game
publishing label on Wednesday announced the release of "The Legend
of Spyro: A New Beginning" for PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Game
Boy Advance and Nintendo DS. The latest installment in the 17
million unit-selling franchise, developed by Krome Studios (consoles
and Game Boy Advance) and Amaze Entertainment (DS), features voice
talent from Elijah Wood, David Spade and Gary Oldman.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061017/latu109.html?.v=67
http://www.spyrothedragon.com
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o Take-Two to Develop PSP Version of
"The Warriors"
New York - Video game publisher Take-Two Interactive's
Rockstar Games unit announced on Wednesday that it will develop a
PSP version of its game based on the 1979 cult film, "The Warriors."
The title is being developed at Rockstar Leeds and Rockstar Toronto
for release in North America and Europe in time for the holidays.
Separately, Take-Two's 2K publishing label said it shipped "Sid
Meier's Railroads" for PC to retailers. The game was developed by
Sid Meier's Firaxis Games, a unit of New York-based Take-Two.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/061018/20061018005224.html?.v=1
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/061018/20061018005220.html?.v=1
http://www.take2games.com
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Namco Bandai Ships "Eureka Seven Vol. 1: The New Wave"
Santa Clara, Calif. - Namco Bandai Games on Wednesday shipped
its "Eureka Seven Vol. 1: The New Wave" title for PlayStation 2 to
retailers. The game is based on the Cartoon Network Adult Swim
animated TV series, and was developed by Bandai Entertainment
Company.
http://www.namcobandaigames.com
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