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o Sony BMG Recalls "Rootkit" CDs; Software Fix May Also Cause Problems
o CNET: Friendster Hires Bankers to Seek Buyers for Company
o IFPI Sues 2,100 Internet Song-Swappers in Europe
o Super-High-Speed College P2P Network i2Hub Shut Down
o U.S. Online Newspaper Readership Rises 11% in October
o Report: Online DVD Rental Market to Reach $3 Billion in 2009
o MTV to Air Week of Video Game-Themed Programs
o Microsoft to Support Over 200 Xbox Game Titles on Xbox 360 Console
o Maryland Public TV Gets $15 Million Grant to Develop Online Learning Games
o Online Games Platform Provider Game Trust Raises $9 Million
o French Auto Racing Site Racing-Live.com Raises $1.2 Million

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o MobiTV, Music Choice Provide Streaming Radio for Cingular Wireless
o Gizmondo Reports "Only Minor Sales" During U.K. Launch
o Finland First Country to Offer Nationwide Mobile TV Service
o Verizon to Sell Mobile Content for ABC's "Lost," "Desperate Housewives"
o Vodafone, Kamera Partner on Mobile TV in Sweden
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U.K.'s 3 Launches First Interactive Mobile TV Show
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Vodafone Licenses Intertrust's Mobile DRM

o Redbus to Use Cinea Anti-Piracy on BAFTA DVD Screeners
o eMusic Adds 25,000 Tracks from Dischord, Other Indie Labels
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All Media Guide Adds Music Videos from Singingfool.com
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Blinkx Adds Smithsonian Clips to Web Video Index
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Mercora Integrates P2P Radio Service with Google Talk
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Peer Impact 2.0 Adds Video Games to P2P Service
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Game Developer Capcom Launches Mobile Division in Los Angeles
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Disney Ships "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" Video Game
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Majesco Releases "Aeon Flux" for Consoles, "Infected" for PSP
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Electronic Arts Ships "Need for Speed Most Wanted" to Retailers
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Activision Releases "Tony Hawk's American SK8Land" for Nintendo DS
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Sony's "EyeToy: Operation Spy," "Kingdom of Paradise" Ship to Retailers
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Square Enix Releases "Dragon Quest VIII -- Journey of the Cursed King"
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D3Publisher Ships "Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi: Kaznapped" for Game Boy
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THQ Releases Music Soundtrack to "Destroy All Humans" Game
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o Sony BMG Recalls "Rootkit" CDs; Software Fix May Also Cause Problems

Washington - Sony BMG has announced that it will recall millions of CDs that contained anti-piracy software that can damage PCs, and offered to exchange copies purchased by consumers, USA Today reported. Sony said that more than 4 million copies of 20 albums featuring the software were manufactured, 2.1 million of which have already been sold. Citing data from security researcher Dan Kaminsky, The Washington Post reports that the controversial "rootkit" anti-piracy technology -- which Microsoft yesterday dubbed malicious software and began efforts to remove from Windows PCs -- is installed on more than half a million computer networks in at least 165 countries. The Sony BMG software, developed by First 4 Internet to prevent users from making unauthorized song copies, hides itself deep within a PC's operating system. The rootkit used to hide the anti-piracy software can be also utilized by virus writers to hide their tracks; trying to remove the software can also permanently damage a PC's ability to play CDs. Meanwhile, the San Jose Mercury News reports that security researchers have found that the patch Sony BMG posted to remove the offensive software may actually cause more problems than the rootkit itself. "The consequences of the flaw are severe,'' Princeton computer science professor Ed Felten and graduate student J. Alex Halderman wrote in a blog posting. "It allows any Web page you visit to download, install and run any code it likes on your computer."
http://tinyurl.com/7w7qh (USA Today)
http://blogs.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2005/11/researcher_sony.html
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/columnists/13174873.htm
http://www.sonybmg.com
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o CNET: Friendster Hires Bankers to Seek Buyers for Company

San Francisco - Social networking site Friendster has hired an investment banking firm to explore strategic options, including a possible sale of the company, CNET News.com reported on Tuesday, citing sources familiar with the matter. The company hired Santa Monica, Calif.-based Montgomery & Co. to help it seek prospective buyers. Company executives also reportedly sought a merger with Internet media firms earlier this year, with an asking price of $200 million -- a figure that has since dropped to $50 to $100 million. Meanwhile, Friendster rival MySpace.com -- whose traffic has risen 840% while Friendster's has fallen off by half -- was recently acquired by News Corp. for $580 million.
http://tinyurl.com/8oaon (CNET)
http://www.friendster.com
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o IFPI Sues 2,100 Internet Song-Swappers in Europe

London - The International Federation of Phonographic Industry (IFPI) announced that it has launched its largest wave of legal action against people suspected of illegally sharing music files on the Internet. The IFPI said its latest move would target more than 2,100 uploaders using peer-to-peer networks in 16 countries including France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland and the U.K. The group said that in previous actions, defendants have paid an average of $3,000 each to settle copyright infringement claims. Separately, the IFPI announced that legal U.K. single track music downloads reached more than 16.9 million for the first three quarters of 2005, compared with 2.7 million during 2004, while illegal downloads have dropped by 10% between 2003 (1.1 billion) and 2005 (900 million).
http://www.ifpi.org/site-content/press/20051115.html
http://tinyurl.com/8aylh (Reuters)
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o Super-High-Speed College P2P Network i2Hub Shut Down

San Francisco - A file-sharing network that operated on Internet2, the private, super-high-speed network utilized by universities and research institutions, has been shut down, CNET News.com reported. Launched in early 2004, the i2Hub network offered students on campuses that supported Internet2 lightning-quick downloads of movies, music and games. The site drew the ire of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in September, when it sued dozens of i2Hub users for copyright infringement; the RIAA and MPAA that same month would also join the Internet2 project, with a stated goal to collaborate on "innovative content distribution and digital rights management technologies, and to study emerging trends on high-performance networks to enable future business models." The founder of i2Hub, Wayne Chang, declined to comment on the network's closure for CNET News.com, citing "potential legal concerns." A note on the i2Hub website reads simply: "R.I.P. 03.14.2004 - 11.14.2005."
http://tinyurl.com/c8eh6 (CNET)
http://www.riaa.com/news/newsletter/090905.asp
http://www.i2hub.com
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o U.S. Online Newspaper Readership Rises 11% in October

New York - As the print circulation of newspapers continues to decline, traffic to their respective web sites is growing at a rapid pace, according to new research from Nielsen/NetRatings. During October, newspaper site traffic grew 11% to 39.3 million unique visitors, or one out of every four U.S. Internet users. The increase far exceeded the growth of the active Internet universe as a whole, which rose 3% from the previous year. Among newspaper readers, 22% said that they have shifted their readership preferences from offline to online sources. The majority of readers, 71%, still prefer print newspapers, while 7% divide their time evenly between the two sources. NYTimes.com was the top U.S. online newspaper site, with 11.4 million unique visitors in October, followed by USATODAY.com and WashingtonPost.com, with 10.4 and 8.1 million, respectively.
http://www.nielsen-netratings.com/news.jsp?section=new_pr
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o Report: Online DVD Rental Market to Reach $3 Billion in 2009

London - The online DVD rental market in the U.S. and Europe will exceed $1 billion and 6.3 million subscribers in 2005, growing to almost $3 billion by 2009, according to a report from London-based market research firm Screen Digest. More than 381 million rental DVDs will be delivered to U.S. customers in 2005 -- the lion's share to Netflix's 3.5 million subscribers -- while 45 million DVDs will be rented online in Europe. In the U.K., where online rentals from firms like Video Island already represent 10% of all rentals, online rentals are projected to account for half the market in 2009. In greater Europe, online rentals made up one-fiftieth of consumer spending in 2004, but are expected to grow to account for one-third of the rental market by 2009.
http://www.screendigest.com/reports/05onlinedvdrental/readmore/view.html
http://tinyurl.com/8khmm (Reuters)
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o MTV to Air Week of Video Game-Themed Programs

New York - Viacom's MTV announced on Tuesday that it will broadcast a large quantity of video game-themed programming during the week of November 20th, during its first "GameORZ Week." Coinciding with the release of Microsoft's next-generation Xbox 360 video game console, and most of the new game titles that will be available to holiday shoppers, MTV programming during the week will include video game-themed episodes of "TRL" and "True Life," in addition to a broadcast of the Cyberathlete Professional League World Tour Finals and a series of MTV News specials on gaming. The programs will be spread across MTV, MTV2, mtvU, mtvU Uber, MTV.com and MTV Overdrive. "Video games are at the forefront of our audience's daily lives just like music, fashion and movies," said MTV president Christina Norman. "'GameORZ Week' will be a multiplatform entertainment experience for gamers that will showcase the touch points where music, stars, and video games intersect with youth culture."
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/051114/nym262.html?.v=5
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o Microsoft to Support Over 200 Xbox Game Titles on Xbox 360 Console

Redmond, Wash. - Microsoft announced that it will offer special software for its forthcoming Xbox 360 video game console that will enable it to play 212 games for the original Xbox. The backwards compatibility will be achieved through a software emulator that may be downloaded through Microsoft's Xbox Live online gaming service, or via a software CD. Xbox 360 owners will have to opt for the more expensive model that includes a 20GB hard drive, on which the emulator software will be stored. Microsoft also said that in addition to the current list of supported Xbox titles, which includes "Halo," "Ninja Gaiden" and the "Grand Theft Auto" franchise, the company will continue to add more titles that can also be played on the new Xbox 360, which is slated for release on Nov. 22.
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/backwardcompatibilityqa.htm
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o Maryland Public TV Gets $15 Million Grant to Develop Online Learning Games

Owings Mills, Md. - Maryland Public Television (MPT) announced on Tuesday that it has been awarded a $15 million grant from the U.S. Dept. of Education, earmarked to create a series of digital learning games and simulations. The "Learning Games to Go" will be designed to help students in math, while also improving vocabulary and reading comprehension. MPT will collaborate with undetermined technology firms on the project, in addition to the Center for Technology in Education (CTE) and the Applied Physics Lab at Johns Hopkins University, The Education Arcade at MIT, and several Maryland school districts. The grant follows an earlier $10 million government grant that was partly used to create the educational portal Thinkport.org, which will be used as a distribution point for the games developed under the new grant.
http://tinyurl.com/cvg7n
http://www.mpt.org
http://www.thinkport.org
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o Online Games Platform Provider Game Trust Raises $9 Million

New York - Game Trust, a provider of infrastructure for premium online casual games, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $9 million in its second round of venture capital financing. TWJ Capital and NJTC Venture Fund led the investment round; Patriot Capital, CSK Ventures, Topspin Partners, Silicon Alley Venture Partners, Draper Associates and Elon Musk also participated. New York-based Game Trust's platform, used by gaming sites including Shockwave.com and MiniClip.com, adds avatars, chat, subscription, tournament and virtual merchandise models to online games. The company will use the proceeds to expand operations in North America and Europe, enter Asian markets, and expand the number of casual game titles it supports to over 150 by the end of 2006.
http://tinyurl.com/apu5j
http://www.gametrust.com
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o French Auto Racing Site Racing-Live.com Raises $1.2 Million

Paris - Racing-Live.com, a France-based auto-racing website, has raised $1.2 million in its third round of venture capital financing, according to a posting on the blog Swiss Ventures. French venture capital firms Ventech, LV Capital and Xange led the round. Swiss Ventures said Racing.Live.com planned to use the funds to develop its premium content and wireless data service for Formula 1 racing fans. To date, the company has raised a total of $11.7 million.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?P2E94192C
http://www.racing-live.com

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OVERVIEW
Last year 370+ attended Future of Television Forum, which included keynotes from Leslie Moonves (Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer, Viacom Inc.), Kathleen Dore (President, Entertainment Services, Rainbow Media ), and Lord David Currie (Chairman, Office of Communications (OFCOM), UK). This year's event is scheduled for November 18, 2005 at NYU's Stern School of Business.

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Jack Abernethy, Chief Executive Officer, Fox Television Stations
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Peilin Chou
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Greg Clayman
, Vice President, Wireless Strategy & Operations, MTV Networks
Lisa Coelho
, General Manager & Executive Director, GlobeCast WorldTV
Chris Crommett
, Senior Vice President, CNN en Espaņol
David Del Beccaro
, CEO & Founder, MusicChoice
Greg Demetriades
, CEO, Continental Vista Broadcasting Group
Tracy Dolgin
, President & CEO, YES Network
Lewis D'Vorkin
, Editor-in-Chief, AOL News & Sports
Stephen Friedman
, General Manager, mtvU
Bernard Gershon
, SVP & General Manager, ABC News Digital Media Group
Paul Gough
, Reporter, Television, The Hollywood Reporter
Andrew Heyward
, President, CBS News
Manish Jha
, SVP & GM, ESPN Mobile, ESPN, Inc.
Joseph Laszlo
, Research Director, Broadband & Wireless, Jupiter Research
Al Lieberman, Executive Dir., EMT Program, NYU Stern School of Business
Lydia Loizides
, Analyst / Principal, Paphion Inc.
Bob McIntyre
, SVP & CTO, Scientific-Atlanta
Bill Morningstar
, EVP, Media Sales, The WB
Alana Muller
, Director, Consumer Marketing, Sprint
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, EVP & Network General Manager, The Africa Channel
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, VP, Wireless, Major League Baseball Advanced Media
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o MobiTV, Music Choice Provide Streaming Radio for Cingular Wireless

Emeryville, Calif. - MobiTV, a provider of streaming TV and entertainment content for cell phones, announced that it has partnered with mobile network operator Cingular, and Music Choice, a provider of digital music channels to cable and satellite TV operators, to offer 40 channels of streaming music to Cingular subscribers. The MobiRadio service, which costs $6.99 per month, displays album art, song and artist information during playback, and will eventually enable subscribers to purchase ringtones and associated content through their phones.
http://tinyurl.com/cqrxo
http://www.mobitv.com
http://www.musicchoice.com
http://www.cingular.com/mobiradio
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o Gizmondo Reports "Only Minor Sales" During U.K. Launch
 
Jacksonville, Fla. -
Tiger Telematics, the parent company of Gizmondo, maker of the multi-functional handheld game device of the same name, revealed in a recent SEC filing that the game console recorded "only minor sales" in its first three months on sale in the U.K. GamesIndustry.biz reasoned that the company's stated $1.5 million in U.K. sales could amount to no more than 5,000 units sold. The device received a larger launch in the U.S. in October, however, and a sales spike claimed by Tiger is not included in the financial data.
http://biz.yahoo.com/e/051114/tgtl.pk10-q.html
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=13006
http://www.gizmondo.com
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o Finland First Country to Offer Nationwide Mobile TV Service

Helsinki -
The country of Finland has become the world's first to license a nationwide mobile TV service, with the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications announcing that it will begin accepting bids this week. Finland-based Nokia has tested a mobile TV service there, based on the DVB-H standard. The company's home country hopes to award the operating license based on DVB-H technology -- which would enable mobile TV in moving cars -- early next year.
http://tinyurl.com/b2bdk
http://tinyurl.com/9u5wd (Reuters)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/14/license_mobile_tv
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o Verizon to Sell Mobile Content for ABC's "Lost," "Desperate Housewives"

North Hollywood, Calif. - Verizon Wireless announced on Tuesday that mobile entertainment applications based on content from  ABC's "Desperate Housewives" and "Lost" TV series are now available for download to subscribers with handsets that support mobile TV. Premium content including behind-the-scenes images, character photo galleries, personalized profiles, fan message boards, e-cards, polls, series news, and show trivia will be available for an additional $2.99 per month on top of the $5 monthly charge for Verizon's Mobile Web 2.0 service. ABC is also selling episodes of the programs through Apple's iTunes Store for download to video iPod players.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/051115/20051115005279.html?.v=1
http://www.verizonwireless.com
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o Vodafone, Kamera Partner on Mobile TV in Sweden

Stockholm -
Swedish mobile TV provider Kamera announced on Tuesday that it has launched a live streaming mobile TV service with Vodafone Sweden. The Expressen 3G service, a joint venture with a Swedish tabloid, will offer sports and local news from Expressen, and international and entertainment news produced by Kamera.
http://www.expressen.se
http://www.kamera.com/press.shtml?2005111100 
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o U.K.'s 3 Launches First Interactive Mobile TV Show

London -
U.K. mobile network operator 3 has launched what it calls the world's first interactive mobile TV program. Viewers will be able to view and influence the plot of Channel 4's urban music drama "Dubplate Drama" using their mobile phones. Each 15-minute episode, co-produced by 3 and youth marketing group Livity, will conclude with a dilemma on which viewers will vote, with the next episode to begin with the most popular course of action as determined by viewers. 
http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/Nov2005/2203.htm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,1578273,00.html
http://www.livity.co.uk
http://www.dubplatedrama.tv
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o Vodafone Licenses Intertrust's Mobile DRM

Sunnyvale, Calif. -
Intertrust Technologies, a provider of digital rights management technology owned by Sony and Philips, announced that European mobile network operator Vodafone has licensed its technology that guards against piracy and manages rights for media content delivered to cell phones. "DRM is an important technology for protecting and managing content and will allow Vodafone to provide rich content services to its subscribers," said Guy Laurence, global terminal and consumer marketing director at Vodafone. "Intertrust's inventions are fundamental to the deployment of rich media services in the mobile space."
http://www.intertrust.com/main/news/2003_2005/051109_intertrust_vodafone.pdf
http://www.vodafone.com
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o Redbus to Use Cinea Anti-Piracy on BAFTA DVD Screeners

Reston, Va. -
Cinea, a unit of Dolby Laboratories that develops film anti-piracy technology, announced on Tuesday that European film distributor Redbus, a division of Lions Gate Entertainment, will use its technology on the DVD movie "screeners" it sends to voting members of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Cinea distributed special DVD players to BAFTA members, which are the only devices that can play the encrypted DVD screener copies of Redbus' "Good Night, and Good Luck" and "A Cock and Bull Story."
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/051115/20051115005818.html?.v=1
http://redbus.comsgrp.com
http://www.cinea.com
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o eMusic Adds 25,000 Tracks from Dischord, Other Indie Labels

New York -
Digital music subscription service eMusic announced on Tuesday that it has added over 25,000 songs from hundreds of independent-label bands to its library, through the signing of license agreements with labels including Dischord, New West Records, ECKO Records, singer Gillian Welch's Acony Records and Mike Patton's Ipecac Records. New York-based eMusic also announced a deal with Studio Distribution that will bring tracks from hundreds of mainly dance music record labels to its service, which now claims a library of nearly one million songs, and counts more than 3 million downloads monthly. 
http://www.emusic.com
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o All Media Guide Adds Music Videos from Singingfool.com

Haddon Heights, N.J. -
All Media Guide, a provider of informational databases on music, movies and video games, announced on Tuesday that its All Music Guide has partnered with Singingfool.com to add 7,000 music videos to its online music database.
http://www.singingfool.com
http://www.allmusic.com
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o Blinkx Adds Smithsonian Clips to Web Video Index

San Francisco -
Blinkx, a searchable index of Web video, announced on Tuesday that it has signed an agreement to include multimedia content from the Smithsonian in its online archive. The video includes virtual tours and other educational videos from the museum.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/051115/sftu108.html?.v=31
http://www.blinkx.tv  
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o Mercora Integrates P2P Radio Service with Google Talk

Santa Clara, Calif. -
lMercora, a peer-to-peer network of user-created streaming radio stations, announced on Tuesday that it has integrated its IM Radio service with Google Talk, the search giant's new IM/voice service. The partnership will allow Google Talk users to stream their buddies' music collections, and also provide access to other Mercora users' radio stations through Mercora Music Search.
http://tinyurl.com/au43a
http://gtalk.mercora.com
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o Peer Impact 2.0 Adds Video Games to P2P Service

Saratoga Springs, N.Y. -
Peer Impact on Tuesday announced the release of version 2.0 of its legal peer-to-peer file-sharing service, which adds a library of 1,000 video games that can be tried out, purchased and downloaded over the network. New York-based Peer Impact's network also features 1.5 million songs and 10,000 Internet radio stations
http://tinyurl.com/cr52b
http://www.peerimpact.com
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o Game Developer Capcom Launches Mobile Division in Los Angeles

Sunnyvale, Calif. -
Japanese video game publisher Capcom on Tuesday announced plans to establish a Los Angeles-based Mobile and Interactive Division. The company named Midori Yuasa as general manager and senior vice president of the new unit, which in the coming year plans to release mobile versions of Capcom titles including "1942," "Ghosts 'n Goblins," "Mega Man" and "Resident Evil."
http://tinyurl.com/829lh
http://www.capcom.com
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o Disney Ships "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" Video Game

Burbank, Calif. -
Disney's Buena Vista Games on Tuesday announced the release of its "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" title for PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance and the PC. The game is based on the classic novel by C.S. Lewis and the upcoming feature film from Walt Disney Pictures, which opens in theaters on Dec. 9.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/051115/20051115005588.html?.v=2
http://buenavistagames.go.com
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o Majesco Releases "Aeon Flux" for Consoles, "Infected" for PSP

Edison, N.J. -
Majesco Entertainment announced on Tuesday that it has shipped its "Aeon Flux" title for PlayStation 2 and Xbox to retailers. Developed by Terminal Reality, the game is based on the animated series created by Peter Chung, which aired on MTV and also spawned a feature starring Charlize Theron that opens on Dec. 2. Separately, New Jersey-based Majesco said it shipped its "Infected" title for Sony PSP, developed by Planet Moon Studios.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/051115/nytu071.html?.v=25
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/051114/nym055.html?.v=23
http://www.terminalreality.com
http://www.infected.com
http://www.majescoentertainment.com
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o Electronic Arts Ships "Need for Speed Most Wanted" to Retailers

Redwood City, Calif. -
Electronic Arts on Tuesday announced that it has shipped its "Need for Speed Most Wanted" title PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Xbox, GameCube, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance, PSP and the PC to retailers. The title was developed by EA Canada; a mobile version is set for release this winter. EA also released the PSP version of its "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" game.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/051115/20051115005597.html?.v=1
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/051115/20051115005998.html?.v=1
http://www.needforspeed.com
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o Activision Releases "Tony Hawk's American SK8Land" for Nintendo DS

Santa Monica, Calif. -
Activision on Tuesday shipped its "Tony Hawk's American SK8Land" title for Nintendo DS to retailers. Developed by Vicarious Visions, the title features multiplayer gaming through the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service for the DS.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/051115/latu116.html?.v=26
http://www.american-SK8Land.com
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o Sony's "EyeToy: Operation Spy," "Kingdom of Paradise" Ship to Retailers

Foster City, Calif. -
Sony Computer Entertainment America on Tuesday announced the release of "EyeToy: Operation Spy" for PlayStation 2. Created by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, the game uses the EyeToy USB camera accessory for PlayStation 2 to enhance gameplay. Separately, Sony said it shipped "Kingdom of Paradise," a PSP title developed by Climax Entertainment.
http://tinyurl.com/9hdrn
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/051115/sftu060.html?.v=35
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o Square Enix Releases "Dragon Quest VIII -- Journey of the Cursed King"

Los Angeles -
Japanese video game publisher Square Enix said on Tuesday that it has released its "Dragon Quest VIII -- Journey of the Cursed King" title for PlayStation 2. The company said its "Dragon Quest" franchise has to date sold over 40 million units worldwide.
http://tinyurl.com/8wl2q
http://www.square-enix.com
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o D3Publisher Ships "Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi: Kaznapped" for Game Boy

Los Angeles -
D3Publisher of America said on Tuesday that it has shipped its "Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi: Kaznapped" title for Nintendo Game Boy Advance. The game is based on the Cartoon Network original series that features the Japanese all-girl pop group.
http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/puffyamiyumi
http://www.d3p.us
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o THQ Releases Music Soundtrack to "Destroy All Humans" Game

Agoura Hills, Calif. -
Video game publisher THQ announced on Tuesday that the soundtrack to its "Destroy All Humans" game has shipped to retailers. Released on Lakeshore Records, the soundtrack was produced by Jason Bentley and features 50's songs like "Sh-Boom" and "Lollipop," in addition to modern tracks from Junkie XL and Meat Beat Manifesto.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/051115/latu044.html?.v=29
http://www.destroyallhumansgame.com
http://www.lakeshore-records.com
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o Visa Online Game Contest Sends Winners to 2006 Winter Olympics

San Francisco
- Credit card firm Visa on Tuesday launched an online game competition that will award winners from 23 countries with trips to the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin, Italy. The Visa Championships-Torino 2006 promotion will feature the online games "Bobsleigh," "Giant Slalom" and "Snowboard Cross."
http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/torino/index_uk.asp
http://www.visa.com/visachampionships

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