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Nomadix Spars Over Patent Suit With Guest-Tek

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Agoura-based Nomadix , which develops wireless and Internet gateway technology, which is in the midst of a patent fight with hotel entertainment company Guest-Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd. , has been ordered to provide up information on its patents as a result of a countersuit from Guest-Tek. READ MORE>>.

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Activision Brings Back Crash Bandicoot

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Crash Bandicoot was originally developed by LA-based Naughty Dog Entertainment, originally for Sony Computer Entertainment; Activision acquired the rights to Crash Bandicoot in 2008. All three games had originally been released starting around 1994. READ MORE>>.

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Xbox teams up with Tencent’s Honor of Kings maker TiMi Studios

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TiMi Studios, one of the world’s most lucrative game makers and is part of Tencent’s gargantuan digital entertainment empire, said Thursday that it has struck a strategic partnership with Xbox. Established in 2008 within Tencent, TiMi is behind popular mobile titles such as Honor of Kings and Call of Duty Mobile.

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Blizzard: World of Warcraft Cataclysm Sells 3.3M Copies In 24 Hours

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Irvine-based game developer Blizzard Entertainment reports this morning that its newest title, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, has sold 3.3 million copies of its November 2008 release of World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King. million copies through its first 24 hours of release.

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Rovi Plans To Sell CinemaNow

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The long, turbulent history of the video-on-demand technology developed by former Marina Del Rey-based CinemaNow continues today, after current owner Rovi Corporation said Thursday afternoon that it plans to pursue a sale of its Rovi Entertainment Stores business--the remains of CinemaNow.

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Rovi Plans To Sell Former CinemaNow Technology

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The long, turbulent history of the video-on-demand technology developed by former Marina Del Rey-based CinemaNow continues today, after current owner Rovi Corporation said Thursday afternoon that it plans to pursue a sale of its Rovi Entertainment Stores business--the remains of CinemaNow.

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Emotive Communications Acquired By Zad Mobile

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Emotive had raised over $13.95M in funding, and had itself acquired venture-backed Sennari Entertainment, a developer of loyalty programs for the mobile market, in 2008. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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