AUG. 20, 2007 • Director John Woo’s next film, The War of the Red Cliff, will spawn a companion MMORPG. The movie is scheduled for release in 2008 in two parts and revolves around an important 3rd Century battle that forms the centerpiece of the classic Chinese novel, Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Be.....

AUG. 19, 2007 • Paramount Home Video Home Video joined Universal Studios Home Video in backing the HD-DVD format exclusively. The Blu-ray format promoted by Sony Electronics has won exclusives with Fox Home Video, Lions Gate Entertainment, MGM Home Video, and Walt Disney Home Video. Warner Home Video re.....

AUG. 15, 2007 • The Wii is proving to be a boon to the motion-sensing component segment. Japanese newspaper Nikkei reports that Mitsumi Electric, which supplies Wi-Fi components and power chips to Nintendo Co. Ltd for use in the Wii, has experienced a five-fold increase in operating profit. In Italy, STMicroelectronics.....

AUG. 15, 2007 • Blizzard Entertainment is being sued in the Beijing High People’s Court by Founder Electronics Co Ltd. The latter alleges that Blizzard is infringing on its copyrighted fonts. Founder is China largest font supplier with hundreds of multi-language fonts widely used in that market. Blizzard is being accused .....

AUG. 14, 2007 • These are momentous days for Sony Computer Entertainment of America. In what is arguably the PlayStation 3’s largest market, the system has trolled in third place far behind Nintendo’s surprising Wii and Microsoft’s Xbox 360. Neither has the PlayStation Portable had an easy time. In addition to competing with the ascendant Nintendo DS, retailers and consumers have openly questioned the utility of the PSP as a movie-playback device, impairing the performance of UMD form.....

AUG. 10, 2007 • Vivendi Games promoted Xochilt Balzola-Widmann lead its European retail business as executive VP and general manager. She will be responsible for expanding Vivendi’s retail footprint in all European regions. Balzola-Widmann had previously been responsible for Central Europe alone. Be.....

AUG. 7, 2007 • Although it had been expected that Microsoft Games would announce a price reduction for the Xbox 360 at E3 in July, the decision was finally made nearly a month later. Effective immediately, the Xbox 360 Pro was reduced from $399 to $349; the Core model dropped to $279 f.....