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RealArcade, GameHouse 250 Million Downloads. But Who’s Counting?
RealNetworks says that its RealArcade service and GameHouse Studios surpassed more than 250 million casual game downloads. The company also said that the number of games downloaded each week has soared to over 3 million due to recent global expansion and the addition of new distribution partners. “The popularity of [...]
Fender, Napoleon Dynamite in Dance-off
In an interesting effort to cross-promote its properties, 20th Century Fox has launched a web site that features a dance competition between the animated Fender character from Robots and the title character in the Fox Searchlight indie sensation, Napoleon Dynamite. Directed by Chris Wedge (Ice Age), Robots hits the big [...]
Guy, Cat, Fish Rip Movies Online
Here’s an update for those of you who followed our Third Annual Animation Magazine Pitch Party. For those unfamiliar with the event, the Pitch Party is an opportunity to advertise new show ideas in the pages of the magazine and compete for the chance to pitch to influential people in [...]
New Madagascar Trailer Online
With both Shrek 2, and Shark Tale vying for the Best Animated Feature Oscar in a couple of weeks, the toon studio at DreamWorks has released another look at the upcoming adventure/comedy, Madagascar. The new trailer is now online at http://movies.yahoo.com/movies/feature/madagascar.html. Madagascar is directed by Tom McGrath, Eric Darnell and [...]
Sky Kingdom Studio Says "Pay Whatever"
Sunrise Prods., the South African animation studio which produced the 2003 stop-motion "junkmation" feature film, The Legend of Sky Kingdom, is trying a truly unique online marketing strategy. Through its website, www.sunrisecorporation.net, the company is selling DVDs of the film, along with books and a soundtrack CD, for whatever the [...]
DreamWorks’ Gromit Joins Kennel Club
As he gears up for his big-screen debut, the canine half of Aardman Animation’s popular clay-animated team, Wallace and Gromit, is taking some time to help out with the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. The partnership with DreamWorks Animation SKG marks the first time in Westminster’s history that the dog [...]
Magic Roundabout Launched Online
Forty years after it debuted on TV in the U.K., The Magic Roundabout is back with a CG-animated feature set for theatrical release in the U.K. and France in February. A trailer for the film and more can be found at www.the-magic-roundabout.com. The site was created and launched by creative [...]
Wallace & Gromit Sneak Online
A three-minute behind-the-scenes peek at the upcoming Wallace and Gromit movie from Aardman Animation and DreamWorks Animation has popped up at www.ifilm.com. Viewers can check out brief clips from the film, a look at the animation process and interview snippets with director Nick Park and voiceover co-stars Helena Bonham-Carter and [...]
Prism, Nick Unleash Bin Weevils on Europe
In an agreement with Nickelodeon Europe, children’s and youth media company Prism Ent. and Nickelodeon U.K. are rolling out their online kids’ environment, Bin Weevils, in new territories. Kids visiting the websites of Nickelodeon channels in Sweden, Italy and Spain will soon be able to join in the comedy-driven animated [...]
Roger Moore Plays Santa for UNICEF
You just gotta love Roger Moore. After playing James Bond on the big screen, the accomplished British actor has shown up on the web, trading in his Astin Martin for a red sleigh as Santa Claus in an animated short produced in support of UNICEF. The Internet exclusive, titled The [...]
‘Star Trek’ Beams...
Paramount’s Star Trek Into Darkness landed on top of the domestic box office...
Universal Releases New Clip...
Universal has released the first clip from Illumination’s eagerly anticipated...
