Online hit "Broken Saints" joins DVD canon (Reuters)

Reuters - The cult hit "Broken Saints," a graphic novel-style fantasy epic serialized over the Internet, will soon be available in retail stores on DVD.

Gates opens entertainment window (USATODAY.com)

USATODAY.com - Though Bill Gates is in town to tout his hot new Xbox 360 to the hordes in attendance at E3, his horizon extends to the Hollywood hills - and beyond. Video games are key, but the Microsoft chairman also has his hand in much of the behind-the-scenes wrangling over entertainment and the Internet.

Chris Stewart (L), Rando Hooper (C) and Jack King of the video game news and reviews web site bluealien.org make their way past video game advertisements at the annual E3 Convention at the Los Angeles Convention Center May 9, 2006. (Chris Pizzello/Reuters)

Video games' impact on US economy $18 bln: study (Reuters)

Reuters - The video game industry, which supported 144,000 full-time jobs and accounted for more than $8 billion in game sales in 2004, had an $18 billion impact on the U.S. economy that year, according to a new study to be released on Wednesday.

In this photo provided by XBOX, Jenny McCarthy reacts as she games with fans worldwide as part of the latest XBOX Live

Calif. man pleads guilty to Xbox tampering (Reuters)

Reuters - A co-owner of a Hollywood video game store that caters to celebrity clients on Wednesday pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to violate federal copyright laws by selling Xbox video game consoles modified to play pirated games.

A competitor takes part in a round of the computer game Warcraft III during the World Cyber Games in Singapore in this November 17, 2005 file photo. The parents of a 13-year-old Chinese boy who killed himself after playing Warcraft for 36 hours are suing the game

Parents sue game firm in China after son's suicide (Reuters)

Reuters - The parents of a 13-year-old boy who killed himself after playing a computer game for 36 hours are suing the game's licensed Chinese distributor for 100,000 yuan ($12,500), a Chinese newspaper reported on Thursday.

Peter Moore, corporate vice president of the Interactive Entertainment Business for Microsoft, at the 2006 E3 Expo in Los Angeles, May 10, 2006. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)

Microsoft banks on online service to hook gamers (Reuters)

Reuters - Microsoft Corp. is working to lengthen its lead in not-yet-profitable online console gaming to reel in new gamers and revenue as rivals just begin to lay out their plans to challenge the software giant.

New Sony service hints to PS3 strategy (Reuters)

Reuters - Sony Corp. (6758.T) has revealed little about its upcoming PlayStation 3 online service to rival Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox Live, but an upcoming offering from the Japanese giant's online game division may hint at its direction.

Parents' Day in the Sun (BusinessWeek Online)

BusinessWeek Online - Let's face it: Mom and Dad can do without a bouquet of flowers or necktie. For the upcoming Mother's Day and Father's Day holidays, give them a gift of financial peace of mind by making sure their finances are in order.

The founder of Livedoor Internet firm, Takafumi Horie, in January 2006. Japan

Subsidiary to sue Japan's Livedoor and founder (AFP)

AFP - Japan's scandal-hit Livedoor Internet firm was hit by the first lawsuit from a junior firm bearing its name, which is seeking multi-million dollar compensation.

An undated view of MySpace.com. Although originally aimed at 20-somethings interested in independent music, Web sites like MySpace.com, which is owned by News Corp, have attracted an enormous following among middle school students, and cultural theorists say it

As freedom shrinks, teens seek MySpace to hang out (Reuters)

Reuters - They paper their virtual walls with kittens and cartoon characters, give their address as Candyland, their age as 103 and announce they are yearning for true love.

Dirty Harry feels lucky as videogame (Reuters)

Reuters - Clint Eastwood is contributing his voice and likeness to a videogame version of Harry Callahan, the iconic character he portrayed in five "Dirty Harry" movies.

Tiffany Lang, a spokesmodel for video game maker Activision, waits for visitors at the 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, May 10, 2006. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)

Video game "booth babes" forced to cover up (Reuters)

Reuters - Missing: scantily-clad females hawking the latest in electronic toys for the boys.

Blackberry devices are used in Los Angeles March 3, 2006. Research In Motion Ltd. said on Thursday it will soon roll out its BlackBerry wireless e-mail service in mainland China with China Mobile Ltd., which has two-thirds of the Chinese market and is the world

RIM set to roll out BlackBerry to mainland China (Reuters)

Reuters - Research In Motion Ltd. said on Thursday it will soon roll out its BlackBerry wireless e-mail service in mainland China with China Mobile Ltd. (0941.HK), which has two-thirds of the Chinese market and is the world's biggest mobile carrier by number of subscribers.

Employees of NTT DoCoMo show off 8 models of new FOMA 9 series handsets in Tokyo Thursday, May 11, 2006. Teamed up with the Microsoft Corp. the new 3G handsets are able to play music downloaded to a PC from more than 100 online music services. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Microsoft sides with Nintendo in fight vs Sony (Reuters)

Reuters - Microsoft Corp. sided with rival Nintendo Co. Ltd. (7974.OS) on Wednesday in the fight to unseat video game leader Sony Corp.(6758.T), saying many consumers will choose to buy both of their machines for the price of one PlayStation 3.

Nintendo may not launch Game Boy Advance sequel (Reuters)

Reuters - Nintendo Co. Ltd. (7974.OS) may not launch a new version of its wildly popular Game Boy Advance portable game player so it can focus on the latest hit hand-held machine, the DS.

Sprint gets antitrust nod for UbiquiTel deal (Reuters)

Reuters - Sprint Nextel Corp. has received U.S. antitrust clearance to acquire its wireless affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. for about $1 billion, U.S. officials said on Thursday.

Edward C. Baig: Personal Tech - Camp for HD DVD players strikes first (USATODAY.com)

USATODAY.com - In the war over the future of DVD formats, the HD DVD camp struck first. Toshiba has started selling two players in the USA, a $500 model, plus the $800 HD-XA1 unit I've been testing. It's an impressive piece of work. Still, I'd wait to sort things out before rushing to buy. Rival Blu-ray players are expected by summer.

Amended French copyright bill gives Apple a break (Macworld.com)

Macworld.com - The French Senate approved a new copyright bill Wednesday, but amended it to soften a requirement for digital music vendors such as Apple Computer to open up their DRM (digital rights management) technologies to competitors.

Russian technician test computers at the International Press-centre in Saint-Petersburg, in May 2003. Russian lawmakers said the use of foreign software by Russian government agencies and state-owned installations threatens the country

Foreign software a threat to national security: Russian lawmakers (AFP)

AFP - The use of foreign software by Russian government agencies and state-owned installations threatens the country's national security and should be banned, Russian lawmakers said.

Chris Langham charged over Internet child porn (Reuters)

Reuters - Award-winning comedy actor Chris Langham has been charged with 15 counts of making indecent images of children, Kent police said on Thursday.

Chief Executive of Yahoo Terry Semel is seen in Las Vegas January 6, 2006. Yahoo Inc. said on Thursday it was seeking the government

Yahoo turns to Washington for help on China (Reuters)

Reuters - Yahoo Inc. said on Thursday it was seeking the government's help in urging China to allow more media freedom, after reports linking information it gave to Chinese authorities with the jailing of a dissident.

Laura Croft model Karima Adebibe(L) signs copies of the Tomb Raider Legend video game

Fusion of Hollywood films and video games at premier trade show (AFP)

AFP - Hollywood glamour and video game thrills united to entrance the thousands of hard-core gamers that crammed the world's premier computer trade show here.

European Union flags are seen outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels June 17, 2005. The Internet governing body

EU executive slams "interference" in sex site vote (Reuters)

Reuters - The Internet governing body's decision to reject a new .xxx Internet domain for porn sites is a clear case of U.S. political interference in the Web's governance, the European Commission said on Thursday.

Berry Battle: BlackBerry Coming to China (AP)

AP - The company behind the BlackBerry on Thursday said it will launch its mobile e-mail service in China, where it already has homegrown competition: the Redberry.

Baidu launches self-censoring 'Chinese Wikipedia' (AFP)

AFP - China's biggest Internet search engine Baidu has launched a self-censoring online encyclopedia modelled on the US-based website Wikipedia, which is blocked by Beijing.

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