AFP - Ubisoft said Tuesday it has bought Canadian special effects studio Hybride Technologies in a move that will wed the French firm's hot videogames with Hollywood films.

Reuters - Activision Inc shareholders approved a deal on Tuesday to merge with French telecommunications and media group Vivendi SA's games unit, creating a public company called Activision Blizzard.

Reuters - "Guitar Hero" won't be the only music videogame to launch its sequel in time for the holidays.

Reuters - Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc said on Tuesday it complied with a regulator's request for more information on its Take-Two Interactive Software Inc bid, moving a step closer to buying its rival.

AFP - Videogame colossus Electronic Arts has said an online Scrabble game customized for Facebook will be released this month to challenge the popular unauthorized version Scrabulous.

Reuters - Let the games begin.

Reuters - Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc said on Tuesday it has complied with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's request for additional information related to its takeover offer for rival Take-Two Interactive Software .

Reuters - Japanese videogame maker Square Enix Co Ltd said on Tuesday it had launched its first game for Apple Inc's iPod, broadening its target hardware to the top-selling media player.

AFP - A bomb explodes in a busy shopping street, leaving injured shoppers requiring rapid assistance -- thankfully it is only on a computer screen, but it has a deadly serious purpose.

Reuters - Let the games begin.