New York - Research Firm NPD Group reports that the game console industry continues to see large growth year over year, with a 35 percent jump in sales for the year to date, and an impressive 48 percent jump in software sales alone, according to CNET.

Los Angeles - Intel Corp. is launching The Mass Animation project in which it will combine computer animation and social networking to produce an original animated short film. According to The Hollywood Reporter (THR), it will be produced and directed by Yair Landau, former vice chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment and president of Sony Pictures Digital.

Czech Republic - Czech portal Seznam is on the market, or at least the majority of it, and the price could reach as much as $900 million, writes Paid Content (PC) and refers to local reports.

Boston, MA - WeeWorld, a virtual world for kids, has entered into a strategic licensing agreement with FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) in North American and United Kingdom to develop new licensing products.

Reston, VA - Google’s web properties had more than 141 million unique visitors in July, making it the largest visited group of sites, placing Yahoo and Microsoft at second and third place, according to a fresh report from web analytics firm ComScore Media Metrix.

New York - Media6°, a provider of data and information and activity to marketers and advertisers from social networks, has raised $9 million in venture funding in a Series A round led by U.S. Venture Partners. The new funding comes in addition to seed funding from Contour Venture Partners, Coriolis Ventures, and a number of angel investors.

New York - Deutsche Telekom owned T-Mobile USA will be the first carrier to offer a mobile phone based on Google’s Android software. The company is aiming for a pre-holiday launch, maybe as early as October, according to a report in The New York Times citing unnamed sources.