London - A group of video game publishers that includes Atari and Codemasters is preparing to launch a legal campaign against illegal downloading in the U.K., similar to the route taken by the RIAA in the U.S. [more..]

Washington - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has indicated that it would not challenge a combination of video game publishers Electronic Arts and Take-Two Interactive, Reuters reported. [more..]

Seattle - After weeks of relative silence on the matter, Apple for the first time confirmed the existence of issues with 3G reception on its new iPhone 3G, telling the Associated Press the new 2.0.2 software update for the device "improved communication with 3G networks." [more..]

Foster City, Calif. - Sony Computer Entertainment America on Wednesday announced plans to introduce a new $500, 160GB PlayStation 3 bundle, as well as an updated version of its PSP handheld that will bring an improved LCD screen and built-in microphone. [more..]

Rockville, Md. - Hillcrest Labs announced on Wednesday that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Nintendo, over the motion-sensing controller and navigation interface display system of its Wii video game console. [more..]

San Francisco - Yahoo and Intel on Wednesday announced a partnership that will see them collaborate on the development of Web widgets that will bring interactive features to TV viewing. [more..]

Los Angeles - The president of troubled Japanese video game publisher Tecmo on Wednesday announced his resignation for "personal reasons," Kotaku reports. [more..]

San Diego - RoyaltyShare, a provider of digital royalty processing and content delivery services for the entertainment industry, announced on Wednesday that it has acquired Broad Street Digital, a unit of Arbinet, for an undisclosed sum. [more..]

New York - Media6Degrees, a provider of data and information and activity to marketers and advertisers from social networks, has raised $9 million in venture funding in a first round of venture capital, which was led by U.S. Venture Partners. [more..]

San Francisco - As users await Apple's own promised implementation of copy-and-paste functionality on the iPhone, independent developer Zac White has introduced OpenClip, a standard that can be used by iPhone application developers to enable copy-and-paste between their various applications, CNET News.com reported. [more..]

Los Angeles - Hulu, the online video-on-demand joint venture between NBC Universal and News Corp., attracted 3.2 million unique users and served up 105 million streams during the month of July, PaidContent reported, citing Nielsen VideoCensus data. [more..]

New York - Warner Music International has licensed its catalog for on-demand streaming on MusicMakesFriends, a European online music community. [more..]

New York - CD Baby, a unit of Disc Makers that operates a CD and download store for independent artists, on Wednesday announced a partnership with RightsFlow, a provider of online digital music licensing and royalty processing services for U.S. distributors. [more..]

Los Angeles - Control Room, a producer and distributor of concert webcasts and other entertainment content, announced on Wednesday that it will offer a range of free performances from the Virgin Mobile Festival on the website of partner MSN. [more..]