Zynga, the social game company, will be launching its first real-money games ZyngaPlusPoker and ZyngaPlusCasino for players in the U.K. in partnership with bwin.party, one of the largest and most reputable real money gaming operators worldwide. Read More

The Wall Street Journal reports that Brett Ratner, Director of the Rush Hour franchise, is set to produce a half-hour animated television show based on Zynga’s popular social game Farmville. . Read More

Irish games developer Digit Game Studios announced that it has secured $2.5 million in Series A funding. Delta Partners led the investment with $2.1 million and the remaining of the funds came from ACT Venture Capital. Read More

Bringing buckets of digital blood to Christmas festivities, fans who pre-order 345 Games’ "Deadliest Warrior: Ancient Combat" from GameStop will receive two full bonus episodes of its sibling television program, Spike TV's hit series "Deadliest Warrior.". Read More

Los Angeles – Gemstar-TV Guide International, a provider of electronic program guides for digital TV services, on Monday announced the formation of a new cross-platform product development and technology group. Los Angeles-based Gemstar said it hired Replay TV co-founder Steve Shannon to head the new group, which will work to expand the company's television listings onto other digital platforms.http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060123/20060123005448.html?.v=2 http://www.gemstartvguide.com