Cupertino, Calif. - Apple (NASD: AAPL) has served up more than 60 million applications for the iPhone and iPod touch since the company opened its App Store a month ago, netting the company about $30 million, or an average of $1 million a day, chief executive Steve Jobs told The Wall Street Journal. "This thing's going to crest a half a billion soon. Who knows, maybe it will be a $1 billion marketplace at some point in time," Jobs said.

At the current rate, the company is on track to see $360 million in annual App Store sales.

San Francisco - Greystripe, a distributor of free, ad-supported mobile games, on Tuesday announced a deal to offer free mobile games from Sega. Three Sega titles will initially be offered on GameJump.com and through Greystripe partners, to include "Sonic Jump," "Afterburner II" and "Golden Axe."

Tokyo - Japanese video game developer Sega announced on Wednesday that its "Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games" title for Nintendo Wii and DS has sold five million copies worldwide in just over three months. The game features familiar Sega and Nintendo characters competing in a variety of Olympic events.

San Francisco - Sega of America released a version of its "Sonic the Hedgehog" title for Apple's iPod nano with video, iPod classic and the fifth generation iPod. The game, which has sold more than 45 million copies since 1991, is available from the iTunes Store for $4.99.

Winston-Salem, N.C. - GET Interactive, the developer of an ad platform that lets consumers buy products placed in entertainment content, on Wednesday announced deals with Universal Music Group and Sega of America. North Carolina-based GET Interactive's technology links viewers of Web-enabled video content to brands and products featured in the content. The company will begin providing links on music videos from Universal's Interscope, Geffen and A&M labels this year, and is working with Sega on a wider array of placements in a new game title being developed.

San Francisco - Japanese game developer Sega has announced plans to publish two titles based on VIZ Media's anime series "Bleach," which appears in the U.S. on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. "Beach: Shattered Blade" is in development for the Nintendo Wii, while "Bleach: The Blade of Fate" will be released for the DS.

ROO Group Inc., a provider of online video solutions for content owners, advertisers and Web sites, today announced the appointment of Simon Bax, Stephen Palley, and Scott Ackerman to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. The additions increase the size of ROO's Board to six members, including four independent directors. The new board members join current members Robert Petty, Chairman and CEO, ROO Group; Robin Smyth, Executive Director, ROO Group and Doug Chertok, an independent director.
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Taipei, Taiwan - GigaMedia, an operator of online games in Asia, said on Wednesday that it has acquired a license from Japan's Sega to operate the massively multiplayer online game "Phantasy Star Universe" in Taiwan and Hong Kong. The previous installment in the franchise was a top-seller in Japan; the forthcoming version is slated to launch in late 2007.

New York - Comic book publisher Marvel Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it has expanded its agreement with Japanese game developer Sega, to include the rights to develop and publish games based on Captain America, The Incredible Hulk and Thor. The deal follows on Sega's creation of an "Iron Man" game, slated to be released alongside the film next May. All of the new franchises will see games released alongside feature films, with "The Incredible Hulk" coming first in June 2008.

Tokyo - Japanese game developers Sega and Nintendo announced on Wednesday that they are collaborating on a joint title, "Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games." Featuring renditions of the official venues of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, the game for Nintendo Wii and DS will be published in the fall of 2007 by Sega across Europe and North America, and by Nintendo in Japan.

San Francisco - Japanese game developer Sega announced on Tuesday that it is developing a title based on "The Golden Compass," the first book in author Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy and forthcoming movie from New Line Cinema. Sega said Shiny Entertainment is developing the game for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PSP, Nintendo Wii and the PC, while A2M is creating the Nintendo DS version. The game is scheduled for release in the fall, while the movie debuts in theaters on Dec. 7.

San Francisco - Sega of America on Tuesday shipped its "Virtua Fighter 5" title for PlayStation 3 to retailers in North America. The latest installment in the fighting game franchise was developed by Japan's AM R&D Department #2.

San Francisco - Sega of America announced that it has shipped its "Sonic the Hedgehog" title for PlayStation 3 to North American retailers. Developed by Sega's Sonic Team, the next-generation installment of the company's flagship franchise will offer downloadable content like new missions via the online capabilities of the PlayStation 3.

Redmond, Wash. - Nintendo of America on Wednesday announced the roster of titles for its Wii video game console that are slated for release during the first quarter of 2007. The list includes the Nintendo-developed "Wii Play," similar to the "Wii Sports" title that ships with the console, as well as titles from Ubisoft ("Prince of Persia: Rival Swords," "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"); Sega ("Sonic and the Secret Rings"); Eidos ("Bionicle Heroes"); and Electronic Arts ("The Godfather: Blackhand Edition," "SSX Blur," "Medal of Honor Vanguard"). The company added that it now offers 42 classic titles for download to the Wii via its Virtual Console service, and will release "Mario Kart 64" on the service next week.