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July 22, 2008 -- GameTap, the first-of-its-kind broadband entertainment network from Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., announced today a long-term partnership with THQ Inc. that includes worldwide subscription play and digital download rights for a wide selection of the publisher's games for Windows PC. Additionally under the new agreement, some THQ games will also be made available for free play on GameTap's ad-supported website GameTap.com.

"We are excited to be adding THQ's roster of top content to GameTap," said Ricardo Sanchez, vice president of content and creative director for GameTap. " With this new deal, subscribers and website visitors will enjoy great games from THQ, including Company of Heroes and Red Faction."    » read more »

Nickelodeon's 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' Hits All-Time Series High

NEW YORK, July 22, 2008 -- Nickelodeon's Avatar: The Last Airbender ended its third season with a "b-Aang," scoring the series' highest ratings ever, and earning the number-one spot on broadcast and basic cable television for the week with kids and tweens.

The two-hour season-three finale, Sozin's Comet (Sat., July 19, 8 p.m. ET/PT), wrapped up a week of new, half-hour Avatar episodes (Mon-Tues., Thurs.-Fri., 8 p.m. ET/PT), including a one-hour TV movie mid-week, Avatar: Boiling Rock (Wed. July 16, 8 p.m. ET/PT).

Ratings highlights for Nick's Avatar week include:    » read more »

'An Exploration of Online Casual Gaming' Finds Strong Emotional and Physical Engagement with Online Games Across Nearly Every Age Group

NEW YORK, July 22 -- Online casual gaming holds an exclusive place in the lives of gamers' of nearly all ages because it is both emotionally and physically engaging, according to MTV Networks' new study: "An Exploration of Online Casual Gaming."    » read more »

Dave Williams Named Senior Vice President and General Manager, Games Group; Kyra Reppen Tapped as Senior Vice President and General Manager, Virtual Worlds Group

NEW YORK, June 17, 2008 -- To provide its audiences with more innovative gaming and virtual world experiences, Nickelodeon Kids and Family Group has formed new Games and Virtual Worlds Groups. Dave Williams will run the Games Group and Kyra Reppen will lead the Virtual Worlds Group, both under the title of Senior Vice President (SVP) and General Manager (GM). The announcements were made by Steve Youngwood, Executive Vice President, Digital Media, to whom Williams and Reppen report.    » read more »

Neopets Puzzle Adventure Coming for Nintendo(R) Platforms and PC This Winter

SAN MATEO, Calif. and LOS ANGELES, June 3, 2008 -- Capcom(R) Entertainment, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, and Nickelodeon(R) Kids and Family Group's Neopets(R), the most engaging tween virtual world on the internet, announced today a partnership to develop a new multi-platform puzzle adventure game, Neopets Puzzle Adventure (working title), for the Wii(TM), Nintendo DS(TM) and PC this holiday season. Based on the deep storylines of Neopets, Neopets Puzzle Adventure is a new puzzle game being developed by Capcom and Infinite Interactive, developers of Puzzle Quest(TM).    » read more »

Legendary Mod-Making Contest with More than $1 Million in Cash and Prizes to Spark Game Development

Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group Serves Up More Gaming Across Its Digital Properties in 2008 with 1,600 New Games, Game Development Tools and Gaming Websites

NEW YORK, March 18, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- With more than 80% of its audience gaming online, Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group continues to provide its demos with premium gaming experiences across its entire digital portfolio. Nickelodeon Kids and Family Group's digital sites, which reach 20 million game players monthly (according to comScore Media Metrix, January 2008, US only), are adding 1,600 new games to an existing library of 5,000 games, along with new tools for users to build their own games and several demographic-focused gaming sites.    » read more »