More Articles By Ben Fritz of Variety

• Game companies prep for holidays
  NOV. 6 | FROM VARIETY: Activision Blizzard perseveres, THQ dips More
  
• Geffen departs from DreamWorks
  OCT 29 | FROM VARIETY: Studio reports strong summer-quarter earnings More
  
• Sony recalls LittleBigPlanet
  OCT. 20 | FROM VARIETY: Release delayed over controversial song More
  
• Universal game for mouse Tale
  OCT. 10 | FROM VARIETY: Studio makes first videogame bid More
  
• Take-Two set to stay independent
  OCT. 3 | FROM VARIETY: Stock plummets after EA declines to raise bid More
  
• Snyder game for EA joystick stint
  SEPT. 29 | FROM VARIETY: 300 director takes on videogames More
  
• DreamWorks toons stay put
  SEPT. 29 | FROM VARIETY: Animation arm sees huge results at Paramount More
  
• Dark Knight on top for fourth week
  AUG. 11 | VARIETY BOX OFFICE REPORT: The Dark Knight staged a comeback Saturday to emerge victorious for the fourth straight frame, while some surprisingly durable holdovers continued to find traction in the middle of the top 10 pack. More
  
• EA developing Godfather II game
  AUG. 11 | FROM VARIETY: All except Pacino to appear in February sequel More
  
• Hero helps double Activision profits
  AUG. 1 | FROM VARIETY: Videogame bolsters company's strong quarter More
  
• Motion Picture Assn. going viral
  JULY 25 | FROM VARIETY: MPAA developing Web site devoted to movies More
  
• Games Wanted for Universal
  JULY 22 | FROM VARIETY: Studio jumps on joystick adaptations More
  
• Teen pics kickstart Paramount game plan
  JULY 22 | FROM VARIETY: Clueless , Mean Girls , Pretty in Pink in slate More
  
• Bungie flap cancels Halo E3 press
  JULY 17 | FROM VARIETY: Dispute with Microsoft stops announcements More
  
• Disney divides videogame unit
  JULY 11 | FROM VARIETY: Hopper, Yanover, Merrifield to run operations More
  
• Ubisoft drives Hybride
  JULY 9 | FROM VARIETY: Videogame publisher continues expansion More
  
• Sony's wooing Hollywood for PS3
  JUNE 26 | FROM VARIETY: Video download service set for summer More
  
• NBC Universal thinks 'Big' videogames
  JUNE 10 | FROM VARIETY: Equity Fund, GMT purchase online gaming site More
  
• Digital divide at Disney ends
  JUNE 6 | FROM VARIETY: Internet, videogame units merged into IMG More
  
• GTA IV on Xbox outsells PS3
  MAY 16 | FROM VARIETY: Grand Theft Auto IV was huge, but it didn't have the ripple effect that the videogame biz was hoping for. More