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'Marvel: Avengers Alliance' Coming to Facebook

bitelchux — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:53:16 +0000

Upcoming social game represents the publisher's first big foray in that space since being acquired by Disney. With the big Avengers movie coming up this summer, we're reaching a point where it will be almost impossible to escape Marvel's super team of heavy hitters. Case in point: sometime early this year, developer Playdom will be releasing [...]
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JAKKS Pacific Secures Licensing Agreement with Marvel for Super Hero Squad™ Plush and Skill & Action Games

bitelchux — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:53:16 +0000

Leading U.S. toymaker JAKKS Pacific, Inc. announced today an exclusive licensing agreement with Marvel Entertainment, LLC to manufacture, distribute and market a line of plush products based on Marvel Super Hero Squad that ties into the new Marvel virtual online world, HeroUp.com.
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Marvel: Avengers Alliance brings Marvel and Disney to Facebook games

bitelchux — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:53:16 +0000

Disney begins its inevitable assault on Facebook through its subsidiary Marvel, with the upcoming Q1 release of Marvel: Avengers Alliance , a new game for the platform developed by Playdom. It's a "combat role playing game experience with dozens of familiar Marvel superheroes and villains to be collected," in which players can train their stable of Marvel superfolks to upgrade their abilities …
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Marvel wins NYC dispute over Ghost Rider rights

bitelchux — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:53:16 +0000

Comic book publisher Marvel Entertainment owns the rights to the Ghost Rider character in the fiery form that originated in the early 1970s, a federal judge ruled Wednesday as she rejected the claims
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Disney XD to Launch Marvel Universe, a Dedicated Marvel Programming Block

bitelchux — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:53:16 +0000

Disney XD will launch Marvel Universe, a dedicated Marvel programming block, with the new series Ultimate Spider-Man as its centerpiece, on Sunday, April 1, it was announced today by Gary Marsh, President and Chief Creative Officer, Disney Channels Worldwide at the Television Critics Association Press Tour in Pasadena, California.
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'Marvel: Avengers Alliance' Brings The Gang To Your Facebook

bitelchux — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:53:16 +0000

The "Avengers" hype train is pulling out of the station, and while production photos are slowly making their way out every week, Marvel is hoping to put the superhero vibe in your social network. If you're tired of cultivating turnips, or writing your name with corn, or whatever it is one does with "FarmVille," an [...]
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PR: Disney XD to Launch Marvel Universe, a Dedicated Marvel Programming Block on April 1, 2012

bitelchux — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:53:16 +0000

– DISNEY XD TO LAUNCH MARVEL UNIVERSE, A DEDICATED MARVEL PROGRAMMING BLOCK — New Animated Series "Ultimate Spider-Man" to Premiere — Disney XD will launch Marvel Universe, a dedicated Marvel programming block, with the new series… Read More –
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‘Ultimate Spider-Man’ Premieres on Disney XD April 1, Kicks Off New Marvel Block

bitelchux — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:53:16 +0000

Marvel animation fans are probably well aware G4 has been running anime-inspired cartoons featuring the X-Men, Iron Man and, starting this week, Blade, on Friday nights. However, based on the time slot alone, it's pretty obvious those shows are skewed to an audience slightly older than kids. Lest we forget, Marvel's a Disney company now, so it seems like a no-brainer for the Mouse to air some …
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'Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3' Gets The 'Brawler' Costume Back

bitelchux — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:53:16 +0000

Costumes for characters with muscles. If you're the type of person into dressing up your fighting game characters in nifty canonical/alternate continuity costumes (and you can count me among those ranks), then Capcom would like to offer you some video game people clothes for Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and their recently-released "Brawler" pack. This is [...]
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‘Ghost Rider’ Belongs to Marvel, Not Creator, U.S. Judge Says

bitelchux — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:53:16 +0000

Walt Disney Co.’s (DIS) Marvel Entertainment won a second challenge over the ownership of its comic book characters, with a New York judge dismissing claims from the creator of “Ghost Rider” of copyright infringement.
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