• France-based Cyber-Groupe Animation has picked up French licensing and merch rights to CGI series Animalia from PorchLight Entertainment and Animalia Productions.
• Namco Bandai will release a limited version of Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm, exclusively for the Playstation 3 computer entertainment system. The game makes its US debut in November at a suggested retail price of US$69.99 and will be available at GameStop, Best Buy, GameCrazy, Amazon.com and other select retailers.