• Disney gurus mix movies, electronics to create new toys (USA Today)
• Jurassic Park author, Michael Crichton, dies at 66 (New York Times)
• KB Toys slashes prices (Boston.com)
• Financial turmoil becomes Christmas gift for Walmart (International Herald Tribune)
• European toy industry seen bucking economic downturn (Guardian)
• Should Disney buy Electronic Arts? (Wired)
• Survey: Walmart is number one for videogame sales (e-gear)
• Iron Man boosts Marvel’s earnings (Variety)
• Viacom Q3 earnings decline 37% (Associated Press)
• Report: Yahoo, Google rejigger ad deal (San Francisco Business Journal)
• Video games promoted in fight against childhood obesity (Canada.com) • Disney’s pixie dust won’t boost earnings (Forbes)
• Good Grief! New Peanuts video released online (Associated Press)
• School still rules at the box office (Variety)
• Will Facebook start charging for its services? (Slate)
• Videogame maker weighing down Viacom (New York Times)
• Is Disney considering job cuts? (Reuters)
• Giant Lego man appears on beach (BBC)
• EA lowers forecasts and cuts workers (New York Times)
• Geeky Jack-o-Lanterns (Wired)
• Nintendo cuts profit forecasts despite Wii and DS success (Bloomberg)
• Atari picks up Ghostbusters (Variety)
• Media market won’t soon rebound (AdvertisingWeek)
• Studies claim videogame players enjoy richer, better lives (The Tech Herald)
• Sony’s profits nose-dive (Forbes)
• Robert Downey Jr. signs mega-deal with Marvel (Variety)
• Want to know where to launch a new product? (AdvertisingAge)
• Holiday shoppers planning to make a list and check it twice, according to NRF survey (National Retail Federation)
• Price pressure hits packaged goods (AdverstingAge)
• Paramount and Efron look to cash in with new Footloose (Variety)
• Walmart to slow store openings (Chicago Tribune)
• Trendwatching 101 – top 15 questions and answers on reading the zeitgeist (TrendWatching.com)
• High School Musical 3 rules the box office (Variety)
• Target slows store openings, looks to boost sales (Reuters)
• David Geffen leaves DreamWorks (New York Times)
• A new game for Super Mario’s maestro (Wall Street Journal)
• High School Musical 3 vs. Saw V this weekend at the box office (Variety)
• Yo Gabba Gabba: A big pile of sweet-minded silliness for all (Advertising Age)
• The Way We Work is cool anatomy for kids (Wired)
• Videogame makers bank on sequels (MSNBC)
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