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Ubisoft's digital strategy is not about making money from games on Facebook. It's about trying to build brand loyalty and an interlinked experience. The success of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and CSI: Fatal Conspiracy is at stake.

After the success of virtual pets, farms and gang warfare, social network gaming is moving up to the next level. With FIFA Superstars, Facebook users can train and manage football teams and build stadiums. And there are no hooligans.

It's official: The Beatles will soon make their digital debut on the Xbox 360, Play Station 3 and Nintendo Wii. MTV Games has announced a 9 September launch date for the Fab Four's interactive adventure, to be titled The Beatles: Rock Band.

Leicester Square was once the place for top film premieres. But the video game is striking back. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was shown to a crowd of designer-dressed celebrities. Is this the beginning of the end of the film industry?

There'll be a "Pandora-pedia" and a lot of material for people to learn more about the planet James Cameron has created for his 3-D epic, Avatar. University of Southern California professor Paul Frommer has even invented a new language for the film.

They fought a gaming Cold War for decades: Mario was the mascot of the Nintendo empire, while Sega fought back with Sonic the Hegdehog. But the rivalry has ended for the Winter Olympics. Mario and Sonic are the mascots of the Vancouver video game.

Video games are becoming an essential part of the holidaymaking experience at sea. Nintendo's Wii consoles can now be found on board many cruise liners.