Marvel Enterprises has inked a deal with video game manufacturer Electronic Arts to develop a series of fighting games pitting Marvel superheroes against characters developed by Electronic Arts.

Despite the cancellation of ACTOR Presents: Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk #1 due to 'difficulties over timing and production,' Marvel has paid ACTOR in full for the book.

Marvel has hired David Maisel, at one time the Director of Corporate Development and Strategic Planning at Disney, as President and COO of Marvel Studios.

Marvel Enterprises Inc. announced the appointment of Ames Kirshen as Manager of Game Development, a new position at Marvel where Kirshen will serve as 'an in-house Executive Producer and creative liaison' for Marvel's interactive licensees and game developers.

The Return of the King dominated the box office for the third straight weekend with an estimated total of $30,750,000.

Variety is reporting that DC Comics has ended a 'seven month search for its 'man in Hollywood'' by plucking Gregory Noveck out of producer Joel Silver's TV production staff and giving him the newly minted position of Senior VP, Creative Affairs.

Marvel has confirmed to ICv2 the launch of six new titles for March 2004.

Marvel has opened the books on its relationship with the mysterious Toy Biz Worldwide, Ltd.

In a cover-flagged article in the current issue of Barron's , Jacqueline Doherty reports on the substantial percentage of investors that are expecting Marvel's share price to decline, and why.

The DVD and VHS versions of Fox's X2: X-Men United film totaled estimated sales of $107 million in five days.