Kung Fu Panda

What's more dangerous than a bear, tiger or monkey? A bear, tiger or monkey trained in deadly martial arts and given the slavish adoration of millions of small children everywhere, of course. So there's really no point in resisting Kung Fu Panda World, but many kids won't want to anyway. This browser-based MMO moved into a sneak peek phase, enabling players everywhere to get a taste of the good life. Just plug into the website and start training up an animal in mystical Eastern fighting styles.

PCWorld: GameTree Online on Wednesday announced the release of Kung Fu Panda The Game for the Macintosh. It costs US$30 and is available for online purchase and download. Kung Fu Panda The Game is based on the popular DreamWorks animated movie featuring Po, a well-meaning but clumsy panda with dreams of becoming a Kung Fu warrior. He's picked to become the Dragon Warrior, and must face off against the evil Tai Lung, who has escaped from prison and seeks revenge on his old friends.

Here are some more highlights from Activision's conference call with financial analysts earlier today: - As expected a new Call of Duty game is due for release in the 2009 fiscal year (again most likely this fall). No other details were revealed except that PS2 and Wii platforms will join the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC platforms for the next game in the shooter series. - As usual for Activision, the company will not release any new games for the current fiscal quarter that ends on March 31. The next quarter will see the release of the game based on Dreamworks's CGI movie Kung Fu Panda along with more downloadable content for Guitar Hero III and Call of Duty 4. The company will also release games later in the year based on another Dreamworks CGI movie Madagascar II. - The James Bond game is still due for release this fall, around the time of the new movie's release. No other details on the game were announced.