Ubisoft is making a further commitment to Facebook games based on top-rated television programs. It announced three new titles that license the intellectual properties "House M.D.," "NCIS" and "CSI: Miami," which will be developed by Ubisoft Shanghai, Method and Ubisoft San Francisco.

Continuing its international expansion, social and mobile game developer and publisher 6waves Lolapps announced its acquisition Smartron5. Smartron5's chief operating office Gage Galinger will become 6waves Lolapps' vice president of Content Development and will head up operations for the company in China.

Milyoni, whose mission is to convert Facebook fans into customers, has put together an online horror film festival especially for Halloween. Fans can rent the movies and watch simultaneously with Facebook friends who can share the experience without knowing you’re too scared to turn the lights off.

B is for brains. It’s also for beta, the form in which Nexon America is letting gamers play "Zombie Misfits," a Facebook tower defense game in a cartoonish world of undead flesheaters.

San Mateo, Calif. – Sociable Labs, a San Mateo-based developer of on-site social commerce software, said on Wednesday it has raised $7 million in its second round of funding, led by Battery Ventures. Previous backer Javelin Venture Partners also participated.

Graffiti is the theme of Coldplay’s concert tomorrow in Madrid, a performance that is the focal point of a multi-platform event from American Express in partnership with Vevo and YouTube.

YouTube now offers the cloud-based video editing platform WeVideo, as well as having made a few other tweaks to improve the service. Some of the additional changes include an updated Charts page that makes it easier to find videos of interest, an improved playlist bar that makes video details and controls for visible, and a redesigned end-screen after each video finishes.

Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Blondie are connecting directly with their mobile fans, spanning all social networks, following a partnership between social discover app Banjo and The Eleven Seven Music Group to support the band’s current tour and album, "Panic of Girls."

PlayUp has stepped up to the plate with a mobile social network just for sports fans. The free app allows users to follow their choice of thousands of live games in real time, while simultaneously discussing the action with fellow fans on their mobile devices using the free in-app rich media messaging feature, regardless of physical location.