"Watchmen" is already getting a prequel — and the film's not out until next year.

Japanese shares rose for the third straight session Thursday, lifted by further gains on Wall Street and a continuing slide in oil prices.

Batman fans inspired by his latest box office hit can bam and kapow alongside the Caped Crusader and other superheroes with the launch of the world's first licensed massively multiplayer online comic book game.

Japanese camera and office equipment maker Canon posted a 12 percent fall in quarterly profit due to sluggish copier demand and the stronger yen, but kept its forecast for a ninth straight year of earnings growth.

Shares in Sweden's LM Ericsson fell Tuesday after the world's largest wireless equipment maker reported a 70 percent plunge in second-quarter profits on costs related to acquisitions, development and restructuring.

Shares in Sweden's LM Ericsson fell more than 8 percent after the telecommunications equipment maker posted a 70 percent drop in second-quarter profit, citing recent acquisitions and high development and restructuring costs.

Sweden's LM Ericsson on Tuesday posted a 70 percent plunge in second-quarter profits, mainly citing recent acquisitions and high development and restructuring costs.

Bruce Wayne just keeps getting richer.

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LONDON/HAMBURG (Billboard) - The clock is quickly ticking down on a process that could see German media giant Bertelsmann sell its 50% stake in Sony BMG Music Entertainment tojoint-venture partner Sony Corp in the coming months.

U.S. video game retail sales soared 53 percent in June, fueled by Nintendo's Wii and handheld DS gaming systems, as well as Konami's blockbuster "Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots" — by far the month's best-selling title.

U.S. video game retail sales soared 53 percent in June, fueled by Nintendo Co.'s Wii and handheld DS gaming systems, as well as Konami Corp.'s blockbuster "Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots" — by far the month's best-selling title.

Matsushita Electrical Industrial Co. plans to build a new lithium-ion battery plant in western Japan, a move that will triple its current output capacity to meet soaring global demand, the daily Yomiuri newspaper reported Thursday.

Nokia Corp., the world's top cell phone maker, reported better-than expected results for the second quarter Thursday and upgraded its forecast for the global handset market. Its shares jumped 8 percent.

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Will Ferrell is attached to star in "2-Face," a comedy involving a character with a split personality: One part of him is a racist, and the other is a bleeding-heart liberal.