Hit 
military shooter Battlefield 3 is a very realistic game. Maybe too realistic.
Electronic Arts has found itself in the midst of a legal battle with Bell Helicopter parent Textron over the game maker’s use of images of real world helicopters in the game.
Panasonic 
is teaming with MySpace for the rollout of the social network’s new social TV experiment.
MySpace TV will be the crown jewel of Panasonic’s collection of TV apps, letting people chat with friends as they watch programming and see what’s trending among their social circles.
The digital 
age is having a bigger impact on the entertainment industry than ever before.
The number of people opting to stream movies is approaching parity with those who watch them on DVD, according to Deloitte’s sixth “State of the Media Democracy” report: Some 42% of the people surveyed said they had streamed a film in the past six months versus 51% who watched on DVD, Blu-ray or VHS.
We’re likely 
to hear a lot about 4K before the end of today – press conference day at CES – but the first couple of sets have already made their debuts.
LG has announced a trio of 4K sets, measuring 60, 72 and 84 – yes, 84 – inches). Each boasts a staggering resolution of 3480×2160 and they’ll be available this July. Toshiba, meanwhile, showed off a 55-inch, glasses free 4K set last night.
The Force 
is strong with this one. And chatty.
Already a hit with fans and critics, EA’s new massively-multiplayer game Star Wars: The Old Republic has been awarded a Guinness World Record for being the Largest Entertainment Voice Over Project ever. Apparently those Jedi and Sith were a gabby bunch.
Kazuo Hirai, 
the one time leader of Sony’s PlayStation division and now Executive Deputy President, could have another promotion looming in the near future.
Japanese business paper Nikkei reports Hirai will be promoted to president as early as April. Sir Howard Stringer will remain chairman and CEO of the company.
The Dark 
Knight is getting the Lego treatment once again.
Warner Bros. Interactive has announced that Lego Batman 2 is on the way, with a blocky Batman and Robin hitting store shelves this summer. And they’re bringing some super friends — and enemies — along for the ride.
Angry Birds 
gets most of the spotlight when it comes to big money apps, but Epic Games has got legitimate crowing rights as well.
Infinity Blade, the action swordplay franchise from Epic’s ChAIR Entertainment division, has now topped $30 million in revenue – with the sequel taking in $5 million in just one month.
Microsoft still 
isn’t talking about the successor to the Xbox 360, but that’s not stopping the grapevine from speculating about the new features it will offer.
The company received a patent late last year for a device that would serve as both a game console and a digital video recorder — and that has people wondering if the next Xbox will have an even bigger role in the living room.
The Stop Online 
Piracy Act is front and center in the headlines again, as opponents to the legislation shine the spotlight on companies and organizations supporting the bill, giving the ESA one massive headache.
It can’t be a lot of fun working at the ESA these days.
SOPA – the Stop Online Piracy Act – is front and center in the headlines again, as opponents to the legislation shine the spotlight on companies and organizations supporting the bill. That, predictably, has whipped up the forces of Anonymous and other shadow groups, who are calling for DDoS attacks and other forms of public shame.
Chris Morris: Journalist 