News tagged with game industry
Nine gaming predictions for 2010
Dec 11, 2009 |
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The end of the year offers a chance to look back on all that's come and gone in the past 12 months. It also offers a chance to use that knowledge of the past to bet on the outcome of the next 12 months for fun and profit.
'Uncharted 2' leads Video Game Award nominations
Nov 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- "Uncharted 2: Among Thieves" has seized a leading eight nominations for this year's Video Game Awards, Spike TV announced Wednesday.
EA posts 2Q loss, cutting 17 pct. of work force
Nov 09, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Electronic Arts plans to cut its work force by 17 percent as it tries to align its business with a transforming video game industry.
Activision posts 3Q profit, backs 2009 outlook
Nov 05, 2009 |
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(AP) -- It's been a rough year for the video game industry, but Activision Blizzard Inc. reported a profit for its third quarter because of a good response for games such as "Guitar Hero 5" and "World of ...
Nintendo profits sink on Wii woes
Oct 29, 2009 |
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Nintendo Co. revealed Thursday a plunge in profits and slashed its full-year forecasts as sales of its blockbuster Wii video game console take a dive in the absence of hit new games.
Video-game business still grappling with digital distribution
Oct 15, 2009 |
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Being able to buy and play high-end video games without leaving home may still be a way off, but the industry isn't waiting for its fate to be decided by outsiders.
Tokyo Game Show kicks off with turnaround hopes
Sep 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Tokyo Game Show, billed as the world's largest computer entertainment fest, kicked off Thursday with hopes that depressed sales of game consoles will enjoy a holiday resurrection.
Beatles, Stones, Super Mario: big autumn for games
Aug 31, 2009 |
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(AP) -- With a little help from the Beatles, Super Mario and price cuts from Sony and Microsoft, the slumping video game industry is hoping for a sales resurrection this fall.
Video game minority report: Lots of players, few characters
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 29, 2009 |
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If the future of entertainment is interactive media, some minorities are still headed back to the past.
Sony PS3 tops Nintendo Wii in Japan in March: survey
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 07, 2009 |
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Sony has been given a vital boost in the battle for the multibillion-dollar video game industry, with a survey showing its PlayStation 3 outsold Nintendo's Wii in Japan for the first time in 16 months.
Video game industry bucks downturn with Feb. sales
Mar 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The video game industry continued to defy the recession in February, posting double-digit year-over-year growth with Nintendo Co.'s popular Wii gaming system leading the way.
Good games get lost in year-end sales push
Dec 30, 2008 |
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If game makers take anything away from 2008, it should be that sometimes you can have too much of a good thing. So many good and great games were released at the end of the year during the holiday blitz that gamers were forced ...
