News tagged with video game industry
'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.
