Topic - games

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Media, Communications, Internet

Video Games Defy Recession

Sales fly 18 percent higher in October. Nintendo hangs on to the lead in consoles.
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Computers, General news, Media, Communications, Internet, Finance

GameStop Gobbles French Video Game Chain

Texas games giant agrees to acquire French chain Micromania for $700 million in a cash-and-debt deal.
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Computers, Media, Internet

Nintendo Soars on Wii

Japanese gamemaker piles on the profits from its innovative game console
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Computers, Media, Communications, Internet

Global Tech Briefs: Nintendo, BSkyB, Mini-Notes, and Google,

Nintendo outsells rivals again,Japan girds for a mini-notebook price war, BSkyB benefits from economic slowdown, and Google's latest lawsuit.
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Computers, Media, Communications, Internet, Finance

TechSpin: A Look From Abroad

There are other perspectives of the tech world beyond Silicon Valley. The view from other countries can be insightful. Here's a quick roundup of today's news.
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Computers, Media, Internet

Microsoft Seeing Xbox 360 Shortages in U.S.

Company says it underestimated post-holiday demand for its game console.
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Computers, General news, Media

Nintendo: Wii Guarantee You'll Get One

The console maker says it will offer a "rain check" program to deliver the Wii in January to shoppers who can't buy the game console during the holiday season due to inventory shortages.
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Microsoft Video Game Banned Over Sex Scene

Singapore is banning a Microsoft video game that contains a scene showing a human woman and an alien woman kissing and caressing each other, a local newspaper reports on Thursday.
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Media, Finance

Take-Two Narrows Loss

Games maker reports a third-quarter net loss smaller than previously forecast. Shares jump 4.6 percent to $16.47 in after-hours trading on the Nasdaq.
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Media, Communications, Internet

Games, Radio And TV Usage Drops as Internet and Mobile Phones Rise

But U.K. regulator says people continue to abandon older electronic media in favor of new communications technologies, but service provider revenues keep falling.
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Media, Internet

Funding Tap Opens for Social Gaming Sites

Charles River and Prism VentureWorks pump $5.5 million into stealthy Conduit Labs, the latest startup aiming to meld online gaming with social networking. Can it stand out from the crowd?
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Massive Scores Madden

Company will place ads in five upcoming EA games, including the hugely popular Madden NFL.
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Internet

Oberon Acquires PixelPlay

Gaming company can now reach consumers on PCs, TVs, and mobile phones.
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General news, Media

Game Over for Internet Addicts

Chinese online game players get sent to boot camp to cure them of their dependencies.
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Media

Gaming with Gameloft

Europe’s biggest mobile game maker discusses 2007 and beyond.
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Media

Activision to Buy Demonware

Game publisher plans to acquire Irish network software developer to strengthen online play.
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Media, Internet

Mobile Game Revenue Jumps

U.S. market posts solid gains but growth likely to slow, says researcher.
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Media

Game Vet Goes Casual

First Madden, then mobile. Scott Orr’s new target is downloadable console games.
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Media, Internet

EA’s Pogo Chases iVillage Women

Electronic Arts strikes a deal for Pogo to attract women from iVillage.
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Media

Next-Gen Games, Next-Gen Risk

Higher costs, longer development times need higher sales, report says.
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