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The 10 Coolest Technologies For Gamers At This Year’s E3

Jun 19, 2014 – 12:47 AM
By Dean Takahashi Above: Project Flare enables virtual worlds that are 17 times bigger than Skyrim. Image Credit: Square Enix No new consoles debuted at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). But we saw plenty of new technology that reminds us that the hardware that hosts games could,...
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Electronic Entertainment Expo Unleashes Next Generation Of Gruesomeness

Jun 17, 2014 – 6:42 PM
By Derrik J. Lang, The Associated Press - The Canadian Press LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Game makers at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo went for the jugular. That's not just a metaphor about the competitive spirit of the video game industry at its annual trade show this past week. There...
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E3 launches the future of video games with a bang

Jun 16, 2013 – 9:33 PM
LOS ANGELES (AP) Since the first battles over "Pong" machines in local arcades four decades ago, video gamers have loved good competition. And this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo the industry's largest annual gathering presented more thrilling showdowns than ever. Microsoft vs. Sony. Mobile...
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First Look: New Xbox elegant, but much unknown

May 29, 2013 – 2:59 AM
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) Will gamers want One? After four years of development, Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One entertainment console and touted it as an all-in-one solution for playing games, watching TV and doing everything in between. Microsoft wants the Xbox One to be central to your living room,...
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The new consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony

May 23, 2013 – 8:14 PM
NEW YORK (AP) Microsoft is the last of the three big video game console makers to unveil its latest gaming system. The unveiling comes nearly eight years after the Xbox 360 went on sale. It follows last fall's debut of Nintendo's Wii U and a preview in February of the upcoming PlayStation 4 from...
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Expectations high for next Xbox

May 20, 2013 – 4:33 PM
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- It's almost time for a new Xbox. Eight years have passed since Microsoft unveiled the Xbox 360, double the amount of time between the original Xbox debut in 2001 and its high-definition successor's launch in 2005. With the next-generation Xbox expected to be revealed Tuesday,...
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New Xbox more than a game console for Microsoft

2:07 PM
By Malathi Nayak and Bill Rigby SAN FRANCISCO/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is set to make a splash this week with the eagerly awaited unveiling of its new Xbox game console, eight years after the last version, as it seeks a larger share of the $65 billion a year global computer gaming industry....
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Nintendo wins appeals court decision over Wii

May 14, 2013 – 1:23 PM
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Nintendo Co, one of the world's largest makers of video game players, won a U.S. appeals court decision in a patent case that will allow it to keep importing its popular Wii system into the United States. Monday's decision by the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of...
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Video game maker drops gun makers, not their guns

May 12, 2013 – 12:16 PM
By Malathi Nayak SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - In the midst of the bitter national debate on gun violence, gun manufacturers and videogame makers are delicately navigating one of the more peculiar relationships in American business. Violent "first-person shooter" games such as "Call of Duty" are...
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Looking for a comeback, Zynga embraces austerity and FarmVille

May 10, 2013 – 4:00 PM
By Gerry Shih SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - In the past twelve months, Zynga Inc has struggled with a contracting player base, a deflated stock price and waves of layoffs. Now it is coming to terms with downsized ambitions. As Chief Executive Mark Pincus, 47, leads the online games developer he...
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Nintendo expects to sell 9 million Wii U consoles in year to March 31

May 5, 2013 – 9:25 AM
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd said on Wednesday that it expects to sell 9 million of its new Wii U game consoles in the year to next March 31, after a disappointing start since their launch in November. In the latest business year that ended on March 31, the creator of Super Mario sold 3.45...
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Activision summons new 'Call of Duty' video game

May 4, 2013 – 7:30 AM
LOS ANGELES (AP) Activision is trading "Modern Warfare" for "Ghosts." The video game publisher announced Wednesday that the next installment in its successful "Call of Duty" franchise will be titled "Call of Duty: Ghosts" and feature a new story and characters. Activision Blizzard Inc. said...
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Canon, Nintendo find solace in Abenomics as weaker yen boosts outlook

Apr 28, 2013 – 9:34 PM
By Tim Kelly and Mari Saito TOKYO (Reuters) - Super Mario creator Nintendo Co Ltd forecast a return to the black after two years of losses and camera maker Canon Inc raised its profit forecast by nearly 10 percent as a weaker yen, spurred by aggressive deflation-fighting policies, bolstered the...
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Microsoft to reveal next-generation Xbox on May 21

Apr 27, 2013 – 4:30 PM
By Malathi Nayak SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp will unveil its much-anticipated next-generation Xbox on May 21 following months of speculation the company is gearing up to announce a new video game console this summer. The company sent out media invitations on Wednesday, hinting it...
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Zynga reports fewer players of its online games, shares drop

Apr 26, 2013 – 8:03 PM
By Gerry Shih SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Zynga Inc said on Wednesday the number of people playing its online games dropped dramatically in the first quarter, a development that overshadowed better-than-expected revenues and sent its stock tumbling in after-hours trade. Shares fell 10 percent...
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Zynga reports lower 1Q revenue, shares fall

9:11 AM
NEW YORK (AP) Zynga Inc.'s surprise profit in the first three months of the year got overshadowed by a revenue decline, a drop in the number of users and a lower-than-expected second-quarter forecast. The online game maker's stock fell more than 10 percent in extended trading Wednesday after...
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'The Legend of Zelda' game coming to Nintendo 3DS

Apr 18, 2013 – 3:37 AM
LOS ANGELES (AP) The princess-rescuing adventurer Link is coming to the Nintendo 3DS. The Japanese gaming giant announced plans Wednesday to bring a new "The Legend of Zelda" installment to its hand-held gaming system. Nintendo of America Inc. president Reggie Fils-Aime said Tuesday that the...
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Review: 'Defiance' merges video game with TV drama

Apr 11, 2013 – 9:01 AM
What if you could take up swords against the Lannister family on "Game of Thrones"? Or solve mysteries with the "NCIS" crew? Or pitch an ad campaign to Don Draper on "Mad Men"? And then: What if you could watch the consequences of your actions on TV the next week? That's the premise behind "Defiance"...
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Hacker "Kayla" admits attacks on Sony, Murdoch, Nintendo

Apr 9, 2013 – 11:01 AM
By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - A British computer hacker pleaded guilty on Tuesday to cyber attacks on targets including Sony, Nintendo, Rupert Murdoch's News International and the Arizona State Police. Ryan Ackroyd's plea meant his planned jury trial did not go ahead and, as a result,...
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Sci-fi TV show ''Defiance'' dovetails drama with video game

Apr 8, 2013 – 1:31 PM
By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Science-fiction drama "Defiance" wants to go where no television series has gone before, weaving a show with an online video game to achieve the elusive goal of parlaying success on one entertainment platform to another. The new series, which premieres on...
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