- How the video games industry is faring The Associated Press - AP - 5 hrs ago
Last week, Microsoft became the first major video game company to report earnings for the most recent quarter. Microsoft's results cover the April-June period, though … More »How the video games industry is faring
Last week, Microsoft became the first major video game company to report earnings for the most recent quarter. Microsoft's results cover the April-June period, though many companies in the industry have fiscal quarters that depart from that.
- Earnings Preview: Zynga 2Q to spotlight players AP - 14 hrs ago
Online game company Zynga Inc. is expected to post higher second-quarter revenue than it did a year ago, when it was still privately held, on Wednesday after the market … More »Earnings Preview: Zynga 2Q to spotlight players
Online game company Zynga Inc. is expected to post higher second-quarter revenue than it did a year ago, when it was still privately held, on Wednesday after the market closes. But worries about declining player numbers have cast a shadow on the stock in recent month.
- Upcoming video game releases: 'Kingdom Hearts 3D,' 'Wreckateer,' 'miCoach' Relaxnews - Fri, Jul 20, 2012
Save half a dozen worlds in Kingdom Hearts 3D on the 3DS, bust up castles in Kinect's Wreckateer, and keep the calories burning with the pro athletes of miCoach. More »Upcoming video game releases: 'Kingdom Hearts 3D,' 'Wreckateer,' 'miCoach'
- NJ Family Says Home was Targeted in Pipe Bomb Attack Because of Video Game Dispute JOHN SCHRIFFEN - Good Morning America - Fri, Jul 20, 2012
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Family Says Their Home was Hit With Three Pipe Bombs
- Zynga appoints former Yahoo executive to board Gerry Shih - Reuters - Thu, Jul 19, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Zynga Inc has named former Yahoo executive Ellen Siminoff to its board of directors, the San Francisco-based social game publisher said on Thursday. … More »Zynga appoints former Yahoo executive to board
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Zynga Inc has named former Yahoo executive Ellen Siminoff to its board of directors, the San Francisco-based social game publisher said on Thursday. Siminoff, currently chief executive of education company Shmoop University Inc, will join a board that includes several early investors in Zynga and …
- For some Zynga games, mobile produces more revenues per user than Web: CEO Gerry Shih - Reuters - Wed, Jul 18, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Some of Zynga's most sophisticated games, including "FarmVille," generate greater revenue per user on smartphones than on Facebook's Web-based … More »For some Zynga games, mobile produces more revenues per user than Web: CEO
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Some of Zynga's most sophisticated games, including "FarmVille," generate greater revenue per user on smartphones than on Facebook's Web-based platform, the company's chief executive, Mark Pincus, said Wednesday. Some of Zynga's deeper-engagement games -- titles like "FarmVille" that falls into …
- Play 'Angry Birds' With Your Hands on Samsung's 75-inch TV [VIDEO] Christina Warren - Mashable - Wed, Jul 18, 2012
Samsung unveiled on Wednesday its in New York City, complete with a gesture-controlled version of . More »Play 'Angry Birds' With Your Hands on Samsung's 75-inch TV [VIDEO]
- Beck Provides Soundtrack for PlayStation Game 'Sound Shapes' Chelsea Stark - Mashable - Wed, Jul 18, 2012
Beck will contribute three original songs to upcoming PlayStation game Sound Shapes, a game that combines music and art into an unique side-scrolling platforming gam … More »Beck Provides Soundtrack for PlayStation Game 'Sound Shapes'
- Experience the Mars Rover Landing on Xbox Stan Schroeder - Mashable - Tue, Jul 17, 2012
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- Nintendo continues to dominate portable console gaming as U.S. 3DS sales top 5 million Dan Graziano - BGR.com - Mon, Jul 16, 2012
Nintendo announced last week that sales of its 3DS portable gaming console surpassed 5 million units in the United States, a 500,000 device increase from March. The gaming … More »Nintendo continues to dominate portable console gaming as U.S. 3DS sales top 5 million
Nintendo announced last week that sales of its 3DS portable gaming console surpassed 5 million units in the United States, a 500,000 device increase from March. The gaming company, which is attempting to recover from an annual loss, in June sold more than 155,000 3DS consoles, more than 150,000 original DS handhelds and …
- NASA Unveils Free 'Mars Rover Landing' Game for Xbox Live Mike Wall - SPACE.com - Mon, Jul 16, 2012
NASA revealed a new video game today (July 16), one that celebrates the Aug. 5 landing of its huge Curiosity rover on the surface of Mars. More »NASA Unveils Free 'Mars Rover Landing' Game for Xbox Live
- 'Halo 4' heralds limited edition Xbox 360 Relaxnews - Mon, Jul 16, 2012
For those who would be partial to picking up a new Xbox 360 in celebration of Halo 4's November launch, there's just such the thing in production, as Microsoft has a … More »'Halo 4' heralds limited edition Xbox 360
- Amazing Alex: A worthy follow-up to Angry Birds? The Week's Editorial Staff - The Week - Mon, Jul 16, 2012
Finnish videogame maker Rovio unveils its followup to the best-selling bird-slinging franchise, and critics are already pining for the old game's swine villains More »Amazing Alex: A worthy follow-up to Angry Birds?
Finnish videogame maker Rovio unveils its followup to the best-selling bird-slinging franchise, and critics are already pining for the old game's swine villains
- Mysterious Photos of a Super Slim Playstation 3 Leaked [VIDEO] Joann Pan - Mashable - Sat, Jul 14, 2012
Photos of a never-before-seen Playstation 3 model have surfaced on the web. More »Mysterious Photos of a Super Slim Playstation 3 Leaked [VIDEO]
Photos of a never-before-seen Playstation 3 model have surfaced on the web.
- Could Wii nunchuks make screen time healthier? Natasja Sheriff - Reuters - Fri, Jul 13, 2012
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Active video games might help people burn more calories than couch-based screen time, but those who play active games tend to undo most of … More »Could Wii nunchuks make screen time healthier?
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Active video games might help people burn more calories than couch-based screen time, but those who play active games tend to undo most of the difference if there's junk food available, says a new study. Those active gamers tended to eat more calories than they spent dancing, playing hockey, …
- 'Lego Batman 2' tops video games titles in June AP - Fri, Jul 13, 2012
U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories fell 29 percent in June, marking the seventh consecutive month of decline. More »'Lego Batman 2' tops video games titles in June
U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories fell 29 percent in June, marking the seventh consecutive month of decline.
- Upcoming video game releases: 'Dyad,' 'Heroes of Ruin,' 'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD' Relaxnews - Fri, Jul 13, 2012
Audiovisual spectacular Dyad makes its world debut on the North American PlayStation Network, Heroes of Ruin crosses the Atlantic after a month in Europe, and skateboarder … More »Upcoming video game releases: 'Dyad,' 'Heroes of Ruin,' 'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD'
- Disney has unfurled the opening movie for video game 'Epic Mickey 2' Relaxnews - Fri, Jul 13, 2012
Music and mayhem combine as the Mad Doctor sings about turning over a new leaf in this clip from Epic Mickey 2. More »Disney has unfurled the opening movie for video game 'Epic Mickey 2'
- 'Amazing Alex': Fun, But No Angry Birds' [REVIEW] Chelsea Stark - Mashable - Thu, Jul 12, 2012
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- US retail sales of video games fell for 7th month AP - Thu, Jul 12, 2012
A new report says U.S. retail sales of video-game hardware, software and accessories fell for a seventh consecutive month. More »US retail sales of video games fell for 7th month
A new report says U.S. retail sales of video-game hardware, software and accessories fell for a seventh consecutive month.
- Angry Birds maker hits No. 1 with new brand Tarmo Virki - Reuters - Thu, Jul 12, 2012
HELSINKI (Reuters) - The first non-Angry Birds game in more than two years from Rovio Entertainment hit No. 1 on download charts on Thursday, showing the Finnish startup … More »Angry Birds maker hits No. 1 with new brand
HELSINKI (Reuters) - The first non-Angry Birds game in more than two years from Rovio Entertainment hit No. 1 on download charts on Thursday, showing the Finnish startup behind the world-famous gaming franchise was more than a one-hit wonder. Rovio, the maker of Angry Birds games - in which players use a slingshot to attack …
- Ouya: Can a $99 Android-powered gaming console topple Xbox? The Week's Editorial Staff - The Week - Thu, Jul 12, 2012
Fans are fawning over an independent, open-source game system that's already attracted over $4 million in funding on Kickstarter More »Ouya: Can a $99 Android-powered gaming console topple Xbox?
Fans are fawning over an independent, open-source game system that's already attracted over $4 million in funding on Kickstarter
- The BGR Show: Episode Six – Nintendo’s Wii U and Leap Motion Jonathan S. Geller - BGR.com - Thu, Jul 12, 2012
This week on The BGR Show we spend some time checking out (more like playing, for hours) Nintendo’s upcoming Wii U console including the much-hyped GamePad touchscreen … More »The BGR Show: Episode Six – Nintendo’s Wii U and Leap Motion
This week on The BGR Show we spend some time checking out (more like playing, for hours) Nintendo’s upcoming Wii U console including the much-hyped GamePad touchscreen controller. We also talk to Nintendo about how the Wii U is going to change gameplay by incorporating two screens, motion, accelerometers and even NFC into …
- Earns schedule for video game companies The Associated Press - AP - Thu, Jul 12, 2012
Next week, companies in the video games industry will begin releasing their earnings reports for the latest quarter. It will generally cover the April-June period, though … More »Earns schedule for video game companies
Next week, companies in the video games industry will begin releasing their earnings reports for the latest quarter. It will generally cover the April-June period, though many companies in the industry have fiscal quarters that depart from that.
- 'Angry Birds Trilogy' migrating to 360, PS3 and 3DS Relaxnews - Thu, Jul 12, 2012
The Angry Birds' three major mobile excursions will be delivered to Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Nintendo 3DS by the end of the year, in the form of Angry Birds Trilo … More »'Angry Birds Trilogy' migrating to 360, PS3 and 3DS
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