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February video game sales drop 15 percent (AP)

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AP – U.S. retail sales of video games declined 15 percent in February, hurt in part by an ongoing decline in sales of music games and lower sales of the Wii system.
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[ More ] March 12th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Aggregator |

Apple tablet could stir up video game business (AP)

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AP – When Apple introduced the iPhone, it shook up the cell phone business but it also changed the way people play video games. About a quarter of the 100,000 applications that you can download to the iPhone are games, ranging from the simple “Doodle Jump” to a version of “Grand [...]

[ More ] January 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Aggregator |

Hardware boosts December video game sales (AP)

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AP – Americans spent a record $5.53 billion on video games in December, the most money ever in a single month, according to market researcher NPD Group.
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[ More ] January 15th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Aggregator |

Nintendo’s Mario endures even as games come and go (AP)

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AP – You might call him the Mickey Mouse of video games. He’s reminiscent of a doughnut, round and sweet and comforting. He’s also a vessel, devoid of a real personality so you can live vicariously through him.

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[ More ] November 19th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Aggregator |

Microsoft’s Bing launches rocket mission for kids

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Mission:10,000 Rockets is Bing’s attempt to re-energize children’s enthusiasm for rockets. Friendly ones, rather than ones that kill soldiers in video games.
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[ More ] October 16th, 2009 | 3 Comments | Posted in Aggregator |

Venezuela to outlaw violent video games, toys (AP)

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AP – Shouts of “Kill him! Kill him!” ring out as the preteens train their virtual assault rifles on the last remaining terrorist and spray him with bullets. Blood splatters. The enemy collapses. And they cheerfully wrap up another game of “Counter-Strike.”

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[ More ] October 5th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Aggregator |

China trade ruling helps US, but piracy a problem (AP)

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AP – American companies counting on a favorable trade ruling against China to boost sales of CDs, DVDs, books and video games will need a crackdown on rampant piracy before they can reap big benefits.

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[ More ] August 15th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Aggregator |

July video game sales show sharp decline (AP)

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AP – Hurt by the recession and few hit game launches, U.S. retail sales of video games dropped sharply in July, showing an even bigger decline than what many analysts were expecting.
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[ More ] August 13th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Aggregator |

June video game sales drop sharply (AP)

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AP – Squeezed by the economic downturn, U.S. retail sales of video games dropped sharply in June, the largest year-over-year decline the industry has seen in nearly nine years.
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[ More ] July 16th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Aggregator |

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