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AP – DTS Inc., which licenses audio technology for consumer electronics, said Monday its fourth-quarter earnings rose 61 percent, helped by sales of Blu-ray disc players and video game consoles. Earnings for the three months ended Dec. 31 increased to $4.8 million, or 27 cents per share, from $3 million, or 17 cents per...
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Macworld.com – Apple CEO Steve Jobs, author J.K. Rowling, former Vice President Al Gore, entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nintendo Entertainment general manager Shigeru Miyamoto all have something in common—and I’m not talking about the size of their disposable incomes. Rather, each is a recipient of the Jim Henson Celebration Honor (PDF link), one of...
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AP – “Heavy Rain” isn’t a fun video game. It’s actually not much of a game at all.In this video game image released by Sony Computer Entertainment America, a scene is shown from “Heavy Rain.” Quantic Dream has created a captivating mystery set in a bleak urban landscape that happens to be interactive. Laced...
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PC World – Toy construction set company Lego Group plans to launch an MMOG (massively multiplayer online game) in the second half of this year, to be called Lego Universe, said Mark Hansen, director of business development and LEGO lead for the project. Lego users have long been known for their creative use of...
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PC Magazine – One of today’s biggest play trends is that virtual and toy worlds are merging. So it only makes sense that for the first time this year, Toy Fair and the Engage! Expo are co-exhibiting at New York’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. And who better to kick off Engage! this morning...
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What do you get when you cross one of the coolest Video Games in the world with another? The ultra-cool Ice planet adventures of Markus and Dom. Say it ain’t so! The boys from Gears of War are making an appearance on the PS3? I love the first lost planet, and with this addition...
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PC World – While the biggest buzz this week was about, well, Google Buzz, here are few hardware stories that might have been buried under the wave of social networking stories. Enjoy! How to Hack Your Wii For Homebrew Apps and Games Looking to do more with your Wii? The Homebrew Channel provides a...
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AP – Market researcher NPD Group said Thursday U.S. video game retail sales dropped 13 percent in January, to $1.17 billion. Here’s a breakdown by category: Hardware: $353.7 million, down 21 percent Software: $597.9 million, down 12 percent Accessories: $217 million, up 2 percent Tweet
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Reuters – Activision Blizzard Inc (ATVI.O) posted better-than-expected results on Wednesday, fueled by its hit holiday release “Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2,” and shares rallied as the company said it would start paying an annual dividend. Activision’s stock rose 4.5 percent in after-hours trading. The world’s largest standalone game publisher by market value...
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AP – Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. reports its fiscal third-quarter results after the stock market closes Monday, the day after running its first-ever Super Bowl advertisement. WHAT TO WATCH FOR: EA, known for games such as “The Sims” and the popular “Madden” football series, gave a forecast below expectations in January amid...
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