Posts Tagged ‘ New York ’

AP – Activision Blizzard Inc. said Tuesday that Jason West and Vince Zampella, executives at “Call of Duty” developer Infinity Ward, are no longer with the company. Zampella had served as CEO at Infinity Ward, and West as chief technology officer, among other titles. Activision also said it plans to form a new business...
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AFP – At one of Beijing’s many Internet cafes, near-silence reigns: headphones on, eyes glued to the screen, web users play games online en masse, helping to make China one of the industry’s top markets. Young men crowd around terminals for role-playing adventure games while women gamers tap away to keep troupes of dancers...
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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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AP – NEW YORK – Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. cut its full-year guidance on Monday, as ongoing weakness in its game disc sales didn’t ease up over the holidays as the company had hoped. The news sent shares down sharply in extended trading. EA, best known for such games as the “Madden”...
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AP - PHILADELPHIA – Shares of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. fell Tuesday after the company sold a video games unit, a move it said would lead to a wider loss in its fiscal first quarter and full year 2010. The developer of video games, whose titles include the popular Grand Theft Auto series, said...
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AP – A new video game designed to help New York students learn to manage their money tries to make the dullness of balancing a checkbook look more like the thrill of driving for a touchdown. Tweet
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