Oct 8

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sony Corp's PlayStation 3 video game console and its portable cousin, the PSP, are selling faster than expected and are poised to meet full-year sales targets even if the current economic crisis hurts holiday demand, Sony said on Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT

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Sep 22

It's really a shame that Spore's spotlight is squarely on the comment on a few of the most prevalent concerns surrounding the game's DRM setup. ADVERTISEMENT

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Sep 18

On Wednesday, the latest iteration of the Star Wars saga crash-landed on game consoles around the world. LucasArts, the gaming division of Lucasfilm Limited, released Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, an installment of the Star Wars saga that falls roughly in between the two film trilogies. ADVERTISEMENT

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Sep 17

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. International Trade Commission has agreed to look into Hillcrest Laboratories' allegations that Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS) infringed Hillcrest's patents in making its popular Wii video game, the ITC said on Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT

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Sep 14

NEW YORK - Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. said Sunday it ended talks to buy smaller rival Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., best known for the “Grand Theft Auto” series of games. ADVERTISEMENT

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Sep 14

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - US video game giant Electronic Arts announced Sunday it was ending a bitter seven-month battle to acquire “Grand Theft Auto” maker Take-Two Interactive. ADVERTISEMENT

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Sep 9

Electronic Arts is delaying the release of its Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince video game until next summer so that it will coincide with the release of the film, which has also been postponed. ADVERTISEMENT

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Sep 9

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Electronic Arts Inc has delayed its latest Harry Potter video game until next summer, a title it expected to reap $120 million in revenue and 13 cents a share in profit, the video game publisher said on Monday. ADVERTISEMENT

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Sep 8

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Electronic Arts Inc (ERTS.O) has delayed until next summer its latest Harry Potter video game, one of its more popular franchises that had been expected to boost earnings and revenue this fiscal year. ADVERTISEMENT

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Sep 3

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) said on Wednesday it plans to cut the U.S. prices of its Xbox 360video game machine, lowering the price of its entry-level console to $50 below Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS) top-selling Wii. ADVERTISEMENT

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