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Business Dec 19, 2012

Videogame maker THQ files for bankruptcy

The US videogame company behind popular titles "Saints Row" and "Red Faction" said on Wednesday it had filed for bankruptcy while wrangling to sell its assets to "a stalking horse bidder."

Consumer & Gadgets Nov 16, 2012

Review: Nintendo Wii U blows up dual-screen gaming

When Nintendo first broached the idea of multiple-screen video games in 2004, many critics were skeptical that players could focus on two images at once. Yet the handheld DS, blending one touch-sensitive screen with a slightly ...

Software Sep 7, 2012

'Darksiders II' tops video games titles in August

(AP)—U.S. retail sales of new video game hardware, software and accessories fell for the ninth straight month in August, according to research firm NPD Group.

Software Jun 4, 2012

Socially barbed sitcom South Park gets videogame

The creators of the South Park cartoon sitcom known for crude language and lampooning hot-button social issues are about to whack the videogame world with "Stick of Truth."

Software May 10, 2012

Ubisoft assembling Avengers for game

(AP) -- Now that they've saved the world on film, "The Avengers" are teaming up for a motion-control video game.

Consumer & Gadgets Jun 2, 2011

THQ expands uDraw gaming tablet to Xbox 360, PS3

(AP) -- Video game company THQ plans to expand its artsy gaming tablet to the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360 later this year.

Business Dec 10, 2010

Peak of popularity a wistful memory for Wii

At Next-Gen Video Games, it has been two months since a customer bought a Nintendo Wii, the console that became a sensation for letting players swing a virtual tennis racket or steer a virtual car with a flick of the wrist.

Consumer & Gadgets Dec 7, 2010

Gift guide: Consoles to bring out the gamer in you

(AP) -- With two new motion controllers out this fall, video game companies are giving even the most hand-eye-coordination challenged of us a chance to find our inner gamer. And for those who already have, lower-priced console ...

Consumer & Gadgets Aug 17, 2010

THQ hopes to draw in artists with tablet for Wii

(AP) -- Video game publisher THQ hopes to draw in artistically inclined fans when it launches its uDraw GameTablet for the Wii this year.

Internet Jul 22, 2009

Social network for gamers helps friends play

(AP) -- Raptr, a social network targeting gamers, is hoping to make it easier to see what your friends are currently playing on a broad range of platforms such as the Xbox 360 and personal computers.

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