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Electronic Arts stages fake protest of game at E3

(AP) -- Electronic Arts has been playing games with attendees of the nation's biggest video-game trade show.

Technology / Software

created Jun 05, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Activision sues to stop Jack Black game

(AP) -- Activision is suing to stop the release of the Jack Black video game "Brutal Legend."

Technology / Business

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Interactive game helps teach history to high-school kids

Students who have trouble staying awake in history class now have a new way to learn about the Civil War and other topics: an interactive video game where they try to stop a band of evildoers from changing the past.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Bands catching rhythm of music videogames

Videogames are getting their groove on with a collection of new music titles, as bands including the legendary Beatles are won over to a new platform for selling their songs.

Technology / Software

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

'The Sims' are back -- with more personality

US videogame giant Electronic Arts launches this week episode three in the life of multi-billion-dollar franchise "The Sims", this time adding a psychological dimension to the computer game.

Technology / Software

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'The Sims' return with more personality quirks

(AP) -- Maybe it's neat, childish, lucky, ambitious and insane - just depends on what traits gamers choose for their neighborhood of virtual playthings in "The Sims 3," Electronic Arts and Maxis' popular ...

Technology / Software

created May 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Nintendo prepares to set new Wii gizmo into motion

(AP) -- There's nothing all that charming about Nintendo's latest gadget.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 15, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Exhibition showcases the 'art of science'

The online gallery for Princeton University's third Art of Science competition will go live Thursday, May 14, at noon EDT. An online site that allows members of the public to choose their favorite 2009 Art ...

Other Sciences / Other

created May 14, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Apple rumored to want to buy Twitter

As the media appearances of Twitter co-founders Biz Stone and Evan Williams have multiplied, so have rumors that the company is for sale and about to be bought.

Technology / Internet

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Microsoft buying Canadian online game company

US computer software giant Microsoft announced plans on Thursday to buy BigPark Inc., an interactive online game company based in Vancouver.

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EA posts smaller 4Q loss as costs decline

(AP) -- Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. posted a smaller net loss Tuesday for its fiscal fourth quarter as it further slashed costs in a quarter that had fewer hit game launches.

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Actor Ashton Kutcher, CNN in Twitter duel

Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher has challenged CNN to an online duel.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Will Wright to leave Electronic Arts

(AP) -- Will Wright, the video game designer behind such hits as "The Sims" and "Spore," is leaving game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. after 12 years.

Technology / Business

created Apr 08, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Tech offers relative job security, statistics show

Despite layoffs at tech stalwarts like Google, IBM, Microsoft and Electronic Arts, the impact of the recession on the tech industry is likely to be far less severe than on other areas of the economy, recent labor statistics ...

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Recession casts shadow over video game conference

(AP) -- The video game industry is holding up, but the gloom of the recession will be on the minds of thousands of people at this week's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, a key event for video game ...

Technology / Business

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