February video game sales drop 15 percent
(AP) -- U.S. retail sales of video games declined 15 percent in February, hurt in part by an ongoing decline in sales of music games and lower sales of the Wii system.
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Mar 12, 2010
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On latest guitar game, players strum real strings
(AP) -- A new musical video game lets players strum a real six-string electric guitar instead of tapping buttons on a fake instrument.
Software
Mar 9, 2010
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Activision Blizzard: 'Call of Duty' has made $1B
(AP) -- Video game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc. said Wednesday that the game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" has brought in more than $1 billion in revenue since it went on sale in November.
Business
Jan 13, 2010
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US video game sales slide in August for 6th month
(AP) -- Video games sales declined in August for the sixth straight month, following what analysts called a disappointing showing from the latest "Madden" game.
Business
Sep 11, 2009
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Nirvana members dismayed by 'Guitar Hero 5'
(AP) -- Kurt Cobain's appearance in the latest "Guitar Hero" video game is not hitting the right notes with the surviving members of Nirvana.
Software
Sep 11, 2009
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Beatles, Stones, Super Mario: big autumn for games
(AP) -- With a little help from the Beatles, Super Mario and price cuts from Sony and Microsoft, the slumping video game industry is hoping for a sales resurrection this fall.
Software
Aug 31, 2009
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Students Launch Audiball, an Xbox Community Game
(PhysOrg.com) -- Most students like to play video games, but Georgia Tech students Holden Link, Cory Johnson and Ian Guthridge have built and are selling their own. Their game, Audiball, was launched during the first week ...
Software
Jan 16, 2009
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The guitar industry's hidden environmental problem
Musicians are often concerned about environmental problems, but entangled in them through the materials used in their instruments. The guitar industry, which uses rare woods from old-growth trees, has been a canary in the ...
Environment
May 28, 2021
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We crunched the numbers on ten recent 'world's best guitarist' lists. Where are the women?
Who is currently regarded as the greatest guitarist of all time? It's a hard question to answer but plenty have tried. In the last decade, a plethora of lists have sought to rank our guitar greats, drawing variously on panels ...
Social Sciences
Feb 14, 2019
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Iconic American guitar maker Gibson files for bankruptcy
Gibson, maker of iconic guitars for the likes of John Lennon, Elvis Presley and BB King, filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday after facing mounting debt and other financial challenges.
Business
May 1, 2018
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