Hundreds of people queued up at electronics shops across Japan as Nintendo released its new Wii U game console, hoping to reposition itself in a gaming market invaded by online social games.
Business
Dec 8, 2012
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(AP) -- Zynga, the online game maker behind "FarmVille" and other popular Facebook pastimes, is going public, the latest in a crop of high-valued Internet IPOs expected after LinkedIn Corp. showed that the online networking ...
Business
Jul 1, 2011
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Violence against animals in video games is ubiquitous. Players can kill or torture animals in various popular games, including Minecraft and Grand Theft Auto V. The rise of this (increasingly realistic) trend in games, along ...
Social Sciences
Sep 25, 2020
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Sony on Wednesday launched a shooter title PlayStation 3 (PS3) users can play in an unprecedented blend of hard-core console and free casual gaming.
Software
Jun 20, 2012
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Zynga CEO Mark Pincus is expanding his farm. Zynga's ultrapopular Facebook game FarmVille, which has 70 million active monthly players, has launched a mobile app for Apple's iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad touch-screen tablet.
Software
Jul 5, 2010
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More than half a million Germans are addicted to the Internet including a full five percent of mid-teen girls, the government said Monday following an unprecedented study.
Internet
Sep 26, 2011
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What is the next generation of gaming? It's a question the video game industry hasn't quite figured out yet, but it's one it must confront at this week's Electronic Entertainment Expo, the much-hyped Los Angeles trade show ...
Software
Jun 9, 2013
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Small talk between colleagues—about the weekend, the weather or last night's TV—may seem unimportant but it has a big impact on our wellbeing at work.
Economics & Business
Jun 19, 2020
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Videogame publishing titan Ubisoft announced Tuesday that it is buying a French developer specializing in games played free on the Internet.
Software
Jul 12, 2011
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(Phys.org)—New research suggests that violent video games may not make players more aggressive – if they play cooperatively with other people. In two studies, researchers found that college students who teamed up to play ...
Social Sciences
Sep 4, 2012
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