Tag: video games
Activision Sues Video-Game Rival Electronic Arts Over Alleged Poaching
by Danny King on Jan.20, 2011, under Towing
Activision Blizzard has added video-game competitor Electronic Arts to its $400 million countersuit against two former executives of “Call of Duty” creator Infinity Ward, claiming that EA tried to lure the executives away while they were still under contract with Activision.
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Activision Sues Video-Game Rival Electronic Arts Over Alleged Poaching originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 20 Jan 2011 18:30:00.
Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Media, Electronic Arts
Microsoft Xbox Sold Out in December, Shortages May Run Through February
by Danny King on Jan.14, 2011, under Towing
Microsoft sold out of its Xbox video-game console in late December thanks to strong holiday-season demand, and may have product shortages in January and February as well, as the company’s Kinect motion-sensor device has boosted the popularity of the system, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported.
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Microsoft Xbox Sold Out in December, Shortages May Run Through February originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:14:00.
Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Microsoft, Nintendo, Retail
More Downloads, Fewer Discs: U.S. Video Game Sales Remain Flat
by Danny King on Jan.13, 2011, under Towing
U.S. gamers spent about the same amount of money on video games last year as they did in 2009, even as sales of consoles and other hardware took a plunge. Purchases of physical game discs slid 5%, in spite of the record-breaking success of “Call of Duty: Black Ops,” but downloadable and social-network games made up the difference.
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More Downloads, Fewer Discs: U.S. Video Game Sales Remain Flat originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 13 Jan 2011 19:00:00.
Filed Under: Technology, Electronic Arts, Microsoft, Nintendo, Retail
Is the Era of Nintendo Wii Leadership Coming to an End?
by Dawn Kawamoto on Jan.07, 2011, under Towing
How long can Nintendo Wii maintain its position as the reigning video-game console? Microsoft shipped an astronomical 8 million Kinect game systems in the past two months, undermining Wii’s leadership — already weakened by competition from the Xbox and PlayStation 3.
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Is the Era of Nintendo Wii Leadership Coming to an End? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 07 Jan 2011 12:00:00.
Online Video-Game Pirates Are Outgunning the Publishers
by Danny King on Jan.06, 2011, under Towing
At least 5.2 million copies of Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty: Black Ops were illegally downloaded between its Nov. 9 release and the end of 2010. All told, more than 19 million people illegally downloaded five of the top-selling games of 2010. As broadband spreads, so does the piracy.
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Online Video-Game Pirates Are Outgunning the Publishers originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 12:30:00.
Filed Under: Electronic Arts, Microsoft, Sony





