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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Video game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc reported a quarterly profit that matched analysts' estimates and revenue that was higher than expected, led by sales of the company's latest " Some expect it to be the biggest-selling game of ...
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Culture Ministry has accused the publishing watchdog of abusing its authority by threatening access to the popular online game, World of Warcraft, stoking bureaucratic rivalry over control of the Internet.The ministry scolded the General Administration of Press and ...
LONDON (Reuters) - The video games sector has yet to gain from a downturn where consumers stay home to play, but social games creator Playfish says the industry is just beginning a new growth spurt.The company that invented Pet Society, Restaurant City ...
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The holiday season is crunch time for video game publishers, who are pinning their hopes on a slew of big releases to make up for lackluster sales this year.Price cuts from home console makers Nintendo Co, Microsoft Corp ...
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China has banned foreign investment into its lucrative online games industry in an effort to tighten control over its virtual worlds.China's video game industry regulator the General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP) and copyright watchdog issued a circular ...
KABUL (Reuters Life! ) - Ustad Abdul Fattah once made jewelry in Afghanistan's royal studio, developing a lifetime of skills that went to waste in a country plunged into war after the king was toppled in 1973.The silver-bearded gemcutter, however, is now ...
MADRID (Reuters) - Chess legends Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov reignite one of the greatest rivalries in the history of chess this week with a re-match of their classic 1984 world championship contest.The two Russian grand masters, who are widely considered the ...
CANBERRA (Reuters Life! ) - American writer Debbie Macomber is a best-selling author of romance and other women's fiction but now she is serving up a new genre to satisfy her readers -- cookery.Macomber, 60, a prolific author for Canada-based publisher Harlequin ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - GameStop Corp < GME.N> , the video game retailer, on Monday said co-founder and chief financial officer David Carlson planned to retire early next year.Carlson, who expects to retire March 1, 2010, will be succeeded by Catherine Smith, ...
COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) - Luring new audiences by moving away from traditional gaming consoles is more crucial than ever as the downturn curbs consumer spending in a sector once seen as recession-proof, analysts and executives said.The videogames sector at first looked set ...
