Topic: United States

Nintendo denies report games designer Miyamoto to retire

TOKYO (Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd on Thursday denied a report that Shigeru Miyamoto, widely seen as the world's most influential games designer, would step down from his current position and take a smaller role in the company.Wired magazine had quoted the ...

Activision CEO taunts EA, talks up "Skylanders"

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Activision Blizzard Chief Executive Bobby Kotick told Reuters that stores may face a shortage of its new children's game this holiday season and tried to cast doubt on a rival's upcoming game that analysts say could eat into ...

Chinese rhino cups set "Antiques Roadshow" record

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A collection of Chinese cups carved from rhinoceros horns has become the most valuable find in the 16-year history of the television program "Antiques Roadshow" in the United States.The five cups, believed to date from the late 17th ...

Texas artist's work hurtling through space with Atlantis

HOUSTON (Reuters) - It's a rare person who can say that her artwork is hurtling through space.But Rachel Hobson, a self-proclaimed space geek and crafts blogger, can certainly claim those bragging rights.As millions watched the launch of the final U.S. shuttle mission, ...

Social gaming firm DeNA to seek acquisitions in Europe, Asia

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese mobile social gaming firm DeNA will seek to expand by buying more game developers, its new chief executive, Isao Moriyasu, said in an interview on Monday.In a bid to take its highly profitable business model global, the company ...

Heirs, US govt battle in court over rare coins

The heirs to a renowned Philadelphia jeweler are locked in a court battle with the US government over the ownership of 10 rare gold coins from 1933 worth an estimated $75 million.The government contends the coins were stolen because the 1933 Double ...

Physics professor ran online sex ring as "hobby": police

SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) - A New Jersey physics professor faces charges for running a massive online prostitution ring from his second home in New Mexico, an activity he said was a hobby, an Albuquerque police detective told Reuters on Tuesday.David ...

SUN reader Sounds off

On "Do slot machine paybacks really matter to players?" from FutureWatch:"So the payback on slots in Nevada is 75 percent. Stated a different way, every time you bet a dollar, the casino may keep 25 cents if it chooses. Why would anyone ...

Activision Blizzard's quarterly profit, sales rise

NEW YORK (Reuters)- Activision Blizzard posted higher profit and revenue in the fourth quarter, driven by sales of online content that users downloaded to accompany its "Call of Duty: Black Ops" video game.For the quarter ended March 31, Activision Blizzard said income ...

Nintendo says 3DS sales weaker than expected

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said Tuesday sales of its new 3DS handheld game player had been weaker than expected in the US and Europe, as well as in Japan where the quake hit consumer sentiment.The 3DS, the world's first video game console ...
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