Why 'Call of Duty' game matters to the FTC in Microsoft-Activision deal
Vancouver, Washington, resident Michael Feist has logged nearly 163 hours on "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II" since it was released two months ago.
Dec 29, 2022
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China approves first foreign video games since crackdown
Chinese regulators approved 44 new foreign video game titles Wednesday, the first to be allowed to hit the market since an industry crackdown to rein in minors' gaming habits swept the sector last year.
Dec 28, 2022
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China's Tencent wins first game licence in 18 months
China has granted tech giant Tencent its first licence for a video game in 18 months, ending a dry spell that had threatened its position as the world's top game maker.
Nov 18, 2022
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Could video games bring NFTs to the masses?
A year ago, NFTs were obscure virtual assets known only to tech geeks—but as video game companies enter the growing market, industry players hope they're poised to go mainstream.
Dec 19, 2021
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Xbox and PlayStation: How Sony and Microsoft changed the way we play video games
With new video game consoles out this week, Microsoft and Sony are decades-long incumbents in the industry. But that wasn't always the case.
Nov 16, 2020
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Diversity, streaming reshape video games for a new generation
In the quarter of a century since Sony launched the groundbreaking PlayStation, video games have exploded into the biggest form of entertainment in the world, and analysts say the growing diversity of billions of players ...
Nov 6, 2020
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Possible leaked PlayStation 5 price would set new high mark, but it's likely not real
Video game enthusiasts may have felt a tremor in their wallets when a potential price for the upcoming PlayStation 5 console showed up online Wednesday.
Jun 12, 2020
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How US video game companies are building tools for China's surveillance state
Last October, software developers at Riot Games in Santa Monica fielded an unusual request. Like other video game makers, Riot's success depends on its ability to make games that are compulsively playable, like its global ...
Jul 24, 2019
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