Activision earnings boom on Call of Duty play
Video game giant Activision Blizzard on Tuesday reported earnings boomed in the first quarter of this year as players spent time and money with the blockbuster game Call of Duty.
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Netflix confirms move into video games as its growth slows
Netflix reported its worst slowdown in subscriber growth in eight years as people emerge from their pandemic cocoons. So it's adding a new attraction to its marquee: Video games.
Jul 21, 2021
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Who's Zooming who? How the coronavirus crisis is finally putting the 'social' into social media
The platforming of our lives on social media apps —like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter —is usually met with criticism. Interactive technologies, like video games and social media, we're told, make us anti-social. Now, ...
Apr 20, 2020
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Ninja out: Gaming megastar leaves Twitch for Mixer
Fortnite superstar Tyler "Ninja" Blevins has left Twitch and is taking his video game live streams to Microsoft's Mixer platform, a stunning switch that could have wide-ranging consequences for the rapidly growing industry.
Aug 1, 2019
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Muted launch for Google's game-streaming service Stadia
Google's new game-streaming service Stadia demonstrates the possibilities of gaming from the cloud, but experts say it's hindered by a lack of compelling video games and a convoluted pricing scheme.
Nov 20, 2019
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Ivanka Trump's appearance at CES tech show draws criticism
The nation's largest consumer electronics show hosted Ivanka Trump as a keynote speaker—a choice that drew scorn from many women in technology.
Jan 8, 2020
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Pokémon Snap for Nintendo Switch is almost here: The game designed to 'catch them all' is charming and laid back
Yes, you've still "gotta catch them all," only this time you're doing it with a camera.
Apr 29, 2021
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At Texas arts and tech fest, virtual reality is perfectly human
At South by Southwest—the gargantuan Texas festival for cinema, music and tech—artists this year embraced virtual reality as a way to better connect with humanity, not escape it.
Mar 14, 2024
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Coronavirus may prove virtual sports game changer
With an unprecedented captive audience of three billion people in coronavirus lockdown virtual sports events are wooing fans after traditional live sports were shut down and public gatherings banned in many countries.
Mar 30, 2020
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AI to 'transform' gaming but costly, Ubisoft CEO tells
Generative AI will profoundly change how video games are created and played, but its capital costs are a serious hurdle, the CEO of French gaming giant Ubisoft told AFP on Monday.
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