Video Games
- Trends & Innovations - Friday
(Investor’s Business Daily)
Fri, 09 May 2008 22:49:39
Investor’s Business Daily - U.S. retailers are getting better at blocking underage teens from buying M-rated video games, says an FTC survey using undercover 13- to 16-year-old shoppers. Just 20% of the undercover teens were able to buy M-rated games, vs. 42% in ‘06. Retailer GameStop was the best at blocking underage sales of video games, stopping 94% of them. Less-diligent retailers included Hollywood Video, which blocked 60%. … - “Pirates” maker to turn “BioShock” game into film
(Reuters)
Fri, 09 May 2008 18:51:21
Reuters - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc
said on Friday that “Pirates of the Caribbean”
director Gore Verbinski will make a movie version of
“BioShock,” its hit video game about an underwater utopia gone
disastrously wrong.
- Hollywood plans film of hit video game ‘Bioshock’: report
(AFP)
Fri, 09 May 2008 18:49:08
AFP - Award-winning videogame “Bioshock” is to be turned into a movie by “Pirates of the Caribbean” director Gore Verbinski, entertainment industry media reported Friday.
- ‘Grand Theft Auto Success’ Taxes IGN’s Google-Powered Map
(TechWeb)
Fri, 09 May 2008 18:40:00
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Microsoft’s retailer survey also found more than 60% of all GTA games sold in the first week were for its Xbox 360 videogame console. - Clarification: Activision earnings story
(AP)
Fri, 09 May 2008 18:30:52
AP - In a May 8 story about Activision Inc.’s earnings, The Associated Press reported that the company expected earnings of $1.30 per share after excluding Vivendi Games. The story should have said the adjusted earnings excluded other items as well. - GTA IV May Be Driving Sales of Gaming Consoles
(NewsFactor)
Fri, 09 May 2008 18:07:52
NewsFactor - While Grand Theft Auto IV is racking up sales records, console makers are vying for bragging rights of their own, and Microsoft seems to be the victor. - Video games don’t create killers, new book says
(Reuters)
Fri, 09 May 2008 11:31:01
Reuters - Playing video games does not turn
children into deranged, blood-thirsty super-killers, according
to a new book by a pair of Harvard researchers.
- Toss ‘Iron Man’ in scrap heap
(USATODAY.com)
Fri, 09 May 2008 11:12:28
USATODAY.com - We’ve seen this plot before: Blockbuster summer film hits theaters. Mediocre video game tie-in hitches along for the ride. The latest is Iron Man. Weapons mogul Tony Stark is kidnapped by militants in the Middle East and forced to build a superweapon. Instead, Stark creates the Iron Man armor and escapes. After returning home, Stark decides to cease weapons production and destroy the remaining remnants of his arsenal. - “Guitar Hero” helps Activision rock Wall Street
(Reuters)
Fri, 09 May 2008 00:04:35
Reuters - Activision Inc posted a
quarterly profit on Thursday that blew past expectations as
demand for its “Guitar Hero 3″ and “Call of Duty 4″ video games
made up for a complete lack of new releases.
- Grand Theft Auto IV Speeds Past Six Million Mark
(NewsFactor)
Thu, 08 May 2008 22:22:55
NewsFactor - Since its release on April 29, global sales of the Grand Theft Auto ‘GTA IV’ video game from Take-Two Interactive Software (Nasdaq: TTWO) have surpassed six million units, with an estimated retail value of more than $500 million in the first week. Over the first day alone, GTA IV sales were approximately 3.6 million units with a retail value of $310 million worldwide. - No signs of game industry slowdown: Activision CEO
(Reuters)
Thu, 08 May 2008 20:56:40
Reuters - Activision Inc Chief
Executive Bobby Kotick said on Thursday he sees no signs that
growth in the video game industry is slowing.
- “Guitar Hero” helps Activision post 4th-qtr profit
(Reuters)
Thu, 08 May 2008 20:22:36
Reuters - Activision Inc posted
higher-than-expected profit on Thursday as ongoing demand for
its “Guitar Hero 3″ and “Call of Duty 4″ video games offset an
absence of new releases.
- FTC: Kids Finding It Harder to Buy M-rated Video Games
(PC World)
Thu, 08 May 2008 19:00:22
PC World - Teenagers in the U.S. are having a more difficult time buying M-rated mature video games in stores than in past years… - Academic says gadgets threaten Internet’s future
(Reuters)
Thu, 08 May 2008 12:27:45
Reuters - The rise of gadgets like the iPhone, Blackberry and Xbox threatens to unravel the decades of innovation that helped to build the Internet, a leading academic has warned in a new book. - Tethered gadgets threaten Internet future: academic
(Reuters)
Thu, 08 May 2008 11:55:48
Reuters - The rise of gadgets such as the iPhone,
Blackberry and Xbox threatens to unravel the decades of
innovation which helped to build the Internet, a leading Oxford
academic has warned in a new book.
- Nintendo Wii makes Yamauchi Japan’s richest: Forbes
(Reuters)
Thu, 08 May 2008 10:40:25
Reuters - Soaring sales of Nintendo’s Wii game
machine have made former Nintendo (7974.OS) chairman Hiroshi
Yamauchi Japan’s richest man, worth $7.8 billion, Forbes
magazine said in its annual rankings.
- GAMES REVIEW: ‘Iron Man’ video game clunky
(AP)
Wed, 07 May 2008 21:20:18
AP - “Iron Man” has always had a flight problem in video games. - Take-Two’s ‘Grand Theft Auto IV’ tops $500M in week 1 sales
(AP)
Wed, 07 May 2008 20:44:46
AP - “Grand Theft Auto IV” raked in more than $500 million in its first week in stores, selling more than 6 million units worldwide, the video game’s publisher said Wednesday.
- ‘Grand Theft Auto IV’ races into videogame record books
(AFP)
Wed, 07 May 2008 19:26:00
AFP - “Grand Theft Auto: IV” blew away videogame and Hollywood records as its creators reported Wednesday that it raked in an unprecedented 500 million dollars in its opening week.
- Electronic Arts Looks To Wii To Drive Sports Growth
(TechWeb)
Tue, 06 May 2008 22:57:14
TechWeb - Key games such as “Madden” football, “NBA Live,” and “FIFA” soccer are expected to come out in special versions for the game console soon.
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