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Microsoft CorporationThe battle between Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) to sell their new generation of game consoles has gotten heated. Several large retailers dropped...
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courtesy of NetflixNetflix Inc.’s (NASDAQ: NFLX) video streaming service consumes a huge amount of broadband. No wonder. Video data takes up more network capacity than text or voice. And Netflix...
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Speculation is that Amazon.com is preparing to launch a game console/TV set top type device that will resemble the so-called Chromecast dongle. That is, the device will be less like a set top box and...
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GameStop shares were getting bruised on Tuesday on news that Walmart is directly targeting the GameStop model with a new push with its trade-in service and preowned game offerings. Can GameStop...
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As the age of video games ages, so do the number of discarded and unused video games, probably. Walmart, the world's largest retailer, means to take advantage of that via a video game trade-in...
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ThinkstockWednesday, the makers of the popular smartphone game Candy Crush Saga filed for an initial public offering. Dublin-based King Digital Entertainment plans to offer more than 22 million...
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Shares of Advanced Micro Devices moved higher Tuesday after Ascendiant Capital started coverage of the stock with a Buy rating and news that the sovereign wealth fund of Abu Dhabi had exercised...
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Tuesday is the day that Titanfall hits the shelves, and the big question is whether the sci-fi shooter game will get the Xbox One back in the video game console battle that until now has been...
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"300: Rise of an Empire," released by Warner Bros., brought in $45.05 million in domestic ticket sales over the weekend. That figure was high enough to help the media company's bottom line,...
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ThinkstockAdvanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD) had an unusual end-of-week gain. It was a move that would have been missed by many investors. Still, this all fits in with the ongoing theme of a...
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courtesy of Sony Corp.Maybe it’s because Saturday is launch day in Japan for the PlayStation 4 from Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE), but the company’s hot-selling new game console is practically...
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Advanced Micro Devices has a proposed $500 million senior note offering, which will effectively finance a tender of other notes coming due. The ratings agencies have chimed in with mixed views.
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Among the many extraordinary ways Amazon.com has to draw consumers to its sites, and to get those consumers to spend money, is its trade-in program. Amazon has turned used items that might be...
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Dublin, Ireland-based King Digital Entertainment, makers of the wildly popular mobile game Candy Crush Saga, has filed a Form F-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial...
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Just ahead of next week's Japanese launch, Sony announced on Tuesday that the company had sold 5.3 million of its PlayStation 4 game consoles. The company had forecast sales of 5 million by the end...
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