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ThinkstockVideo game sales have collapsed just as retailers begin to rely on strong holiday sales. Industry research firm NPD reports that in October, U.S. video game retail revenue dropped 25%...
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ThinkstockCarl Icahn is still around, in his seventies and several decades into his place as a famous takeover artist, although he sometimes just scares companies into distributing cash or cutting...
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Trying to figure out the impact of tablets on a how a given person spends time connected to the rest of the world requires a lot of patience and a sharp eye for detail. Most observers have figured...
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ZyngaZynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) is out with earnings after the close. While the report does not look that great, investors have sold this one off to infinity and any news that is not of further...
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ZyngaZynga, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) is a dog and it knows that it is a dog. Is it a coincidence that it has a dog as its logo? Reports are out that Zynga slipped in 100 layoffs during the Apple product...
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Steve Ballmer was willing to lose money on the Xbox for years. The console and its add-ons are finally a mildly profitable business. But, as Ballmer often does, he will lose money again in the name...
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Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) continues it retreat as most of its business divisions continue to sputter in the face of competition. The company closed a camera and mobile phone factory. It also will...
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It is easy to dismiss the new Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) challenge to Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iTunes. The world’s largest software company will bundle a music service with the Xbox 360...
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ZyngaZynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) should by all traditional thought processes be trading lower today. At least that is the thought of investors as the only real news out today is that Credit Suisse...
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It is no secret that the traditional video game sector faced several crushing blows all at once. The rise of companies like Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA), Rovio and others came on the backside of a...
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courtesy NintendoThe new Nintendo Wii U may be a super game console, but probably not super enough. The problems the product faces go well beyond the success of competitive products from Microsoft...
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courtesy NintendoAfter more than a year since the product’s introduction, the Nintendo Wii U game controller finally has pricing, shipping dates, and more details on what the device can do. The...
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Nintendo will continue its effort to make a comeback in the video game console business. It will introduce its new Wii U in Japan on December 8. It is a wonder that the Japanese company will not have...
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U.S. retail sales of video games, controllers and gear fell 20% in August compared with sales in the same month a year ago, according to a report from research firm NPD Group. The biggest drop came...
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The total number of people who play video games in the United States fell from 2011 to 2012. This represents another challenge to major console manufacturers, particularly Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:...
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