NPD Group last week announced that video games sales for the month of April were down 26% and software sales plummeted from $630.4 million to $307.2 million, representing a 42% decline from April 2011. The numbers shocked industry analysts, who predicted a maximum software decline of 27%. The only segment of the gaming industry that did not suffer was the accessories segment, which grew a mere 0 ...
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NEW YORK, NY-- - The Video Game Industry has transformed from one dominated by major consoles to one focused on social and mobile games. Consumers are increasingly less willing to spend upwards of $50 ...
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This documentary is a compelling glimpse into independent artists of the video game industry. In the smart, involving documentary "Indie Game: the Movie," when video game designer Phil Fish chillingly asserts that he'd kill himself if he didn't finish his long-gestating game "Fez," you get the feeling he isn't bluffing. That's the level of depth and candor filmmakers Lisanne Pajot and James ...
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NEW YORK, NY-- - The Video Game Industry has transformed from one dominated by major consoles to one focused on social and mobile games. Consumers are increasingly less willing to spend upwards of $50 ...
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Today: The video came industry takes the forefront, with Zynga reporting more users, Nintendo losing money and EA reportedly being eyed for takeover. Also: Amazon quadruples analysts' expectations for profit as Wall Street rises again.
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WASHINGTON -- Video games, long demonized by public health officials and parents for contributing to sedentary habits and obesity among children, scored a big win Monday night with a new partnership between the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition and the video game industry's major trade group, the Entertainment Software Association.
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Just like the music industry, success can be a hard thing to come by in video games. Some developers who stumble upon a blockbuster manage to turn one success into another and pump out hit after hit. Others simply spend years slogging it out with low-budget or licensed titles for no reward. One-hit ...
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