GameStop says videogames holiday sales up slightly bi13280741 (Reuters) - GameStop Corp said holiday sales increased slightly as sales of new video game software from PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 titles such as "Call of Duty 3" and "Elder Scrolls V" offset a 20 percent drop hardware sales. But GameStop shares fell as much as 5 percent early trading as some investors were disappointed by the sales numbers, according to analysts. Sales of traditional ..

State of the Game: What 2012 Holds for Nintendo, Sony and More bi13280741 The next generation of videogames finally coming, although isn't arriving all at once. Instead of mounting a shock-and-awe campaign, next-gen gaming sneaking up on us. 2012 likely to see an industry taking baby steps forward

Eat, pray, smell: Odd movie merchandise bi13280741 SMALL PRINT:Anyone who has grown up the western world be aware of the concept of film merchandise. From our first Star Warsschool lunch box to the surprisingly decent Lego Harry Pottervideogames, film ?merch? part of our lives

Realistic toy weapons too closely mimic real guns, normalize violence bi13280741 By: Kaylea Pallister Everyone has probably heard concerned parents wondering first-person shooters or other kinds of fighting videogames have a negative impact on children. In popular games like Halo and Modern Warfare, the graphics are frighteningly realisti ;..

Daily iPad App: Run Roo Run HD bi13280741 5th Cell the developer behind the very popular Scribblenauts (which was released on iOS to great acclaim last year, and just had a new level pack update), and recently brought a new title to the App Store called Run Roo Run . 2D platforming a genre that's almost as old as videogames themselves (Mario, who you may know, the grandfather of jumping around on 2D platforms), and as far as ..

Despite Slipping Game Sales In 2011, Industry Still Had Winners bi13280741 Despite record-breaking sales for a handful of popular franchises, a market study released Thursday reported that the video-game industry suffered an 8% slump overall sales for 2011. According to the report by consumer marketing research group NPD Inc., gamers spent just over $17 billion on videogames and hardware last year compared the $18.6 billion they dished out 2010. Total sales ..

Ian Bogost Replies: Deep Thoughts On Gaming bi13280741 A few weeks back, you asked gaming-world academic and game designer Ian Bogost questions from the business, philosophical, and aesthetic sides of gaming; below, find responses. Thanks, Ian! Read more of story at Slashdot

Hands On: Ambitious Kid Icarus Flies Close to the Sun bi13280741 It's practically absurd just how much game designer Masahiro Sakurai crams games. Should we have imagined, then, that Kid Icarus: Uprising would be any different?..

Curt Schilling Channels the Nerd Within bi13280741 Former major league baseball player Curt Schilling talks about other passion: video games. Schilling the head of a start-up that has produced a ingle-player, role-playing game due out Feb. 7

Salesforce's happy workforce bi13280741 It took a Reuben sandwich and Dr. Brown's Cream Soda to close the deal. Nobody's as good at salesmanship the world of high tech as Marc Benioff, the nimble and gregarious 6-foot-5, 290-pound co-founder and CEO of Salesforce.com. A few months ago, burgeoning company -- the San Francisco-based powerhouse cloud computing for businesses -- was looking to Rypple, a startup Toronto ..

State of the Game: What 2012 Holds for Nintendo, Sony and More bi13280741 The next generation of videogames finally coming, although isn't arriving all at once. Instead of mounting a shock-and-awe campaign, next-gen gaming sneaking up on us. 2012 likely to see an industry taking baby steps forward

Eat, pray, smell: Odd movie merchandise bi13280741 SMALL PRINT:Anyone who has grown up the western world be aware of the concept of film merchandise. From our first Star Warsschool lunch box to the surprisingly decent Lego Harry Pottervideogames, film ?merch? part of our lives

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