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Games: The Demise of Guys: How video games and porn are ruining a generation

2012-05-24T05:37:39-03:00

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Is the overuse of video games and pervasiveness of online porn causing the demise of guys?Increasingly, researchers say yes, as young men become hooked on

Games: IOC selects three cities as candidates for 2020 Olympic Games

2012-05-24T05:37:20-03:00

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The International Olympic Committee announced Wednesday that Istanbul, Tokyo and Madrid have made it on to the short list of cities bidding to host the 2020 Olympic Games. Baku and Doha were

Games: Nokias new cheap models bet on games, web access

2012-05-15T11:47:04-03:00

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Nokia patched up its ailing basic phones offering on Tuesday with two models offering access to games, applications and the Internet, hoping to regain its footing in emerging markets.After

Games: Diablo 3: gamers angry as servers collapse

2012-05-15T11:45:05-03:00

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The servers supporting long-awaited role-playing game Diablo 3 went online on Monday night, but then promptly crashed under the sheer weight of global demand.Players found themselves unable to

Games: Minecraft: Xbox 360 edition - review

2012-05-09T10:28:45-03:00

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With 25 million registered players and a hardcore community that makes the Scientologists look feckless and uncommitted, Minecraft is one of indie gaming's most astonishing and important success

Games: London 2012: Alison Williamson selected for sixth Olympic Games

2012-05-09T10:26:00-03:00

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Alison Williamson has been selected for her sixth Olympic Games, as Team GB's archery team was unveiled at Lord's.Williamson narrowly missed out on an automatic spot at the final selection shoot

Games: Back to the Future: The Game - review

2012-05-06T09:10:20-03:00

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Originally released last year as a series of staggered download-only episodes, this point-and-click game based on Back to the Future looked to prove that not all film adaptations had to be crass

Games: Boot up: Iranian hacking, RIMs failure?, game theory in games, BYOD v money, and more

2012-05-02T08:00:36-03:00

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A quick burst of 8 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology teamMotorola's mobile device unit accounted for 71 percent of its total sales, marking a boom in its smartphone and

Games: NBA stars have game off the court, too

2012-04-28T06:41:25-03:00

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Between games, practices, travel and promotional appearances, you'd think that the NBA's multimillionaire stars would be too busy.But most NBA players say

Games: Shigeru Miyamoto: A rushed game is forever bad

2012-04-28T06:40:38-03:00

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Miyamoto's career at Nintendo has been defined by his tenacity. His creative commitment to perfection delayed the launch of the Nintendo 64 by three months to afford his team time to finish the

Games: Zynga adds 9m mobile users in Q1 as smartphone and tablet bets pay off

2012-04-28T06:37:27-03:00

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At the end of 2011, Zynga had 12m monthly active users (MAUs) on mobile for its social games. Three months later, it had added 9m, taking it to 21m mobile MAUs. And before you ask, no, that

Games: PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale announced

2012-04-27T09:14:38-03:00

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If there's one thing publishers love it's getting all their characters (or 'brands' as they often prefer) into one game, thereby capturing a huge meta-demographic of avid fans. Capcom has its

Games: Zynga draws up a good earnings report

2012-04-27T03:56:22-03:00

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The casual gaming pioneer, best known for its -Ville franchises like FarmVille, reported sales of $329 million for the quarter ended March 31. That topped the $317 million in sales that analysts

Games: Zynga Contributed 15% of Facebooks Revenue In Q1, Down From 19% A Year Ago

2012-04-24T02:39:00-03:00

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Zynga and Facebook are ever gradually trying to separate from each other. It's working , sort of?Facebook said today that 15 percent of its revenue in the first quarter came from either

Games: The Game Is Not Over For Facebook, Google In Russia (But There Is Work To Do)

2012-04-18T08:34:29-03:00

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Russia, like China, is a market full of tech promise, but in the face of strong local competition, it is one that has also proven to be tough nut to crack for big U.S. companies looking for

Games: The games that will conquer the world

2012-04-17T13:30:19-03:00

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Already one of the biggest video games companies in the world, Namco Bandai now seems intent on extending its empire even further. Already boasting a quarter of all software sales in Japan, and

Games: After game-changing run, Santorum quits White House race

2012-04-11T05:07:21-03:00

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Rick Santorum ended his improbable run for the White House on Tuesday after leading a Republican tilt to the right that could dog the more moderate front-runner, Mitt Romney, in November's

Games: Xfire Hires Former Tencent Exec As CEO, Now Supports Chinese Language In-Game Chat

2012-04-10T06:30:24-03:00

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Xfire has had a bumpy road over the last five-plus years. Back in 2006, Viacom bought Xfire for $102 million. In 2010, Titan Gaming took over ownership. Then, in October of last year, Xfire