U.S. Videogame Sales Sank Deeper in February

The videogame industry continues to see year-over-year declines, according to the latest NPD data.
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Electronic Arts Pressured to Outperform in Soft Videogame Market

Electronic Arts will be under pressure to report strong financial results this afternoon after the industry experienced a disappointing holiday period.
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Kabam Acquires Top LucasArts Game Makers to Help Build Hardcore Social Games

Kabam, known for developing hardcore social games such as The Godfather and Kingdoms of Camelot, has acquired a company with deep roots in the console game space.
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Kinect Helps Keep Aging Xbox at the Top of Its Game

Turns out the big consumer electronics highlight of Microsoft’s final CES keynote last night was its six-year-old Xbox, thanks in large part to the Kinect.
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Americans Played Anything but Social Games During the Holidays

The number of people playing games on Facebook tanked last week, as some game makers were unable to capitalize on people’s downtime during the holidays.
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PlayStation Vita Sales Tank in Second Week

Youch. Down more than 75 percent from launch week.
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Thank Activision for Record-Breaking Videogame Sales in November

Strong sales of Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 led to a record-breaking month in November for videogame sales.
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New Titles Marginally Boost Lagging Videogame Market in October

The videogame industry grew by a minuscule, but welcomed, 1 percent in October, driven by hardcore game launches such as Battlefield 3 and Batman: Arkham City.
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Ubisoft’s Digital Games Strategy Has Nothing to Do With Acquisitions

Ubisoft is taking a while to grow big, but it’s getting there. Here’s a look at its immediate plans, which include at least seven new games.
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Toys Blend With Videogames Even More With Activision’s Skylanders

Activision is preparing to launch a new videogame that blends virtual worlds with physical toys. The launch mimics other recent debuts, including one by Disney that links toys and Apple’s iPad.
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