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Gaia Moves Games From Online to Facebook

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on September 1, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

Gaia Interactive, which developed one of the early online gaming communities, is making its games available to users at all times, on most any platform.

LG Announces Customs Agent Chaos For PS3

John Paczkowski in News on February 28, 2011 at 1:58 pm PT

LG Electronics has made good on its threat to block the import of PlayStation 3 consoles into Europe. The Guardian reports that the Hague has granted LG a preliminary injunction against Sony, which it claims has unfairly built some of its patented Blu-Ray technology into the product.

Hulu’s Subscription Service Could Come Next Week–For Some of You

Peter Kafka in Media on June 24, 2010 at 7:28 pm PT

Some of you may finally get a chance to pay for Hulu. The video Web site is finalizing plans to launch its subscription service, and people familiar with the company say a beta test of “Hulu Plus” could launch as early as next week. If you’re in a select group, that is. One person familiar with the joint venture says the initial test could be limited to 10,000 people.

How to Watch Video, Wirelessly, on Your TV Set

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on March 3, 2010 at 6:03 pm PT

Intel’s Wi-Di and MediaMall’s PlayOn offer ways to watch your computer videos on your TV, but they are expensive solutions that have downsides.

Netflix’s Chances of a Nintendo Deal Really Were “Excellent”

Peter Kafka in Media on January 13, 2010 at 3:00 am PT

Netflix already streams its flicks to the Xbox and the Playstation. So a Nintendo deal would “work out over time,” CEO Reed Hastings predicted last week. That was fast.

RealNetworks Wants a Convergence Play–Just Like Everyone Else

Peter Kafka in Media on January 4, 2010 at 3:30 am PT

RealNetworks figures you’re going to want to move your entertainment off the Web and onto whatever device you want, whenever you want. So do a lot of competitors.

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Wii Fails Less Than Xbox, But "Red Rings of Death" Abate

Nick Wingfield, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on September 1, 2009 at 12:51 pm PT

Nintendo’s Wii has outsold rival game consoles. Now a new study says it also outlasts them. The study by SquareTrade, an independent provider of warranties on electronics, estimates that 2.7 percent of Wiis fail during the first two years of ownership, compared with a 10 percent failure rate over that period for Sony’s PlayStation 3 and a 23.7 percent failure rate for Microsoft’s Xbox 360.