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Study: Online Media Pays Off for Consumers More Than Offline

Kara Swisher in Media on February 10 at 4:00 pm PT

Apparently, you can get digital media satisfaction.

Meet the New Sony CEO, Kaz Hirai (Video)

Kara Swisher in News on February 1, 2012 at 10:38 am PT

Want to see the new Sony head in action? We’ve got the goods right here from an onstage interview at AsiaD.

There Better Be Some Cool Stuff at CES, Because CE Holiday Sales Data Bytes!

Kara Swisher in Commerce on January 8, 2012 at 11:26 am PT

Camcorders and MP3 players go splat!

The “Portal” Movie Is Great, and You Can See It for Free

Peter Kafka in News on August 24, 2011 at 10:42 am PT

The best video game-based movie you’ll see this summer is (barely) seven minutes long and on YouTube now.

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Nintendo 3DS: Nearly Sold Out in Japan?

Daisuke Wakabayashi, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 1, 2011 at 12:00 am PT

It may come with a health warning but Nintendo Co.’s 3DS game system nearly sold out its first batch of shipments to retail outlets in the first two days since the new 3-D portable game machine debuted in Japan on Saturday, according to a local research firm.

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OnLive Claims Long-Delayed Patent is Pivotal

Don Clark, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on December 14, 2010 at 11:40 am PT

Tech entrepreneur Steve Perlman has his name on more than 100 U.S. patents. He is particularly excited about his latest, but miffed at the same time.

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Microsoft's Kinect Is Under Pressure to Connect

Nick Wingfield, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on November 3, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

Microsoft Corp. is betting a new product called Kinect will deliver a bigger audience for its Xbox 360 videogame console by letting people play games without a traditional controller. But Kinect, when it goes on sale Thursday, will also be the most visible test in years of whether Microsoft can churn out breakout consumer products from its huge investment in research and development.

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Game Publisher Take-Two in Play?

Voices in News on October 29, 2010 at 1:25 pm PT

Shares of videogame publisher Take-Two Interactive Software closed up almost 5 percent today on speculation that the impending departure of CEO Ben Feder, announced this morning, will help clear the way for buyout bids. Possible suitors for the company, which just turned in a surprisingly good quarter, include Electronic Arts, Activision Blizzard, Ubisoft and various private-equity outfits.

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EA Delays Hotly Anticipated Basketball Videogame

Dan Gallagher, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on September 28, 2010 at 2:49 pm PT

Videogame publisher Electronics Arts is delaying a highly anticipated basketball title on concerns about the game’s quality. On a company blog, EA Sports President Peter Moore said the publisher made the decision to delay “NBA Elite,” which was slated to hit stores next week, because of the company’s conclusion that the game “would benefit from more time in development.” No expected launch date was given.

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Halo: Reach Has Impressive $200 Million Launch Day

Beth Callaghan in News on September 16, 2010 at 9:45 am PT

Despite an overall sales slump in the videogame industry, Halo: Reach, the latest entry in the Xbox 360 science fiction franchise, scored over $200 million in sales on its launch day Tuesday. Phil Spencer, VP at Microsoft Game Studios, expects its success to support console sales heading into the holiday season. But despite Spencer’s boast that “its launch has already surpassed every game, movie, and entertainment launch this year,” it’s not the record holder for opening day game sales. Those bragging rights belong to “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2,” which earned $310 million on its launch day last November.