Super Bowl Predictions: How EA Uses Madden to Guess the Final Score

Electronic Arts is using artificial intelligence and real-life data to predict that the New York Giants will defeat the New England Patriots by a field goal on Sunday.
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Ubisoft Delays Game Launch Until May, but Plays Up Strong Holiday Sales

Game publisher Ubisoft reported today that it experienced a record holiday season, fueled by strong sales of two of its top-performing franchises, Just Dance and Assassin’s Creed.
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Microsoft Sprints Ahead in the Race for the Living Room

Google TV is still trying to find its footing. And Apple’s TV is still theoretical. Meanwhile, Redmond sold 1.7 million set-top boxes last month.
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Videogame Consoles Still Selling Like Hotcakes, But How Much Life Is Left in the Aging Hardware?

The three major videogame consoles are all nearing the end of their life cycles. But that didn’t stop shoppers from buying — and in some cases fighting over — the hardware.
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Call of Duty Grosses More Than $775 Million in Five Days to Destroy All Records

Activision’s latest Call of Duty title has shattered all previous entertainment records, grossing more than $775 million in its first five days of 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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Andy Lees: Highlights From AsiaD (Video)

Andy Lees, president of the Microsoft’s Windows Phone division, is enthusiastic about the future for Windows Phone 7.
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Here Comes Another Cloud: Hollywood Hopes “UltraViolet” Will Save DVDs

Will the ability to download “Horrible Bosses” onto your iPad make you more likely to buy “Horrible Bosses” on Blu-ray?
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Sony Trims $50 Off the Five-Year-Old PlayStation 3

Sony is cutting the price of the five-year-old PlayStation 3 to $250 from a previously recommended price of $300, the company said today. The version with twice the amount of storage, or 320 gigabytes, will cost $300, down from $350. The new pricing goes into effect Thursday.

Netflix Is for Movies, Hulu Is for TV Shows. Neither Is for Your iPad or Your iPhone.

Lots of you are using your phones to watch YouTube. But Netflix and Hulu? Not so much.
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Xbox 360 Sold Out Last Month