Gaming
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Idaho State University Opens $520,000 Esports Arena Funded by Direct Communications
POCATELLO, October 6 — Idaho State University unveiled the Direct Communications Esports Arena on Tuesday afternoon in Pocatello,…
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Steam Revenue Reaches an Estimated $1.7 Billion in September, a Record Month
Bellevue, Washington, October 5, 2026 Steam, Valve Corporation’s digital distribution platform for PC games, generated $1.7 billion in…
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How Nintendo’s Game Boy Revolutionized Portable Gaming and Shaped Modern Handheld Devices
TOKYO, October 3 — The story begins with a simple gray brick that changed how the world played.…
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Microsoft Cuts 3,200 Xbox Jobs and Sells Four Studios in Major Reset
Redmond, September 29 — The story begins with a significant restructuring effort at Xbox, as the company’s recently…
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Pennsylvania Senator Proposes 60-Day Notice and Refunds When Publishers Shut Down Digital Games
HARRISBURG, September 27 — A Pennsylvania state senator wants video game publishers to give customers warning — and…
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Gabe Newell Throat-Sang at Staff for Five Months, CS Creator Says
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Retro Room to Open Brick-and-Mortar Video Game Store in Chesterfield
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US Father Loses Job After Son Spends $118K on Minecraft Ads
NEW YORK, September 19 — A nine-year-old boy spent $118,000 on YouTube advertising to promote a Minecraft channel,…
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Kojima Moves Espionage Game Physint From PlayStation to Xbox
TOKYO, September 13 — Hideo Kojima, the Japanese game designer behind the Metal Gear and Death Stranding franchises,…
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Wiki Lists 44 Times Sony Told Players They Own Their Digital Games
TOKYO, September 12 — A newly compiled public wiki has documented at least 44 instances in which Sony…
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PlayStation Fans Archive Sony’s Own Ownership Wording as Digital Game Lawsuit Proceeds
TOKYO, September 12 — PlayStation users have built a public archive of Sony’s own past statements that customers…
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Grand Theft Auto VI Extended Look Tops Netflix Top 10 With 31.1 Million Views
New York, September 3 — The story begins with a significant milestone for the highly anticipated game Grand…
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How Justin.tv’s 24-Hour Lifecast Became the Gaming Site Twitch
SAN FRANCISCO, July 31 — Before Twitch became the default home for livestreamed gaming, there was Justin.tv: a…
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Twitch Is No Longer Just Games: Chat, Music and Art Draw Millions
SAN FRANCISCO, July 31 — Twitch, the site that most people still picture as a wall of people…
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 31 — Fifteen years into its run as a livestreaming pioneer, Twitch is leaning into…
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SAN MATEO, Calif., July 22 — Sony Interactive Entertainment has confirmed that a batch of games will depart…
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PARIS, July 21 — Unreal Engine 6, the next generation of Epic Games’ 3D graphics engine, was formally…
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Nintendo of America Built Its US Business on a Risky Retail Gamble
KYOTO, July 21 — For tech observers across Asia, the story of Nintendo is a masterclass in corporate…
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Small Japanese studio Pocketpair makes global gaming hit Palworld
TOKYO, July 21 — Pocketpair, the Japanese developer behind the phenomenon Palworld, began its corporate life in an…
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Japan Ranked Third Largest Video Game Market in 2022 as Mobile Gaming Takes Over
TOKYO, July 21 — Japan remains one of the most influential forces in global video gaming, a position…
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Survival Games: The Open-World Subgenre Where Every Resource Matters
MANILA, July 21 — Survival games have carved out a distinct space in the world of action gaming,…
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ISLAMABAD, July 17 — The video game industry, once a niche corner of the leisure sector, has grown…
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id Software Loses Nearly Half Its Staff in Xbox Restructuring
NEW YORK, July 17 — A layoff is no longer what it used to be. The word originally…
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Doom: The Dark Ages Revelations Expansion Adds Chain Spear, Launches July 7
WASHINGTON, July 17 — The Doom franchise, a series that fundamentally altered the landscape of the video game…
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