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How the video games industry is faring
A look at results from selected companies in the video games business:
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2014 Games 'on target and budget'
The 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow is on track and on budget, according to the latest progress report.
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Battleship Disaster Scuttles Hasbro's Plans For Board Games
Hasbro charted the course of its board games business by way of the movie theatre. Now, after Battleship sank in its U.S. opening, Hasbro seems a bit dead in the water. Investors would do well to steer clear.
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Kansas City Royals Hitting – First 40 Games: A Fan’s Reaction
Baseball is a marathon; 162 games stretched out over 6 months.
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Three ways to save big on video games
Before you drop another $60 on a game you might not even like, consider one of these less-expensive alternatives. Originally posted at Marketplace Blog
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Games And Fan Feedback - Part Two
Last week in the first part of our storytelling feature , we talked with big name developers Gearbox and Telltale about the importance of getting feedback for the stories in their games.
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Forbes Games: Bioware's Hope And Zynga's Dive
A selection of today's game news and analysis from Forbes.com.
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Let the Games Begone
Sochi, the site for the 2014 winter Olympics, just happens to be where the Russians dispossessed an entire nation exactly 150 years earlier. the survivors’ descendants say it was genocide—and now they’re demanding justice.
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London faces up to 'greenest' Games pledge
London has pledged to host the greenest Olympic Games ever staged, but it could take years before the promises start to flower.
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Forbes Games: Angry Birds And Holy Grails
Above all else, games are supposed to be fun. Sometimes developers forget that, and design products that alienate and annoy their best customers. Bioware, a division of Electronic Arts, may be getting ahead of the problem by asking fans to help design of one of its biggest franchises. Is the move just savvy PR or an example of how games should be made?
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