Tag: Video games
Is it finally game on for video game adaptations?
NEW YORK — Is there a more woebegone movie genre than the video game adaptation? This is the pantheon of “Max Payne,” “Wing Commander”...
EXPLAINER: Starving for more chips in a tech-hungry world
SAN RAMON, Calif. — As the U.S. economy rebounds from its pandemic slump, a vital cog is in short supply: the computer chips that...
GameStop finally announces a share sale
Two months after a market phenomenon took shares of GameStop to the moon, the video game retailer said Monday that it will sell up...
Unopened Super Mario Bros. game from 1986 sells for $660,000
DALLAS — An unopened copy of Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. that was bought in 1986 and then forgotten about in a desk drawer has...
Microsoft wins $22 billion deal making headsets for US Army
Microsoft won a nearly $22 billion contract to supply U.S. Army combat troops with its augmented reality headsets.
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GameStop weighing stock offering to fund transformation
GameStop is considering selling some of its shares, a move that would enable the video-game retailer to capitalize on the massive surge in its...
GameStop’s 4Q earnings, sales fall short of Street’s views
A hefty tax benefit helped drive GameStop’s fiscal fourth-quarter profit sharply higher, but the video-game retailer’s sales declined despite a surge in its online...
Japan raises tariffs on US beef after hitting import limit
TOKYO — Imported American beef in Japan has proved so popular it's topped the annual limits called “safeguards,” and the U.S. Meat Export Federation...
Call of Duty among finalists for Video Game Hall of Fame
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Voting is open for the next inductees into the World Video Game Hall of Fame, with Call of Duty, Guitar Hero...
Tiger Woods returns to video games, this time with 2K series
Tiger Woods is back in the game — digitally, at least.
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