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'Engaging Hardcore Gamers': Enthusiast Brings To Market The Biggest Community For Gaming, Esports
Wednesday, March 11, 2020 - 8:29am | 955In a move to grow the world’s largest network of gamers and esports fans, Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc., (OTC: ENGMF)(TSX:EGLX) recently expanded its multi-pillar business to include a franchise of esports teams and events. CEO Adrian Montgomery and President Menashe Kestenbaum spoke with...
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Will 'Red Dead Redemption 2' Be Able To Match Its Predecessor's Success?
Tuesday, October 18, 2016 - 3:48pm | 411Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO)’s Rockstar Games has officially confirmed the highly-anticipated sequel to hit game "Red Dead Redemption" is coming in fall of 2017. After Rockstar tweeted a pair of cryptic images on Sunday and Monday, the company revealed the...
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Is Electronic Arts Serious About Virtual Reality Gaming?
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - 2:01pm | 502Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) CEO Andrew Wilson recently indicated that his company is experimenting with virtual reality. Wilson discussed the topic during a video games panel at the annual SXSW event. His comments could be dismissed as a PR push for his company's newest game, Titanfall....
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PlayStation 4 was Too Expensive for NVIDIA
Thursday, March 14, 2013 - 2:27pm | 434AMD (NYSE: AMD) is poised to make billions on the sale of Sony's (NYSE: SNE) upcoming game console, PlayStation 4. The chipmaker, which has a long heritage within the game industry, built graphics processors for Wii, Xbox 360 and GameCube. AMD is currently producing chips for Nintendo's (OTC:...
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Nintendo Thinks You Want This
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 - 1:42pm | 680Nintendo (NTDOY) is justifying the release of another side-scrolling, two-dimensional Mario game by claiming that it is what consumers want. But is that actually the case? Takashi Tezuka, a veteran producer at Nintendo, told GameSpot that all of the similarities within New Super Mario Bros. U are...
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Apple Lawsuit of the Day: HTC Sues the Mac Maker over Patent Infringement
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 12:23pm | 239What has Apple gotten itself into now? I knew it was a mistake when the Mac maker started to sue everybody. You can't do that. There will always be copycats. There will always be clones. And just because Company X tries to imitate Company Z does not mean you can head into court and walk away with...
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Sony's "Oh, Crap!" Moment: Nobody Wants a PS Vita
Monday, August 15, 2011 - 6:15pm | 500And all this time I thought that a delay was the worst thing that could happen to Sony's (NYSE: SNE) next-gen handheld. It turns out that there was something far worse brewing: the simple fact that people don't care about PS Vita. At all! That's according to Lyle Hall and Matthew Seymour at Heavy...
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As Game Sales Tank, Mortal Kombat Perseveres With Nearly 3M Copies Sold
Monday, August 15, 2011 - 5:17pm | 158Warner Bros. just cashed in on its $50 million investment. The company acquired the assets of Midway, the ill-fated creator and publisher of arcade games like Mortal Kombat, NBA Jam and NFL Blitz, back in 2009. Now, having sold nearly three million copies of its latest Mortal Kombat game (at $60 a...
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Take-Two Interactive at Risk for Another SEC Investigation?
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 - 1:41pm | 608Yesterday was not a great day for the company. Tomorrow might not be any better. While shares of Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO) are moving upward today, the company was among the many corporations that nearly lost their lunch on Monday. Granted, Take-Two's downfall can be partially attributed...
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Electronic Arts Names New COO
Friday, August 5, 2011 - 9:57am | 398The head of EA Sports is set to take on the whole company as its chief operating officer. The Associated Press reports that Peter Moore will take on his new position starting Monday, August 8. Moore replaces John Schappert, who left Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) for a position at Zynga....
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First Comes Zynga's I-P-O, Then Zynga's D-E-A-T-H
Monday, August 1, 2011 - 3:43pm | 1165Zynga's current business model is a recipe for disaster. In terms of media attention, Zynga is the can't-lose-game developer. From IPO amendments and new game anticipation to positive side effects and IPO valuations, Zynga is the company everyone is talking about. But while the news typically...
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Should Bad Corporate Execs Take a 50% Pay Cut?
Monday, August 1, 2011 - 8:55am | 307Nintendo's President is losing 50% of his salary. Why is he the only one? Last week we learned quite a bit about Nintendo (NTDOY). First we learned that, after failing to launch the Nintendo 3DS with any good games, the system flopped. (Stunning, isn't it? Who could have possibly predicted that...