For years, critics of video games have labeled them as “time-wasters” or as “just for kids.” Worse, violent video games have been accused of having
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US video game sales topped $43 billion in 2018
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) is a video game trade association, as well as the people behind the annual E3 convention in Los Angeles. According
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Microsoft announces new Xbox console due late 2020, other Xbox news
E3 (or Electronic Entertainment Expo), the big annual video game conference, is going on this week in Los Angeles. Most of the big video game
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Microsoft releases the discless Xbox One S All-Digital Edition; is it worth it?
Microsoft’s recently launched a version of the Xbox One S without a disc drive. The “Xbox One S All-Digital Edition,” as it’s wordily called, comes
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PK Subban the second Black player to appear on an NHL video game cover
Popular sports video game producer EA Sports has announced that PK Subban, a player for the NHL hockey team the Nashville Predators, will appear on
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How do comic sales compare to sales of other types of media?
In 2015, comics finally hit the $1 billion sales mark, a sign that comic sales are growing. But how do they compare to sales of
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My thoughts on the success of “Pokemon Go”
Since its release last week, “Pokemon Go” has become a huge phenomenon, having taken the country by storm. One reason might be to take our
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Anthology shows: “Saturday Supercade”
In 1982, ABC debuted the first video game-based TV cartoon, “Pac-Man.” This was successful, and soon others got in on the video game craze. In
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AOL is shutting down TUAW, Joystiq
One-time dial-up giant AOL, nowadays the owner of several popular websites, has announced it’s shutting down or consolidating various sites as part of a reorganization
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Microsoft to offer Xbox 360s under contract…a bad deal?
Microsoft’s announced plans to offer an Xbox 360 under a contract similar to that for cell phones: one can buy an Xbox 360 for $99,
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