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Good times roll at E3 videogame trade show, for nowBy Malathi Nayak LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Few first-time participants at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles this week would have realized that the $66 billion videogames industry is in steep decline. Microsoft Corp, Sony Corp, Electronic Arts and oth... ...Read More »While working for spies, Snowden was secretly prolific onlineBy John Shiffman, Mark Hosenball and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON (Reuters) - While working for U.S. intelligence agencies, Edward Snowden had another secret identity: an online commentator who anonymously railed against citizen surveillance and corporate greed. Througho... ...Read More »Snowden as a teen online: anime and cheeky humorBy Kristina Cooke and John Shiffman SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Long before he became known worldwide as the National Security Agency contractor who exposed top-secret U.S. government surveillance programs, Edward Snowden worked for a Japanese anime company run by friends and went... ...Read More » |
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Exclusive: Snowden as a teen online: anime and cheeky humorBy Kristina Cooke and John Shiffman SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Long before he became known worldwide as the NSA contractor who exposed top-secret U.S. government surveillance programs, Edward Snowden worked for a Japanese anime company run by friends and went by the nicknames Th... ...Read More »Google buys Israel's Waze to keep mobile maps leadSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc bought Israeli mapping startup Waze on Tuesday for just over $1 billion, a source familiar with the matter said, acquiring an online real-time mapping service to safeguard its lead in one of the most crucial aspects of smartphone usage. Google said in a... ...Read More »Video game puts coach on road to World Cup gloryBy Mark Gleeson WINDHOEK (Reuters) - A coach whose enthusiasm for the trade was forged by the 'Football Manager' video game will be thrown into the deep end on Wednesday when Nambia host African champions Nigeria in a World Cup qualifier. Ricardo Mannetti, 38,... ...Read More »Comic writer's Ghost Rider copyright lawsuit revived on appealBy Bernard Vaughan NEW YORK (Reuters) - A comic book writer who claims he created the flaming-skulled character called Ghost Rider got another chance to press his claim on Tuesday when a U.S. appeals court revived his lawsuit against Marvel Comics. The 2nd U.S. Circui... ...Read More »Analysis: Disney goes to Infinity to turn around gaming unitBy Lisa Richwine and Malathi Nayak (Reuters) - When Walt Disney Co introduced its latest video game, Infinity, to the gaming faithful this week at the annual E3 gaming conference, it rented a Los Angeles movie theater to show 30-minute clips of upcoming films and hosted a party with the gl... ...Read More »Sony takes on Microsoft, prices new PS4 below Xbox OneBy Malathi Nayak LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sony Corp on Monday priced its latest PlayStation 4 console $100 lower than the new Xbox One by rival Microsoft Corp as competition for gamers' pockets intensifies ahead of the year-end holidays and gift-giving season. Sony... ...Read More »Microsoft prices Xbox at $499 for November launchLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Monday its new Xbox One console would be launched in November at a price of $499 in the United States. The price is greater than its current console, the Xbox 360, but it includes a Kinect motion sensor for hands-free game playing. ... ...Read More »Mobile gaming still eludes a troubled industryBy Malathi Nayak SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - To get a sense of how investors view the promise of mobile gaming, one need look no further than Japan's GungHo Online Entertainment. With just one game under its belt, its stock has risen tenfold since October and its market cap almost equals... ...Read More » |
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