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March 22, 2023

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Ms. Pac-Man clears path to World Video Game Hall of Fame

May 10, 2022 The Associated Press

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — More than 40 years after blazing a trail for female video game characters, Ms. Pac-Man was inducted Thursday into the World Video Game Hall of Fame, along with Dance Dance Revolution, The […]

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Microsoft buys game maker Activision Blizzard for about $70B

January 18, 2022 Matt O'Brien, Associated Press

Microsoft is paying nearly $70 billion for Activision Blizzard, the maker of Candy Crush and Call of Duty, as it seeks an edge in the fiercely competitive businesses of mobile gaming and virtual-reality technology. The […]

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Grand Theft Auto maker buys FarmVille company in $12.7B deal

January 14, 2022 Michelle Chapman, Associated Press

Take-Two Interactive, maker of “Grand Theft Auto” and “Red Dead Redemption,” is buying Zynga, maker of “FarmVille” and “Words With Friends,” in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $12.7 billion.  The acquisition announced Monday would […]

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China limits children to 3 hours of online gaming a week

September 3, 2021 The Associated Press

BEIJING — China is banning children from playing online games for more than three hours a week, the harshest restriction so far on the game industry as Chinese regulators continue cracking down on the technology […]

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Netflix confirms move into video games as its growth slows

July 23, 2021 Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

SAN RAMON, Calif. — Netflix reported its worst slowdown in subscriber growth in eight years as people emerge from their pandemic cocoons. So it’s adding a new attraction to its marquee: Video games. On Tuesday, […]

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Unopened Super Mario 64 game from 1996 sells for $1.56M

July 13, 2021 The Associated Press

DALLAS — An unopened copy of Nintendo’s Super Mario 64 has sold at auction for $1.56 million. Heritage Auctions in Dallas said that the 1996 game sold Sunday, breaking its previous record price for the […]

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How student-designed video games made me rethink how I teach history

May 18, 2021 Adam Clulow, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts

Imagine you’re a young samurai in Japan in 1701. You have to make a difficult choice between an impoverished life in exile, or the prospect of almost certain death while trying to avenge the death […]

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Is Epic Games’ showdown with Apple turning into a mismatch?

May 10, 2021 Michael Liedtke

SAN RAMON, Calif. — If Epic Games hopes to dismantle the fortress surrounding Apple’s iPhone and its app store, the video game maker probably will need to roll out some heavier artillery heading into the […]

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Late president’s book outlines vision for Japan’s Nintendo

April 15, 2021 Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press

TOKYO — Nintendo’s late president Satoru Iwata oversaw the video-game maker’s global growth as Super Mario and Pokemon became household names. “Ask Iwata” was published after his death from cancer in 2015 at age 55. […]

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Study suggests video games can help mental health

November 17, 2020 The Associated Press

LONDON — Time spent playing video games can be good for mental health, according to a new study by researchers at Oxford University. The finding comes as video game sales this year have boomed as […]

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