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Chinese tech giant NetEase buys Star Wars game maker, marking its to start with main press into Europe
Chinese movie activity large NetEase has been aggressively expanding abroad as the domestic industry slows down amid tighter regulation. It now has totally-owned gaming studios in the U.S., Europe and Japan as it focuses on online games beyond just cellular and Computer. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC NetEase announced Wednesday that it has obtained a French […]
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Sony sets up a PlayStation mobile gaming division in a main drive past consoles
Income from cellular games accounts for extra than 50 % of the mobile gaming marketplace. Sony is seeking to diversify outside of consoles with its new devoted PlayStation cellular gaming division. Mateusz Slodkowski | SOPA Photographs | LightRocket through Getty Visuals Sony established up a devoted PlayStation mobile gaming unit in a main drive to […]
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Sony hikes the price of its PlayStation 5 console for the reason that of soaring inflation
In this photograph illustration a PlayStation 5 symbol viewed exhibited on a smartphone. Mateusz Slodkowski | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images Sony on Thursday elevated the advisable retail cost of its PlayStation 5 video games console in several global marketplaces citing the international economic ecosystem, which include substantial inflation. The Japanese gaming big […]
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‘Avatar,’ Spider-Man and Star Wars return to the big screen as summer box office winds down
Tom Holland stars as Peter Parker in “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” Sony Spider-Man, the Na’vi and a ragtag group of galactic rebels are making their way back to theaters at the end of the summer. Disney is releasing Star Wars prequel “Rogue One” and “Avatar” in domestic theaters in the coming weeks, while Sony will […]
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Video game giants had a miserable second quarter as the pandemic gaming boom hits a wall
A gamer plays on Sony’s Playstation 5 console at his home in Seoul. Yelim Lee | AFP via Getty Images The giants of the video game world saw their sales slide in the second quarter, as initial tailwinds from the Covid pandemic faded. In the three months ended June, Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo each posted […]
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Moviegoers are leaving their couches for theaters, bringing summer box office sales close to pre-pandemic levels
It’s becoming clearer that audiences are no longer satisfied just sitting on the couch to watch movies. Not only are they returning to movie theaters in droves, theater operators say they’re opting for pricier tickets and spending more on concessions. Over the weekend, Disney’s newest Marvel Cinematic Universe film, “Thor: Love and Thunder,” opened to […]
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How many F-bombs trigger an R rating? An obscure movie industry panel decides
A poster of Motion Picture Association film ratings hangs next to a poster displaying a message about new cleaning procedures in the lobby of Cinemark’s Century 16 at the South Point Hotel & Casino on in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller | Getty Images How many F-bombs can a movie have before it’s rated R? […]
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Video game sales set to fall for first time in years as industry braces for recession
The PlayStation 5 logo pictured at a store in Krakow, Poland. Nurphoto | Getty Images Video game sales are set to decline annually for the first time in years, as another industry that boomed in the coronavirus era faces the grim prospect of a recession. The global games and services market is forecast to contract […]
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Microsoft’s $69 billion Activision takeover faces competition probe in the UK
Microsoft logo is seen on a smartphone placed on displayed Activision Blizzard’s games character. Dado Ruvic | Reuters The U.K.’s competition watchdog on Wednesday opened an investigation into Microsoft’s acquisition of video game publisher Activision Blizzard. It marks one of the first probes by a major antitrust enforcer into the $68.7 billion deal, which was […]
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‘Minions’ vs. ‘Lightyear:’ Here’s why the silly yellow blobs beat Buzz at the box office
Two blockbuster animated franchises went head-to-head at the box office this past weekend. One of them benefited from buzz — and it wasn’t “Lightyear.” In just three days, Universal and Illumination’s “Minions: The Rise of Gru” tallied more than $107 million in domestic ticket sales and topped $200 million globally. Its rival, Disney and Pixar’s […]
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