HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese gaming giant NetEase on Monday announced a strategic partnership with Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment to develop a new “Lord of the Rings” mobile game, bolstering its pipeline following its secondary listing in Hong Kong. Th... More »
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.T) said on Thursday its fourth-quarter profit soared 200% due to surging demand for its Switch games console, and that title Animal Crossing: New Horizons shifted a record 13.4 million units in its first six week... More »
TOKYO (Reuters) – The runaway success of Nintendo Co Ltd’s (7974.T) island life simulator Animal Crossing: New Horizons has overshadowed an uncomfortable fact for fans of the Switch console – it lacks upcoming titles. Nintendo on Thursday said Animal Crossing,... More »
TOKYO (Reuters) – American tennis player Taylor Fritz and his doubles partner, Tik Tok personality Addison Rae, won the virtual Stay At Home Slam on Sunday as real-life tennis remains on hold because of the coronavirus crisis. The likes of the Williams sisters... More »
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A Nintendo Switch video game has been pulled off China’s grey market e-commerce platforms, Reuters’ checks show, after Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong used the game to protest against Beijing’s rule of the Chinese territory. The game, “Ani... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Formula One drivers Max Verstappen and Lando Norris were racing on Sunday but, with the season-opening Australian Grand Prix canceled due to the coronavirus, it was against invisible opponents on virtual racetracks. The world of esports came... More »
(Reuters) – Electronic Arts Inc launched “Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order” on Friday, garnering strong reviews for its flagship action-adventure series that is crucial to its holiday sales, after the videogame publisher shelved “NBA Live” game. The latest title, ... More »
PARIS (Reuters) – Chinese video gamers crushed a team from Europe on Sunday who were hoping to break the domination of Asian players in the world championship finals of online game “League of Legends”. With more than $1 million up for grabs, China’s FunPlus Ph... More »
PARIS (Reuters) – Two teams of young video gamers from Europe and China will do virtual battle on Sunday – and there’s more than $1 million at stake. The teams will fight it out in blockbuster online game “League of Legends”, in a contest drawing millions of v... More »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The initial reception for a re-launched version of a classic video game points to potential stock price growth of Activision Blizzard Inc, with new titles from key franchises also bolstering the company’s outlook, according to Barron’s. Th... More »
(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) said on Monday it will use chipmaker Nvidia Corp’s (NVDA.O) real-time ray tracing technology to provide the software company’s Minecraft video game players more realistic graphics on personal computers. Real-time ray tracing... More »
(Reuters) – Walmart Inc said on Friday it has asked employees at its stores in the United States to take down signs and playable demos of violent video games but made no changes to its policy on selling firearms. In an internal memo, Walmart also asked its emp... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The creators of mobile gaming phenomenon Pokemon Go unleashed a new game on Thursday that features Harry Potter and other characters from the wizarding world made famous in best-selling books and blockbuster movies. Harry Potter: Wizard... More »
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – This year’s holiday season could be tighter for many Americans if the U.S. government imposes tariffs on another $300 billion worth of Chinese imports – because that will include tech products, game consoles, toys, cribs, orname... More »
(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp on Sunday unveiled its next-generation Xbox console, known as “Project Scarlett,” which is set to hit store shelves during the 2020 holiday season. The device will be four times more powerful than the Xbox One X console and be powere... More »
KIEV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian computer game that brings to life a town abandoned after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster may not sound like everyone’s idea of fun but has attracted 60,000 people globally since its launch in October. Players of “Isotopium: Chernoby... More »
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s press and publication regulator has issued new rules on applications for publishing online games in China, signaling a possible acceleration in the handing out of formal approvals. China stopped granting licenses to monetize online... More »
(This January 24 story corrects throughout to say that the “Fruit Ninja” game deleted by the CAC was not developed by iDreamSky Technology Holdings Ltd, nor distributed by Tencent.) BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s cyber watchdog said on Thursday it has deleted clo... More »
SEOUL (Reuters) – The founder of South Korean gaming company Nexon (3659.T) is set to sell a controlling stake worth around $9 billion in Nexon’s holding firm NXC Corp, the Korea Economic Daily newspaper reported on Thursday. The value of the stake up for sale... More »
(This corrects paragraph 7 of December 20 story to say Zynga acquired a unit of Peak Games, and not the entire company. The error also appeared in an earlier version) By Vibhuti Sharma and Liana B. Baker (Reuters) – U.S. game software firm Zynga Inc (ZNGA.O) s... More »
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Tencent Holdings Ltd’s shares surged on Friday after a local regulatory official said some new video games had been cleared for sale, ending a lengthy freeze in approvals that has spooked players in the world’s largest gaming marke... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Atomico, which runs Europe’s largest independent venture fund, has hired former managers from Google and Uber to help drive international expansion for its portfolio of more than 50 start-ups and growth stage firms, it said on Thursday. Jamb... More »
(This story corrects reference to Wester as “founder” in fourth paragraph in June 29 story.) By Helena Soderpalm and Eric Auchard STOCKHOLM/LONDON (Reuters) – Tencent-backed strategy and simulation games publisher Paradox Interactive expects more acquisitions ... More »
TOKYO (Reuters) – Sony Corp said on Friday it expects operating profit to fall 8.8 percent in the financial year through March 2019 as a stronger yen eats into profits from the image sensor business. The electronics and entertainment firm forecast profit to fa... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – It was a decades-old, deep love of arcade video game “Rampage” for actor Dwayne Johnson – and now the burly action star has been able to inhabit the treacherous monster-filled science-fiction world in its big-screen adaptation. “I playe... More »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York State’s highest court on Thursday rejected Lindsay Lohan’s appeal accusing the maker of “Grand Theft Auto V” of invading her privacy, concluding that video game characters that the actress said were based on her did not resemble h... More »
A view of the Oriental Science Fiction Valley theme park at sunset, in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China November 16, 2017. Picture taken November 16, 2017. REUTERS/Joseph Campbell GUIYANG, China (Reuters) – Giant robots and futuristic cyberpunk castles rise ou... More »
Formula One F1 – Brazilian Grand Prix 2017 – Sao Paulo, Brazil – November 12, 2017 McLaren’s Fernando Alonso ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Double world champion Fernando Alonso has become the first Formula One... More »
Fantastic beasts, wizard adventures and magic spells will come to life in a new "Harry Potter" augmented reality mobile game from Pokemon Go developer Niantic Inc and Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment, the companies said on Wednesday. More »
A group of civil society organizations has demanded that Apple Inc (AAPL.O) remove from its app store games it said violated the tech firm's guidelines and promoted violence and killings commonplace in the Philippines' war on drugs. More »
Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google on Wednesday unveiled tools to make augmented reality apps for mobile devices using the Android operating system, setting up its latest showdown with Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) iPhone over next-generation smartphone features. More »
Razer Inc, a gaming hardware maker backed by Intel Corp and Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing, plans to go public toward the end of October in an IPO that will value the company at up to $5 billion, a person familiar with the deal said on Wednesday. More »
A virtual reality head set is on display following an Oculus event in San Francisco, California June 11, 2015. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith Oculus, the virtual reality company owned by Facebook Inc, is temporarily cutting the price of its hardware, as the industry... More »
A child plays the game ”Honour of Kings” by Tencent at home in Dezhou, Shandong province, China July 2, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer Tencent Holdings Ltd has shrugged off concerns that a move to limit play time for some users of its top-grossing “Honour of Kings” ga... More »
Sony Playstation shows the Spider-Man game as they demonstrate upcoming game releases during a news conference at E3 2017 in Los Angeles, California, U.S. June 12, 2017. REUTERS/ Mike Blake Sony unveiled a new “Spider-man” game for its Playstation video consol... More »
A Russian judge on Thursday said that a blogger who played Pokemon Go inside a church was guilty of inciting religious hatred, RIA news agency reported. More »
People walk past the Microsoft Xbox booth at the E3 Electronic Expo in Los Angeles, California, U.S. June 14, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson Microsoft Corp’s Xbox division said on Tuesday it would launch a $9.99-per-month subscription service that will allow gam... More »
A promotion for the computer game ”Grand Theft Auto Five” is show in a Game Stop gaming story in Encinitas, California September 17, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo Take-Two Interactive Software Inc, best known for its hugely popular “Grand Theft Auto” vid... More »
An employee walks out an office of Rovio, the company which created the video game Angry Birds, in Shanghai June 20, 2012. REUTERS/Aly Song Finnish mobile games and animation company Rovio Entertainment said on Monday it was stepping up its hunt for new hit ga... More »
A man plays a video game with the Oculus Rift VR headset at the E3 Electronic Expo in Los Angeles, California, U.S. on June 14, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo Virtual assistants are set to pummel virtual reality headsets in the fight for consumer doll... More »
Playing classic video games like Pac-Man with living single-celled microbes thinner than a human hair is now possible thanks to an interactive microscope developed by bioengineers at Stanford University. More »
The Electronic Arts Inc., logo is displayed on a screen during a PlayStation 4 Pro launch event in New York City, U.S., September 7, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Electronic Arts Inc’s (EA.O) second-quarter revenue edged past analysts’ estimates an... More »
Boys play a mini soccer game during an event for traditional games at a school in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 1, 2016. Picture taken October 1, 2016. REUTERS/Iqro Rinaldi An increasing number of Indonesians are taking a stand against digital games like Pokemon... More »
A man touches a mannequin as he tries out a M2 Co.Ltd’s ‘E-mote’ system and the monitor shows the image from the VR device at Tokyo Game Show 2016 in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Japan, September 15, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File photo Virtual reality got a littl... More »
By Anthony Boadle | RIO DE JANEIRO RIO DE JANEIRO Forget beach volleyball, soccer or tennis, not to mention the steeplechase or discus. Pokemon Go is challenging the Olympics for most popular game among some young Brazilians. Hundreds of them turned out in a R... More »
File photo of Vincent Bollore, Chairman of media group Vivendi, reacts during the company’s shareholders meeting in Paris, France, April 21, 2016. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo When French tycoon Vincent Bollore backed out of a deal to buy the pay-TV busi... More »
File photo of Vincent Bollore, Chairman of media group Vivendi, reacts during the company’s shareholders meeting in Paris, France, April 21, 2016. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo PARIS (Reuters) – When French tycoon Vincent Bollore backed out of a deal to b... More »
File photo of Vincent Bollore, Chairman of media group Vivendi, reacts during the company’s shareholders meeting in Paris, France, April 21, 2016. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo PARIS (Reuters) – When French tycoon Vincent Bollore backed out of a deal to b... More »
File photo of Vincent Bollore, Chairman of media group Vivendi, reacts during the company’s shareholders meeting in Paris, France, April 21, 2016. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo When French tycoon Vincent Bollore backed out of a deal to buy the pay-TV busi... More »
By Mathieu Rosemain | PARIS PARIS When French tycoon Vincent Bollore backed out of a deal to buy the pay-TV business of Italian broadcaster Mediaset (MS.MI), and instead proposed to take a large slice of the parent company itself, investors feared he was plott... More »
LONDON A new computer game created by a team of 15 people in a shed in southern England made its highly anticipated debut this week after creating buzz for conjuring a mind-bogglingly large universe of 18 quintillion planets for players to explore. Hot on the ... More »
CARACAS A Pokemon Go player hides his cellphone in the carved out pages of a 19th-century French novel, hoping to avoid criminals on Venezuela’s notoriously dangerous streets. “I’m afraid of insecurity, but I want to be a Pokemon trainer!” said Carlos Reina, a... More »
SAN DIEGO, Calif. The creator of the wildly popular Pokemon Go gaming app received the celebrity treatment on Sunday at the final day of San Diego’s annual Comic-Con, as he discussed the viral popularity and future of the game. John Hanke, founder of Niantic L... More »
SAN DIEGO, Calif. Pokemon GO may seem a long way from the spy networks of the U.S. National Security Agency, but for Oliver Stone, director of NSA whistleblower movie “Snowden,” the gaming app represents “a new level of invasion” of our digital privacy. The Os... More »
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s settlement this week with Warner Bros Home Entertainment Inc highlighted the regulator’s increasing focus on internet advertising by so-called influencers or online personalities. More »
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s settlement this week with Warner Bros Home Entertainment Inc highlighted the regulator’s increasing focus on internet advertising by so-called influencers or online personalities. More »
NEW YORK It only took two days of the Pokemon Go craze to make Shama Diegnan start fearing for her wallet. The 11-year-old son of Diegnan, a digital marketer from South Orange, New Jersey, had on Monday downloaded the popular app, an augmented reality game in ... More »
TOKYO Movies like “Mario Kart” and “The Legend of Zelda” could soon be coming to a theater near you. Nintendo Co Ltd is in talks with several global production companies about expanding its video content business, including making movies, said Tatsumi Kimishim... More »
AUSTIN, Texas Online harassment and sexism is demeaning women and can no longer be brushed aside as an ugly side of social media and the gaming industry if they are to thrive, panelists on Saturday said at the South By Southwest (SXSW) tech meeting in Austin. ... More »
STOCKHOLMas long as they can win over some of the most demanding consumers: video gamers. Since John Elvesjo noticed a sensor tracking his eye movements in a lab experiment, the technology he developed with Henrik Eskilsson and Marten Skogo has helped disabled... More »
PARIS French media group Vivendi (VIV.PA) reported higher second-quarter profit on Wednesday, helped by strong growth in its Universal Music division, and said recent asset sales could enable it to consider more acquisitions in the future. The company, with a ... More »
