Archive for November, 2008

MySpace Japan bets on world demand for J-Pop (Reuters)

Japanese boys surf the net in the Nakata.net cafe in Tokyo, April 19, 2002. . (Ruben Sprich/Reuters)Reuters - Banking on the global appeal of Japanese pop and video games, social networking site MySpace said it would more than double the number of artists on its Japanese pages to get more clicks internationally.

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Sector Snap: Activision, EA decline (AP)

AP - Shares of Activision Blizzard Inc. and Electronic Arts Inc. declined Friday after October's video game retail sales report from the NPD Group showed a disappointing performance in the music genre.

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Microsoft: Your Retirement’s Gone, So Buy an Xbox! (PC Magazine)

PC Magazine - The latest effort to spin the recession comes from Microsoft, who commissioned the "Xbox 360 Holiday Entertainment Survey 2008". As you have probably guessed, the study concludes that the economic crunch translates into this being a great time to buy an Xbox 360.

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No Nintendo game this Xmas? Blame Somali pirates (Reuters)

Reuters - Alarmed at the growing number of attacks off Somalia, international merchant shipping is edging closer to doing the unthinkable in peace time: by-passing one of world's most vital trade routes.

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  • Microsoft cuts Xbox price by 25 percent (Reuters)