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Game industry adds billions to U.S. economy

The video game industry would like you to know that the video game industry is really, really important to the U.S. economy.

Philippine video game publisher brings in new offering

Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) - Local video game publisher IP E-Games Ventures Inc. has brought the long-awaited third instalment of the Diablo franchise-widely expected to be the best-selling video game in history-to the Philippines.

Analyst fears video game industry may hit six-year low

NPD Group last week announced that video games sales for the month of April were down 26% and software sales plummeted from $630.4 million to $307.2 million, representing a 42% decline from April 2011. The numbers shocked industry analysts, who predicted a maximum software decline of 27%. The only segment of the gaming industry that did not suffer was the accessories segment, which grew a mere 0 ...

How the video games industry is faring

A look at results from selected companies in the video games business:April 12: Market tracker NPD Group says U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories fell 25 percent in March ...

Activision’s Diablo Gets Top Twitter Trend Spot on Game Error

Activision Blizzard Inc. (ATVI) ’s just- released “Diablo III” video game is gaining fame over a software bug, as hundreds of Twitter users post messages about “Error 37.”