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A video gaming event at the Asian Games. (Reuters)

Video Games Market Exceeds $100 Billion in Revenues

by Mutlaq Muneer | Jun 5, 2017 | Business

London – The revenues generated from the video games market exceeded the $100 billion barrier last year as the industry is now three times more profitable than the movie industry worldwide, said a research study published by “Atomico”. The report also expected the...

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An image from the Nintendo Switch commercial shown during the Super Bowl. Credit Nintendo, via Associated Press

Nintendo Switch: A Blast at Home, So-So on the Go

by Brian X. Chen | Mar 14, 2017 | Technology

There’s a new gadget that you can count on to soon zoom to the top of people’s wish lists: the Nintendo Switch. The Japanese game company is releasing the Switch, a brand-new $300 video game console, on Friday. For months, the device has been generating buzz because...

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Niantic, game developer of Nintendo’s smash hit Pokemon GO, Chief Executive Hanke poses for a photo after an interview with Reuters in Tokyo,Reuters

‘Pokemon Go’ Troubles Police, Doubles Nintendo’s Stock Price

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 19, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

Although stupefying gamers worldwide ‘Pokemon Go’ had some unpleasant runs with the real world, British police have recently released an audio recording of a call to the emergency 999 line in which a youth reported his Pokemon had been stolen. Police were not amused....