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YouTube unveils its version of home shopping network in quest for more revenue
AP Technology WriterSAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Online video leader YouTube has opened up its version of a home shopping network in its latest effort to wring more revenue from its massive audience and justify the $1.76 billion that Google Inc. paid for the site two years ago....Tags: MySpace, Music, Google Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Movies
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Electronic Arts Inc., the second-largest video game publisher, canceled the combat title Tiberium because it failed to meet quality standards. Some jobs at Electronic Arts' Los Angeles development studio will be eliminated. The decision reflects Chief...Tags: National Football League, Game Playing, EA Tiburon, Los Angeles, Electronics
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Nasdaq steps in after glitch slams Google stock
An already wild day on Wall Street got even wilder on the Nasdaq for Google Inc. investors Tuesday. At first all was right with the tech world. Stocks were swimming in a sea of green, recovering from a bloody red Monday. Google was trading up slightly...Tags: Google Inc., Game Playing, Redwood City, Computing and Information Technology, Petroleum Industry
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Market turmoil takes costly toll on video game sector
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe swoon in video game shares this week, as with the rest of the stock market, can make any investor queasy. The video game sector dropped much more sharply than the Nasdaq. Activision Blizzard Inc. saw more than $4 billion in market value vanish this...Tags: Consumer Confidence, Mutual Funds, Consumers, Video Games, Game Playing
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Growth is real in virtual worlds
Tribune NewspapersLOS ANGELES — Virtual worlds, once a niche market within the video-game industry, are heading to the big leagues. Six Degrees Games Inc. of Marina del Rey, Calif., is planning to launch a sports-based virtual world for kids this fall called...Tags: Government, David Ortiz, Baseball, Video Games, Game Playing
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Electronic Arts loosens locks on Spore video game
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe consumer is always right. Electronic Arts Inc., stung by a siege of criticism from gamers who took issue with the copyright restrictions the company placed on its Spore game, issued an apology Friday and said it would loosen electronic locks on the...Tags: Consumers, Amazon.com Inc., Video Games, Game Playing, Redwood City
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Micropayments are going macro in the virtual world
Seventeen-year-old Alexis Corocan spends about $5 a month on clothes, accessories and eyes of various shapes and shades for her online persona on IMVU, a popular Internet hangout. For 29 cents, for example, she can buy a set of deep gray eyes framed by...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Building Material, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Video Games
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Six Degrees Games hopes to become a heavy hitter in the virtual world
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterVirtual worlds, once a niche market within the video game industry, are heading to the big leagues. Six Degrees Games Inc., a Marina del Rey company, is planning this fall to launch a sports-based virtual world for kids called ActionAllStars.com....Tags: Government, David Ortiz, Video Games, Game Playing, Baseball
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New 'Crysis' has same issues
Tribune NewspapersFor the past year, Electronic Arts Inc.'s PC game "Crysis" has been the butt of innumerable jokes on Internet message boards. It's not because the first-person shooter is bad. On the contrary, reviews from 56 Web sites and magazines average a 91...Tags: Harry Potter, Game Playing, iPhone, Time Warner Inc., Hollywood (Los Angeles, California)
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Electronic Arts ends talks to buy smaller rival Take-Two
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterElectronic Arts Inc. said Sunday that it had terminated talks to acquire Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., ending a nearly yearlong effort by the world's largest video game company to buy the publisher of the Grand Theft Auto franchise. The two...Tags: Crimes, Vehicles, Game Playing, Video Games, Prices
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Duarte Design helps other firms make a point
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThey drop off boxes of material and e-mail huge amounts of data, hoping Nancy Duarte's Silicon Valley firm can turn their mishmash of ideas and facts into a presentation that can rally people behind a cause or product. For corporate executives and...Tags: Microsoft Corp., Government, Film Festivals, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Google Inc.
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HP to cut 24,600 jobs as part of EDS integration
Hewlett-Packard Co. said Monday it plans to slash 24,600 jobs during the next three years, nearly 8 percent of its work force, as it combines operations with Electronic Data Systems Corp., the technology-services company it recently acquired. Most of...Tags: Napster Inc., Video Games, Game Playing, Hewlett-Packard Co., Best Buy Company Incorporated
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