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  • Game maker THQ files for bankruptcy

    Struggling video game company THQ Inc. said Wednesday that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and is selling its business.


  • 'Darksiders II' tops video game titles in August

    U.S. retail sales of new video game hardware, software and accessories fell for the ninth straight month in August, according to research firm NPD Group.


  • 'Darksiders II' tops video games titles in August

    U.S. retail sales of new video game hardware, software and accessories fell for the ninth straight month in August, according to research firm NPD Group.


  • "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone present the TV show's corresponding video game, "South Park: The Stick of Truth," at a Microsoft Xbox 360 press event Monday in Los Angeles. (Associated Press)

    Tuning in to TV: South Park creators unveil new video game

    The creators of "South Park," the animated show known for its crude language and lampooning hot-button social issues, are about to whack the video game world with "The Stick of Truth."


  • Video game maker linked to US prisoner in Iran

    Amir Mirzaei Hekmati, the American sentenced to death by the Iranian government, is linked to a small New York company specializing in video games that recreate real-life conflicts in the Middle East and beyond.


  • Amir Mirzaei Hekmati, in a purported video confession to Iranians, says he worked for Kuma Games, "a computer games company which received money from CIA." (IRIB via Associated Press)

    Game's over for American in Iran

    Amir Mirzaei Hekmati, the American sentenced to death by the Iranian government, is linked to a small New York company specializing in video games that re-create real-life conflicts in the Middle East and beyond.


  • Video game maker linked to US prisoner in Iran

    Amir Mirzaei Hekmati, the American sentenced to death by the Iranian government, is linked to a small New York company specializing in video games that recreate real-life conflicts in the Middle East and beyond.


  • Chopra hopes to connect minds, bodies with 'Leela'

    At the end of a long day, many gamers zone out by competing in online death matches, or they check out by escaping to virtual realms. Spiritual leader Deepak Chopra is hoping gamers will instead choose to chill out with "Leela," his ambitious new effort to combine gaming and meditation.


  • June video game retail sales drop 10 percent

    U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories dropped 10 percent in June to $995 million compared with the same month a year ago. The industry's second-straight month of sales decline was due largely to a lackluster slate of new game releases.


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