Sony to buy game streaming company Gaikai

Sony to buy game streaming company Gaikai
Boston.com
NEW YORK (AP) — Sony is buying the video game-streaming company Gaikai for about $380 million in a bid to establish a new cloud-based gaming service. ... And since they are interactive,video games require an immediate reaction to a player's actions ...

Video Game Review: LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
New York Daily News
The transplant from traditional levels to the open-world Gotham City is the most noticeable move, and it's a move that truly pays off. Gotham is a vast place, teeming with things to explore and bash, and it's well-balanced for all levels of gamer. It's ...

New York Daily News

Sony to buy video game streaming company Gaikai for $380 million
Washington Post
Gaikai's technology lets people play video games on Internet-connected devices, including mobile gadgets, computers and TV sets. Tokyo-based Sony Corp. said Monday that Gaikai will become part of its video game business, Sony Computer Entertainment.

Sony Acquires Gaikai
Examiner.com
Video Game Examiner. + Subscribe. Sony has confirmed this morning their acquisition of Cloud gaming company, Gaikai Inc. By the end of August 2012, they intend to have 100% acquisition of the company for $380 million, when all is said and done. Online ...

'Ice Age' Toys, Video Games Hit Market Ahead of Movie's US Release
Hollywood Reporter
Toys "R" Us has opened "Ice Age" boutiques to show off more than 50 new licensed toys and video games tied to the July 13 release of the fourth installment in the movie franchise, which has brought in more than $4 billion. ... Along with toys, stuffed ...

Hollywood Reporter

Lights out, game over: Alternatives for the gamer without power
Baltimore Sun (blog)
A lot of the same things we love about video games are prevalent in these two predecessor mediums, but without the magic of electronic power they are now relegated to specialty stops and comic book stores. “Settlers of Catan,” “Axis and Allies” and ...

New Assassin's Creed III Limited Edition set
Examiner.com
Assassin's Creed III is perhaps the most anticipated video game upcoming for the rest of the year, sorry Halo 4 fans, and now fans of the Creed can now get thei.

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Video games need mediocrity
Metro (blog)
For years now people have been predicting a seismic shift in the video gamesindustry, a move away from boxed products and the eradication of the middle ground of any game or games company that isn't either very, very large or very, very small.

Metro (blog)

EA President: 100% digital gaming is inevitable
Examiner.com
Advertisement. "If the gamer wants to get the game through a digital download and that's the best way for them to get it, that's what we're going to do. It has a lot of enhancements ... Steven Ruygrok, Denver Video Game Examiner. Steve Ruygrok, a ...

Strange College Majors: Puppets, Video Games, Packaging And More ...
Huffington Post
Video game fanatics can live out their dream at certain colleges by majoring in video game design. The major can be found at a plethora of different universities, with schools as prestigious as such<a href="http://cinema.usc.edu/degrees/minor/videogame ...

Are video games really to blame here?
Stuff.co.nz (blog)
I'm a parent and a longtime gamer, with two teenage children (18 and 13), and I have never, ever lashed out at them if they interrupted me playing a video game. Ever. And most sane, well-balanced people wouldn't either, be they playing a video game, ...

Sony to acquire Gaikai, Plans to establish new cloud service
Examiner.com
Video Game Examiner. + Subscribe · Sony Computer Entertainment announced Monday morning that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Gaikai Inc., the world's leading interactive cloud-based gaming company, for approximately $380 million.

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Assassin's Creed 3: Independence Trailer Releases Early in Europe
Examiner.com
Video Game Examiner. + Subscribe · Assassin's Creed 3: Independence Trailer Tugs on Viewers' Emotions 6 photosView the full slideshow » · Assassin's Creed 3: Independence Trailer Tugs on Viewers' Emotions. The Assassin's Creed Independence trailer has ...

Mario Brothers Make a Comeback in Old-School Video Game [VIDEO]
Mashable
Exploding Rabbit's newest Kickstarter campaign works to build a video game that pays homage to retro gaming icons like the Mario Brothers. ... Exploding Rabbit is making a nod to classic gamericons in their latest video game Super Retro Squad. The 2D ...

Video game maker Atari turns 40
The Australian
A scruffy, young Steve Jobs worked at Atari before he founded Apple. "Pong", one of the world's firstvideo games, was born there, as was "Centipede", a classic from the era of quarter-guzzling arcade machines.

IGN retains “UK's favourite video games site” crown
Gamasutra
03/07/12 – IGN ( http://www.ign.com) has once again been named the UK's favourite video gameswebsite in the largest internet user study of its kind – the NetObserver Awards, conducted by Harris Interactive. Votes were cast by NetObserver's panel of UK ...

Sony to buy Gaikai – Video Games Update
bettor.com (blog)
Sony to buy Gaikai – Video Games Update Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) announced today that it will be acquiring the cloud streaming service Gai. ... Snooker · Others · Sports News » Fantasy Sports News » Sony to buy Gaikai – Video Games Update ...

StarCraft II Pro Gamer Christopher 'Ostojiy' Ostojic Talks Rise Of eSports
Forbes
John Gaudiosi, Contributor. I've been covering video games and technology for 20 years. Follow Following ... Ostojiy talks about his own journey as a pro gamer and the rise of eSports in this exclusive interview. How did you get involved in eSports? I ...

Forbes

What's the Environmental Impact of Your Video Games? [Infographic]
Sustainablog (blog)
We tend to focus on cell phones and computers when we talk about e-waste, but, of course, video game consoles, and the games themselves, also use materials that, more often than not, end up in landfills. What's the overall impact of all of those games?

Terry Crew talks about living a video game with Expendables 2 and dishes on ...
Digitaltrends.com
I learn enough to get it started for them, and then I've got to go to work. Somebody's got to pay for all these video games. What's it like to actually be in The Expendables 2 video game? It was so awesome, man. It's one of those things—I've played ...

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Sony jumps into cloud gaming, acquires Gaikai for $380 million
Los Angeles Times
Sony Corp. is expanding its video game business beyond the PlayStation by acquiring Gaikai Inc. for $380 million. Gaikai, headquartered in Aliso Viejo, is one of the leading companies in the new business of cloud-based video games, through which people ...

Trisha in a video game!
IndiaGlitz
A Trisha fanatic has now come up with a video game featuring the actress! It's reportedly said that Trisha is a character in this psychological horror adventure game, 'Catherine' which was developed by Atlus Persona. The game was unveiled in February...

IndiaGlitz

New This Week in Video Games
Attack of the Fanboy
Video Game releases for the week of July 2nd 2012.

Attack of the Fanboy

Rumour: Sony Xperia S successor on the way ... - Pocket Gamer
Goes by the name Xperia SL. Click to read the full 'Rumour: Sony Xperia S successor on the way?' news article. For more Sony Xperia SL news and Android news, visit PocketGamer.co.uk.
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Catch Up on Video Game High School
By Dave Oshry
... gaming is the #1 sport in the world and only the best of the best can attend... wait for it... Video Game High School. While I'm here I figure I might as well catch you up. Here are episodes 1 through 6. You can thank me later, or never, it's on the house. Catch Up on Video Game High School. The latest episodes of VGHS can always be found at RocketJump.com where they premeire one full week before being put on YouTube. Catch Up on Video Game High School. The Gamer's Guide ...
Kotaku

Video Games: I'll Kill a Quarian to Prove It - Memebase: Rage ...
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Epic Gamer of the Month: Brittality | Epic Games Community
By Flak
Brittality Gears of War 3 Pro Gamer This month, we recognize pro-gamer, personal trainer, writer and star of “The Coalition Report,” Brittality as the Epic Gamer of the month. In this week's edition of The Coalition Report, Brit talks about Gears of ...
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The Amazing Spider-Man Video Game Review
By Mike3KB
3_KILLA_BYTES are swinging into action with their sticky gooey strings in this review of THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN video game. Find out if this game is just fluff to help ... This entry was posted in Reviews, Video Games · « Abraham Lincoln: ...
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“That's video game stuff” Anachronic Sports Phrase | The Wise Guise
By Guest
A Timeline of “Video Game Stat Lines” Before Modern Video Games. 3/23/1952 – NHL – Bill Mosienko of the Chicago Blackhawks completes a hat trick in the 21 seconds of regulation playing time. I haven't played a hockey video game since ...
The Wise Guise

Best Video Game Franchises — What's Your Favorite? [POLL]
By Fish
Today we are going to talk about video game franchises. We started playing ... trying to win the big game. More and more of us (even adults) are getting engulfed in video games to enjoy a boring, rainy day or just to get bragging rights. I bring ...
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Sony acquires Gaikai for $380 million – Video Games Reviews ...
By Matthew Humphries
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Wizard World – Kelly Macdonald Talks About Playing Merida In ...
By Kevin Kelly
Thankfully, Kelly lends her voice to Brave: The Video Game, which makes it well worth playing. She recorded more lines for the video game than she did for the movie, still in that pitch-perfect Scottish accent. This game continues the storyline ...
Wizard World

The Environmental Impact of Video Games (Infographic) - Digg
The Environmental Impact of Video Games (Infographic) · visual.ly — Here are ... Ok? Why are we singling out video game consoles? How about DVD players, ...
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Video Game Vault: War Gods | Gametrailers
What did Midway really have planned when they made this game?
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Video games should aim higher than Michael Bay movies | Capital ...
Video games never had this problem. The most violent, flashy video game does minimal violence to our sense of temporal and spatial continuity; it's a built-in ...
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