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FTC approves EA's proposed bid for Take-Two (Reuters)

Electronic Arts Chief Executive Officer John Riccitiello speaks at the Electronic Arts news conference at the 2008 E3 Media  and  Business Summit in Los Angeles July 14, 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)Reuters - U.S. antitrust authorities would approve a combination of Electronic Arts Inc with rival video game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software, according to letters from the Federal Trade Commission posted on the agency's web site.





Electronic Arts sets February launch date for Sims 3 (Reuters)

Rod Humble of The Sims Studio gestures during the presentation for the game 'The Sims 3' at the Electronic Arts news conference at the 2008 E3 Media  and  Business Summit in Los Angeles July 14, 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)Reuters - Video games publisher Electronic Arts set a launch date of February 20, 2009 for the latest installment of its biggest-selling franchise, the Sims, on Wednesday.





Nintendo's Wii is the champion console yet again (USATODAY.com)

Nintendo Co's Wii game console is displayed at an electronic shop in Tokyo's Akihabara district January 24, 2008. (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)USATODAY.com - The Nintendo Wii remains the hottest selling next generation video game system, outpacing competing consoles for the 10th straight month.





New gems from Xbox Live Arcade (AP)

Microsoft's Xbox 360 has outsold Sony's PlayStation 3 in Japan for the first time, helped by the popularity of the new role-playing game AP - I'm a sucker for big, juicy games with flashy graphics, block-rockin' audio and tons of things to do. This summer has been unusually rich in such ambitious productions, with high-profile releases like "Metal Gear Solid 4," "Ninja Gaiden II" and "Grid."





Electronic Arts won't extend Take-Two deadline (AP)

A boy plays a 'FIFA World Cup Game' on a computer. US videogame giant Electronic Arts (EA) on Monday extended anew the deadline on its two-billion-dollar offer to buy AP - Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. is retracting its hostile bid for smaller rival Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., but a deal — and a friendly one at that — is likelier than ever.





EA Declines To Extend Take-Two Bid Deadline (NewsFactor)

Electronic Arts Chief Executive Officer John Riccitiello speaks at the Electronic Arts news conference at the 2008 E3 Media  and  Business Summit in Los Angeles July 14, 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)NewsFactor - The Electronic Arts, Take-Two Interactive Software acquisition drama continues as the mammoth video-game publisher said it won't extend a Monday deadline for its $2 billion offer to buy Take-Two, maker of the Grand Theft Auto franchise series.





Xbox 360 beats PS3 in Japan (Reuters)

Attendees play '99 Knights' at the XBox 360 booth at the 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles May 10, 2006. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)Reuters - Microsoft Corp's Xbox 360 beat Sony Corp's (6758.T) PlayStation 3 in Japan weekly sales for the first time two weeks ago, riding robust demand for a recent Xbox 360 title produced by Namco Bandai Holdings (7832.T), a magazine publisher said.





Video games not all bad, psychologists say (AFP)

Computer game enthusiasts at a gaming convention in Paris in early July. Playing video games improves manual dexterity among surgeons, making them faster and less likely to make mistakes, US researchers have said(AFP/File/Francois Guillot)AFP - Playing video games improves manual dexterity among surgeons, making them faster and less likely to make mistakes, US researchers have said.





Nintendo Continues To Lead Game-Console Sales (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - U.S. sales of video-game consoles and software jumped 28 percent last month compared to last year, according to market researcher NPD Group. Nintendo's DS portable and Wii remained the most popular systems.


Sony plans no PS3 price cuts at Leipzig games fair (Reuters)

A gamer plays a Sony Playstation 3 in a file photo. Sony does not plan to announce price cuts to its flagship PlayStation 3 games console at Europe's biggest video games fair in Leipzig, Germany next week, a company spokesman said on Friday. (Vivek Prakash/Reuters)Reuters - Sony Corp (6758.T) does not plan to announce price cuts to its flagship PlayStation 3 games console at Europe's biggest video games fair in Leipzig, Germany next week, a company spokesman said on Friday.





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