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'Mortal Kombat' retains essence of game, spirit of original movie: Chin Han

Actor Chin Han, who plays the sorcerer Shang Tsung in "Mortal Kombat", said the film retains the spirit of the popular game as well as the original film that released in 1995

GameStop CEO George Sherman to resign amid pivot in business strategy

Its board is searching to identify chief executive officer candidates.

Epic Games charges Apple of monopoly, iPhone maker says 'PR stunt'

As the lawsuit hearing in the case of Fortnite game developer Epic and Apple is set to begin next month, the two companies have reiterated their stands before the trial

GameStop shares rise over plan to replace chairman with Ryan Cohen

Kurtis Wolf resigned effective April 5, GameStop said in a filing Thursday. The company said the resignation didn't result from a disagreement over operations, policies or practices

Epic Games case: Apple to argue it faces competition in video game market

Epic sued Apple last year in federal court in California, alleging the 15% to 30% commissions that Apple charges for the use of its in-app payment systems

From pet food to video games: Inside Ryan Cohen's GameStop obsession

On the line was Ryan Cohen, the billionaire co-founder and former chief executive of online pet supplies retailer Chewy who is now leading GameStop's push into e-commerce

GameStop Corp reignites meme stock frenzy with $7.6-billion surge

Video game retailer rose as much as 83% to $168 in New York trading

EA hikes annual sales outlook as lockdown boost for videogames continues

Videogame sales in the United States hit a record $56.9 bn last year as demand for virtual entertainment soared after public events were canceled to stem Covid-19

US consumers spend $57 billion on video games in 2020 amid lockdowns

Spending on video games set a new record of $56.9 billion in 2020 in the US, according to a new report

Coding errors, bugs that caused absurd online gaming gaffes in 2020

Coding errors are usually the stuff of nightmares for game developers

Xbox Series S review: Affordable and capable gaming console for beginners

It is no surprise that the Xbox Series S does not match premium consoles, but by no means is this affordable model incompetent

Video game prices going up as firms try to raise standard rate to $70

The move coincides with the debut of two new game consoles from Microsoft and Sony, a generational change that comes every seven years or so

Call of Duty to Garena: Games that millennials are playing post PUBG ban

With the ban in place for PUBG Mobile in India, gamers started to look for alternative games from the Play Store and App Store

Fortnite creator sues Apple and Google after ban from app stores

Apple and Google cited a direct payment feature rolled out on the Fortnite app earlier on Thursday as the violation

Nintendo reports five-fold profit jump as Animal Crossing sales top 22 mn

Nintendo sold 56% of its games digitally in the first quarter compared to 38% a year earlier, boosting profit margins

Australia fines Sony $2.4 mn for refusing refunds on faulty PS games

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) had filed a lawsuit against Sony Interactive Entertainment Network Europe Ltd in May last year

YouTube secures exclusive rights to broadcast major esports leagues

The news isn't good for Amazon, which hasn't announced a competitor to Stadia and still faces uncertainty about its in-house gaming studio

Stadia wants you to replace your video game console

Google's new console-free gaming service is a neat concept. But there are too many unknowns

How mobile games and Ronaldo made a 'Free Fire' 39-year-old a billionaire

The executive holds an 8.4 per cent stake in the company and is worth $1 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. A company representative declined to comment on his net worth

Facebook-owned Oculus acquires maker of 'Beat Saber', plans expansion

In the virtual game, players use light sabers to slash oncoming, large cubes to the beat of music, sometimes twisting or ducking to avoid oncoming walls.