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Microsoft changes Xbox One policies after outcry

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:17:14 -0400

NEW YORK - Microsoft rolled back a much-criticized requirement that its upcoming Xbox One gaming console be regularly connected to the Internet and made clear that there will be no limitations on sharing games.

School board in allows dodgeball, similar games

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:34:03 -0400

WINDHAM, New Hampshire - Dodgeball is back in physical education classes in a New Hampshire school district.

New $8.2B RI budget plan pays 38 Studios debt

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:08:08 -0400

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island - Rhode Island lawmakers will soon vote on a state budget proposal to increase education funding and set aside money to pay for its failed investment in 38 Studios following a key legislative endorsement Tuesday night.

Casino games beginning at RI's Twin River

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:01:59 -0400

LINCOLN, Rhode Island - Rhode Island's bet on expanded gambling starts Wednesday as Twin River Casino begins offering blackjack, roulette and craps in a move to get a head start on neighboring Massachusetts.

UT man wins World Series of Poker seniors' event

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:41:04 -0400

LAS VEGAS - A 68-year-old Utah retiree is taking home more nearly $635,000 after winning the seniors' championship at the World Series of Poker.

Mississippi editorial roundup

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:44:02 -0400

Recent editorials from Mississippi newspapers:

US video game retail sales fall 25 percent in May

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:40:54 -0400

NEW YORK - U.S. retail sales of video games, hardware and accessories declined 25 percent in May as demand for aging game consoles continued to fade and fewer new games launched compared with last year, according to market researcher NPD Group.

'Watch Dogs' video game a sign of the times

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:14:01 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Across the dizzying, colorful show floor at last week's Electronic Entertainment Expo, there were games on display where players could become all manner of things, like a throat-slashing 18th century pirate, zombie killer, a guardian of the last city on earth, music-making sorcerer, ruthless Roman general, shape-shifting creature, goblin slayer and Batman.

Winners and losers at this week's E3

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:28:22 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Since the first battles over "Pong" machines in local arcades four decades ago, video gamers have loved good competition. And this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo - the industry's largest annual gathering - presented more thrilling showdowns than ever. Microsoft vs. Sony. Mobile vs. console games. "Titanfall" vs. "Destiny." So who won E3?

Beyonce, video game company settle NYC lawsuit

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:20:04 -0400

NEW YORK - Beyonce has settled a New York City lawsuit that said she didn't play fair in a deal for a video game structured around her.

At E3, sexism still an issue

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:16:19 -0400

LOS ANGELES - When it comes to video games, it still felt like a man's world at E3.

W.Va. Lottery considering electronic table games

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 03:04:14 -0400

CHARLESTON, West Virginia - Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack may soon have approval to expand the use of electronic table games.

Minn. tour touts struggling e-gambling venture

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:08:06 -0400

MANKATO, Minnesota - As gambling managers for about 50 Minnesota charities dined on complimentary cheeseburgers and fries, boosters of the state's electronic pull-tab games struggled to make a case that the games are about more than just paying for the new Vikings stadium.

Companion apps, open worlds: 5 trends from E3

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:10:39 -0400

LOS ANGELES - From companion apps with the power to affect gameplay to racing games where players persistently speed across virtual roads, there's several innovations on display at the Electronic Entertainment Expo this week that show off what designers are interested in when it comes to the next-generation of gaming with Sony's PlayStation 4 and Microsoft's Xbox One:

Q&A: Parker, Stone talk 'South Park' game at E3

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:38:14 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Trey Parker and Matt Stone have killed Kenny hundreds of times on "South Park," but the video game based on their popular Comedy Central animated series is still very much alive.

Review: Humanity abides in 'The Last of Us'

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:01:29 -0400

Pop culture has shown us so many apocalypses that we all know what the real problem is going to be. It's not the feral animals, the nuclear mutants or the lumbering zombies that will kill us. It's the most dangerous predator of all (all together now): man.

Pa. bear shot with dart, but still wandering

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:40:50 -0400

ASPINWALL, Pennsylvania - The Pennsylvania Game Commission has shot a wandering bear with a tranquilizer dart, but it ran across a busy highway and darted into the woods near a Pittsburgh suburb where it has eluded capture.

A long awaited 'Final Fantasy' returns at E3

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:41:20 -0400

LOS ANGELES - It's a video game more than seven years in the making.

Nintendo focuses on games at E3 with new 'Mario'

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:29:25 -0400

LOS ANGELES - It's all about the games for Nintendo.

Man plans to open retro arcade in Allentown, Pa.

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:29:21 -0400

ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania - A Pennsylvania man plans to open a museum in Allentown, where he'll put his collection of retro arcade games from the 1950s to 1980s on display for play.

Pa. man sees bright future in old knitting mills

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:35:02 -0400

WYOMISSING, Pennsylvania - Past the nightclub and the flashing arcade, a little farther beyond the towering ball pit and the high-speed go-kart track, there's a door. Behind that door is a series of wide-open spaces filled with tall support beams. There's crumbling paint, dozens of mysterious alcoves and tall windows.

Sony takes aim at Microsoft with PlayStation 4

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 01:35:14 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Sony broke out the heavy ammunition Monday against Microsoft, announcing its forthcoming PlayStation 4 will cost $399 - $100 less than the competing Xbox One.

Microsoft hypes next-gen Xbox One games at E3

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:13:22 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Microsoft has its head in the cloud with Xbox One.

Aaron Paul, Drake promote EA video games at E3

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:34:09 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Drake and Aaron Paul are bringing some star power to the Electronic Entertainment Expo.

Comment: China's desecration of Tibet must stop

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:51:24 -0400

An editorial/The Providence Journal - China's policy of culture erasure in Tibet, which it has occupied since 1951, has reached a new level in Beijing's attempt to obliterate the ancient characteristics of Tibet's capital, Lhasa.