Tag: Video games

Olympics ceremony uses music from Japanese video games

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TOKYO — The athletes of the Tokyo Olympics were greeted by a few familiar notes Friday night. ...

Netflix confirms move into video games as its growth slows

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SAN RAMON, Calif. — Netflix reported its worst slowdown in subscriber growth in eight years as people emerge from their pandemic cocoons. But it...

Video games coming to Netflix? Latest hiring offers a clue

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SAN RAMON, Calif. — Netflix has hired veteran video game executive Mike Verdu, signaling the video streaming service is poised to expand into another...

Candace Parker to be first woman on cover of NBA 2K game

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NEW YORK — Candace Parker grew up playing video games, and now she'll be the first female basketball player on the cover of one....

Unopened Legend of Zelda game from 1987 sells for $870,000

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DALLAS — An unopened copy of Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda that was made in 1987 has sold at auction for $870,000. ...

GameStop gearing up to name Cohen as its chairman

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Meme stock GameStop is gearing up to name Ryan Cohen as its chairman on Wednesday when the video game retailer holds its annual shareholders...

GameStop names Amazon veterans as CEO, finance chief

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NEW YORK — GameStop, the video-game retailer whose manic stock movements captivated Wall Street this year, said Wednesday that it’s brought on a pair...

Facebook aims to prove VR’s popularity more than virtual

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NEW YORK — Virtual reality — computer generated 3D environments that can range from startlingly realistic to abstract wonderlands — has been on the...

Judge digs into Apple app store policies as Epic trial ends

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SAN RAMON, Calif. — The judge who will decide a case challenging Apple’s stranglehold on its iPhone app store indicated on Monday she would...

Apple brings CEO Tim Cook to court in defense of app store

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SAN RAMON, Calif. — Apple CEO Tim Cook will take the witness stand Friday to defend the company's iPhone app store against charges that...