'Destiny' video game has $500-million debut
Bungie studio's new science fiction action video game "Destiny" landed in the record books, boasting the biggest ever launch of a new franchise.
Scots grapple with referendum tug-of-war at Highland games
Bagpipe music, caber-tossing and tugs-of-war were on everyone's minds at the Braemar Highland games presided over by Queen Elizabeth II.
Amazon to buy videogame platform Twitch for $970 mn
Amazon said it has agreed to buy the videogame platform Twitch for $970 million.
'World of Warcraft' to create Robin Williams character
Late Hollywood actor Robin Williams will live on in the kingdom of Azeroth after "World of Warcraft" .
Almaty tagged 2022 Winter Olympic bid outsider
Almaty has been formally approved as a candidate city bidding to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, but it remains an outsider in the race.
Teens become first joint US spelling champions in 52 years
Two young American teenagers of South Asian heritage made spelling history Thursday when they became the first co-winners of the Scripps National Spelling Bee since 1962.
Sony to sell PlayStation in China through new ventures
Sony will bring its PlayStation consoles to China through two joint ventures, its Chinese partner said Monday, as the Japanese gaming giant seeks to tap a newly opened market.
Microsoft to sell Xbox One in China in September
Microsoft will later this year start offering its Xbox One game console with a local partner in China, where such devices were banned for more than a decade.
Football: Real rout holders Bayern to reach Lisbon final
Real Madrid reached their first Champions League final for 12 years with an historic 4-0 win at Bayern Munich in Tuesday's semi-final, second leg to knock the holders out.
Sony's PlayStation 4 sales top seven million
Sony says it has sold seven million PlayStation 4 worldwide since its launch last year and admitted it can't make them fast enough, in a welcome change of fortune for the Japanese consumer electronics giant.
Online-addicted Korean man arrested over son's death
South Korean police said Tuesday they had arrested a man for allegedly allowing his infant son to starve to death while spending days playing online games at Internet cafes.
Microsoft hopes 'Titanfall' can boost Xbox One
Tech titan Microsoft -- which has struggled to keep pace with Sony and its PlayStation 4 -- is pinning its hopes on a new action video game, ironically named "Titanfall."
Game play remains at heart of changing lifestyles
For almost as long as there have been computers, there have been people intent in playing games with them.
How Candy Crush, Angry Birds get your money
They are free to download, fun to play, and fiendishly addictive: mobile games like Candy Crush Saga, Angry Birds and Clash of Clans want to get you hooked, then get your money.
Vietnam's hit game developer pulls plug on Flappy Bird
The Vietnamese developer behind the smash-hit free game Flappy Bird has pulled his creation from online stores after announcing that its runaway success had ruined his "simple life".
Zynga deals for animation firm in rebound effort
Zynga announced Thursday it was buying mobile game and animation firm NaturalMotion for $527 million in a fresh reboot effort for the struggling social games pioneer.
Nintendo forecasts net loss, slashes Wii U sales target
Japanese gaming giant Nintendo on Friday warned it would swing back into the red this fiscal year as it slashed its annual sales target for the Wii U game console.
Google gets in game of Internet age storytelling
The Google lab behind augmented reality game "Ingress" is teaming with HarperCollins Publishers and top author James Frey for an Internet age adventure in storytelling.
China to allow game console sales through FTZ
China has formally authorised game consoles made in a new Shanghai free-trade zone to be sold in the country, potentially opening its lucrative market up to the likes of Sony's PlayStation and Microsoft's XBox.
Naked Aussie gets stuck in washing machine
A naked Australian man was left red-faced after getting stuck in a washing machine during a game of hide and seek, after police had to grease him up with olive oil to get him out.
