A social media ban for children younger than 16 is introduced in Australia’s Parliament
MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s communications minister introduced a world-first law into Parliament on Thursday that would ban children younger than 16 from social media, saying online safety was one of…
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Sony reports healthy profits on strong sales of sensors and games
Sony’s profit surged 69% in July-September on the back of strong sales of its image sensors, games, music and network services TOKYO — Sony’s profit surged 69% in July-September from…
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Kuwait bans ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’ video game, likely over it featuring Saddam Hussein in 1990s
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The tiny Mideast nation of Kuwait has banned the release of the video game “Call of Duty: Black Ops 6,” which features the late Iraqi…
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Microsoft settles video gamers’ lawsuit over Activision takeover
SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft Corp. has settled a lawsuit from a group of gamers who sued to try to stop the company from buying video game publisher Activision Blizzard for…
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Ubisoft shares jump following reports of Tencent, Guillemot family considering buyout
LOS ANGELES — Shares of Ubisoft jumped more than 30% Friday, following reports that Tencent and the Guillemot family are considering a buyout of the video game maker. Bloomberg news…
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Civilization 7 makers work with Shawnee to bring sincere representation of the tribe to the game
MIAMI, Okla. — Shawnee Tribe Chief Ben Barnes grew up playing video games, including “probably hundreds of hours” colonizing a distant planet in the 1999 title Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri….
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Epic Games sues Google and Samsung over phone settings, accusing them of violating antitrust laws
LOS ANGELES — Video game maker Epic Games sued Google and Samsung on Monday, accusing the tech companies of coordinating to block third-party competition in application distribution on Samsung devices….
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Video game actors' union calls strike against 'League of Legends'
Video game actors’ union calls strike against ‘League of Legends’
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