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Gamers, hold your breath for this year's hottest video games: Hogwarts, Humankind & HorizonThese games will launch this year unless pandemic changes their release schedules.
- Lockdown diaries: Technophiles are using the pandemic to splurge on their Christmas lists
The eBay survey found that techies made 40 mn purchases per month during the holidays.
- Call of Duty: Warzone, Hades: The video games that got us through 2020
As the year forced us indoors, games came to the rescue for many.
- Nikkei ends higher on Wall Street cues; Apple-related shares gain
The Nikkei share average climbed 0.26 per cent to 26,757.40. The broader Topix gained 0.27 per cent to 1,786.83.
- Nikkei posts first weekly loss in six on Brexit, virus worries
The Nikkei share average shed 0.39% to close at 26,652.52, losing 0.37% for the week. The broader Topix, however, ended 0.33% higher at 1.7...
- Japan shares slip for third day; all eyes on US stimulus debate
The Nikkei share average lost 0.30% to close at 26,467.08. The broader Topix shed 0.11% to 1,758.81, after touching its lowest since Nov. 2...
- Nikkei ends near 29.5 year high on vaccine, stimulus hopes
The Nikkei 225 index ended up 1.34 per cent at 26,787.54, near its highest level since April 1991, hit earlier in the session. The broader ...
- Japan shares end at over 29-1/2-year high as Nasdaq gains cheer tech stocks
The Nikkei share average ended up 0.91% at 26,537.31, its highest closing level since April 1991. There were 101 advancers on the index aga...
- Playing video games can be good for mental health, shows study
The finding comes at a time when video game sales have boomed as more people stay home due to the pandemic.
- Nikkei closes near 29-1/2-year high; vaccine caution weighs
The benchmark Nikkei settled 0.68% higher at 25,520.88, after hitting its highest level since June 5, 1991 earlier in the session.
- Sony launches PlayStation 5, ready for battle with latest Xbox
The PS5 is priced at $500, like the Xbox Series X, while a version without a disk reader costs $400.
- From Donkey Kong and Pacman to the console wars, here's how video games have evolved
Each generation since then has enjoyed rapid technological advancement.
- Nintendo half-year net profit rockets 243.6%, forecasts revised up
The gaming industry has been one of the few sectors to thrive during the pandemic, with people forced to stay at home turning to games for ...
- Live like Super Mario IRL: The character is all set to make theme park debut in Japan
The new area in the amusement park will offer interactive attractions where guests can jump and hit blocks to collect coins and items.
- India eyes investment from Japanese firms
The Japanese government is offering its companies incentives to shift manufacturing bases out of China either back home or to India or Ban...
- Nintendo reports 428% jump in profit as Animal Crossing sales top 22 million
Operating profit for April-June was 144.7 billion yen ($1.37 billion). That compared with an average estimate of 71 billion yen from 12 ana...
- Sony unveils PlayStation 5, Twitter has a hearty laugh and churns out hilarious memes
Twitter, couldn’t help but poke fun at the new gadget.
- Lockdown mania: Over 110 mn units of Sony's PlayStation 4 sold, almost gets the 'bestselling console of all time' tag
The company sold 2.6 million consoles in the same period last year.
- Get, set, play! People stuck in lockdown turn to gaming, video game spending hits record high of $10 bn
Overall revenue from digital video games for the month was up 11 percent year-on-year.
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