courtesy of Sony Corp.Sales video game consoles nearly doubled year-over-year to $187 million in May, and overall spending on hardware and software rose 52% to $586 million in the month. The PlayStation…
The Electronic Entertainment Expo, aka E3, officially opens Tuesday, but the big players in the world of video games have the honor of announcing their new lineups early.
For the first time in eight years, Sony has nabbed the lead in video game console sales from rival Nintendo. Sony sold 18.7 million game consoles in its most recent fiscal year.
Microsoft launches its new Xbox One, which is a full $100 less than the earlier model -- and the same price as Sony's PlayStation 4.
The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) kicks off Tuesday in Los Angeles, and the first big deal of the week is the Microsoft news conference scheduled for 12:30 p.m. ET on Monday.
Courtesy of Apple Inc.Now that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has announced its HealthKit heart and health monitoring software and upgraded iOS operating system that will include capabilities for a wearable device, all…
ThinkstockThe average U.S. TV viewer may regularly watch just 17 of the hundreds of channels available, but that average viewer’s consumption of TV is skyrocketing. The main agents of the rapidly rising…
Video game maker Ubisoft has now delivered its much anticipated Watch Dogs game for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and earlier devices from both Sony and Microsoft, as well as PCs.
Chinese gamers have only been able to play games on PCs and mobile devices. Gaming consoles such as PlayStation and the Xbox were banned by the government as a distraction for children.
ThinkstockGameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) reported first quarter 2014 results after markets closed on Thursday. The video game retailer posted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.59 on $2 billion in revenues. In…
Speaking at a conference on Thursday, Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai said that he would consider taking on an equity partner to share in the TV division's growth and risk, but that didn't…
Trey Thoelcke courtesy of Sony Corp.With all the electronic gadgets people can own these days, one might think that U.S. demand for electricity would be going through the roof. Actually demand growth for electricity…
Sony posted another annual loss, for the fiscal year that ended in March, and forecast another for the current year. The Japanese company has more loss-making units than profitable ones.
Apparently Microsoft decided that giving away a copy of Titanfall with each Xbox One it sold was not a long-term strategic winner. Tuesday it announced that it would begin selling the device…
ThinkstockCreating the most popular product of the year will make consumers and investors happy. But making an all-time bestseller can transform an industry and define a business for decades. Many of the…
