Gaming
French football stickers startup valued at $4.3 bn
The amount of money raised in a single private fundraising round beat previous records and makes the three-year-old group the most valuable startup in France.
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Netflix turning to games as streaming growth slows
The streaming television leader offered details of its plans to move into games in its latest update confirming cooling growth even as the Silicon Valley giant spins off hit shows.
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Diversity, streaming reshape video games for a new generation
The Japanese tech giant and its American rival Microsoft are preparing to launch their latest consoles next week, competing in a $160 billion global market - bigger than film and music combined.
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A video games timeline: from 'Pong' to the console wars
Video games have come a long way since the first rudimentary arcade machines emerged in the 1970s with offerings such as 'Pong', 'Pacman' and 'Space Invaders'.
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With PlayStation 5 launch, Sony needs a high score
The PlayStation 5 will enter a head-to-head battle with rival Microsoft's new Xbox, released two days earlier, with both hoping to capture the market in the run-up to Christmas.
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US 16-year-old becomes solo Fortnite champ, winning $3mn
Fortnite, which is free to play, has 250 million users worldwide.
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Tetris turns 35
Think Pac-Man or the first Super Mario Bros. But some would argue that Tetris, which turns 35 on 6 June, is the most well-known game of all. Tetris has sold more than 170 million copies across almost every gaming and computer platform.
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Rise of the Machines: AI beats humans in multiplayer shooter
A team of programmers at a British artificial intelligence company has designed automated 'agents' that taught themselves how to play the seminal first-person shooter 'Quake III Arena', and became so good they consistently beat human beings.
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Benin eyes video gaming in play for jobs and development
Accountants PwC said in 2017 the value of Africa's video game industry would more than double to $642 million by 2021.
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[WATCH] Down memory lane: Nintendo revives legendary console
Nintendo has revived its classic Super Nintendo console and updated it for a new generation of gamers. CNN's Rachel Crane relives her childhood with the new Super Nintendo Classic Edition console.
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3 surprising facts about the gaming industry
In 1995 there were 100 million gamers worldwide; today that number has climbed to 2.6 billion.
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Nintendo plans to release 3 mobile games a year
The Japanese video game maker has said that it plans to release two or three mobile games every year.
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Ready to get your game on?
Gaming geeks are in for a treat this weekend when the Electronics & Gaming Expo comes to Cape Town.
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How does Pokémon Go compare with the world's other blockbuster games?
Within hours of its US release, Pokémon Go shot to the top of the app store.
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Pokemon game adds $7.5bn to Nintendo market value in 2 days
The game is now on more Android phones than dating app Tinder.
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Gaming geeks gather at Rage expo
Visitors to Rage previewed soon-to-be-released popular games and some even got the chance to play them ahead introduced to the public.
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Nintendo Q2 beats forecasts on Mario Wii lift
Nintendo said it made an operating profit of around $215 million in its fiscal second quarter
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Xbox One: A game-changer
EWN tech guru Aki Anastasiou, who tested the new device, says it doesn’t disappoint.
