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Microsoft confirmed it will cut the price of its Xbox 360 video game console on 8/27, launching a counter move to a recent Sony PlayStation 3 price cut.

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As the global economy caused many industries to suffer over the past year, the video game industry seemed immune to any economic struggles… until now.

In research company NPD Group’s latest…

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A recent survey indicates eight percent of consumers located in the United Kingdom, United States, France and Germany illegally download movies and other video content through the Internet.

The…

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For the third month in a row, U.S. video game sales were significantly lower than the same period last year.

Total game-related revenue dropped 23 percent compared to May 2008, according to The…

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Sony has agreed to participate in a developing online music video service that was founded by YouTube and Universal Music Group, the company said in a press release.

"We share a common vision…

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Activision could take its popular ‘Guitar Hero’ video game franchise and either turn it into a reality TV show or a concert tour, trying to branch away from just video games.

The brand "might make for a good TV show or good concert tour," according to Activision CEO Bobby Kotick. …read more…

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A maker of digital kiosks wants to test out movie and rental download hubs for SD cards later this year.

MOD Systems is in talks with retailers to launch a pilot program, Video Business reports. The kiosks would stock new and old releases from Warner Bros. and Paramount Studios for…read more…

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Teachers who want to show their students DVD clips shouldn’t rip the video and edit it together, the Motion Picture Association of America says. Instead, they should use a camcorder to record the video as it appears on screen.

Seriously.

This bit of advice comes from a video in which…read more…

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Hulu, evil as ever, is expanding its global reach, but not in the way that anyone outside the US would like.

The online streaming video site will begin hosting shows from England’s Endemol and Digital Rights Group and Bollywood’s Saavn, Financial Times reports. That means shows like Green…read more…

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