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Video game publisher Electronic Arts lowers annual adjusted sales forecast

Electronic Arts Inc (EA.O) lowered its annual adjusted sales forecast after missing quarterly estimates on Tuesday, as the video game publisher faces…

4 years ago

Sony to buy ‘Destiny’ videogame developer Bungie in $3.6 bln deal

Sony Interactive Entertainment (6758.T) will acquire Bungie Inc, the original creator of the "Halo" videogame and developer of "Destiny", in a deal…

4 years ago

Sony slides on ‘monumental challenge’ from Microsoft gaming deal

Shares in Japan's Sony Group (6758.T) fell 9% on Wednesday after gaming rival Microsoft (MSFT.O) said it will buy developer Activision Blizzard (ATVI.O) in a record…

4 years ago

Analysis: Sony faces deep-pocketed rivals in war over future of gaming

Sony Group (6758.T), perched atop the gaming sector, is facing a fresh challenge from cash-rich rivals betting on a next-generation online…

4 years ago

Stocks slide, treasury yields jump as inflation fears crescendo

Asian and European shares fell, U.S. and European bond yields hit multi-year highs, and oil prices climbed on Wednesday as…

4 years ago

S.Korea’s Krafton, maker of hit game ‘PUBG’, tumbles on debut

Shares in Krafton Inc (259960.KS), the Tencent Holdings-backed (0700.HK) South Korean company behind blockbuster video game "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" (PUBG), fell as much as…

4 years ago