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Scott Roxborough
Videogames Come of Age

COLOGNE, GERMANY It's an adolescent boy's dream.In hall after hall at the videogames trade fair GamesCom here, you can slay dragons, score tournament-winning goals and blast the hell out of…

August 20 2009

Why Are Games Based on Hit Films So Lame?

COLOGNE, GERMANY Films and videogames would seem a match made in heaven, so why are games based on hit movies so bad?Despite sharing the same demographic of devoted fans, action,…

August 20 2009

Videogames Come of Age

It's an adolescent boy's dream.In hall after hall at the videogames trade fair GamesCom in Cologne, Germany, you can slay dragons, score tournament-winning goals and blast the hell out of…

August 20 2009

Why Are Games Based on Films So Lame?

Films and videogames would seem a match made in heaven, so why are games based on hit movies so bad?Despite sharing the same demographic of devoted fans, action, sci-fi and…

August 20 2009

Swedish File Sharers Get Jail Time

COLOGNE, GERMANY The founders of infamous file-sharing site The Pirate Bay have been found guilty of assisting copyright theft and been sentenced to prison time in a landmark decision announced…

April 17 2009

Euro Broadcasters Feel the Sting

LONDON Regardless of whether the U.S. passes the $700 billion bailout the second time around, the impact of chronically tightening financial markets and nearly 12 months of economic jitters are…

October 03 2008

PwC: Global Media Gains Will Be Built by BRIC

COLOGNE, GERMANY The worldwide media industry will grow an average of 6.6 percent annually to reach $2.2 trillion by 2012, according to a new five-year outlook published Wednesday by PricewaterhouseCoopers.Growth…

June 19 2008

Social Nets Engage in Global Struggle

PARIS News this week that social networking site Facebook is preparing to translate its service into non-English languages highlights what arguably is the key strategic challenge facing all Web 2.0…

October 05 2007

German YouTube Hits Copyright Snag

COLOGNE, GERMANY Legal issues could hold up the launch of a German version of YouTube.The video site, which recently added a slew of local-language offerings including regional versions for Brazil,…

June 20 2007

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