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• Zynga shares spike after new CEO named

  02-03-2016 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Zynga shares shot higher in early trade Wednesday after the struggling social gaming company named industry veteran Frank Gibeau as its chief executive in its latest effort to reboot. Shares in Zynga -- which hit the market in a highly anticipated 2011 public offering but have sputtered since -- rallied 4.2 percent to close at $2.25. Company founder Mark Pincus, who stepped back into the CEO job a year ago, said he would remain active in the role of executive chairman, as he announced Gibeau's a
  
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• Tea breaks, video games: Syria rebels use truce to unwind

  02-03-2016 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Their guns propped up on a mattress nearby, Tarek Muhrem and his fellow Syrian rebel fighters plop down on their couch along Aleppo city's front lines for an evening of football video games. Instead of rifle triggers and walkie-talkies, they grasp small glasses of coffee and sweet tea between PlayStation sessions in their makeshift base in a battle-scarred neighbourhood. Since a fragile truce came into effect across parts of the country on Saturday, rebels in Syria's second city say the decrease
  
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• PlayStation Vue cuts the price and amps up the content with ESPN, ABC, and more

  02-03-2016 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Usually getting more means paying more, but Sony deviated from the norm when it announced new pricing while adding popular channels to its Internet TV service, PlayStation Vue. In a post on the Playstation blog today, Sony shared that the service’s multi-channel packages now include programming from Disney, which means users will get a loaded suite from the Mouse, including ESPN, ESPN 2, ABC, Disney Channel, and more. At the same time, pricing for each of Sony&rsqu
  
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• Combative Sorcerers Skirmish In Teaser From The Creators Of Chivalry: Medieval Warfare

  02-03-2016 21:37
  Torn Banner Studios has announced Mirage: Arcane Warfare with a teaser for the upcoming game. The developer behind Chivalry: Medieval Warfare looks to bring similar close-quarters combat to Mirage, except this time sorcery is the weapon of choice.(Please visit the site to view this media)
  The first-person multiplayer game is heavily focused on magicians destroying each other with melee and magic-centric attacks. Blood is canvassed over uniformly colorful environments rendered in Unreal Engine 4
  
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• Against the Video-Game Canon

  02-03-2016 20:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  It all started with that one spreadsheet: a trifle to amuse myself between bouts of frenzied editing and marathon writing sessions. It was called “the Database”—an inside joke shared by me and no one else—and it was my attempt at listing every video game I had ever played in my life.
  
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• Yahoo launches eSports arena to win video game fans

  02-03-2016 20:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Yahoo launched an online arena for eSports Wednesday in a challenge to venues hosted by YouTube and Amazon-owned Twitch. Yahoo Esports will feature live tournaments, commentary, features and interviews tailored for the booming trend of video games as spectator sports. "We're approaching our coverage of eSports with the same tenacity and professionalism we always have with Yahoo Sports, News and Finance," Yahoo Sports Media vice president Bob Condor said in an online post.
  
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• From sandboxes to island hopping: The most anticipated Xbox One games of 2016

  02-03-2016 20:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Last year was a big year for the Xbox One. Although Microsoft lagged behind Sony at the start of this console generation, a strong lineup of titles AAA and indie titles, as well as consistent updates to the Xbox infrastructure, have brought a sense of parity to the console. The past is the past, however, and Xbox owners have an exciting year ahead of them. There is a diverse lineup of games scheduled to release for the Xbox this year, covering all sort of genres and budgets. Whether you want ind
  
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• Devolver Digital's Latest Game Dodge Rolls Toward Release Date

  02-03-2016 18:41
  Devolver Digital has announced an early April release for its dungeon crawling shooter, Enter The Gungeon. This trailer shows a colorful cast dodge rolling down bullet-filled corridors in search of the ultimate weapon: a gun that can kill the past.(Please visit the site to view this media)
  Players clash with gun-headed bosses and enemies called the “gundead” as they traverse volatile environments littered with traps. Enter The Gungeon looks like it will sit comfortably next to
  
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• Zynga’s major shakeup; Monsanto cuts 2016 forecast; Ross Stores gains

  02-03-2016 17:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  It's time for your daily dose of trending tickers, the stocks you're following based on your Yahoo Finance ticker searches.
  
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• Zynga shares spike after company names new CEO

  02-03-2016 16:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Zynga shares shot higher in early trade Wednesday after the struggling social gaming company named industry veteran Frank Gibeau as its chief executive in its latest effort to reboot. Shares in Zynga -- which hit the market in a highly anticipated 2011 public offering but have sputtered since -- rose 7.8 percent to $2.33 in opening Wall Street trades. Company founder Mark Pincus, who stepped back into the CEO job a year ago, announced Gibeau's appointment late Tuesday, saying he would remain act
  
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• New Hitman Trailer Provides Valuable Intel

  02-03-2016 16:17
  Good recon is invaluable to any assassin, and Hitman's new trailer gives you a look at the upcoming episodic game's locations and more.
  This trailer not only gives you a look at the first episode's Paris and prologue locations, but also a peak at Sapienza (Italy) and Marrakesh (Morocco). The former releases in April and the latter in May.
  Hitman is an episodic title, with the first one hitting on March 11 (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC). Publisher Square Enix promises to follow that up with s
  
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• Zynga CEO Mark Pincus to Step Down

  02-03-2016 15:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The revolving door at the top of Zynga Inc. is turning again. The mobile-game maker Tuesday said Chief Executive Mark Pincus is passing the reins to Frank Gibeau, who joined the board in August after more than two decades at Electronic Arts Inc. Mr. Pincus, who will become executive chairman, said the leadership change was his idea and grew out of a partnership with Mr. Gibeau.
  
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• Zynga gets a zing on CEO change; Starbucks' former COO resigns; Chesapeake's Ex-CEO indicted

  02-03-2016 14:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Starbucks, Zynga, Chesapeake Energy, CSX, and Canadian Pacific Railway are among the stocks to watch.
  
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• Xbox One hardware upgrades could extend the life of Microsoft’s console

  02-03-2016 01:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  For decades, the video game console has been a transient purchase. From the moment you set up an Atari or an NES or a PlayStation in your living room, you know it's only a matter of time before the next console makes it irrelevant. But what if it didn't have to be that way? DON'T MISS:  Play PS4 games on your PC or Mac with the next major console update Speaking with the press at the Xbox Spring Showcase last week, head of Microsoft's Xbox division Phil Spencer discussed several possibiliti
  
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