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Don't get too excited -- it's seven years away. Samsung is testing a new high-speed mobile Internet technology that will blow the lid off 4G and allow users to download full HD films in a couple of seconds. According to an AppleInsider translation of a Yonhap News piece, Samsung has created a 5G...

In 2012, Yusuf Mehdi -- the man in charge of Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) interactive entertainment business -- told the Los Angeles Times that the average Xbox-owning household spends an average of 84 hours a month using Xbox Live. While gaming continues to be a popular draw for the console, it has...

In just over three weeks, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) will unveil its third game console. Tentatively referred to as “Xbox 720” by the gaming press, the new machine is expected to contain a new version of Kinect, the ability to run multiple games simultaneously, and a new feature called IllumiRoom...

Less than one year ago, Vivendi explored the possibility of selling Activision (NASDAQ: ATVI). The French conglomerate ultimately decided to hold onto its 62 percent stake in the Call of Duty maker. As Vivendi sells off other assets, however, there is always the possibility that it may one day...

As the publisher of Grand Theft Auto, BioShock and NBA 2K, Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO) is one of the most popular publishers in the world. The company's market cap may be small -- $1.25 billion versus Electronic Arts' (NASDAQ: EA) $5.4 billion and Activision's (NASDAQ: ATVI) $16 billion...

Nintendo's (OTC: NTDOY) latest console is off to a rocky start, selling only 3.19 million units since it was released last November. According to The New York Times, Nintendo expects that it will have sold no more than four million units through March -- nearly 30 percent less than the company's...

Numerous games have challenged the Call of Duty legacy, but none have been able to compete with Activision's (NASDAQ: ATVI) most prominent cash cow. Not even World of Warcraft, Activision's other billion-dollar baby, has been able to reach the level of success achieved by Call of Duty. Over the...

Activision's (NASDAQ: ATVI) Call of Duty: Black Ops II has earned more than $500 million in worldwide retail sales during the first 24 hours of its release. Thousands of retailers nationwide, including GameStop (NYSE: GME) and Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), opened at midnight on Monday evening to give...

There has been a lot of hype for what Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) next console (unofficially titled Xbox 720) will do for gaming. Leaked documents suggested that the machine may come equipped with the next evolution in motion-sensing technology, along with some virtual reality elements that would...

Electronic Arts (NYSE: EA) will soon allow consumers to play Star Wars: The Old Republic for free. Is this the beginning of the end for EA's flagship MMORPG? Fans of the game may argue that Activision (NASDAQ: ATVI) pulled a similar stunt with World of Warcraft. However, WoW is an established...