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Cleveland small businesses hope to cash in on Gay Games
Aug 8, 2014
Gay Games 9 visitors are expected to bring $40 million to the Cleveland area.
Sony streams PlayStation games online
Jul 31, 2014
Sony hopes to grow its audience by streaming classic games to Bravia TVs.
Practice patience to avoid paying for Candy Crush
Feb 18, 2014
King Digital Entertainment has made a lot of money out of people's impatience.
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The Candy Crush (IPO) Saga
by
Queena Kim
Feb 18, 2014
King Digital Entertainment hopes to ride the success of its game Candy Crush Saga to stage a $500 million IPO.
Dungeons and Dragons: Niche game, big business
by
Kai Ryssdal
Aug 20, 2013
The cult classic game, Dungeons and Dragons, has come a long way since its birth in the 1970s. Can it find a model for the future?
Encouraging new ways to save
by
Adriene Hill
Jul 19, 2013
Cities and other organizations are looking for new ways to encourage people to save for the future.
Fantasy trading site allows users to 'play' the stock market
by
Molly Wood
Jul 11, 2013
Players are signing up for Wall Street Magnate in droves, in part, because the simulated experience reflects the stock market in real time.
For public good, not for profit.
App store turns five and the blossoming of in-app purchases
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Molly Wood
Jul 10, 2013
Instead of cash up front, the mobile gaming world in particular has moved toward something called in-App purchases.
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Zynga employees wait for their next turn
Jun 4, 2013
Social media gaming company Zynga laid off around 500 employees, but recruiters are already on the prowl. What's the afterlife of a Zynga employee?
Arcade veteran seeks to be pinball wizard
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Kai Ryssdal
Jan 21, 2013
Video may have killed the pinball machine, but arcade veteran Jack Guarnieri aims to give it new life.