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• Hit game Minecraft to stay private

  *Sales of Sweden's Minecraft game hit 20 million. STOCKHOLM, Feb 4- A pool table, a pinball machine, board games and Lego dot the offices of Mojang, the small Swedish company behind the wildly popular Minecraft video game, and one of its founders is wearing a tuxedo and purple tie on a recent "formal Friday".

• Video Game Industry Can't Catch a Break, Still Struggling

  

  Why things don't look good for the video game industry.

• Gaming China: Easing Rules Won't Help US Makers

  

  Analysts say the potential impact on major U.S. video game publishers will likely be minimal from China lifting its ban on video game consoles.

• Boorstin Earnings Preview: Disney, Time Warner & More 

  

  CNBC's Julia Boorstin reports which financial, media and energy companies are reporting earnings next week. Visa, Disney and Anadarko are among the names. (1:06)

• Sony Playstation Meeting Ignites Talk of PS4

  

  Sony will this month host its first major Playstation meeting in two years, sparking a flare-up in online speculation the Japanese consumer electronics giant is preparing to unveil the successor to its 70 million-selling PS3 games console. Sony declined to say whether it would release a new product at the meeting in New York on Feb. 20. "

• Sony ignites talk of PS4 unveil with Playstation meeting

  TOKYO, Feb 1- Sony Corp will this month host its first major Playstation meeting in two years, sparking a flare-up in online speculation the Japanese consumer electronics giant is preparing to unveil the successor to its 70 million-selling PS3 games console. Sony declined to say whether it would release a new product at the meeting in New York on Feb. 20. "

• Hhgregg fiscal 3Q drops 23 percent

  INDIANAPOLIS-- Regional consumer electronics chain Hhgregg said Thursday that net income fell 23 percent in the key holiday quarter, hurt by weak video game sales. Hhgregg has been expanding beyond consumer electronics into other categories. Net income for the fiscal third quarter ended Dec. 31 fell 23 percent to $17.4 million, or 51 cents per share.

• UPDATE 1-Electronic Arts revenue dropped in 3rd quarter

  SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 30- Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc reported lower revenue for the third quarter. It reported a net loss of $45 million, or 15 cents per share, compared with $205 million, or 62 cents per share a year ago. Shares of Electronic Arts were down slightly at $14.90 in after-hours trading after losing $15.08 on Wednesday.

• China May End Ban on Videogames, but So What?

  

  Hints at a removal of the Chinese government's decade long ban on video-gaming have excited technology investors over potential gains for the industry, but analysts have warned the impact could be muted.

• Power Rundown: Twitter's 'Vine' & Smartphone Wars 

  

  Social networking website Twitter's new video sharing app called "Vine" is creating a lot of x-rated buzz with sex-related content. CNBC's Jon Fortt and Julia Boorstin discuss.

• China Considers an End to 13-Year Videogame Ban

  

  China is considering lifting a decade-long ban on videogame consoles, the official China Daily newspaper reported on Monday, sending shares of major hardware makers such as Sony and Nintendo surging.

• China considering end to 13-year ban on video game consoles -report

  SHANGHAI, Jan 28- China is considering lifting a decade-long ban on video game consoles, the official China Daily newspaper reported on Monday, sending shares of major hardware makers such as Sony Corp and Nintendo Co Ltd surging.

• China's Spin Doctors Have a New Tool — Combat Video Games

  

  'Glorious Mission' is an online combat game designed to impart 'the core values' of the military to Chinese players. The Global Post reports.

• FEATURE-Women pry open door to video game industry's boys' club

  SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 13- When video game developer Brenda Brathwaite Romero started her career in the 1980 s, she could count the number of female developers in the industry on one hand.

• FACTBOX-Video game industry meets with Biden gun task force

  WASHINGTON, Jan 11- Representatives from the companies that make "first-person shooter" games such as "Call of Duty," "Medal of Honor" and "Grand Theft Auto" met with Vice President Joe Biden on Friday as the Obama administration looks for ways to curb U.S. gun violence.

• Rough December Caps Bad Year For Videogame Sales

  

  The videogame industry's year of precipitous declines was topped off by an unhappy holiday season. In December, game sales fell 26 percent while console sales declined 20 percent.

• Video Game Sales Stink... Again 

  

  A rough year for video game industry ends with a big December drop. CNBC's Julia Boorstin has the numbers.

• UPDATE 1-Microsoft taps Krikorian to help run its Xbox business

  SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 10- Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it hired technology entrepreneur Blake Krikorian to help run its Interactive Entertainment Business as the world's largest software company plans bigger things for its Xbox gaming console.

• UPDATE 2-GameStop slashes same-store sales forecast; shares skid

  Jan 8- GameStop Corp, the largest U.S. video game retailer, slashed its forecast for fourth-quarter sales after customer traffic shrank over the crucial holiday season, sending its shares down 6 percent.

• RPT-INTERVIEW-UPDATE 1-Year-end Wii U sales steady, says Nintendo chief

  KYOTO, Jan 7- Nintendo Co Ltd's year-end sales of its Wii U games console were steady, though not as strong as when its Wii predecessor was first launched, the Japanese game maker's top executive told Reuters on Monday. But sales are not bad, and I feel it's selling steadily, " Nintendo President Satoru Iwata said in an interview.