http://www.mail.com/subjects/4728-games.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/4728-games.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2159402-us-video-game-retail-sales-fall-25-percent.html NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. retail sales of video games, hardware and accessories declined 25 percent in May as demand for aging game consoles continued to fade and fewer new games launched compared with last year, according to market researcher NPD Group. NPD said late Monday that total video game sales were $386.3 million, down from $517 million in May 2012. T... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:39:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2159402-us-video-game-retail-sales-fall-25-percent.html 2013-06-18T14:39:42Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2153480-beyonce-video-game-company-settle-nyc-lawsuit.html NEW YORK (AP) — Beyonce has settled a New York City lawsuit that said she didn't play fair in a deal for a video game structured around her. Court records show the case was closed Friday after the Grammy Award-winning singer and Gate Five LLC agreed to drop it. A lawyer for Gate Five says the terms are confidential. A lawyer for Beyonce hasn't returned a ... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 00:21:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2153480-beyonce-video-game-company-settle-nyc-lawsuit.html 2013-06-15T00:21:20Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2145802-long-awaited-final-fantasy-returns-e3.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — It's a video game more than seven years in the making. Square Enix revealed Monday during Sony's presentation at the Electronic Entertainment Expo that "Final Fantasy XV" would finally see the light of day. The latest entry in the long-running role-playing series was previously known as "Final Fantasy Versus XIII" and it was first revea... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:40:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2145802-long-awaited-final-fantasy-returns-e3.html 2013-06-12T13:40:41Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2144770-nintendo-focuses-games-e3-with-mario.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — It's all about the games for Nintendo. Instead of a typical flashy presentation at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, the Japanese gaming giant opted to showcase several games for its Wii U system during a brief Tuesday presentation at its booth on the show floor of the gaming industry's annual trade show. "Today is ... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 01:27:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2144770-nintendo-focuses-games-e3-with-mario.html 2013-06-12T01:27:08Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2142926-sony-takes-aim-microsoft-with-playstation-4.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sony broke out the heavy ammunition Monday against Microsoft, announcing its forthcoming PlayStation 4 will cost $399 — $100 less than the competing Xbox One. "The gaming landscape is changing with new business models and new ways to play," said Andrew House, president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment. The price announcement wasn'... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 05:35:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2142926-sony-takes-aim-microsoft-with-playstation-4.html 2013-06-11T05:35:27Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2141998-microsoft-hypes-next-gen-xbox-games-e3.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Microsoft has its head in the cloud with Xbox One. The company focused on how cloud computing will make games for its next-generation Xbox One console more immersive during its Monday presentation at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, the gaming industry's annual trade show. Microsoft announced last week that the successor to the Xbox 3... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:14:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2141998-microsoft-hypes-next-gen-xbox-games-e3.html 2013-06-11T00:14:30Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2142542-aaron-paul-drake-promote-ea-video-games-e3.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Drake and Aaron Paul are bringing some star power to the Electronic Entertainment Expo. The rapper and the "Breaking Bad" co-star appeared on stage Monday at Electronic Arts' E3 presentation to promote games from the video game publisher. Drake hyped the next edition of the soccer simulator "FIFA 14," while Paul teased the racing game "... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:34:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2142542-aaron-paul-drake-promote-ea-video-games-e3.html 2013-06-10T22:34:14Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2141558-e3-chance-to-address-gamers-questions.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — What is the next generation of gaming? It's a question the video game industry hasn't quite figured out yet, but it's one it must confront at this week's Electronic Entertainment Expo, the much-hyped Los Angeles trade show where about 46,000 attendees are expected to play, poke and prod new video games and gizmos from more than 200 exhi... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:00:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2141558-e3-chance-to-address-gamers-questions.html 2013-06-10T14:00:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2139456-palace-malice-scores-upset-belmont-stakes.html NEW YORK (AP) — The two Hall of Fame jockeys were just about nose to nose as their horses hit the middle of the final turn of the Belmont Stakes. Gary Stevens, aboard Preakness winner Oxbow, was going to relinquish the lead to the hard-charging Palace Malice, and he knew it. He glanced over to his right and looked at good friend Mike Smith and told him: "... Sun, 09 Jun 2013 01:45:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2139456-palace-malice-scores-upset-belmont-stakes.html 2013-06-09T01:45:41Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2137314-belmont-stakes-wet-wide-open-race.html NEW YORK (AP) — Orb and Oxbow. Oxbow and Orb. Anyway you draw it up, there will not be a Triple Crown on the line in the $1 million Belmont Stakes on Saturday. Even without a Triple try, the Belmont is still an intriguing race. It matches Kentucky Derby winner Orb against Preakness winner Oxbow, Todd Pletcher sending out a record five horses and one of th... Sat, 08 Jun 2013 01:00:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2137314-belmont-stakes-wet-wide-open-race.html 2013-06-08T01:00:06Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2136546-microsoft-used-games-will-work-xbox.html NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft's upcoming Xbox One gaming console will be able to play used games, clearing up a worry among gamers and video game retailers such as GameStop, which trade in used games. That means video games discs users buy will not be limited to one Xbox One device, and players can share or trade in the games they have bought for other used g... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 22:38:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2136546-microsoft-used-games-will-work-xbox.html 2013-06-07T22:38:20Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2136698-putins-divorce-breaks-taboo-russian-politics.html MOSCOW (AP) — Vladimir Putin's divorce from his wife of nearly 30 years has broken a taboo for Russian officials, who almost never speak publicly about their personal life let alone their personal problems. The Russian president also chose an unusual way to break the news. In an interview with state television late Thursday, he and his wife, Lyudmila Puti... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:23:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2136698-putins-divorce-breaks-taboo-russian-politics.html 2013-06-07T15:23:26Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2134908-sutherland-to-play-snake-metal-gear-solid.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kiefer Sutherland is slithering into a very different role. "Metal Gear Solid" creator Hideo Kojima said Thursday the "24" star will play protagonist Snake in the next installment of the stealth video game series. The character has been portrayed in the "Metal Gear Solid" games by voice actor David Hayter since the original was released... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 23:25:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2134908-sutherland-to-play-snake-metal-gear-solid.html 2013-06-06T23:25:11Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2135036-restaurateur-wins-12m-world-series-poker.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Canadian restaurant manager is the first poker aficionado to become a millionaire at this year's World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Benny Chen, of Prince Edward Island, won $1.2 million Tuesday night in the seven-week poker bonanza that's just getting underway at the Rio hotel and casino off the Strip. The 32-year-old beat out 6,343 ot... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 21:58:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2135036-restaurateur-wins-12m-world-series-poker.html 2013-06-06T21:58:50Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2134686-slop-not-pletchers-5-ready-belmont-stakes.html NEW YORK (AP) — Sloppy track or not, here comes Todd Pletcher with another squad of 3-year-olds for a Triple Crown race. The trainer is taking aim on the Belmont Stakes this time, sending out a record five horses for Saturday's final leg of the Triple Crown. Pletcher saddled a record-equaling five colts in the Kentucky Derby last month, with the best of t... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:45:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2134686-slop-not-pletchers-5-ready-belmont-stakes.html 2013-06-06T17:45:48Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2133148-lukas-preakness-winner-oxbow-set-belmont.html NEW YORK (AP) — Cowboy boots, blue jeans, starched sports shirt, gleaming smile and shades. Yes, trainer D. Wayne Lukas is back in the spotlight during the Triple Crown. And don't think he isn't enjoying every second of it. "More than I ever did," the 77-year-old Hall of Famer said. "I still love it and still love working with these horses." ... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 07:14:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2133148-lukas-preakness-winner-oxbow-set-belmont.html 2013-06-06T07:14:36Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2131182-derby-winner-orb-3-1-belmont-favorite.html NEW YORK (AP) — Back home again, Kentucky Derby winner Orb is the horse to beat in the Belmont Stakes. Orb was made the 3-1 morning-line favorite in a field of 14 entered for Saturday's final leg of the Triple Crown at Belmont Park, and trainer Shug McGaughey is confident his colt can bounce back from his fourth-place finish behind Oxbow in the Preakness.... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 20:04:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2131182-derby-winner-orb-3-1-belmont-favorite.html 2013-06-05T20:04:45Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2128652-studio-to-comb-nm-landfill-bad-atari-games.html ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico city commission agreed to allow a Canadian studio to search a landfill where old, terrible Atari games are rumored to be buried. Alamogordo commissioners decided last week that they will allow Fuel Industries to search the landfill for games, according to The Alamogordo Daily News (http://bit.ly/1aPRzKe). The company h... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 21:13:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2128652-studio-to-comb-nm-landfill-bad-atari-games.html 2013-06-04T21:13:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2120776-german-curse-nyc-spelling-bee-champ.html OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — As red and yellow confetti floated into his hair, the champ just stood there and cracked his knuckles, hardly the type of celebration expected from a 13-year-old. His smiles had come earlier, when he conquered "the German curse" on his way to spelling's top prize. New York City has its first Scripps National Spelling Bee winner in 16... Fri, 31 May 2013 08:59:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2120776-german-curse-nyc-spelling-bee-champ.html 2013-05-31T08:59:13Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2120136-notable-words-national-spelling-bee.html OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — A look at some unusual, difficult or otherwise noteworthy words from the 2013 Scripps National Spelling Bee. — KNAIDEL — a small mass of leavened dough cooked by boiling or steaming. The winning word for 2013 was from German-derived Yiddish, a source of much amusement to champion Arvind Mahankali, 13, of Bayside Hills, N.Y., who fini... Fri, 31 May 2013 04:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2120136-notable-words-national-spelling-bee.html 2013-05-31T04:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2120386-arvind-mahankali-13-wins-national-spelling-bee.html OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — After years of heartbreakingly close calls, Arvind Mahankali conquered his nemesis, German, to become the champion speller in the English language. The 13-year-old from Bayside Hills, N.Y., correctly spelled "knaidel," a word for a small mass of leavened dough, to win the 86th Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night. The bee ... Fri, 31 May 2013 03:44:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2120386-arvind-mahankali-13-wins-national-spelling-bee.html 2013-05-31T03:44:38Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2119258-1st-vocab-test-spelling-bee-champion.html OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — A spelling bee week that began with curiosity and angst over a new vocabulary test neared an end the familiar way Thursday night, with bright kids spelling difficult words under the bright lights of prime-time television. The 86th Scripps National Spelling Bee inched toward a conclusion with 11 finalists being eliminated one by one. ... Fri, 31 May 2013 02:16:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2119258-1st-vocab-test-spelling-bee-champion.html 2013-05-31T02:16:31Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2116114-chance-sibling-1st-national-spelling-bee.html OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — She looks like her sister. She spells like her sister, tracing the letters on her palm as she calls out the letters. Her goal is become the back half of the first set of sibling champions in National Spelling Bee history. Eleven-year-old Vanya Shivashankar of Olathe, Kan., qualified Wednesday for the semifinals of the 86th Scripps Na... Wed, 29 May 2013 23:45:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2116114-chance-sibling-1st-national-spelling-bee.html 2013-05-29T23:45:04Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2114182-spelling-bee-with-1st-ever-vocabulary-test.html OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Jae Canetti said he screamed "No!" when he learned the National Spelling Bee would be introducing a vocabulary test. He started changing the way he prepared, studying definitions of words on the bus ride to school each day. At least the extra work appeared to have paid off. When the 11-year-old from Fairfax, Va., took the test Tuesda... Tue, 28 May 2013 20:27:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2114182-spelling-bee-with-1st-ever-vocabulary-test.html 2013-05-28T20:27:15Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2112370-spellbound-star-reflects-spelling-bee-life.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Of the 85 kids who have won the National Spelling Bee, only one became an instant movie star. For the millions who watched back in 1999, her face is frozen in time. She'll always be the 14-year-old girl from Tampa, Fla., with the glasses and dark shoulder-length hair, her arms raised while leaping for joy. But that wa... Mon, 27 May 2013 22:42:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2112370-spellbound-star-reflects-spelling-bee-life.html 2013-05-27T22:42:45Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2108352-netflix-to-hook-subscribers-with-arrested.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix is hoping this weekend's release of the resurrected TV series "Arrested Development" will draw more subscribers to its Internet video service. The award-winning show about the dysfunctional Bluth family returns Sunday, seven years after Fox cancelled the series. The revival coincides with Netflix's own resounding comeback from... Fri, 24 May 2013 20:50:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2108352-netflix-to-hook-subscribers-with-arrested.html 2013-05-24T20:50:37Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2099908-microsoft-touts-xbox-all-in-1-entertainment.html REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft thinks it has the one. The company unveiled the Xbox One, an entertainment console that wants to be the one system households will need for games, television, movies, sports and other entertainment. It will go on sale later this year, for an undisclosed price. For the past two years, Microsoft's Xbox 360... Tue, 21 May 2013 23:24:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2099908-microsoft-touts-xbox-all-in-1-entertainment.html 2013-05-21T23:24:39Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2101238-consoles-microsoft-nintendo-sony.html NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft is the last of the three big video game console makers to unveil its latest gaming system. The unveiling comes nearly eight years after the Xbox 360 went on sale. It follows last fall's debut of Nintendo's Wii U and a preview in February of the upcoming PlayStation 4 from Sony. Each machine has a set of features designed to draw ... Tue, 21 May 2013 23:23:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2101238-consoles-microsoft-nintendo-sony.html 2013-05-21T23:23:57Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2095332-russias-karjakin-wins-norway-chess-tournament.html STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — Russia's Sergey Karjakin won the €100,000 ($130,000) Norway chess championship on Saturday after drawing against Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria. Karjakin needed only a draw against Topalov to take the top prize after the world No. 1 player Magnus Carlsen failed to win against Levon Aronian from Armenia, ranked No. 2. Karjakin led the... Sat, 18 May 2013 18:54:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2095332-russias-karjakin-wins-norway-chess-tournament.html 2013-05-18T18:54:26Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2093114-sonic-video-games-coming-to-nintendo.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sonic the Hedgehog is rolling with Nintendo. Sega says it will exclusively release the next three games starring the popular blue critter on Nintendo platforms. The first title will be called "Sonic Lost World" and is set for release on the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS later this year. "With 'Sonic Lost World,' we're going... Sat, 18 May 2013 00:26:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2093114-sonic-video-games-coming-to-nintendo.html 2013-05-18T00:26:09Z