Peter Jackson buddies with Microsoft for video game studio
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Peter Jackson is  expanding his relationship with Microsoft Corp. by creating a  video game studio and confirming two upcoming titles.
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Bill Gates hints at possible partnership with giant electronics company.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 18  - Video game developers,  eager to please all consumers, are increasingly including  features that let gamers play with or against their friends.
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Viacom Inc's MTV and award-winning  television and film producer Jerry Bruckheimer will launch a  video game development studio, marrying Hollywood and  technology in what has been historically an uneasy alliance.
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Today's cutting-edge video games have the look and sound of movies; some even have blockbuster budgets. But even game developers concede that their creations usually lack the emotional impact of a great film or book. Bridging that gap will be a key topic at the Game Developers Conference this week in San Francisco, a five-day gathering that attracts the industry's talent pool.
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Casual game developers will soon be able to share in some of the revenue from MSN Games thanks to a new system developed by Microsoft. The new option  could mean as much as $250,000 in shared revenue for the five most popular titles.
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David Jaffe, the creative director for Sony's Santa Monica Studios, is forming an independent video game development studio, reports say.
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LOS ANGELES  - In a move aimed  primarily at whetting the appetite of gamers heading into this  week's E3 Media & Business Summit, Electronic Arts unveiled  several details on two games it is developing through a  partnership with Steven Spielberg.
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Microsoft Corp.  on Monday  will announce the availability of software tools aimed at  encouraging independent and hobbyist video game makers to  create titles for its new Xbox 360 console.
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The makers of the smash hit "Lord  of the Rings" films said on Tuesday they settled a legal  dispute and agreed to make two movies based on J.R.R. Tolkien's  "The Hobbit," but most likely without Peter Jackson directing.
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By Martin Fackler  If there is a secret to the smash success of Nintendo's Wii video game console, it may be this: Even the creative loner can benefit from having friends.
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Microsoft Vice President Peter Moore talks about how the company intends to bring a billion people into its gaming empire.
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After months of bitter legal  wrangling, Peter Jackson, New Line Cinema and  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc have agreed to make two movies  based on the book "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien.
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Peter Jackson is money in the bank.
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Microsoft Corp.&#039;s Xbox 360 may exemplify the high-tech future of video game consoles, but the company is hoping some of its avid players still pine for the good old days of Pac-Man and Frogger.
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A small startup with a shiny glass office overlooking the headquarters of video game publishing titan Electronics Arts Inc. is seeking to tap into the lucrative industry by developing new forms of online video games.
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SANTA MONICA, California  - After years of arguing  whose video game machine has the best bells and whistles, Sony  Corp.  and Microsoft Corp.  agree the battle  boils down to which has the best games.