Viacom May Target Midway Video Games
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Media conglomerate Viacom Inc.  VIAb.N is considering entering the video game business and  could acquire Midway Games Inc. MWY.N, Viacom chief Sumner  Redstone, who owns a controlling stake in Midway, said in a  regulatory filing on Friday.
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Under the broad partnership, Viacom's TV and movie content will find its way on to Xbox and MSN, while Microsoft will be able to server ads to Viacom's U.S. web sites.
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Ziff Davis - If you play games a lot, you may have recently found yourself thinking that despite epic advances in graphics, the video-game industry is in a rut.
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Makers of gaming consoles want part of the on-demand-video future.
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Contrary to Sumner Redstone&#39;s earlier suggestions, Viacom (VIAB:NYSE - news - research) might have an interest in acquiring Midway Games (MWY:NYSE - news - research) after all.
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Fans of Star Trek will be able to explore the final frontier in a multi-player online game based on the TV series.
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Microsoft Corp  wants  video gamers to "finish the fight" when the last chapter of its  "Halo" trilogy comes out next week, but a carefully crafted  merchandising strategy will make sure Master Chief lives on for  years to come.
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Video gamers, finally  emerging from the pixilated haze brought on by last year's  bumper crop of best-selling titles, are now turning their  attention to upcoming releases.
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Is competition to keep up with the next-gen Joneses slowly running the video-game industry into the ground?  In Game|Life.
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In a move aimed  primarily at whetting the appetite of gamers heading into this  week&#39;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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The decision by Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. to suspend distribution of the violent video game "Manhunt 2" could actually end up boosting demand from curious gamers, industry analysts said Friday.
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That iconic black-and-white parental advisory sticker you see on CDs containing violent and/or sexually explicit content may soon be appearing on video games, if the governor from Illinois has his way.
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Media conglomerate Viacom Inc.  (VIAb.N) said on Monday it may sell its music publishing  business, which includes music from contemporary hit artists  Eminem and Shakira.
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NEW YORK -- Given that its chairman owns a large stake of a video-game company, media giant Viacom Inc. has appointed a three-person committee to evaluate dealings in the video-game arena and protect against potential conflicts of interest.
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San Francisco based developer Perpetual Entertainment has announced that it has secured the rights to create a massively multiplayer game based on Viacom&#39;s Star Trek franchise, which it plans to release in 2007.
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If the video game industry is beginning to rake in revenue that rivals the movie industry, it's also beginning to accumulate Hollywood-like headaches.-The Washington Post
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The zealots may scream bloody murder, but growth depends on video games appealing to casual gamers as well.