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Electronic Arts raises sales forecast for Star Wars’ videogame

October 29, 2015 creative angeles, battlefront, electronic, franchise, globally-on-nov, million-copies, princess, princess-leia, sales-forecast, such-as-hans, the-franchise, the-videogame, videogame

Electronic Arts Inc raised its sales forecast for its highly anticipated videogame “Star Wars: Battlefront” as the company looks to tap into the loyal fan base of the iconic movie franchise. The company said it expected to sell 13 million copies of the videogame in its 2016 fiscal year, up from its previous forecast of 9-10 million units. The game is slated to launch globally on Nov

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Competitive video-gaming organization to start drug testing

July 24, 2015 creative driving-near, drugs, electronic, field, office, randomized-skin, sheriff, shooting-game, testing-players, the-unusual

A competitive video-gaming organization will begin testing players for performance-enhancing drugs next month, as the field of so-called eSports moves further into the mainstream and prize pools climb. The announcement by the Electronic Sports League came just weeks after one gamer admitted to using the stimulant Adderall at a tournament, sparking discussion around an issue that has long plagued traditional sports.

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WTO slashes tariffs on IT goods but implementation held up

July 24, 2015 creative driving-near, drugs, electronic, field, geneva, global, import-tariffs, miles, sheriff, testing-players, world

By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Trade Organization finalised a list of 201 information technology products to be freed from import tariffs in a $1.3 trillion deal on Friday, but said it was still short of the critical mass of countries needed to put it into force.

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Taxi drivers block streets of Rio in protest against Uber

July 24, 2015 admin after-protests, central, drugs, electronic, miles, offering-free, online, sheriff, street, yellow

Uber Technologies Inc responded by offering free rides to customers to help alleviate transport issues on what it called a “difficult day for getting around.” The company has come under fire in countries around the world, with local taxi drivers complaining that Uber drivers are not properly regulated and have fewer overhead costs, which makes them unfairly competitive. Lawmakers in Sao Paulo, Brazil's biggest city, and capital city Brasilia have already voted to ban Uber after protests by local taxi drivers

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Virtual reality dominates floor at E3 gaming show

June 17, 2015 creative became-the-new, chris-arsenault, electronic, future, might-finally, reality-gaming, university, water-resources

Virtual reality gaming, once a distant concept, became the new battleground at this year's E3 industry convention, with developers seeking to win over fans with their immersive headsets and accessories.

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PayPal to pay $7.7 mln in U.S. Treasury sanctions case

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PayPal, the electronic payments firm, agreed to pay $7.7 million to settle charges by the U.S. Treasury Department that it violated numerous sanctions programs against countries that include Iran, Cuba and Sudan, Treasury said on Wednesday. PayPal, owned by EBay Inc , did not adequately screen its transactions for U.S