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'Mortal Kombat' creator Ed Boon back with DC superhero game
Ed Boon was pulling punches. I could tell immediately: Why else would Aquaman be wiping the floor with Batman? Not to mention, I was playing Ed Boon in a video game, a fighting game, that Ed Boon, the king of the fighting-game genre, created. The game...
Tags: Gaming, Rogers Park, Politics, Sony Corp., Gaming Industry
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WMS Industries places a bet on online gambling
While Illinois officials remain mired in debate over all forms of gambling, WMS Industries is predicting that casinos will soon become ubiquitous — via your computer and cellphone, at least. The Waukegan-based slot machine maker last month received...
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New 'Mortal Kombat' movie coming via partnership of Warner units
Company Town"Mortal Kombat" is fighting its way back onto the big screen, marking a rare delivery of material from a studio's own video game division to its sibling film unit.... -
Warner Interactive looks to build on Arkham City's success in 2012
Company TownWarner Bros. video game releases in 2012 will include a sequel to 2008 hit kids game Lego Batman, which will be released close to movie "The Dark Knight Rises; a Hobbit game that will likely launch several months before December movie "The Hobbit: An... -
Harry Potter lifts Warner home video revenue, bucking a trend [updated]
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Warner Bros. prevails in one 'Mortal Kombat' royalties lawsuit, two to go
Company TownIt's been 16 years since Warner Bros. released a movie based on the video game "Mortal Kombat," but it's still playing out in court. A Los Angeles Superior Court judge on Thursday ordered producer Larry Kasanoff's Threshold Entertainment to pay...... -
Warner buys majority stake in Batman video game developer
Company TownAfter co-publishing the first successful mature video game based on a DC Comics character in many years last summer, Warner Bros. has quickly taken its makers in-house. Warner has acquired a majority stake in Rocksteady Studios, the London-based developer... -
Warner Bros. opening Montreal video game studio
Company TownWarner Bros. is opening a major new video game development studio in Montreal. The studio announced its plans today in conjunction with the Quebecois government, which will provide about $7.4 million in subsidies. The new Montreal studio will be the...... -
Warner Bros. acquires Turbine, developer of Lord of the Rings Online
Company TownWarner Bros. beefs up its precious Lord of the Rings portfolio.... -
For Those About to Tilt: A Look Behind the Making of AC/DC's Pinball Machines
Since forming in 1973, AC/DC have cultivated a ton of albums, a good dozen iconic songs and a massive international fan base. Adapting this juggernaut of a brand into a new creative medium — such as, say, a pinball table — sounds like it...
Tags: Gaming, Guns N' Roses (music group), Elton John, Music, AOL LLC
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Success, failure pay for more CEOs
Tribune staff reporterIn rosier times, when corporate profits and rising stock prices were regarded as givens, as they were in the not-too-distant past, it was a relatively simple matter to discern which corporate chieftains were delivering the biggest bang for the buck....Tags: Gaming, Old Republic International Corporation, Career and Workplace, Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated, Corporate Officers
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The Rock Pulls 'Spy Hunter' Double Duty
Zap2It.comIf you can smell what The Rock is cooking, you'll know that it's a two helpings of "Spy Hunter." The wrestler-turned-actor will star in both the "Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run" video game out this fall as well as the big-screen adaptation of the game, set...Tags: Gaming, Movies, Entertainment, Video Games, Espionage and Intelligence
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