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  Netflix video game rental idea is axed SlashGear Video streaming giant Netflix has dismissed its plans to add video game titles to its mail-order rental library. The announcement came during this week's quarterly earnings conference call. The call had an ultimately positive vibe to it, ... Netflix drops plan to rent video gamesUSA TODAY (blog) Should Netflix Rent Out Video Games?SodaHead News Plans to Offer Video Games via Netflix CannedPlayStation LifeStyle Computerandvideogames.com -/FILM (blog) -Crave Online all 858 news articles »

• Q&A: How global conflict shows up in computer games Los Angeles Times One strange twist in the case was that the defendant allegedly confessed to using video games to manipulate public opinion. Iranian state television broadcast a purported confession by Amir Mirzaei Hekmati saying he worked for a gaming company that was ... and more »

• Digital Media Wire

  Cash-Strapped California Pays Video Game Industry Nearly $1 Million in Legal Fees GamerLive.TV The US Supreme Court case was the latest result of then-Governor Schwarzenegger and State Senator Leland Yee's (D-San Francisco) ill-fated attempt to impose clearly unconstitutional regulations on video games. ESA announced it would donate a portion of ... California Gets $1.3 Million Bill for Failed Video Game LawDigital Media Wire California Taxpayers Reimburse Video Game IndustryTotalPlayStation.com California Pays the ESA $1.3 Million Dollars Over Video Game Free Speech Court ...Kotaku Gamasutra -Piki Geek -GamesIndustry.biz (registration) all 22 news articles »

• Globe and Mail

  How the Video Games Industry Is Faring ABC News A look at results from selected companies in the video games business: Jan. 9: GameStop Corp., the world's largest video game retailer, reports nearly flat sales for a nine-week holiday period that ended on Dec. 31. Sales of game software rose but ... Nintendo Crushed Again as Apple, Facebook Keep Moving the CheeseMinyanville.com Nintendo says Wii U to launch before 2012 holiday seasonGlobe and Mail all 1,098 news articles »

• New York Daily News

  Love, the law, and Lana Del Rey BBC News Last year, with almost no fanfare, a song called Video Games popped up on YouTube. An achingly beautiful piano ballad by an unknown singer, it had been rejected by almost every record company that heard it. The song was too long, they said, ... Lana Del Rey Plays Video Games On The BBCantiMUSIC.com Album review: Lana Del Rey's 'Born to Die'Los Angeles Times Lana Del Rey: Anatomy of a super-hype, including viral video 'fame,' 'SNL ...New York Daily News Entertainment Weekly -Daily Mail all 204 news articles »