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latimes.com - 10/19/2008

The work of play - Los Angeles Times

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In recent years, the state has witnessed an explosion of new jobs and global exports from the video game business, which is expected to deliver nearly $50 billion in sales this year despite the brutal economy. Global financial woes have dragged down game makers' stock prices and are dampening ...

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latimes.com - 10/27/2008

Nintendo moves right along - Los Angeles Times

— latimes.com — Sales of the Wii Fit exercise game, launched in May, are on track to surpass those of... one of 2008's bestselling titles, Grand Theft Auto IV, by the end of the year, according to projections by Wedbush Morgan Securities. All that has driven up the ... (more) Nintendo moves right along - Los Angeles Times

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latimes.com - 10/22/2008

Women left on sidelines in video game revolution - Los Angeles Times

— latimes.com — As a top executive at one of the world's biggest video game publishers, Kathy Vrabeck often completes... an entire workday without meeting with another woman. And her employer, Electronic Arts Inc., is less of a boys club than many of its peers. The ... (more) Women left on sidelines in video game revolution - Los ...

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latimes.com - 10/23/2008

No on 8 lead is eroding in polls - Los Angeles Times

— latimes.com — While California voters remain closely divided on the question of gay marriage, a majority oppose a measure... to ban it, according to a poll released Wednesday by the Public Policy Institute of California. But the poll also found that support for ... (more) No on 8 lead is eroding in polls - Los Angeles Times

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Around the Web 10.20.08: Video games on diplomas, celebs on cellphones, Schmidt on the stump
L.A. Times Tech Blog — ... -- The video game industry has continued to generate jobs and revenue, despite the slowing economy. LAT -- Where was this while we were in school? The video game major has become hot in universities across the country. LAT -- The financial meltdown is a prime opportunity for bank-related phishing attacks. LAT -- Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt is stumping for Barack Obama for president. He says Google is "officially neutral." WSJ ...

Game giant Electronic Arts posts loss, plans job cuts
L.A. Times Tech Blog — ... The game industry had been hiring furiously, especially in California, and video game sales have historically fared well during economic slowdowns. As we recently wrote in the first installment of our series about video-game jobs, the ...