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No sale: 2010’s most disappointing games

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While 2010 has been a bad year for video game software sales in general, it’s been particularly tough for some high-profile releases. Several titles that were expected to be big sellers — or at least impressive ones — have fallen flat, the victim of the economy, gamers’ continued interest with other titles or just plain old bad luck.

There’s still time to recover, of course — the year’s only half over. But while these six titles may have mostly met critical expectations, they still failed to set the sales charts ablaze.

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Richard Branson gets into gaming

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Billionaire business mogul Richard Branson blazed trails in the video game industry in the mid-1990s. Now he’s hoping to do it again.

Virgin Gaming, the new video game unit of Virgin Holdings, begins operations today, acting as a matchmaking and tournament service — s well as a vehicle for people to profit from their gaming skills via cash wagers. The company says it plans to give away $1 million in cash and prizes over the next year.

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More console price cuts may be coming this year, say analysts

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Thinking about buying an Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 or even a Wii? You might want to wait a while longer. Game industry analysts say another round of price cuts could be on the way.

On some levels it makes plenty of sense. Today’s game machines are four and five years old — historically the point at which the next generation makes its debut — but still carry pretty hefty prices, especially for mass consumers. And after last year’s disappointing sales figures, the industry could use a big rebound.

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Need a new job? Play a video game!

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Looking to get a new job or secure a promotion at the office? Try playing a round of Modern Warfare 2 or spending some time in World of Warcraft.

While, technically, neither in and of itself will help you climb the corporate ladder, a new book argues that the skills you learn playing video games can be extremely beneficial to your career.

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