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Playing video games for money? 3 guys make career out of gaming, blaze new path online
LAKELAND, Fla. – From nine to five, seven days a week, Robert Schill plays video games while sitting on a plush, brown sofa in central Florida.
US intelligence seeking to confirm authenticity of video claiming American aid worker beheaded
BRISBANE, Australia – The White House says the U.S. intelligence community is working to determine the authenticity of a video that purports to show that Islamic State militants have beheaded American aid worker Peter Kassig.
‘No overt force’ in video of homeless man setting hair alight for crowd: police
VANCOUVER – An online video of a Vancouver homeless man being goaded into setting his hair on fire has sparked outrage, though police are not currently investigating the incident.
Mobile devices, video streaming doubling Canadians’ time spent online: comScore
TORONTO – As Canadians continue to get hooked on their smartphones, tablets and streaming video they’re almost doubling the amount of time they spend online, according to measurement firm comScore.
Nicki Minaj apologizes for promotional lyric video some say uses Nazi imagery
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Nicki Minaj is apologizing for a video that some feel uses Nazi imagery.
‘Assassin’s Creed Unity’ video game offers up immersive trip back in time
TORONTO – Having spent months working on a virtual Paris for “Assassin’s Creed Unity,” Ubisoft Toronto producer Lesley Phord-Toy found herself in the City of Lights recently for a promotional event at Les Invalides.
Ubisoft Montreal ships blockbuster video games just one week but worlds apart
TORONTO – Ubisoft hopes to take gamers from Paris, on the eve of the French Revolution, to the modern-day fictional Himalayan region of Kyrat this holiday season.
Madonna’s clothes from films, music videos, wedding to Sean Penn fetch top prices at auction
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The Material Girl has still got it.
VIDEO: Germany marks 25 years since Berlin Wall’s fall
BERLIN – Germany on Sunday celebrates the 25th anniversary of the night the Berlin Wall fell, a pivotal moment in the collapse of communism and the start of the country's emergence as the major power at the heart of Europe.
‘Warcraft’ filmmakers tease video game adaptation at fan-centric BlizzCon expo
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Orcs won’t just be sword fodder in the upcoming film adaptation of the Blizzard video game franchise “Warcraft.” The snarling green-skinned creatures will be respected just as much as the human characters from the fantasy saga.
Blizzard reveals new shoot-’em-up video game ‘Overwatch’ at fan-centric BlizzCon expo
ANAHEIM, Calif. – After tackling online strategy and role-playing games, the company behind “World of Warcraft” is taking aim at the shooter genre.
Video still key to social media campaigns in 2014
KELOWNA – Virtually all candidates in the upcoming civic election are taking advantage of social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, but the one that has been around the longest is likely still the best at getting the message out. In 2011, a website used the numbers of Facebook followers to successfully predict not...
Canadian driver convicted in speedy lap around NYC, seen in online video
NEW YORK, N.Y. – A Canadian driver who whizzed across 42 kilometres of New York City in 24 minutes has been convicted of reckless endangerment for a stunt trumpeted in a dashboard-camera video posted online.
Bell Media strikes distribution deal for video streaming service ‘Project Latte’
TORONTO – Bell Media has struck a distribution deal with three major telecommunications companies to deliver its new video streaming service.
Visual artists brave cold to create murals inspired by video game ‘Far Cry 4’
TORONTO – Mother Nature co-operated, sort of, when it came time for a group of visual artists to create a pair of murals inspired by the video game “Far Cry 4.”
Download drama: Shakespeare’s Globe launches video-on-demand service for Bard’s plays
LONDON – Theater fans can now stream some Shakespeare, if they have the bandwidth for the Bard.
Creators of interactive horror series blur line between TV and video games
TORONTO – Ever watched a horror movie and wanted to scream “Run!” or “Don’t go in there!” at one of the characters?
VIDEO: Opera takes on bullying based on Penticton poet’s life
KOYCZAN'S "STICKBOY" TO TOUR B.C.
Video of dishevelled man playing street piano gets nearly two million hits
EDMONTON – All she knows is that his name is Ryan and he plays the piano like an angel.
Video of dishevelled man playing street piano gets nearly two million hits
EDMONTON – All she knows is that his name is Ryan and he plays the piano like an angel.
Video shows Cowboy Randle booked into jail on shoplifting charge, offers $100 for massage
FRISCO, Texas – As he was being booked on a shoplifting charge, Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle offered $100 for a massage and wondered aloud if his arrest would make the news.
Bell Media launching video streaming service with entire HBO scripted library
TORONTO – Bell Media is launching a new video streaming service that will include the entire HBO scripted off-air library.
FIFA sorry for World Cup 2018 launch video which showed Crimea as part of Russia
MOSCOW – FIFA has expressed regret on Thursday after its video launching the logo for the 2018 World Cup showed the disputed Crimean peninsula as part of Russia.
Viral video documents woman’s experience with street harassment in day walking around New York
NEW YORK, N.Y. – A video recording the comments a woman hears as she walks around the nation’s biggest city is a testament to the pervasiveness of street harassment women face, its creators said Wednesday.