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It's been a year since Netflix got itself in a mess with a bungled price-hike announcement, followed by the Qwikster embarrassment. I sat down with colleague Greg Sandoval to discuss his report on what went wrong at the once-beloved tech company. You can read his story and catch our full interview here: The inside story of Netflix's price-hike train wreck.

Games on Amazon's Kindle Fire will be adding achievements, leaderboards and the ability to save game progress … Read more

Amazon targets Apple's Game Center with GameCircle

Amazon has announced GameCircle, a platform that comes with some of the features found in Apple's Game Center.

Designed for the Amazon Kindle Fire, GameCircle will attempt to engage players by tracking their achievements and delivering a leaderboard to see how they stack up against other folks. In addition, Amazon says GameCircle supports a syncing function that lets users save in-game progress to the cloud and pick up where they left off after restoring their tablet or switching to a different device.

Apple's Game Center, which is available on the company's mobile devices, takes the social element … Read more

Nintendo 3DS Circle Pad Pro launching Feb. 7 for $20

Nintendo 3DS owners who are looking for a right thumbstick will have the chance to buy one in February.

The game company announced yesterday that its Circle Pad Pro accessory, which attaches to the 3DS base and adds a right thumbstick and shoulder buttons, will launch on February 7. The accessory will set customers back $20.

Surprisingly, the attachment will be available exclusively at GameStop stores. Nintendo didn't give any indication why it would offer an exclusive on its accessory, but the move might have something to do with the small number of games that will support the Circle … Read more