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Games will 'eclipse' other media

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Old 10-01-2009, 1:40 AM   #1
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Post Games will 'eclipse' other media

Video games are poised to "eclipse" all other forms of entertainment, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is told.
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Old 10-01-2009, 1:30 PM   #2
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Re: Games will 'eclipse' other media

Ye, that has been coming for a while. Though general internet use probably makes for a strong showing 2.

But I think the global financial crisis has had a negative effect on the gaming industry. Sales of some of the new big titles have been lower than was expected.
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Old 10-01-2009, 5:37 PM   #3
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Re: Games will 'eclipse' other media

kinda expected to be honest
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Old 10-01-2009, 8:51 PM   #4
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Re: Games will 'eclipse' other media

And yet I'll still be branded a gaming nerd
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Old 11-01-2009, 9:23 AM   #5
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Re: Games will 'eclipse' other media

How much of this is down to how hard it is to pirate xbox / ps3 games and that online games like warcraft are near impossible to not pay for hence you get 10 million players.
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