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PS2 On its Way Out for Good; EA to Reduce Pricing on Underperforming Sports Games?
While Sony's PS3 continues to struggle, the PS2 has maintained solid hardware sales. Deutsche Bank analyst Jeetil Patel, however, thinks the aging console may be "on its way out of the industry for good." In addition, Patel foresees price cuts on EA Sports titles due to slower sales.
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Online Console Revenues to Triple in 2007
According to new research from IDC, online content sold over consoles is the "industry's most exciting growth opportunity." In fact, online console revenue is expected to triple this year from $133 million in 2006 to $583 million in 2007. In addition, another study from IDG reveals some interesting insight into different types of gamers and their purchasing habits.
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Electronic Arts Exec Wants a 'One Console Future'
One console to rule them all. That's what Electronic Arts' head of international publishing Gerhard Florin would like to see in the future. He said the current model of walled garden platforms makes things much more difficult for EA and all involved.
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Video Game Outsourcing on the Rise Despite Quality Concerns, Vendor Turnover - Amritt
Problems with quality, international communication and vendor turnover persist, but offshore outsourcing in the video game industry is still expected to grow. More than half of respondents in a new study plan to expand their outsourcing efforts.
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The Media Coverage Gift Guide
While most gift guides tell you what to buy, Media Coverage helps journalists figure out what to do with the freebies developers and publishers buy for them.
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 Top 10 PC Games |
| Top 10 PC Games (Week Ending October 6, 2007) |
| 1. Enemy Territory: Quake Wars |
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2. The Sims 2 Bon Voyage |
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3. World Of Warcraft |
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4. World In Conflict |
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5. World Of Warcraft: Burning Crusade |
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6. Company Of Heroes: Opposing |
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7. Bioshock |
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8. Medal Of Honor: Airborne |
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9. The Sims 2 Deluxe |
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10. CSI 4: Hard Evidence |
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Courtesy of The NPD Group
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| Stock Watch |
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| Company | Price | Change | |
 | Activision | 22.00 | -0.59 | |
 | Atari Inc. | 3.04 | +0.09 | |
| Best Buy | 46.96 | -0.88 | |
| EA | 57.62 | -1.85 | |
| Gamestop | 56.74 | -1.65 | |
| Konami | 27.91 | -0.75 | |
| Majesco | 1.32 | -0.02 | |
| Microsoft | 30.17 | -0.99 | |
| Midway | 3.04 | -0.16 | |
| Sony | 45.11 | -1.58 | |
| Take 2 | 18.79 | -0.05 | |
| THQ Int. | 23.91 | -0.34 | |
| Ubisoft | 51.93 | +1.13 | |
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