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Video games inspired by TV, movies, board games (AP)

AP - Like so many American creations — baseball, comic books, rock ‘n’ roll — the video game is a mongrel art form. Literature, music, art and film all get jumbled together in this relatively new medium, but even that isn’t enough: Designers have to figure out how to make the whole package interactive as [...]

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Microsoft Xbox 360 Sales Jump To 28 Million Worldwide (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - In the face of a tough economy, the gaming industry held its own during the 2008 holiday shopping season. Nintendo’s Wii was the overall winner, but Microsoft also had some strong numbers.

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Wii Sports Best Selling Video Game Ever? (PC World)

PC World - The console game Wii aficionados literally can’t live without is now unofficially the top selling video game ever. That game would be Wii Sports, a hodgepodge of Mii-infested no-frills sports games that comes with every single Wii, desired or no.

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Japan’s video game market shrank last year: report (AFP)

AFP - Japan’s video game market shrank for the first time in four years in 2008 in the absence of new console launches, a report said Tuesday.

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