Games will 'eclipse' other media (BBC News)
Video games are poised to "eclipse" all other forms of entertainment, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is told.
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Games groups will find 2008 tough to beat (Financial Times)
Last year was a record period for video games in the UK, with sales of software and hardware hitting an all-time high of £4.03bn ($6.1bn). The Nintendo Wii was a must-have Christmas gadget for a third year.
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GameStop Rises Above Recession (GameSpy)
GRAPEVINE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), the world's largest video game and entertainment software retailer, today reported record sales results for the nine-week holiday period, November 2, 2008 thru January 3, 2009.
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GameStop Reports Record Holiday Sales, 22 Percent Growth (Gamasutra)
Declaring that it "rises above recession," retailer GameStop reported record results for the nine-week holiday season, with sales up 22.3 percent year-over-year to $2.3 million. Comparable store sales also increased 10.2 percent over the period, during which GameStop said it saw "outstanding" sales of new games. Its top sellers were Activision's Call of Duty: World at War and Guitar Hero World ...
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GameStop scores with record sales in dismal holiday season (Fort Worth Business Press)
GameStop Corp. reported record sales of $2.856 million during the nine-week holiday period, a 22.3 percent increase from the previous year. Comparable store sales also increased 10.2 percent.
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