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Year in review: Video game industry pins hopes on hits
Published 12/16/2008 at CNET News.com
As the global economy sinks, a series of popular titles, combined with inexpensive consoles from Microsoft and Nintendo, could prove to be what insulates the game industry from the chill.
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