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Persons of the Year 2008 - Part 1 - Video Game Features, PC Game Features
gamedaily.com - 12/23/2008
Persons of the Year 2008 - Part 1 - Video Game Features, PC Game Features
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It's that time of year again. 2008 has been an exciting year for the video game industry and a number of people made their presence felt. Today, GameDaily BIZ is pleased to kick off our annual Persons of the Year selection. Our only condition for this honor is that these individuals had to have ...
rockband.com - 12/27/2008
Wii Rock Band Store Clarification - Rock Band Forums
— rockband.com — Hi everyone: We've noticed a bit of confusion on the forums regarding add-on content for Rock Band... 2 on the Wii. The downloadable content is in the final testing stages and Harmonix is working as fast as possible to deliver the 20 free bonus songs ... (more) Wii Rock Band Store Clarification - Rock Band Forums

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ESRB Leaks Guitar Hero Modern Hits for DS: News from 1UP.com
1up.com - 12/29/2008
ESRB Leaks Guitar Hero Modern Hits for DS: News from 1UP.com
— 1up.com — Activision has been open about their intentions to continue expanding the popular Guitar Hero franchise in the... coming years, and we saw the latest step toward that in October , when the company registered a trademark for Guitar Hero Modern Hits . Now ... (more) ESRB Leaks Guitar Hero Modern Hits for DS: News from 1UP.com

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Persons of the Year 2008 - Part 2
gamedaily.com - 12/23/2008
Persons of the Year 2008 - Part 2
— gamedaily.com — We continue our Persons of the Year list, counting down to our top pick. Click through to... see who gets our top honors for all of 2008. (more) Persons of the Year 2008 - Part 2

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Joystiq:  Iwata and Miyamoto top GameDaily 'Persons of the Year' list

Joystiq [Nintendo]:  Miyamoto and Iwata top 'Persons of the Year' list

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Iwata and Miyamoto top GameDaily 'Persons of the Year' list
Joystiq — ... Topping the list of GameDaily BIZ's "Persons of the Year 2008" were Nintendo power couple Satoru Iwata and Shigeru Miyamoto. President Satoru Iwata received it for his vision in expanding to "non-traditional" audiences, while Miyamoto got the nod for continually ...

Miyamoto and Iwata top 'Persons of the Year' list
Joystiq [Nintendo] — ... up in a brief statement, it would be this: they're bad enough to save the president. Also, they make some products we enjoy on a regular basis. We're not the least bit surprised the Nintendo duo of Shigeru Miyamoto and Satoru Iwata topped GameDaily BIZ's "Persons of the Year 2008" list. They've managed to make a ridiculous amount of money on gaming during a very uncertain economic time, as well as expand the market and bring more players into gaming. Source - 2008 Persons of the Year: Part 1 (GameDaily) Source - 2008 Persons of the ...

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