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Videogames sales bigger than DVD/Blu-ray for first time By Marcy Magiera -- Video Business, 1/21/2009 JAN. 22 | Global retail sales of packaged home entertainment grew 6% to hit $61 billion in 2008, with fast-growing videogames for the first time outweighing DVD and Blu-ray Disc, according to ...
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The Oscar nominees were announced this morning, which
means it's time to get out your scorecards to
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Samsung introduced impressive Blu-ray and DVD players at
the CES. Today it was LG's turn with thier
DV4S and DV4M DVD players. Both built for different usages, these DVD players feature different functions, the DV4S supports Dvix HD video and the DV4M ...
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DV4S and DV4M, LG's Latest Ultra Design DVD Players
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Video game sales surpass DVD / Blu-ray for the first time
Engadget HD —
... Hold on to your caps, folks -- you're about to hear some positive economic news. Baffling, we know. According to Media Control GfK International, worldwide packaged media sales managed to creep up six percent in 2008. Interestingly, it seems that video games ...
It's official: Video games are bigger than DVDs, Blu-rays
Yahoo! Tech Advisors —
... When it comes to "packaged" home entertainment software, video games had their biggest year yet in 2008—so big, in fact, that they finally eclipsed combined DVD/Blu-ray sales, and according to projections, there's no turning back. Industry research firm Media Control GfK International (via Video Business and ...
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