Game Sales Thrive Thanks to the Big Kids (in Their 20's)
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Despite an expected cyclical downturn in sales, the video game industry is poised to enjoy a record-breaking holiday season.
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The dollars were flying in 2007, whether it was from gamers grabbing for Halo and Guitar Hero, or Vivendi shelling out for Activision.
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Adolescents' retail tastes are bringing Too solid same-store sales.
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NPD group has reported that American retail sales of Activision's popular Guitar Hero music simulator franchise have put it among the top-selling game franchises of all time, earning over $1 billion in 26 months.
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As president of Activision Publishing, Kathy Vrabeck helps promote and develop games like "Doom 3," "Tony Hawk's Underground 2" and "Call of Duty." But she might think twice before buying those top-sellers for her 7-year-old son. In a gaming world where violence reigns, parents like Vrabeck are searching for family-friendly titles bearing a rating of "E" &#151; for everyone.
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In an age when the latest video  games sport ultra-crisp graphics and cinema-like sound, there  is still plenty of love for the good old-fashioned games just  like Mom and Dad used to play.
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Halo 3, one of the most heavily marketed games in history, goes on sale at thousands of stores in the US.
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In an age when the latest video   games sport ultra-crisp graphics and cinema-like sound, there   is still plenty of love for the good old-fashioned games just   like Mom and Dad used to play.
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Having survived onslaughts by waves of star kids and supermodels, the Hindi film industry's over 40-year-old reigning superstars are showing no signs of slowing down and have little to fear from the new crop of entrants.
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In an age when the latest video games sport ultra-crisp graphics and cinema-like sound, there is still plenty of love for the good old-fashioned games just like Mom and Dad used to play.
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The future looks pretty bright for Activision.
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Ads in video games are becoming a lucrative area for firms trying to reach young people.
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NEW YORK - In the event you&#39;ve been hiding in a cave for the past few years, here&#39;s a newsflash: Videogames are a huge business.
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Shares of the leading video game software publishers traded higher Friday despite mixed November sales. US sales of console games -- those made for Sony&#39;s (SNE:NYSE - news - research) PlayStation 2, Microsoft&#39;s
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(MENAFN) Sales of the revolutionary music player iPod touted by teens and more mature music listeners across the country, have exploded in recently, AFP reported.
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters Life!) - Video gamers, finally  emerging from the pixilated haze brought on by last year's  bumper crop of best-selling titles, are now turning their  attention to upcoming releases.
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The 2004 shopping season is turning out to be the year of the blockbuster for video game companies as they race to score one more big hit before the current generation of Xboxes and PlayStation 2s makes way for new machines.