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July Delivered Strong Video Game Sales

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

July Delivered Strong Video Game Sales
While other U.S. industries have been hit by hard times and falling numbers recently, last month’s figures from NPD Group show that the video games industry has largely been immune, continuing to surge ahead. Industry sales jumped 28 percent from June, and 17 percent from July of last year.
The position of the respective consoles hasn’t changed much from last month. The Wii reigned supreme by selling 608,400 units, the PlayStation 3 lagged behind as a distant second with 224,000 systems sold, and barely edged out the older Microsoft Xbox 360, which hit 204,000 systems sold.
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UPDATE: Electronic Arts Seeks Due Diligence On Take-Two Deal - CNNMoney.com

Monday, August 18th, 2008

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UPDATE: Electronic Arts Seeks Due Diligence On Take-Two Deal
CNNMoney.com - 2 hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) — Electronic Arts Inc. said Monday it will allow Take-Two Interactive Software to make a confidential presentation on the video- game publisher’s finances and operations in connection with ongoing merger talks.
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