Video game sales up, but are they at the expense of sports ratings?

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Video Game Sports Taking Over For The
Real Thing

Video Game Sports Taking Over For The
Real Thing 09/27/2004 03:20 AM
Every year when big sporting events come, you always see news organizations run the various teams through a sports game simulator to see what the game predicts will happen. They do it every year with the Superbowl and the World Series among others. Well, now that there's a labor battle in the hockey world, it appears that G4techTV (which hasn't really recovered since buying, and then ditching TechTV) has decided it will start playing the games virtually and posting the scores and stats to their website along with videos from the virtual games. Parent company Comcast claims they'll feature video highlights from the games on their Sportsnet Channel as well (as if anyone watches it). Of course, there's no indication if anyone will actually care. Apparently, G4 hasn't decided which video hockey game they'll be using, so it may just depend on which one coughs up enough dough to sponsor the event.

Video game sales rise

Video game sales rise 02/18/2004 09:28 PM
globetechnology.com Feb 19 2004 1:12AM GMT

Video game sales: Semi-merry

Video game sales: Semi-merry 12/16/2003 12:27 PM
CNN Dec 16 2003 12:10PM ET

Holiday Sales Puzzle Video Game Industry

Holiday Sales Puzzle Video Game Industry 12/09/2003 03:47 AM
Investors Business Daily Dec 9 2003 3:03AM ET

Video game sales jump 32 percent last
month

Video game sales jump 32 percent last
month 04/15/2005 12:46 PM
New statistics released by analysts today indicate video game sales jumped 32 percent in the U.S. during March. With more than 532,000 units sold, Sony’s Gran Turismo 4 led the game sales for March. It was followed by MVP Baseball 2005 from Electronic Arts, which sold nearly 338,000 units. Most analysts expect U.S. software sales to grow about 5 percent in 2005, driven by growing sales for handheld devices and the increased availability of gaming consoles. Sony sold 620,000 PlayStation Portables and 1.1 million units of software after releasing the PSP on March 24. By comparison, Nintendo’s DS has sold 428,000 units this year, analysts said. The DS, which costs $100 less than the PSP, launched last year. The supply of Sony's PlayStation 2 console continued to improve, analysts said, with 495,000 sold in the month, compared with 227,000 units of Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox and 94,000 units of Nintendo's GameCube. Microsoft has acknowledged the Xbox is in short supply, which some retailers fear may continue through the year as the company prepares to launch its next-generation console later this year.

Video Game Sales Seen Pausing After
Record 2003

Video Game Sales Seen Pausing After
Record 2003 09/01/2004 12:52 AM
Video game sales soared to a record $18.2 billion last year, but the days of strong growth are on pause as players await a new generation of consoles.

Violent Video Game Sales Decline -
Report (Reuters)

Violent Video Game Sales Decline -
Report (Reuters) 01/27/2004 01:46 PM
Reuters - As local and national politicians rail against what they say is the proliferation of violent video games, industry researchers and executives said on Monday that sales of "Mature"-rated games declined as a percentage of total game sales in 2003.

Planned California Bill Targets Video
Game Sales

Planned California Bill Targets Video
Game Sales 12/02/2003 01:50 AM

Judge Strikes Down Washington Video Game
Sales Law (Reuters)

Judge Strikes Down Washington Video Game
Sales Law (Reuters) 07/15/2004 08:13 PM
Reuters - A federal judge struck down a Washington state law designed to restrict the sale of violent video games to minors on Thursday, saying that such restrictions violated free speech rights, court documents showed.

Video Game Sales Seen Pausing After
Record 2003 (Reuters)

Video Game Sales Seen Pausing After
Record 2003 (Reuters) 08/31/2004 07:26 PM
Reuters - Video game sales soared to a record $18.2 billion last year, but the days of strong growth are on pause as players await a new generation of consoles in 2005 and 2006, a new study showed on Wednesday.

Video Game Sales Fall 3 Percent -
Analysts (Reuters)

Video Game Sales Fall 3 Percent -
Analysts (Reuters) 05/18/2004 01:09 PM
Reuters - Sales of video game software fell 3 percent in the United States in April, but sales of Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT.O) Xbox game console more than doubled after a price cut, financial analysts said on Tuesday.

Designerskins.com console skins are
selected by Hollywood Video’s Game Crazy
unit for retail sales.

Designerskins.com console skins are
selected by Hollywood Video’s Game Crazy
unit for retail sales. 09/16/2004 03:18 AM
Desigenrskins.com the world leader in console skins, and Nuby Technologies, Inc. brings many of their hot new gaming title skins to market. These fresh new skins will be sold at participating Hollywood video’s Game Crazy retail stores. [PRWEB Sep 16, 2004]

Transition Game: sports, technology,
innovation, equipment: Transition Game

Transition Game: sports, technology,
innovation, equipment: Transition Game 01/28/2004 07:02 AM
blog on sports and technology .. Transition Game

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UK game makers take on US sports

UK game makers take on US sports 06/07/2004 09:16 AM
The UK team behind a best-selling football video game have set their sights on American sports.

Game Over for Edgy Sports News?

Game Over for Edgy Sports News? 11/19/2003 08:07 AM
The Village Voice puts its sports coverage to bed. Does this bid good night to alternative sports reporting altogether or will it pave the way for new forms of sports reporting on the Net? Steve Kettmann reports from New York.

EC probes mobile sports right sales

EC probes mobile sports right sales 02/10/2004 02:48 AM
It's a game of two halves, Gary

Sports video games

Sports video games 02/10/2004 02:55 AM
Reading this Salon article on sports video games brought back a ton of memories from college. I never got into Madden properly, but I played a ton of Tecmo Bowl, Tecmo Super Bowl, and NHL '94, the latter of which is, in my estimation, the best sports video game of all time (with which Stewart would agree, I'm sure). A quote from the article: [Bo] Jackson isn't the only athlete... (with comments)

Microsoft Sells Sports Game Deve

Microsoft Sells Sports Game Deve 12/27/2004 06:44 AM
Gigex Dec 27 2004 9:16AM GMT

Tom Arnold Asks Sports Fans, "How Low
Did You Go to Catch the Big Game?"

Tom Arnold Asks Sports Fans, "How Low
Did You Go to Catch the Big Game?" 09/14/2004 03:10 PM
Tom Arnold of Fox Sports Net's "Best Damn Sports Show Period" and Smart Watches for MSN® Direct launched a contest that asks America's sports fans, "How Low Did You Go to Catch the Big Game?"

Playman Winter Games™ Wins Best Sports
Game Award

Playman Winter Games™ Wins Best Sports
Game Award 02/01/2005 10:01 PM
Playman Winter Games a game for mobile phone handsets, has been named 'Best Sports Game' of 2004 by mobile gaming site Hnady-Player.De [PRWEB Jan 17, 2005]

Young Men Like Online Games and Video
Content More Than Sports

Young Men Like Online Games and Video
Content More Than Sports 06/18/2004 08:37 PM
Mediapost.com - Fri Jun 18, 04:00 pm GMT

Sony cancels many sports video games for
2004

Sony cancels many sports video games for
2004 05/06/2004 12:16 AM
CNET May 6 2004 4:47AM GMT

Sony Cancels Many Sports Video Games for
'04 (Reuters)

Sony Cancels Many Sports Video Games for
'04 (Reuters) 05/05/2004 10:37 PM
Reuters - The U.S. video game arm of Sony Corp. (6758.T) said on Wednesday it would not update some of its sports titles this year, mirroring a similar move by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) amid intense competition.

Microsoft shuts sports video games unit

Microsoft shuts sports video games unit 08/21/2004 05:46 AM
Cyber India Online Aug 21 2004 8:54AM GMT

Music video made with Soul Calibur video
game footage

Music video made with Soul Calibur video
game footage 07/19/2004 01:32 AM
Dance, Voldo, Dance is a music video made by synchronizing the movements of gladiators from the game Soul Calibur with a dance track, so that they appear to be getting down with their nasty selves to the music. It's quite good! 11.2 MB Quicktime Link (via Waxy)

Microsoft Shuts Sports Video Games Unit
(Reuters)

Microsoft Shuts Sports Video Games Unit
(Reuters) 08/20/2004 02:48 PM
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) has closed a studio operation that made some of its sports video games, cutting 76 positions, a spokeswoman said on Friday.

Amadeus Consulting Completes “Dealer
Extranet” and Sales Order Automation
Projects for Spyder Active Sports

Amadeus Consulting Completes “Dealer
Extranet” and Sales Order Automation
Projects for Spyder Active Sports 06/22/2005 03:01 AM
Amadeus Consulting, a leading custom software development company, today announced the completion of a series of technology development projects for Spyder Active Sports, an international manufacturer of high-performance apparel for skiing and other outdoor sports. The projects are part of a strategy to position the business for a period of accelerated growth following the July 2004 acquisition of Spyder by Apax Partners, one of the world's leading private equity groups. [PRWEB Jun 22, 2005]

Yahoo! en espaol/Fox Pan American Sports
Design Online Sports Site

Yahoo! en espaol/Fox Pan American Sports
Design Online Sports Site 05/04/2004 01:38 PM
Media Post May 4 2004 5:09PM GMT

CES Software to acquire leading online
sports information provider, Don Best
Sports

CES Software to acquire leading online
sports information provider, Don Best
Sports 01/05/2005 08:40 AM
Biz.yahoo.com - Wed Jan 5, 09:35 am GMT

Sports Internet Destination! Releases
Free Version of Top Sports Sites Search
Engine - Attached Document with HTML
Source Code Enclosed

Sports Internet Destination! Releases
Free Version of Top Sports Sites Search
Engine - Attached Document with HTML
Source Code Enclosed 04/05/2005 02:17 AM
Sports Internet Destination! Top Sports Sites Search Engine provides new relevance to targeted sports search in that 100% of search results returned are drawn exclusively from top sports sites. You may insert the HTML code to place this valuable search engine for free on your website, in accordance with the terms detailed. [PRWEB Apr 5, 2005]

WHY are PC Game sales in decline?

WHY are PC Game sales in decline? 07/20/2004 06:04 PM

Game sales cool off

Game sales cool off 09/01/2004 12:06 PM
CNET News.com Sep 1 2004 3:42PM GMT

Game sales thrive thanks to big kids

Game sales thrive thanks to big kids 12/28/2004 07:35 PM
CNET News.com Dec 28 2004 11:20PM GMT

The Video Game Pianist

The Video Game Pianist 04/16/2005 06:58 PM

Video Game TV Shows

Video Game TV Shows 12/17/2003 02:29 PM
Now that video games are becoming more like professional sports it should be no surprise that a whole bunch of television programs involving video gaming are set to hit the tube. There have been a few such shows that have come on in the last year or so, but now they're going to be everywhere. It seems to be part of the battle of TV execs to combat the fact that more and more people are playing video games rather than watching TV. So, they figure they'll just throw up some programming that involves video games and hope it works.

U.S. Election: the Video Game

U.S. Election: the Video Game 06/03/2004 04:51 PM
Boston Globe Jun 3 2004 8:50PM GMT

The Politics of the Video Game

The Politics of the Video Game 04/30/2004 10:47 AM

Mind over video game

Mind over video game 06/15/2004 09:05 PM

FAQ: The next video game consoles?

FAQ: The next video game consoles? 04/11/2005 01:59 PM
Manufacturers won't spill details on upcoming game consoles, but News.com got some, anyway.
Images: Consoles of tomorrow?
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