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Video games are poised to "eclipse" all other forms of entertainment, according to games studio boss Mike Griffith. The Activision chief made the bold call during a keynote speech at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. He said video games were prospering as interest in almost every ...
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CES: Gaming to eclipse all other media forms, says Activision’s Mike Griffith…
Three Speech: Semi-Official PlayStation Blog —
We all know this is on the cards, but nevertheless it’s good to to see it shouted from the roof-tops every now and again. Mike Griffith, president and CEO of Activision, was making a keynote speech at CES when he made these remarks . Particularly interesting was his point that gaming is on the up while other entertainment forms are in decline. Is this because people are no longer interested in what other entertainment forms offer, or is gaming successfully co-opting them into what it can offer? Thoughts please…
Guitar Hero Boosts Real Guitar Sales
The Escapist : Latest News —
... Activision said. That's a lot of planning and not much evidence of actually doing, but it's nice to know that the games are inspiring people to do new things in life. Activision revealed these stats at CEO Mike Griffith's keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show last week. Griffith seemed to be in a boastful mood, as he also claimed that Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock has become the first videogame ever to singlehandedly pass $1 billion in sales. [Via CVG and BBC ]
Activision exec: Videogames will eclipse other entertainment
WoW.com —
... by Harmonix, and obviously all of Blizzard's properties were put together by the company formerly known as Silicon and Synapse. Griffith can brag that his media is taking over the world, but we hope Activision doesn't forget who helped them get there. Activision exec: Videogames will eclipse other entertainment originally appeared on WoW Insider on Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
10 million "next generation" consoles sold in the UK
Technology: Games blog | guardian.co.uk —
... 360 is next up with 3.2 million sold, with the PS3 on 1.9 million. The handheld market is similarly buoyant with the DS and DS Lite selling 8.8 million in the UK. The PSP has sold a surprisingly high 3.2 million. Surprising because hardly any games get made for it anymore. A shame really as I've always liked my PSP – battery aside. So taking handheld sales into account the combined console installed base in the UK is 22m. So what does this mean? Are games really set to eclipse other media? Or is this a gaming sales blip caused by Wii and DS-mania? ...
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I'm going to try to make it through this news item without calling any Activision CEO's Satan. This will be difficult for me, as it appears that the milking of the Guitar Hero franchise will be strong as ever in 2009.
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Guitar Hero 3 Surpasses $1 billion —
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