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Video-game Wars Heat Up With Explosive 2008 Titles

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SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) - Video-game players who are accustomed to waiting for the holiday season to see the hottest new releases will get an early dose of yuletide joy this year -- in late April, to be exact.

That's when "Grand Theft Auto IV" will hit store shelves -- likely on its way to racking up sales of 10 million units or more by the end of the year, according to most estimates.

But game fanatics worried about spoiling their Christmas by mid-spring needn't worry. Compared to last year, 2008 will see a large slate of popular video game franchises spread throughout the year, along with some highly anticipated new properties that are designed to finally showcase the full capabilities of next- generation consoles such as the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii.
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BeaArthur - 629 days 21 hours ago
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There will be plenty of games to go around by the end of the year.
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jiinn - 629 days 19 hours ago
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There are still games from 2007 I want to find time to play. I'll pick them up used when I see them (Ace Combat 6 and Eternal Sonata come to mind..).

The industry has become so large, and the stakes so high (budgets and potential profit), there are no gamers who are going to have anything less than plenty of choices.
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v1c1ous - 629 days 20 hours ago
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2 - why is the wii getting ganged on in that pic?
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Spinner - 629 days 20 hours ago
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Because the PS3 and the 360 are like ... "wtf, get your toy ass out of the way, noob. We're trying to have a CONSOLE war"
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Fishy Fingers - 629 days 20 hours ago
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2008 is going to be a rad year for gaming regardless of format. I prefer one of my consoles over the rest, but it's times like this that I'm happy i own the lot :)
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ceedubya9 - 629 days 18 hours ago
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4 - Each year just keeps getting better
I know there are a lot of people here that only want to go with one console for various reasons, but man, like Fishy Fingers said, it sure is great owning them all and being able to get everything that this gen of gaming has to offer.
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protekjv - 629 days 10 hours ago
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LOL at the pictures
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