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| In the near future, could this rejigged bible-speak actually begin a holy book for a new faith, which would go by the name Video Gaming? Chances are, millions might just agree right away.
Thirty-three years after moving dots with scoring opportunities first hit TV screens ('Pong' was the first game in 1972), video and computer games are rapidly becoming a nascent techno-religion. From campus dorms to offices, from cyber cafes to living rooms, the Age of Gaming is well and truly upon us. Last year, the huge gaming industry scaled a new peak: opening collections for hit games actually exceeded Hollywood box-office receipts. |
| Source: Economic times dated 19 Feb, 2007 |
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India's Online Games Market To Top $200 Million By 2010 A new report by San Francisco-based analyst and consulting firm Pearl Research has forecasted the online games market in India will exceed $200 million in 2010, as part of a new Online Games Market in India's report.
Online Games Market in India With an economy that grew 7.6% in 2005 and a sizable middle class among its 1.1 billion population, India is rapidly emerging as an IT, economic and political superpower. While long dormant, the online games market in India is starting to heat up with a burgeoning Internet cafe culture; increases in Internet users and broadband penetration; and most importantly investment from game operators who are promoting and educating consumers about online games. Pearl Research believes India in 2006 is comparable to China in 2001 when China's games market started to develop and an online games culture started to form. The online games market in India is also being driven by key stakeholders with a vested interest in growing the market: |
| Source: Pearl Research dated April 18, 2006 |
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