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Videogaming for Dollars

The Wall Street JournalIn 2007, out of about 50 million U.S. households with a game console, about 11 million had one console connected to the Internet, according to Parks Associates, a technology research firm.

From the article, "Videogaming for Dollars? You Bet," by Christopher Lawton.

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