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Pac-Man' is going digital

August 07, 2006

USA Today This is just the beginning, says Michael Cai of Parks Associates research firm. "Gaming companies are realizing the value that is buried in their catalog."

Money spent on online video gaming is expected to rise from $1 billion this year to $3.7 billion in 2009, says market researchers DFC Intelligence.

While Pogo.com and other well-established game centers on Yahoo and MSN.com cater to casual game players, GameTap launched last fall with a focus on games played in video game arcades, such as Asteroids and Defender, and on classic game systems like the Atari 2600 (Breakout), Intellivision (Astrosmash) and Sega Genesis (Sonic the Hedgehog).

From the article "Pac-Man' is going digital," by Mike Snider.

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