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IGN, an Internet portal focused on video game and entertainment markets, today announced that metrics they have been collecting this holiday season have thus far determined that EA's Madden NFL 2006 is the hottest game across all platforms. Varying off from the top game across all platforms, IGN said, Call of Duty for Microsoft's new platform, Xbox 360, while the earlier Xbox players' favorite was Ninja Gaiden Black. PS2… Read More

A new survey from the NPD Group found that U.S. retail sales of console and portable video game systems, accessories, and games increased 21 percent during the first half of 2005, accounting for more than $4.1 billion in sales, compared to $3.4 billion in the first half of 2004. Overall, the industry saw an 11 percent increase in unit sales during the first half of the year, despite a six percent decline in the sales of ever-aging console… Read More