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| |  THE GAME BOOM 
This Three-Way Slugfest Is No Game Why are Microsoft and Nintendo taking on Sony in the video-game wars? Because the market is now even bigger than Hollywood's Let the Games Begin -- Online The industry is betting that the future is on the Web. And the success of games such as EverQuest has analysts buying in Playing the Gaming Giants on Wall Street Electronic Arts has long been investors' favorite. Now, though, Activision is winning converts. Which will prevail? Pushing the Right Buttons at Activision CEO Robert Kotick talks about how the game developer climbed to the industry's No. 2 spot and how he sees gaming's future A Boy's-Eye Look at the Consoles Thirteen-year-old Matthew has played all three. Here, he lets go of the controllers for a few minutes to tell us what he thinks Games Kids Play -- but Not on Macs Apple needs to get game developers to release their hottest creations for the Mac simultaneous with PC versions -- or first | |
 TECHNOLOGY & YOU Xbox: It's All about the Games The machine has buzz, but Microsoft and its partners will have to keep the hot titles coming NEWS ANALYSIS In This Game, Microsoft Is More David Than Goliath Its new Xbox will have to work hard to beat Sony and Nintendo INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Nintendo's Game Isn't Over Yet GameCube may be hot enough to challenge Sony STREETWISE Nvidia Heats Up A new PC chipset and a potentially huge payoff from Microsoft's Xbox could give this chipmaker a new high score INSIDE WALL STREET A Play for Take-Two? Microsoft might bid for some game publishers. Some pros are betting on Take-Two | |
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