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The study found that of the 75 million videogame buyers in the United States, 49 million have purchased at least one used game. 28% of buyers purchase new games exclusively, with 60% buying both new and used games. Only 3% exclusively purchase used games.
Results indicate that sales of new games drop dramatically after one month of being on store shelves. 52% of all new games are sold within the first month at retail, with 27% sold within the first week. 8% of new game purchases are made through pre-orders.
The German director behind such horrid video game adaptations as House of the Dead, BloodRayne, Dungeon Siege and Postal, has recently admitted that he would retire from making movies if enough people want him to stop
The Xbox 360 manufacturer has been working on its own version of the motion-controlled Wii remote since last summer.
Rumor from Xbox Family that Microsoft has licensed certain patents for the technology in their controller from Gyration, the same company Nintendo used to develop the technology in the Wii remote
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