"The Sony PSP and
Nintendo DS have already completely changed the dynamics of the portable
gaming market, and the market is hotly anticipating the Xbox360 and the
hardware announcements from Sony and Nintendo.
* OPM readers spend on average $80 per month on games. HWA was formed in the late 1980's
with the help of many of the field's greats, including Dean Koontz, Robert
McCammon , and Joe R.

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"The next generation is nearly upon us," said John Davison, Vice President
and Editorial Director of the Ziff Davis Game Group. It covers the PlayStation
2, Xbox, GameCube, Nintendo DS, Sony PSP, and all relevant and emerging game
systems. Ziff
Davis leverages its content on the Internet with a network of highly-targeted
technology and gaming sites including PCMag."
Others honored at the banquet included Peter Straub, for his novel "In the
Night Room;" John Everson and Lee Thomas for their first novels "Covenant" and
"Stained" respectively; Kealan-Patrick Burke for his long fiction work, "The
Turtle Boy"; Nancy Etchemendy for her story "Nimitseahpah" the short fiction
category; Thomas F. A prolific British writer and editor, Moorcock became editor of
Tarzan Adventures at the young age of 16.org. John Bahcall, Richard Black Professor Natural Sciences,
Institute for Advanced Study, and co-author of "Dark Matter in
the Universe"

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say they are likely to purchase the Xbox360 in the next year.ziffdavis . Morrell served as Toastmaster.

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With its main headquarters and PC
Magazine Labs based in New York , Ziff Davis Media also has offices and lab
facilities in the San Francisco and Boston markets. His
long-time friend Harlan Ellison accepted on his behalf.
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PlayStation Magazine, provide insight into future consumer
spending on the next-generation consoles and devices hitting the market. They also
recommend, on average, 6 games to other PS2 gamers.com, an independent market research firm. 1UP.

About Ziff Davis Media Inc.
PlayStation Magazine . Best-selling
authors David Morrell, Clive Barker and Chuck Palahniuk were on hand for the
festivities . to 5 p.

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SAN FRANCISCO, According to recent studies by Ziff
Davis Media Game Group , more than half of core gamers plan to purchase a new
console in the next 12 months, and approximately 60% plan to purchase a
portable or handheld device.
Ziff Davis Media is a leading integrated media company serving the
technology and videogame markets.com. Additional information is
available at http://www.

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PlayStation Magazine
reader studies were prepared by Ziff Davis Media Game Group and conducted by
http://www. - The Horror Writers Association (HWA) Honors Excellence in Horror
Writing

- Honors Lifetime Achievement of Author Michael Moorcock at Gala Event in
Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, JUNE 28 -- Saturday night the Horror Writers
Association (HWA) honored excellence in horror by presenting this year's Bram
Stoker Awards at its annual banquet and ceremony in Los Angeles.

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Purchasing Habits of the Core Gamer
* Core gamers are eager for next-generation consoles:
* 95% of OPM readers and 75% of EGM readers say they are ready to
purchase the PlayStation 3 in the next 12 months.com, ExtremeTech. It's especially meaningful for writers because it's the only
award in horror given by their peers.m. EST -- http://www.

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* When deciding what portable gaming device to purchase, core gamers cite
the following factors:
* 58% cite widescreen as the most important feature
* Over 55% would like the ability to watch movies
* More than half cite listening to music as important, and 41% want the
ability to download music

* According to the studies, over 80% of core video gamers plan to purchase
a peripheral in the next 12 months
* They plan to spend at least $66 in the next 60 days on various
technologies including graphics cards and wireless devices
* On average, 25% plan to purchase a wireless gamepad
* Nearly 25% plan to spend money on a new wireless headset
* Approximately 25% will buy an MP3 player

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The 2005 Electronic Gaming Monthly and Official U.
This year, the Horror Writers Association presented its highest honor, the
Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award to best -selling author Michael
Moorcock. Bahcall will address the Hubble Space Telescope -- present and
future contributions, the current scientific model of the universe,
and manned space flight.

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surveynetwork . PlayStation Magazine is the #1 publication for
passionate PlayStation and PSP gamers. Computer Gaming World is the longest
running and most respected publication for core PC gamers. Ziff Davis Media Game Group
reaches 8 million core gamers per month, making Ziff Davis Media the largest
publisher of video and PC game magazines in the United States.S.

Due to health concerns, Mr.

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According to the study conducted on behalf
of Electronic Gaming Monthly, gamers plan to purchase five games within the
first three months they buy a next-generation console. In the United States, the Company publishes 10 magazines
including PC Magazine, Sync, ExtremeTech, DigitalLife, eWEEK, CIO Insight ,
Baseline, Electronic Gaming Monthly, Computer Gaming World and Official U. Moorcock was unable to attend the ceremony.

Hubble Space Telescope K-12 Science Education and the Role of the Visual in Communicating Science are featured on ''Science and Society'' Wednesday Februar

"The range of topics covered on Science and Society is broad,
stimulating, and provocative," said Dr.

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The studies, conducted on behalf of Ziff Davis
Media Game Group's market-leading publications Electronic Gaming Monthly and
Official U.
* Before the PSP launched, 71% of OPM readers said they were likely to
purchase the Sony PSP within a year.com
and 1UP.com.

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The site taps into the Game Group's
unparalleled editorial resources to provide a rich body of reviews, previews,
cheats, Top 10 lists, downloads , news and stories. The Company also produces highly-targeted b-to-b and consumer
technology events including DigitalLife. Campbell
Award. For photos contact
Lisa Morton at 818-509-2665 or treasurer@horror .

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PlayStation
Magazine and Computer Gaming World. Palahniuk's story, "Guts," was a
nominee.

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"So much material is
considered, it's an honor to appear on the final ballot, let alone to take
home the award.

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Monteleone for his fiction collection "Fearful
Symmetries;" Ellen Datlow , Kelly Link, and Gavin Grant for their editing of
the anthology "The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror , 17th Annual;" Judi Rohrig
for "Hellnotes" newsletter in the nonfiction category; Jai Nitz for his
illustrated narrative script "Heaven's Devils;" film writers Charlie Kaufman,
Michel Gondrey and Pierre Bismuth received the screenplay award for "Eternal
Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," and screenwriters Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright
Studio tied in the same category for the script for "Shaun of the Dead; " tying
with Clive Barker in the Work for Young Readers category, Steve Burt won for
his book "Oddest Yet;" Corrine De Winter received the award in poetry for her
chapbook "The Women at the Funeral; " and Tom Piccirilli's poetry anthology,
"The Devil's Wine," won in the Alternative Forms category . Endorf will discuss the Physical Science by Inquiry Programs,
standards-based professional development programs for teachers in
grades K-12.

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S.com features
exclusive editorial content in addition to content drawn from Ziff Davis Media
Game Group magazines Electronic Gaming Monthly, Official U. Barker 's book, "Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War," won in the
Work for Young Readers category. They 've created truly outstanding works,
even by the high literary standards of their fellow writers.

For more information or to arrange an interview, contact HWA President,
Joseph Nassise at 602-885-1785 or president@horror.net -- announces an outstanding lineup
for the broadcast on Wednesday , February 23, 2005, 4 p.

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The talent in this genre is
stunning," said Joe Nassise, President of HWA . Today, it is the oldest and most respected
professional organization devoted to the genre.
Dr . "Science and Society" broadcasts every
Wednesday, 4 p.

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About Ziff Davis Media Game Group
Ziff Davis Media Game Group is the largest publisher of electronic game
magazines in the United States. The Company exports the power of its brands
internationally, with publications in 40 countries and 20 languages. Lansdale. to 5 p.

Professor Martin Kemp, Professor of the History of Art,
University of Oxford, and author of "Leonardo"

Dr. Robert Endorf, Professor of Physics, University of
Cincinnati

Professor Kemp will discuss "the new history of the visual";
Leonardo's art, science, and technology; and visualization, modeling,
and representation in science and art.

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Electronic Gaming Monthly has the highest rate
base of any independent gaming magazine published. The Company is an information services
provider of technology media including publications, websites, conferences,
events, eSeminars, eNewsletters, custom publishing, list rentals , research and
market intelligence. Writing and editing in a variety of
genres during the last fifty years, Moorcock has won many of speculative
fiction's top awards, including the World Fantasy Award, the August Derleth
Award, the Nebula Award, the British Fantasy Award, and the John W.m.

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Ziff Davis Game Group Research Highlights Growth in Console and Handheld Markets

Writers Honored at 18th Annual Bram Stoker Awards

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com, eWEEK.org."
"Science and Society" -- Internet talk radio -- is broadly focused
on the life sciences, physical sciences, and planetary and space
sciences, as well as K-12 science education and the intersection
between science and art.

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Two
thousand five hundred people for each study were polled independently and
randomly from December to January 2005 .
"HWA's members considered hundreds of new works of horror before winnowing
them down to the fifteen honored tonight. His 1969 novel The Black Corridor is considered one of horror's best.

THE HORROR WRITERS ASSOCIATION (HWA) is a worldwide organization of
writers and publishing professionals dedicated to promoting dark literature
and the interests of those who write it.m. David Lemberg, Executive
Producer of Science and Society.

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The studies further indicate that the videogame industry has entered the
next adoption cycle and is poised for faster growth, as core gamers plan to
purchase more consoles and games.S.scienceandsociety.m.
Dr. "The February 23rd program will range
from art, science, and art history; to current understanding of the
deep workings of the universe and the ongoing importance and relevance
of Hubble; to causing breakthroughs in K-12 science education.