When: The GameSpot E3 2005 People's Choice Awards winners will
be announced during a live webcast from the GameSpot booth
on Wednesday, May 18, 2005, at 5:00 p. PDT. By
tracking the millions of interactions that GameSpotters
will have with these games, GameSpot will use this
real-time gamer behavior to name the top 20 most
anticipated games of the show, honoring each with a
GameSpot E3 People's Choice Award .
The traditional video game audience is also slowly starting to get on
board the online game bandwagon.
Many Online services are free and dependent on often elusive advertising
support this proves that the business is an immature one.
It was estimated that the online game industry in 2003 was $1.com/reports/c14039

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with well over 50% of the revenue coming from Asia and barely 10% of the
revenue from Europe.2 billion will be the fastest growing.

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By 2006 it is forecasted revenue will grow to $5.

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Details: The first award in the industry based solely on real-time
gamer behavior, the GameSpot E3 People's Choice Awards are
entirely measured by GameSpot Trax, the industry's most
advanced tool for tracking and analyzing essential game
data.newscom.8 billion by 2009. Casual and moderate gamers are expected to go from
65% of usage in 2003 to 73% of online game usage by 2009.

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companies are still grappling with business models. Free sites have the ability upgrade
consumers via tiered subscription packages , on-demand distribution,
pay-per-play games of skill and other revenue generating models.

-- Part X is a profile of some of the leading online game providers
including Electronic Arts/ EA.

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Who: GameSpot (www.

About: GameSpot (www. The GameSpot family includes GameFAQs,
Game Rankings, Wireless Gaming Review, GameSpot DLX, and
GameSpot Trax, its real-time market intelligence tool.

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GameSpot Trax will monitor the information requests of
more than a million unique gamers who scour the GameSpot
network of Web sites for details on the games of E3. A service like Xbox Live may currently be
used by less than 10% of Xbox owners, but it is clearly a sign of the future . On the positive side, it
has become clear that there are many potential viable business models , with
advertising just one part of the mix. The number
of potential consumers for online games is so much higher then with the
traditional packaged foods business that less revenue per consumer is needed
to make online games a really substantial industry. By 2009, it is forecasted that Asia will still
be the largest market, but Europe with forecasted 2009 online game revenue of
$2. The report includes current sales trends, market forecast, and
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gaming communities, which is a free, innovative social
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meet and interact with others who share their specific
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The online game industry is finally here in a true mass market sense,
since, online games are growing on a global scale and attracting a broader
range of demographics than the traditional video game industry.

This report is divided into ten sections:

-- Part I provides an overview of the major trends in the online game
market. America, Europe, Asia), type of user (hard-core,
moderate , casual), type of revenue (subscription,
advertising/commerce) and type of platform (console , PC).

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Where: Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) at the Los Angeles
Convention Center GameSpot Booth #2808 in West Hall (in
front of Nintendo) Or go to www. On Wednesday , May 18, from 12:01 a. DUBLIN, Ireland, Research and Markets
(http://www. About 62%
of online game revenue in 2009 is forecasted to come from casual and
moderate gamers.

-- Part II contains a summary of the history of online games.

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GameSpot 's Web sites offer free access to tens of
thousands of PC and video game reviews from expert
editors, previews of the hottest upcoming games, game
downloads , video streams, guides, breaking news, and
hints.

-- Parts IV and V focus on the key players, business models and
distribution channels for online games. There are specific market
forecasts and analysis of such areas as MMOG games, online game
distribution, mini-transaction and virtual property sales, games of
skill for cash prizes and other areas.

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billion with continued steady growth so that worldwide online game revenue
reaches $9.com, RealArcade, NCSoft, Webzen,
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On top of that, for many services over 50% of their users are adult females, a
demographic that has historically shunned video games.

The main drivers of growth for the online game business are
1) Increased consumer usage and
2) More average per consumer revenue from what is defined as casual and
moderate gamers. By 2009, console online games are forecasted to
account for only 17% of usage, but 30% of online game revenue.

-- Part VII specifically looks at console online gaming.

-- Parts VIII and IX concentrate on game genres and the people that play
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The winners will be announced again at
GameSpot's E3 party at The Standard Hotel in Downtown LA.com) is a leading online source for
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Services like Yahoo Games, MSN Zone and Pogo attract tens of millions of users
and at any given time will have 150,000 to 200,000 simultaneous players each. Forecasts
are done in two different scenarios .

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will be announced again on Wednesday, May 18 , 2005, at
7:15 p.

-- Part VI looks at operating costs and issues such as bandwidth and
latency.

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-- Part III has forecasts for the online game market through 2009 broken
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What: To be presented at the 2005 Electronic Entertainment Expo
(E3) in Los Angeles, The GameSpot E3 2005 People's Choice
Awards will recognize the most popular PC and video games
based on the activities of more than a million daily
GameSpot Network(1) visitors during E3 as measured by
GameSpot Trax. The online game business is notable
not only for its geographic diversity, but also its demographic diversity.

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PDT by Vince Broady, cofounder of GameSpot and
senior vice president of CNET Networks Games +
Entertainment division, at the GameSpot E3 party to be
held at The Standard Hotel (Downtown LA).
It has become clear that broadband connections are driving online game
usage around the world. What is perhaps even more exciting is the type of
consumers that are using online games.