TITLE

Play's the Thing: Are You Game?

AUTHOR(S)

Arlen, Gary

PUB. DATE

March 2000

SOURCE

Multichannel News;03/27/2000, Vol. 21 Issue 13, p44

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Comments on developments in the video game market. Sony PlayStation 2 video-game system; Microsoft Corp.'s X-Box; Fox Family Channel's interactive game show, called Paranoia; Online-game Web sites.

ACCESSION #

2948144

 

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