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To: Richard Spitzer who wrote (8989)	12/15/1998 9:42:00 AM
From: JGreg	Respond to of 14266

Write up in USA Today, 12/14/98: "Computer Games Reach Out"-- Story about online gaming but also about how big the video game industry is growing. GT, ERTS, and MSFT highlighted. Excerpts: "video entertainment market worth about $3B," the PC is the market of the future, games will be sold and downloaded online, typical game costs $1M to develop with 3 mo. shelf life, internet is extending shelf life and lower cost games being produced, PCs bringing whole new group of gamers, Deer Hunter cost $100K and successfully aimed at "casual gamer," Bear Stearns forecast entertainment software will reach 50% of homes with PCs next year, novices want familiar games and characters such as ones adapted from movies or books.