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THE WEEK IN REVIEW: Gamers' perfect storm

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November 18, 2006
Gamers' perfect storm

For hard-core aficionados of console video games, this week is pure heaven--and hell.

In the space of a few days, Sony and Nintendo are releasing their next-generation consoles to join the early bird Microsoft Xbox 360 in a three-way horse race for gamers' loyalties, attention and greenbacks.


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Most popular stories
  1. For Sony, the PS3 is about more than gaming
  2. Google, Yahoo, Microsoft adopt same Web index tool
  3. Gates: Ushering in Zune, spiffing up Office
  4. Is Sony eating hundreds of dollars on each PS3?
  5. HDTV's turning Americans into couch potatoes


Most e-mailed stories
  1. Notebooks dropping to $99
  2. Google, Yahoo, Microsoft adopt same Web index tool
  3. Dell bucks the notebook-outsourcing trend
  4. 'Second Life' faces threat to its virtual economy
  5. Mobile phones that track your buddies


Top photo galleries
  1. Images: 10 best extensions for Firefox 2
  2. Photos: Queuing up for the PS3 in San Francisco
  3. Photos: How a robot learns to walk--and limp
  4. Photos: PS3's West Coast debut
  5. Photos: The '$100 laptop' prototype


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Top 10 products this week
  1. Sony PlayStation 3 (60GB)
  2. Epson Stylus Pro 3800 Professional Edition
  3. Sony KDS-R60XBR2
  4. Apple MacBook (Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz)
  5. Nintendo Wii
  6. Microsoft Zune (30GB, white)
  7. Archos 604-WiFi
  8. Sony STR-DG1000
  9. Maxtor Fusion 500GB Personal Web Server

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