1. ALYXIA CARAGIU ZACK CLICK GARRETT BROWN NATHAN EVANS Cute, Creative, Combative: The New Video Games

2. Hoping for Holiday Sales Cuts in game console prices  Xbox 360 went from $279 to $199 Increased supplies  Supplies of Wii consoles are up by 50% from last year’s holiday season More product capabilities  Online features from Microsoft and Sony- such as movie downloading “Everyman”games  Diverse games with more creative themes to appeal to a broader audience

3. Outside the Box A New Genre of Games  LittleBigPlanet  Spore

4. Music Guitar Hero World Tour Rock Band 2 Wii Music

5. Sports and Racing Shaun White Snowboarding Need For Speed Undercover Midnight Club: Los Angeles

6. Action Gears Of War 2 Mirror’s Edge Left 4 Dead Resistance 2 Fallout 3

7. Conclusion Despite all of its efforts, the videogame industry still has to face the bad economy.  Total sales of videogame software and hardware are expected to rise 22% this year (as opposed to 43% from last year) Sales are still increasing because compared to other holiday gifts, $50-$60 is fairly cheap for good entertainment for the whole family.