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Article: Music rocks gamers
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- The Irish Times
- Article date:
- October 16, 2009
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Music games are growing in popularity globally and now represent
the second-largest selling category in the gaming industry
CASUAL GAMING has changed the face of consoles in recent years.
Where once they were the domain of committed gamers, gaming has
become increasingly accessible to the wider audience.
The past few years have seen music games grow in popularity, with
franchises such as Singstar making a serious impact on the games
industry.
It's a growing market. Industry sources say that, on a global
basis, these games form the second largest selling game category. In
Europe, for the first nine months of the year, it grew 25 per cent.
Tapping into this trend is the Guitar Herofranchise. ...