Hollywood Courting the Gaming Industry

Posted by michael on Tuesday May 18, 2004 @08:36AM from the bullet-time dept.

beatleadam writes "In a trend that we all seem to already be hyper-aware of... 'The video game industry was once an afterthought in Hollywood, at most an ancillary source of revenue like action figures. The people passionately developing the computer-based form of entertainment were seen as dorks compared with the celebrities. Not anymore. Now that games have matured into a $11 billion business, topping movie box-office sales and siphoning television viewers, the lucrative and increasingly influential genre has attracted more star power than ever.'" We did another story about this a month ago.

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F1r5t P05t!!! by Anonymous Coward · 2004-05-18 08:39 · Score: -1, Offtopic

W00t!!! Two in one day!!!

If only it were this easy to get a life!
Fahrenheit 9/11 by Anonymous Coward · 2004-05-18 08:48 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Fahrenheit 9/11 is a huge hit here in Europe.
After seeing it, I no longer wonder why GWB doesn't want it to be shown in the USA before the elections.
It just dismantles the House of Bush...
you have money... by jeff13 · 2004-05-18 09:02 · Score: -1, Offtopic

... but you're still a dork.