The Gamers Aren't Affected

11/14/2008 12:29 PM ET | Filed under: Tech Talk

The economy may be in the shitter, but…

Video game sales were up 18% in October from the same month a year ago!

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sunshyne says – reply to this

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I
Afed44 says – reply to this

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oh goodness… figures
Crazydude says – reply to this

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Duh cause games rule! I buy alot!
Afed44 says – reply to this

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That's because they save their money because they have no lives besides sitting in and playing games.
sunshyne says – reply to this

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and Rockband 2.
Melissa is always right. says – reply to this

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Peoples got their priorities you know.
Crazydude says – reply to this

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Re: Afed44 –
no its cause we dont waste our money on dildos liks gay ppl such as urself!
UberBling says – reply to this

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i bought 4 games in the past month.. oct/nov tons of triple a games

i got dead space,fallout 3, gears of war 2 and cod world at war.. might pick up fable 2 still
mamajud says – reply to this

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ugh..losers
LettyB says – reply to this

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WE ARE ALL HYPNOTIZED BY TECHNOLOGY AND IT'S GRAPHICS!
LettyB says – reply to this

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Re: UberBling – I HEAR MARIO KART IS GOOD TOO!
Big Black Dick says – reply to this

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No shit, if you ain't got a job, Game On Bitch! I took a year off to play Sega in the 90's!
LettyB says – reply to this

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Re: LettyB – AND SUPER SMASH BROS BRAWL!!! OH YEAH!
ailindria says – reply to this

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just wait until stats come out for november. after yesterday and the new WoW expansion, its gonna go up to about 30%!
UberBling says – reply to this

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i only play 360.. fallout 3 will take months. prolly wont get anything anytime soon. if i do its either fable 2 or prince of persia.. proly prince of persia. played left4dead demo ugh it hurt my eyes after gears and call of duty
Hunter says – reply to this

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Board game sales are up too! People are finding cheaper ways to entertain their families. With the economy the way it is staying home and having family game nights are very in.
Teens and young adults are leading the charge and are playing more games than ever! I'm glad that they are back, we don't need manufactured fun.
Sagebeth says – reply to this

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Videogames are are the most original creative stories available. Movies and Television are blurring together and fading into remakes and reimagingings. Videogames can still be trusted.
SmayNax says – reply to this

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Expect more of the same. WotLK this week.
MilaP says – reply to this

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GAMERS FTW!!!!!!
FAGS SHOULD BE SMOKED! says – reply to this

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Re: Big Black Dick – every single day i dig you more and more……….
EvaRocks says – reply to this

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Yay.. WoTLK is out. Im a gamer and I have a life, a husband and a very nice job. Not every gamer lives in their parents' basement.
LettyB says – reply to this

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Re: Sagebeth – BACK AWAY FROM THE X BOX!
DropScience says – reply to this

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In the last month I've bought Fallout 3, Resistance 2 and Little Big Planet. Once I'm done with those Gear 2 and Fable 2. Maybe Shawn White Snowboarding.

I wouldn't say games are recession proff thogh. I've heard alot of layoffs are happening.
winehouse says – reply to this

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You don't have to be unemployed to enjoy video games assholes. I work and play video games across multiple platforms, its fun and relatively inexpensive
Pogue Mahone says – reply to this

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You can thank my oldest son in university for that; I think he alone must be keeping them in business!
Masquée says – reply to this

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That's because many people lost their job. Now they're just home playing games.
Lady In Black says – reply to this

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It's a cheap, relaxing way to entertain yourself in this shitty economy. Believe me, my hubby and I have TOO much of a life, and it's good to just hide away at home and unwind by killing imaginary things. Btw, 1ph y(_)0 (4/\/ 1234[) 7/-/i5, you know you are a super gamer.
slgee says – reply to this

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It's because video games are awesome, duh.
Krista66 says – reply to this

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That”s because they play first and feeding the family is on the bottom of the list….game on - not!
kitteh. says – reply to this

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We ARE affected, dumbass. It affects everyone. -_-
sexandngrs says – reply to this

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5 words: wrath of the bitch king