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It seems a sirall te et nr eee es Thon the big question becomes: Is ‘one virtual world enough forall gam ae ee tg ease ronens ree eee) ee ery Pores tise ers eters peer ea ea Cee get eer Pepe a ett) Cee eet rad ppaople to do things they would novor ee ree fone giant, shared dream wor.” Cs ONLINE: PAST, PRESEMT, FUTURE Segarelaces Phantisy Halo Bhi ho Xhex thin _1000bps connstions acto Sart aera esr en ees eer Cee eal ee mm at tern ae een Dicer reeves) urbe weiner mmneiy (ener reap mew pect Ne) cone es Coreen iron ee Conner, Dee ee et Cra Siete sso cand ee re pean eeare errors et ioe Paaereeee trace eee eyed er ey rs coer oes ‘within oy ints Cre eee eae)The Future of Feast your eyes on this: Paper-thin screens and holographic graphics won't be science fiction for much longer By John Brandon ROT ae a eee eee Te er ge ee eee ee) No, not your herds—your ayaballs! pany that focuses on hon-theater TVs the next big novation, which ae teen ee ee ee eee Pe eth ee or ee ent ae Cn ees eee) ety Cee en ote Ee ee ce ene ery Ce ee ere ere ee er ee tery ee eet er ee ed Ce eed et a ae en Ce er Serre ee nth mee ee eee ey ee ee er te ee mrt eee etn ero eee eee eae ee ee ee Cece ty Regret a ee eee me ect eee eee Sts plugged into 200-inch $.000- _opers are more excited about the tion on cell phones will increase to ee en eee mn ae eT ‘experts say. 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CO en ee Se ee) Se a eee nee nee) Pi atmtierd ics aleeameascied eee nes ees aa near re ee nr ers ay eee reer ro SO een eee ens oe erent Cee ter ented Se eee a eee nee nner ee eet iets See crc Cre enna) Pree eens eae ee ee ny ee eee “Garing’s nat goat innovation wit revolve arcund ueer-eoatd peer eT reer nr eres Pee ea ret ecm ors Pe ener ere er ean ee eee oS i ee es en ee ecco Seen ate carey es ener ea her ee ee ee ee ee ene eee ween eee eee ae tee eee ee ees See a ee Dea ara et tet ere re ene et tet cr! Se ee eee ere Beene aed De ae aR et er ane ee er es Eee euch anny eee tee ae nee ae metered eee Seen ra ty tne eras ren ee nee ete eee ee tel ee [oe ieee are i Se eet Per eiee ens eee at ie ea as Ce ent cs earn ret erent ar ee oe) eer eee rene Sr es eee) er en eed eeeThe Future of the The DL on digital distribution, rising game prices, and the next big contender in the hardware wars By David Kushner ‘OVER THE NEXT TWO DECADES, ROT ome) ee eee) eer eer epee es pepe nt Pee nner ey eee ena eee) Gears of War untl2 am.” “The biggost chengos wil como via eens pee ae eer te ree Cees ea tere et ee ere peat eel td last year to $7.2 billion in 2011. “The EO eee body’ home through broadband is Peter Ce eer eee Perce ra eee Pee rea eee eat ee ae eee cy et ea ery Pee can net eect Pen nent tnd Seu Rue a Co ee ‘of Warhawk (see above). 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