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According to Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter, the future of online multiplaying will be a “pay as you play” business model. He doesn’t offer any specifics about what exactly gamers will be charged or paying for other than this brilliant insight “We see this (free online play) as a continuing problem, and think that unless and until the publishers come up with a business model that appropriately captures the value created by the multiplayer experience, we are destined to see a migration of game playing away from packaged goods purchases and toward multiplayer online. While the shift has been great for consumers, who are enjoying an unprecedented, and largely free, game experience, it has been devastating for publishers and shareholders, who are seeing sales and profits decline created by the multiplayer experience.” says Pachter.

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Sony Entertainment Chief Kaz Hirai announced plans to create a new studio called Sony Network Entertainment which he will head in an attempt to unify all the Sony PSN content/products under one roof. Hirai wants this new expansion to reach beyond the traditional gaming platform to include the network enabled Blu-ray players, Sony Bravia TV’s and Sony PCs. Hirai’s goal is to deliver “a single user login and experience to all product lines.” Back in June when Hirai first announced the expansion many industry analysts felt like this expansion was the catalyst that the PSN needed to bring it to the level of Xbox Live and compete head to head. The video service to TV’s Blu-ray devices should come online by next month.

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Ea Sports announced on Monday that they have acquired the rights to NBA Jam, a classic arcade game from the early 90’s, and plans on releasing it exclusively for the Wii. NBA Jam was such a huge hit in the arcades that fights where reported breaking out over who was next to play. NBA Jam also set many coin-op records for money collected at the time.

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