Video game comeback play – answers
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- What is the video gaming business hoping? that the success of Halo Reach will help the industry come back to its former glory
- What does ‘kick-start the holiday season’ mean? to be the first new product for Christmas (USA)
- Where were fans lining up? around the world
- How much did the update bring in in one day? $200 million US
- Who reported this figure? Microsoft
- What ‘element’ does ‘Halo’ have? an online community
- Where have sales been in the gaming industry? in a slump
- Which noun is used to describe a sudden group of new, similar products being launched? A wave (‘a wave of new hardware products’)
- Who will be ‘up and moving’? couch surfers
- Why might this still be a hard sell? because of the current economy
- Who is relying on extra hardware? the big console makers (Microsoft & Sony)
- How much will it cost for the new hardware? $150 US
- Which phrasal verb tells you that people are willing to pay for the games they like? dig into (dig into their wallets)
- What is the next big thing? 3D products