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GAMING

E3′s over, but that doesn’t mean you’ve seen every bit of information that came out of the event. Oh no. Gizmodo rounds up every single thing that came out of E3, starting with the liveblogs of Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo. (http://gizmodo.com/5026563/e3-coverage-roundup-its-in-the-posts 7/17)

Revenue from video game hardware, software and accessories hit $1.69 billion during June, a 53% jump from the year-ago period, according to NPD Group. The big increase was fueled by Nintendo’s Wii and DS gaming systems and Konami’s “Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.” Forbes/Associated Press (7/17) , The New York Times/Reuters (7/17)

Sony’s mantra of not writing checks for exclusives—or much of anything—seems to be biting them in the ass a couple times this week. There are at least four cases where the PlayStation 3 has suffered because of Sony’s lack of willingness to open up the purse strings. Gizmodo knew two of these before—backward compatibility and the DualShock 3—but they only found out about the other two during the roundtable session with Sony’s Jack Tretton yesterday. (http://gizmodo.com/5026409/how-sonys-cheapness-is-biting-the-ps3-in-the-ass 7/17)