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GAMING

Video game publishers are rushing to embrace low-budget software this year as they look for the next big title. In search of a broader audience, companies are giving independent game developers a larger share of the profits as an incentive to create more titles. The Wall Street Journal (10/2)

Nintendo will put a new version of its hit DS handhelds on sale in Japan on Nov. 1, and they will be equipped with music-playing and camera features, the company’s president, Satoru Iwata, said today. Overseas versions of the new DSi — which will cost $179 in Japan — will ship next year. Bloomberg (10/2)

Sony said its PlayStation 3 and PSP video game systems were performing better than expected and predicted the company would meet its full-year projections — even if the economy gets worse. Sony Computer Entertainment of America CEO Jack Tretton said PS3 sales had doubled from a year ago and characterized potential product shortages this holiday season as “not drastic.” Reuters (10/1)

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