First-Person Shooters
Quake
Unreal Tournament
Aliens Online
Half-Life
StarSiege Tribes
Soldier of Fortune
Army Training Simulations: from Medal of Honor to SOCOM and Call of
Duty
(1) Medal of Honor
(2) America's Army
(3) Battlefield 1942
(4) Call of Duty
8. Child Game Players

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Part II is an overview of the online game consumer.

The contents of this report are as follows:

I.com. Asheron's Call
4. Gamers can choose their favorite video and PC games of 2005
online at http://bestof2005 . "Game developers have reached a new peak
in their achievements on the current generation of consoles and PCs, and we've
also seen some amazing products on new platforms.S. (PC) (Vivendi)
-- God of War (PS2) (SCEA)
-- Gran Turismo 4 (PS2) (SCEA)
-- GTA: Liberty City Stories (PSP) (Rockstar)
-- Guild Wars (PC) (NCsoft)
-- Guitar Hero (PS2) (Red Indigo Prophecy (PC, PS2, Xbox) (Atari)
-- King Kong (PS2, Xbox, GC, PC, 360) (Ubisoft)
-- The Movies (PC) (Activision)
-- Perfect Dark Zero (360) (Microsoft)
-- Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones (Xbox, PS2, GC, PC) (Ubisoft)
-- Project Gotham Racing 3 (360) (Microsoft)
-- Psychonauts (PS2, Xbox) (Majesco)
-- Resident Evil 4 (PS2, GC) (Capcom)
-- Shadow of the Colossus (PS2) (SCEA)
-- Soul Calibur 3 (PS2) (Namco)
-- Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (PS2, Xbox , PC, GC) (Ubisoft)
-- We Love Katamari (PS2) (Namco)

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The Online Game Market 2004 is based on a review of historical trends and
opinions of leading members of the video game industry, including analysts,
consultants, developers, publishers, retailers and consumers.com Demographics
Number of Online Gamers
2.1up.com), Electronic Gaming Monthly, Computer Gaming World , and Official
U.

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com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040820/RESEARCH )
This 120-page report is an excerpt from "The Online Game Market 2004" and
is divided into two parts. Prize-Oriented Games

E. THE ONLINE GAME PARADIGM

F.com, FileFront. The 2005 1UP
Award nominees are:

ROLE PLAYING GAME:
-- Digital Devil Saga 2 (PS2) (Atlus)
-- Dragon Quest VIII (PS2) (Square Enix)
-- Freedom Force vs.)

MASSIVELY MULTIPLAYER:
-- City of Villains (PC ) (NCsoft)
-- Guild Wars (PC) (NCsoft)
-- Puzzle Pirates (PC) (Ubisoft)

MOST INNOVATIVE:
-- Indigo Prophecy (PC, Xbox, PS2) (Atari)
-- Infected (PSP) (Majesco)
-- Kirby: Canvas Curse (DS) (Nintendo)
-- Meteos (DS) (Nintendo)
-- The Movies (PC ) (Activision)
-- Nintendogs (DS) (Nintendo)
-- Pac-Pix (DS) (Namco)
-- Pheonix Wright: Ace Attourney (DS) (Capcom)
-- Stubbs the Zombie in "Rebel Without a Pulse" (Xbox) (Aspyr )
-- Trauma Center: Under the Knife (DS) (Atlus)
-- WarioWare Twisted (DS) (Nintendo)

GAME OF THE YEAR:
-- Battlefield 2 (PC) (EA)
-- Call of Duty 2 (360, PC) (Activision )
-- Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (DS) (Konami)
-- Civilization IV (PC) (2K Games)
-- Dead or Alive 4 (360) (Tecmo)
-- Dragon Quest VIII (PS2) (Square Enix)
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Simulations
11.researchandmarkets. The Third Reich (PC) (Irrational Games)
-- Jade Empire (Xbox) (Microsoft)
-- Mario + Luigi: Partners in Time (DS) (Nintendo)
-- PoPoLoCrois (PSP) (Agetec)
-- Radiata Stories (PS2) (Square Enix)
-- Suikoden Tactics (PS2) (Konami )
-- X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse (PS2, Xbox, GC) (Activision)

STRATEGY/SIMULATION:
-- Advance Wars: Dual Strike (DS) (Nintendo)
-- Age of Empires III (PC) (Microsoft)
-- Battalion Wars (GC) (Nintendo)
-- Civilization IV (PC) (2K Games)
-- Darwinia (PC ) (Pinnacle Software)
-- Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (GC) (Nintendo)
-- Fire Emblem: Sacred Stones (DS) (Nintendo)
-- The Movies (PC) (Activision)
-- Nintendogs (DS) (Nintendo )
-- Sid Meier's Pirates! (Xbox) (2K Games)
-- Silent Hunter III (PC) (Ubisoft)
-- Under the Knife: Trauma Center (DS) (Atlus)
-- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War-Winter Assault (PC) (THQ)

SHOOTING:
-- Battlefield 2 (PC) (EA)
-- Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood (PS2, Xbox, PC) (Ubisoft)
-- Call of Duty 2 (PC, 360) (Activision)
-- Doom 3 (Xbox) (Activision)
-- F.
Electronic Gaming Monthly has the highest readership of any independent gaming
magazine, covering the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Revolution, Sony PSP,
Nintendo DS, and all relevant and emerging game systems. Official U.S.

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Post-Modern Parlor Games: Trivia/Game Shows
5. PERSISTENT WORLD MASSIVELY MULTIPLAYER GAMES: A DETAILED LOOK
1. Ultima Online
2.
The 1UP Awards will be voted on by the 17-million-plus magazine readers
and 10-million -plus online visitors of Ziff Davis Media Game Group's leading
gaming properties which include the 1UP Network (1UP. RAW 2006 (PS2) (THQ)

ONLINE/MULTIPLAYER:
-- Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS) (Nintendo)
-- Battlefield 2 (PC) (EA)
-- Mario Kart DS (DS) (Nintendo)
-- Perfect Dark Zero (360) (Microsoft)
-- Project Gotham Racing 3 (360) (Microsoft)
-- SOCOM: U.

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This report has
been prepared by utilizing a variety of primary and secondary research
techniques including: telephone and personal interviews; analysis of market
surveys, trade journals and company literature; extensive database searches;
and DFC Intelligence's original compilations and analysis.E.

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THREE BROAD CATEGORIES OF ONLINE GAMES: COMMODITY GAMES, RETAIL HYBRIDS
AND SUBSCRIPTION GAMES
1. Simple 'Commodity' Games
2. Retail Hybrids
3. Other Noteworthy and Upcoming MMOGs/Persistent Worlds
Anarchy Online
City of Heroes
Dragon Empires
Dungeons and Dragons Online
Earth and Beyond
Eve Online: The Second Genesis
Final Fantasy XI
Guild Wars
JumpGate: The Reconstruction Initiative
Legacy Online
Lineage
The Matrix Online
Middle-Earth Online
Motor City Online
Mythica
Neocron
Project: Entropia
PlanetSide
Ragnarok Online
The Saga of Ryzom
Second Life
Shadowbane
Shattered Galaxy
The Sims Online
True Fantasy Live Online
Ultimate Baseball Online
World of WarCraft
World War II Online

II.

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The Big Picture: Hard-Core vs. The website provides
up-to-the-minute news and reviews, video podcasts, tips and tricks , and a
networked community for gamers, including free personal homepages, member
blogs, and blogs by industry celebrities covering all game platforms.S.

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Today's Game Types Define Tomorrow's Consumer Type

D. Puzzle Games
3. EverQuest
3.com, ExtremeTech.

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ONLINE GAME CONSUMER105
A. Hard-Core Video Game Players
3.com/reports/c14186

Laura Wood
Senior Manager
Research and Markets
press@researchandmarkets.com, Ziff Davis Media Game
Group 's online home for gamers, announced today the nominees for the third
annual 1UP Awards. (PC) (Vivendi )
-- Far Cry: Instincts (Xbox) (Ubisoft)
-- Half-Life 2 (Xbox) (EA/Valve)
-- Oddworld Stranger's Wrath (Xbox) (EA)
-- Perfect Dark Zero (360) (Microsoft)
-- Quake 4 (PC, 360 ) (Activision)
-- Resident Evil 4 (PS2, GC) (Capcom)
-- Serious Sam II (PC) (2K Games)
-- SWAT 4 (PC) (Vivendi)

SPORTS/EXTREME SPORTS:
-- Amped 3 (360) (2K Games )
-- Blitz: The League (PS2, Xbox) (Midway)
-- Fight Night Round 2 (PS2, Xbox) (EA Sports )
-- Madden NFL 2006 (360) (EA Sports)
-- Mario Superstar Baseball (GC) (Nintendo)
-- NBA 2K6 (PS2, Xbox) (2K Sports)
-- NBA Street V3 (PS2, Xbox, GC) (EA Sports)
-- NCAA Football 2006 (PS2, Xbox) (EA Sports)
-- SSX on Tour (PS2, Xbox, GC) (EA Big)
-- Super Mario Strikers (GC) (Nintendo)
-- Tony Hawk's American Wasteland (PS2, Xbox, GC, 360) (Activision)
-- Virtua Tennis: World Tour (PSP) (Sega)
-- World Soccer Winning Eleven 8 International (PS2, Xbox) (Konami)

RACING:
-- Burnout Legends (PSP) (EA)
- - Burnout Revenge (PS2, Xbox) (EA)
-- Forza Motorsport (Xbox) (Microsoft)
-- Gran Turismo 4 (PS2) (SCEA)
-- GTR FIA Racing (PC) (10tacle Studios)
-- Mario Kart DS (DS) (Nintendo )
-- MotoGP 3 (Xbox) (THQ)
-- Need for Speed: Most Wanted (PS2, Xbox, PC, GC, 360) (EA )
-- Project Gotham Racing 3 (360) (Microsoft)
-- Racing Gears Advance (GBA) (Orbital Media )
-- Ridge Racer (PSP) (Namco)
-- Wipeout Pure (PSP) (SCEA)

ACTION:
-- God of War (PS2) (SCEA)
-- Gunstar Super Heroes (GBA) (Sega)
-- Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks (PS2, Xbox) (Midway)
-- Ninja Gaiden Black (Xbox) (Tecmo)
-- Peter Jackson's King Kong (Xbox, PS2, GC, PC, 360) (Ubisoft)
-- Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones (Xbox, PS2, GC, PC) (Ubisoft)
-- Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves (PS2) (SCEA)
-- Sonic Rush (DS) (Sega)
-- Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (Xbox, PS2, GC, PC) (Ubisoft)
-- Stubbs the Zombie in "Rebel Without a Pulse" (Xbox) (Aspyr)
-- The Warriors (Xbox, PS2) (Rockstar)
-- We Love Katamari (PS2) (Namco)

ADVENTURE:
-- Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth (Xbox) (2K Games)
-- Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (DS) (Konami)
-- Condemned: Criminal Origins (360 ) (Sega)
-- Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (PSP) (Rockstar)
-- Indigo Prophecy (PC, PS2, Xbox) (Atari)
-- Kameo (360) (Microsoft)
-- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (DS ) (Capcom)
-- Psychonauts (Xbox, PS2) (Majesco)
-- Shadow of the Colossus (PS2) (SCEA)

FIGHTING/WRESTLING:
-- Dead or Alive 4 (360) (Tecmo)
-- Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi (PS2) (Atari)
-- Fight Night Round 2 (PS2, Xbox, GC) (EA Sports)
-- Soul Calibur 3 (PS2) (Namco)
-- Street Fighter Anniversary Collection (PS2, Xbox) (Capcom)
-- WWE Day of Reckoning 2 (GC) (THQ)
-- WWE SmackDown! vs.com, the industry's most powerful game news and reviews
aggregator.com.

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com/reports/c14186 ) has announced the addition
of Online Games: Game Genres and The Online Gamer 2004 to their offering
(Logo: http://www.com
Fax: +353 1 4100 980

com, and
GameTab. The 1UP Network includes: 1UP.
Ziff Davis Media is a leading integrated media company serving the
technology and videogame markets. In the United States, the Company publishes 7 magazines
including PC Magazine, eWEEK, CIO Insight, Baseline, Electronic Gaming
Monthly, Computer Gaming World and Official U.

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The winners will be posted online on 1UP.
"We've been blown away by the quality of game titles in 2005," said Sam
Kennedy, Editor-in-Chief of 1UP. We look forward to
seeing which titles the gamers choose as the best of the best. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo (PSP) (SCEA)
-- Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (Xbox, PS2, GC, PC) (Ubisoft)
-- Star Wars Battlefront II (PS2, Xbox) (LucasArts)

PUZZLE:
-- Dig Dug: Digging Strike (DS) (Namco)
-- Lumines (PSP) (Ubisoft)
-- Meteos (DS) (Nintendo)
-- Polarium (DS) (Nintendo)
-- Zoo Keeper (DS) (Ignition Ent., is the
largest publisher of electronic gaming magazines and websites in the United
States, reaching over 17 million gamers in print and 10 million gamers online.com, eWEEK.

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com
-- PBSKids
-- Sports Illustrated For Kids
6. Strategy Games
9. Dark Age of Camelot
5. Moderate Gamers
5.com.A.
PlayStation Magazine is the #1 publication for passionate PlayStation and PSP
gamers. The Company also
produces highly-targeted b-to-b and consumer technology events including
DigitalLife.

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newscom. ONLINE GAME GENRES
A. Massively Multiplayer/Persistent Worlds
4. Traditional Board/Card and Parlor Games
2.

1UP.com Announces Nominees for Third Annual 1UP Awards

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Female Game Players
7.com.

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OVERVIEW

B. Role-Playing Games (RPGs)
10. Mass-Market
Sony Online Entertainment Demographics
MSN Zone.

About Ziff Davis Media Inc. PlayStation Magazine . Ziff Davis leverages its content on the
Internet with a network of highly-targeted technology and gaming sites
including PCMag.

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Part I is a detailed look at online game genres.
-- Cartoon Network
-- Disney
-- FoxKids. Traditional Action/Sports/Racing/Fighting
Fantasy Sports Leagues
7. PlayStation Magazine.E. The Company is an information services
provider of technology media including publications, websites, conferences,
events, eSeminars, eNewsletters , custom publishing, list rentals, research and
market intelligence. The
Company exports the power of its brands internationally, with publications in
40 countries and 20 languages.com and 1UP. With its main headquarters and PC Magazine Labs based in New
York, Ziff Davis Media also has offices and lab facilities in the San
Francisco and Boston markets.

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Research and Markets: Study the Game Genres and The Online Gamer for 2004

DUBLIN, Ireland, Research and Markets
(http://www.com
-- FunBrain
-- Headbone
-- Kaboose
-- MaMaMedia
-- Nick. Mass-Market /Casual Game Players
6. SAN FRANCISCO, 1UP.S.

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OVERVIEW

B.com; voting ends December 31, 2005.

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Children's Entertainment
-- Alfy.com Demographics
EA.

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The Game Group's print and online editors, widely recognized as the
foremost authorities in the industry, collaborated to select the nominees for
the top video and PC games of the year in 13 distinct categories.com, the online
home for gamers looking for exclusive editorial content and advanced social
networking; FileFront.

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THE TRADITIONAL VIDEO GAME AND COMPUTER GAME GENRES

C. Simple Action Games
4.com and
featured in the March issues of the magazines.R. Computer Gaming World is the longest running and most respected
publication for core PC gamers.com, the leading destination for gaming-related file
downloads; and GameTab. Additional information is available at
http:/ /www.

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ONLINE GAME GENRES: FROM MASS-MARKET TO HARD-CORE
1. Persistent Worlds
12. CHAT AND COMMUNITY

G. CONSUMER PROFILES
1. Hard-Core PC Gamer Players
4. The publishers we've
nominated have every right to be proud of their work."
The 1UP Awards are named for Ziff Davis Media Game Group's online
destination for gaming enthusiasts, 1UP.

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