Sequels Help Christmas Come Early for Gamers

Posted on November 20, 2004

We are only a little over halfway through November but Christmas has already arrived for millions of people. This month has seen the release of Grand Theft Auto 2: San Andreas for the Playstation 2 and Halo 2, which has earned rave reviews for its multiplayer features, for the Xbox. Earlier this week, the computer game Half-Life 2, was released. The BBC reports that Metroid Prime 2 is due out on Game Cube later this month. Gamesindustry.biz editor Rob Fahey told the BBC that part of the demand for these games is the fact that they are sequels. Fahey said,"A game like Halo or Half-Life took several years to reach their multi-million sales figures, but the majority of the people who bought those games in the two years after launch will want the sequel on day one." It looks like Hollywood's lucrative sequel trend works in interactive entertainment as well.

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