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	Looking back to the future of fun

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1-4-2009 4:30 AM

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<P><B>As 2008 draws to a close and with 2009 just around the corner, it has been an eventful year for the games industry.</B>
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				<DIV class="cap">Will the recession and a lack of triple-A titles make 2009 a year the industry will want to forget?</DIV>
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			</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P>Call of Duty: World at War surpassed expectations, Wii Fit showed us that you can play video games and still keep the spare tyre in check, Gears of War 2 proved the Xbox 360 was still a force to be reckoned with, selling over two million units world wide.
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