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The big 10 online games

Boston GlobeMichael Cai, Internet analyst for Parks Associates in Dallas, said that Verizon sees online gamers as a crucial market for advanced Internet services. ``The core gamer segment is known to be heavy digital media consumers," said Cai, with a big appetite for digital music and video as well as games. This makes them likely customers for Verizon's DSL broadband Internet service.

From the article "The big 10 online games," by Hiawatha Bray 

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