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Even if there were no ads, teh content industry would fail anyway, I'd tell you.
The problem is that content industry is trying to create a formula to sit down and make money forever.
The cool factor of having one musician in a wedding is not surpassed by a whole orchestra on CD.
Freeware games seem to have more original content. First person shooters are about the same with different look. It is a no brainer formula with a cheesy storyline that sells a lot.
Video game sales plunge in April: NPD
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64C66Y20100514
Sales of video game hardware and software plunged 26 percent in April, industry tracker NPD said on Thursday, one of the largest declines over the past decade.
Gameworld: Free games lure new players including women, elderly
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64C5AB20100514
The video game industry has weathered the economic slowdown better than most industries, but there could be a reason -- free games with new figures showing up to a third of gamers don't pay to play.