US video game sales drop for 8th straight month

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. retail sales of new video game hardware, software and accessories fell for the eighth straight month in July as the industry continued to look ahead toward the release of new equipment to cure its woes.

Overall sales fell 20 percent to $548.4 million, according to research firm NPD Group.

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