De Kersthit van 2004

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De ELSPA heeft vandaag de genomineerden bekend gemaakt voor de "Official Computer and Video Games Christmas Number One". Ook dit keer heeft de ELSPA hulp gekregen van de Engelse bookmaker Ladbrokes en zijn de kansen voor de verschillende titels bekend gemaakt.

Favoriet zijn dit jaar Call of Duty: Finest Hour en Goldeneye: Rogue Agent, beide met een kans van 4 tegen 1. De overige kandidaten zijn:

7/1 - GTA: San Andreas
7/1 - Need For Speed: Underground 2
8/1 - Halo 2
10/1 - FIFA 2005
10/1 - Burnout 3: Takedown
10/1 - The Getaway: Black Monday
12/1 - Tony Hawk: Underground 2
16/1 - Half Life 2
20/1 - Pro Evolution Soccer 4
20/1 - WWE: Smackdown vs Raw
25/1 - SingStar: Party
25/1 - Prince of Persia: The Warrior Within
33/1 - Star Wars: Battlefront
33/1 - Lord of the Rings: The Third Age
33/1 - The Urbz
33/1 - Mortal Kombat: Deception
33/1 - Fight Club
50/1 - Miami Vice
50/1 - Football Manager 2005
50/1 - Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
50/1 - Ratchet and Clank 3

Roger Bennet (ELSPA directeur) vertelde:

"[...]
This year promises to be incredibly exciting with many titles in real contention for the No.1 slot. But it also looks certain that record books will need to be re-written once again as all the expectations are that the industry will enjoy a truly bumper festive season. Projected revenues for the period firmly establish video games above both music and film, putting games and consoles at the top of Christmas wish lists up and down the country. The UK industry should be especially proud of its achievements as homegrown British-developed software will account for much of this season's revenues.
[...]"

David McMorrow (Ladbrokes Marketing Manager) is blij met de
samenwerking met de ELSPA:
"[...]
We are absolutely thrilled to be associated once again with ELSPA and the official computer and video game number one. Last year's winner took some people by surprise and it was not even considered a dead cert or even a favorite early on. This year, with such a hotly contested leader board already, and the potential for outsiders to break ahead of the pack, it really is all to play for. Industry pundits may wish to add a crystal ball to their wish lists
[...]"