1.   Although it was adorned with all kinds of cute little add-on programs like the Talking Moose, game makers largely ignored it.

2.   Although game makers clamor to have their products recognized as art, digital artists are turning the tables by incorporating the look and feel of games into their work.

3.   Analysts said that puts the company behind rival game makers such as Electronic Arts Inc., which sells software for both PCs and video consoles.

4.   And game makers keep churning out new ones to cash in on all the enthusiasm.

5.   And the more machines Sony sells the more game makers want to make their games for the PlayStation.

6.   Apple has already produced the Pippin with the help of the Japanese electronics game maker Bandai.

7.   A rival game maker, Sega, has said it hopes that many game fans will decide to buy its less expensive Dreamcast system instead.

8.   But after years of slow Mac sales, most leading game makers stopped producing Mac versions of their products.

9.   Demand for chips from PC and computer game makers gearing up for Christmas has helped put a floor under chip prices.

10.   Dov Jacobson, president of game maker Big Fun, disagrees.