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Slideshow: Indies Show They've Got Game

The game world seems dominated by big-budget, mass-market titles, but small, independent developers are making strides by creating diversions for the less-than-hard core. By Suneel Ratan.
PopCap Games' Dynomite promises furious eggbusting action.
PopCap Games' Dynomite promises "furious egg-busting action."PopCap Games

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One of PopCap's most recent downloadable games, Bookworm Deluxe, is on track to beat the company's sales record set by Bejeweled Deluxe.

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