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Slideshow: Battle of the Games Concerts

Two separate concert tours, both featuring scores from video games, launch near-simultaneous worldwide dates. What's a geek-music fan to do? By Chris Kohler.
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Video Games Live packs a visual punch to accompany the music, with light shows and synced video segments.

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Metal Gear Solid

creator Hideo Kojima at Video Games Live last year.
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The producers of Play took Dear Friends on a national tour last year, hitting ten cities across the US.
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"Dear Friends," a 2004 concert of Final Fantasy music, was the first game music concert held in the US.
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The inaugural Video Games Live concert in 2005 packed 11,000 fans into the Hollywood Bowl.