Video game software shares dip on sales concerns

(rated) titles that are truly 'must-haves,'" he said in a note to clients. "This bodes well for Activision's holiday lineup

(which is loaded with blockbusters), while it probably raises some concerns for publishers like THQ, Midway and Take-Two.

Shares of THQ Inc (THQI.O) slipped 1.5 percent to $7.45 in afternoon trade on Nasdaq on Friday.

Lightly traded shares of Midway Games Inc MWY.P rose 4 cents to 82 cents a share on the New York Stock Exchange's small cap Arca platform.

(Reporting by Franklin Paul, editing by Gerald E. McCormick)

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