Announced Tuesday, the Game Critics Awards honored video games and game consoles displayed at the Electronic Entertainment Expo last month in Los Angeles, California.

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If the company is right, it could open up a new market for devices that are larger than phones, smaller than laptops, and also double as e-readers, music and video players and games consoles.

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The new agreements with EA and Take-Two will provide fans with a diverse offering of NBA video games, including 5-on-5 simulation and arcade style games that will be available on video game consoles, online, and through mobile devices.

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We saw Microsoft embrace this idea with the announcement of Xbox SmartGlass earlier this summer, an app for Windows 8, tablets and mobile devices that lets users view and interact with new content in association with games and video on their consoles.

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Meanwhile, Apple's pocket-sized touch-screen devices, the iPhone and iPod Touch, have taken off as music and video players and hand-held games consoles.

ECONOMIST: Tablet computing

Lenssen does not plan to port his games to laptops, desktops or video game consoles, noting that he prefers the tablet format and touch-screen.

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Video games have been one of the highest growth segments in entertainment with major titles tied to gaming consoles such as Playstation and Xbox.

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