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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements of
International Microcomputer Software, Inc. on Form S-8 (Nos. 33-67208 and
33-71872) and Form S-3 (Nos. 33-69206 and 33-80394) of our report dated October
22, 1999 (except for the last paragraph of Note 7 as to which the date is
September 8, 2000) appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A of
International Microcomputer Software, Inc. and Subsidiaries for the year
ended June 30, 1999.


/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
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San Francisco, California
September 8, 2000



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