If You Just Got a Video Game Console, Get These Games [Games] (Gizmodo)

If You Just Got a Video Game Console, Get These Games [Games] (Gizmodo)
Kotaku's put their game of the year awards up, and it's a pretty good start to building your gaming collection if you've just gotten an Xbox 360, PS3 or Wii over the holidays. Although their...

Early returns show strong holiday video game console sales (CNET)
Microsoft said its Xbox 360 had the strongest holiday season of its lifetime, while Sony and Nintendo both tout their own sales success.

Early returns show strong holiday video game console sales (CNET via Yahoo! News)
Update (5:28 p.m.): This story now reflects additional data, including analyst perspective.

Big 3 console makers offer slew of extras for broadband users (Boston Globe)
It's one week later, and by now the initial buzz of your Christmas gifts has begun to fade. Even the thrill of that new video game console has lost its edge.

Japan's video game market shrank last year: report (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Japan's video game market shrank for the first time in four years in 2008 in the absence of new console launches, a report said Tuesday.

Nielsen: PlayStation 2 Most-Played Console In 2008, WoW Tops PC Gaming (Gamasutra)

Nielsen: PlayStation 2 Most-Played Console In 2008, WoW Tops PC Gaming (Gamasutra)
In 2008, gamers collectively spent more time with their PlayStation 2 than any other console. That's according to media research company Nielsen, whose "Top Tens" of 2008 calculated video game console usage, as well as the top PC games. The company's methodology, also famously used in the TV industry, is to use data from households that it monitors for media usage, and then extrapolate across ...

Wanna play a game?: Holiday options abound for gamers (The Pantagraph)
Video games are big business, and chances are they’re the perfect holiday gift for somebody on your list. Here are things to know about gaming’s Big Three and hot titles released in the past year:

2009 video game calendar peppered with uncertainties (Niagara Falls Review)

2009 video game calendar peppered with uncertainties (Niagara Falls Review)
-and let me take this moment to wish you and yours all the best for a prosperous, happy and healthy year ahead. This should be [...]

Get Ready For "Ghostbusters: The Video Game" (Washington Post)

Get Ready For "Ghostbusters: The Video Game" (Washington Post)
Nearly 25 years after the first film, "Ghostbusters" is finally coming to a video game console near you. The cult classic is being developed into an interactive game by Atari , the company officially announced Friday. It will be made available for five systems -- the Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii,...

Video games score with variety (USA Today)

Video games score with variety (USA Today)
A banner year for video gamers is coming to a close, but 2009 could play out to be even better. Two familiar franchises now top the 2008 sales chart, Mario Kart Wii and Grand Theft Auto IV. But beyond these completely different games, a wide selection of releases is catering to an ever-varying audience.

Get Ready For "Ghostbusters: The Video Game" (Washington Post)
Nearly 25 years after the first film, "Ghostbusters" is finally coming to a video game console near you. The cult classic is being developed into an interactive game by Atari , the company officially announced Friday. It will be made available for five systems -- the Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii,...

Sony Can Make the PS3 for Less, but Does It Matter? (E-Commerce Times)
Sony has drastically reduced the production costs associated with its PlayStation 3 video game console by 35 percent, according to information technology researcher iSuppli. The latest generation of the PS3 costs just under $450 per unit to produce, down 35 percent from the prior generation's production cost of nearly $700 per unit, iSuppli said.

Video channel coming to Wii next year (Geek.com)
If you already have a Wii or got one for Christmas there is probably one feature you wish the Wii had compared to other video game consoles such at the PlayStation 3 or the Xbox 360. That is the ability to use the video game console as a means to view free or paid on-demand [...]

Fewer parts in PlayStation make it cheaper to build (Tacoma News Tribune)

Fewer parts in PlayStation make it cheaper to build (Tacoma News Tribune)
Sony Corp. has reduced the cost of building the PlayStation video-game console by 35 percent, helping the company’s games division narrow losses and possibly paving the way for a price cut next year.