Gibson sues MTV, Harmonix, EA for Guitar Hero rights
The guitar manufacturer says guitar controllers infringe on a 1999 technology patent that protects the right to "simulate a musical performance". More...

EA concerned with low review scores of its games
The average review score of all EA-published games dropped from 77 to 72 on Metacritic over the last year, and that has the publishing giant worried given the influential power that the aggregate review site wields. More...

Newsbits: GTA IV, BioShock award, video game actors
Rockstar: 'GTA IV will send tabloids mad' More...

Rock Band, Guitar Hero boost digital music sales
The Rock Hero Effect: People buy either Rock Band or Guitar Hero. They get hooked on the addictive and lasting gameplay. They start buying expansion songs in droves at US$2 bucks a pop. Then they flood online music stores to purchase the featured game tracks. In short, video games are the new CD. More...

Microsoft may consider Blu-ray for Xbox 360 after all
May drop HD-DVD 'if consumers vote that way'. More...

Metal Gear Solid 4 coming to Xbox 360
According to XboxFamily, Metal Gear Solid 4 will be coming to the Xbox 360 within 12 to 14 months after the PS3 version hits retail this spring. The information comes from a Konami representative while speaking at an undisclosed distribution meeting, says XboxFamily. More...

Microsoft calls Nintendo Wii success 'unsustainable'
Xbox head of marketing, Jeff Bell, says Wii success won't last since third-party developers have yet to show they can make any money on Nintendo consoles. More...

Wii lead over PS3 narrows in Japan
The Wii outsold the PlayStation 3 by a factor of three to one in August, but its overwhelming lead narrowed for the second consecutive month according to Reuters. More...

PlayStation 2 still dominating PS3, Xbox 360
Since its inception in late 2000 Sony's PlayStation 2 has sold a reported 115 million units worldwide making it the best selling console in history. And given its affordable price and large library of games, it shows no signs of slowing. More...

Sony cuts price of 60GB PlayStation 3
Sony is introducing a new version of its PlayStation 3 console in North America in August and cutting the price of the current 60G-byte model by US$100 from Monday, it said. More...