Following the phenomenal worldwide popularity of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, which has sold over 10 million copies worldwide, this fresh gaming experience will feature completely new Olympic Winter Games events from the official competition schedule including Alpine Skiing and Speed Skating with more events announced throughout the year.

On the eve of the TV Festival and the closing day of Edinburgh Interactive, the two will host the first ever creative industries event for television and games, providing an insight into technologies, but more importantly bringing the decision makers from games and television together for the first time.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with demos for Heavy Rain, SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3, echoshift, DLCs for LittleBigPlanet, Blazblue: Calamity Trigger, Dante's Inferno, Dark Void, Fairytale Fights, NBA Live 10, song packs for Guitar Hero 5, Rock Band, and the usual game/movie trailers, PS3 themes, downloadable PSP games (Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars + Full Auto 2: Battlelines bundle, Sonic Rivals 1&2 bundle, and Spaceball: Revolution).

The loveable characters from the original Super Monkey Ball, AiAi, MeeMee, GonGon and Baby, are back with all new mind-blowing puzzles and party games specifically designed to fully utilize the Wii Balance Board accessory and the Wii Remote and Nunchuk.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with a sale on a slew of D3 Publisher's PSP titles, Qore Ep. 21, Fret Nice, demos for Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Aliens vs. Predator, Fret Nice, Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce, Tank Battles, DLCs for White Knight Chronicles, Dragon Ball: Raging Blast, MX vs ATV Reflex, song packs for Guitar Hero 5, Rock Band; and the usual game/movie trailers, PS3 themes, downloadable PSP games (After Burner: Black Falcon, Armored Core: Silent Line).

The loveable characters from the original Super Monkey Ball, AiAi, MeeMee, GonGon and Baby, are back with all new mind-blowing puzzles and party games specifically designed to fully utilize the Wii Balance Board accessory and the Wii Remote and Nunchuk.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with a 10 for ’10 Game Sale (50% off 10 PSP and PS3 titles), Hustle Kings, Thexder Neo, Assault Heroes, Extreme Pinball (PSOne), Hi-Octane: The Track Fights Back (PSOne), demos for Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Vancouver Olympic Winter Games, Thexder Neo, DLCs for Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, LittleBigPlanet , Assassin’s Creed II, PAIN, song packs for Guitar Hero 5, Rock Band; and the usual game/movie trailers, PS3 themes, downloadable PSP games (Dracula – Undead Awakening, Pinball Dreams, Route 66, Deflector).

The loveable characters from the original Super Monkey Ball, AiAi, MeeMee, GonGon and Baby, are back with all new mind-blowing puzzles and party games specifically designed to fully utilize the Wii Balance Board accessory and the Wii Remote and Nunchuk.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with a 10 for ’10 Game Sale (50% off 10 PSP and PS3 titles), Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment, Championship Bass,  DLCs for SingStar (viewer), Dragon Ball: Raging Blast, song packs for Guitar Hero 5, Rock Band; and the usual game/movie trailers, PS3 themes, downloadable PSP games (DJ Max Fever, Metal Gear Sold PSP Bundle, Valhalla Knights 2: Battle Stance).

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with a 50% perm price drop on Steambot Chronicles, Magic Orbz Bundle Pack, demo for UNO, DLCs for Magic Orbz, ZEN Pinball, song packs for Guitar Hero 5, Rock Band; and the usual game/movie trailers, PS3 themes, downloadable PSP games (Luxor: The Wrath of Set, Dynogems, Gran Turismo PSP Car Pack, Lunar: Silver Star Harmony demo).

Back in Aug. 2007 we reported that the two Irrational Games divisions got renamed into 2K Boston and 2K Australia, ,symbolizing the studios' further integration into the 2K Games family, but two years later 2K Boston is going back to its roots according to GameInformer (and confirmed by the official site). Irrational Games, known for Bioshock but also System Shock 2 and Freedom Force, claims it is "a renewed commitment to the studio's fans."

Meridian4 has signed a digital publishing agreement with Headup Games to publish two of their action-packed titles; GREED and Gear Grinder.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with a Ubisoft Game Sale (Cellfactor, Prince of Persia Classic, TMNT: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled), Qore Ep. 20, Matt Hazard: Blood Bath & Beyond (and demo), demos for Dark Void, DLCs for PAIN, Borderlands, Dragon Ball: Raging Blast, MX vs ATV Reflex, BUZZ! Quiz World (PSP), Disgaea 2 (PSP), song packs for Rock Band; and the usual game/movie trailers, PS3 themes, downloadable PSP games (Pinball Heroes, Bomberman Land, Dungeon Explorer).

As everyone looks ahead to the possibilities in store for 2010, Nintendo of America is looking to extend the glow of the holidays with some fresh December sales information.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with a PSN Game Sale, Battle Fantasia, Polar Panic, PixelJunk 3-in-1 Pack, demos for Army of Two: The 40th Day, Badman 2, LEGO Indiana Jones 2, Peggle, Polar Panic, DLCs for LittleBigPlanet, PAIN, Dragon Ball: Raging Blast Ginyu Force, Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack, song packs for Guitar Hero 5, Rock Band and Karaoke Revolution 2009; and the usual game/movie trailers, PS3 themes, downloadable PSP games (Savage Moon, Aedis Eclipse, Me & My Katamari, Football Manager Handheld 2010).

Still busy giving away the Tex Murphy 1+2 bundle for free to every registered user, GOG.com is continuing its seasonal celebration with the launch of a bargain-filled Holiday Sale. From today until January 3, GOG.com offers up to 40% off nearly every game in its catalogue.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with Puzzlegeddon, Final Fantasy VIII, demos for Gran Turismo 5 Time Trial Challenge, Army of TWO: The 40th, TV Show King, Guitar Hero Van Halen, Diner Dash, Puzzledeggon, DLCs for PAIN, SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation, Brutal Legend, NBA 10, song packs for Guitar Hero 5, The Beatles, Rock Band 2; and the usual game/movie trailers, PS3 themes, downloadable PSP games (BUZZ! Quiz World, Sega Rally Revo, Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus, F1 2009, Ridge Racer).

Are you still looking for a last-minute holiday gift? Do you want a little treat for yourself? Add some fun to your holidays without breaking your budget... with the PopCap 50% off Holiday Sale! That's right, every download game is on sale — including some of its biggest hits: Plants vs. Zombies, Bookworm Adventures Volume 2, Zuma's Revenge!, and dozens of others.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with PixelJunk Shooter, Revenge of the Wounded Dragons, Frogger Returns, Bomberman Party Edition, demos for topatoi, Dante’s Inferno, and Mushroom Wars, DLCs for inFAMOUS, High Velocity Bowling, Dragon Ball: Raging Blast, The King of Fighters XII, Need For Speed Shift, The Saboteur, PAIN, song packs for Guitar Hero 5, Rock Band 2; and the usual game/movie trailers, PS3 themes, downloadable PSP games (Silent Hill: Origins, Kurulin Fusion, Gradius Collection, Dynasty Warriors Vol. 2, Death Jr. 2 Root of Evil, Death Jr., Coded Arms, Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles).

Many museums have explored art inspired by video games, but The Art of Video Games will be the first to examine comprehensively the evolution of video games themselves as an artistic medium.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with Qore Episode 19, Call Of Duty Classic ($14.99), C&C: Red Alert Retaliation, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, demos for Bayonetta, and Fairytale Fights, DLCs for LittleBigPlanet, BUZZ! Question Pack: Rock Idols, Fight Night Round 4, Operation Flash Point: Dragon Rising, Tekken 6, song packs for Guitar Hero 5, Rock Band 2; and the usual game/movie trailers, PS3 themes, downloadable PSP games (Beta Bloc, Super Pocket Tennis, MX vs ATV Reflex).

On Dec. 15, Games for Windows Live will include a portal for accessing and downloading your favorite Live-enabled titles. Games on Demand for Windows lets you purchase and download titles from the Games for Windows Live library, and re-install you games whenever you want, wherever you want.

Good Game Productions, a new gaming development and production company founded byK2 Network's Grantley Day, will specialize in bringing existing free-to-play PC MMO's to the rapidly emerging social platform mediums such as iPhone and Facebook.

A 16-week comprehensive research study conducted by Academic researchers at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) concluded that educational video games positively influence student achievement and significantly affect student attitudes and self-efficacy toward the study of mathematics.

Activision announced the appointments of former Visceral Games execs Glen A. Schofield as VP/GM and Michael Condrey as VP/COO of its newest internal studio Sledgehammer Games, currently developing a new, unannounced title.