Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games invites players to face-off in some of the most intense winter competitions, taking you to lifelike Olympic venues where you can choose from a legendary cast of playable characters, including new faces to the series to be revealed later this year.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with CellFactor: Psychokinetic Wars ($9.99), Trash Panic ($4.99), Wolfenstein 3D ($4.99), MotorStorm Pacific Rift Voodoo Signature Livery Pack (Free), demos for CellFactor: Psychokinetic Wars, Fight Night Round 4, and Overlord II, song packs for Guitar Hero World Tour. Rock Band Unplugged (PSP) and Rock Band, as well as the usual game/movie trailers and PS3 themes.

Developed by SEGA of Japan, under the guidance of Shigeru Miyamoto, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games will take players to lifelike Olympic venues where they can choose from a legendary cast of playable characters, including new faces to the series to be revealed later this year.

Teyon announced that it is developing two DSiWare titles. Robot Rescue is a puzzle game with plenty of little robots that need to find their way to escape the tricky labyrinths, while Ball Fighter: is an arcade game where a player has to remove colorful spheres before they reach the bottom of the screen.

Sudoku Student and Sudoku Master, the first downloadable Sudoku games for Nintendo DSiWare will provide challenging puzzles for all players of all levels, both games feature individually hand crafted puzzles made by celebrated Sudoku innovator Nikoli.

World Championship Games, known in Europe as International Athletics, is the most realistic athletics simulation available on handhelds. Featuring 14 varied track and field events playable in jaw-dropping international stadiums, the game delivers online and wireless multiplayer fun for up to four players via the Wi-Fi channel and local LAN.

Starting April 19, Target will roll out a new reservation program that offers customers a chance to reserve top video game titles for $1, and when they come pick up their game they'll receive a $5 Target GiftCard to put toward a future purchase.

The online games market grew more than 63% to reach $2.8 billion in 2008. A new study by Pearl Research forecasts the online games market in China will exceed $5.5 billion in 2012.

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games invites players to face-off in some of the most intense winter competitions, taking you to lifelike Olympic venues where you can choose from a legendary cast of playable characters, including new faces to the series to be revealed later this year.

A new study found that adults who play a lot of action video games may be improving their eyesight. A group of 22 students was divided in two, one playing shooters Call of Duty 2 and Unreal Tournament 2004, while the second played The Sims 2, a sim game. At the end of the 50-hour trial, the action game players showed an average of 43% improvement in their ability to discern close shades of gray, while the Sims players showed none.

Thriller New Media is specifically focused on creating and operating MMOGs centered on military- and espionage-themed topics targeting first person shooter (FPS) and action gaming experiences.

Konami announced a collection of double-packs for PSP featuring pairings of its biggest titles for the format. The new compilations retain their original packaging, but are twinned in a special slip cases, starting with Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops with Silent Hill Origins, and Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops alongside Coded Arms.

Guinness World Records disclosed the all-time top 50 console games from Guinness World Records 2009 Gamer's Edition. The top three places on the winner's podium were allotted to Super Mario Kart, Tetris and Grand Theft Auto.

Nintendo added a classic and one WiiWare title to the Wii's Shop Channel. Wii owners with online access can redeem Wii Points to download: Onslaught (Wiiware), The Last Ninja (VC), International Karate (VC), and Pitstop II (VC).

Harmonix and MTV Games are making a generous minimum $50,000 gift to Starlight Children’s Foundation to bring the power of music to children facing chronic and life-threatening illnesses. In addition, more than 650 Rock Band bundles have been provided to Starlight’s seriously ill children at its Great Escape family events and to hospitals around the country.

World Championship Games, known in Europe as International Athletics, is the most realistic athletics simulation available on handhelds. Featuring 14 varied track and field events playable in jaw-dropping international stadiums, the game delivers online and wireless multiplayer fun for up to four players via the Wi-Fi channel and local LAN.

Codemasters' Rise Of The Argonauts is an action/rpg set in ancient Greece where you will embark on an epic quest, and encounter legendary figures such as Jason, Hercules and Atalanta.

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games invites players to face-off in some of the most intense winter competitions, taking you to lifelike Olympic venues where you can choose from a legendary cast of playable characters, including new faces to the series to be revealed later this year.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with 3 on 3 NHL Arcade ($9.99), Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Bundle ($29.99), DLCs for Burnout Paradise Party ($9.99), High Velocity Bowling ($0.99), Hot Shots Golf New Course ($4.99), LittleBigPlanet Valentine’s Day Mini-Pack ($2.99), NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja STORM Pack 8 (free), a demo for MLB 09 The Show, song packs for Guitar Hero World Tour, and Rock Band, as well as the usual game/movie trailers and PS3 themes. A North American demo for Killzone 2 is only available for pre-orders, but if you make a European profile, you can download it from there.

OneBigGame will be raising funds through publishing a series of unique games kindly created and donated by established names in game development. Save the Children and Starlight Children’s Foundation US will be recipients of all profits generated by these titles.

SOE has signed a publishing agreement with PopCap Games that will bring five hit titles to the PlayStation Network, starting with Bejeweled 2. Fan favorites, Zuma, Heavy Weapon, Peggle and Feeding Frenzy will become available shortly thereafter.

Capcom has signed a development agreement with UK based Monumental Games (formed in 2005 by former Climax employees, currently working on Hunter's World, and recently acquired Swordfish Studios' Manchester office) which will develop an as yet unannounced multi-platform title scheduled for release and published by Capcom later this year.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with PULSE 01/15 Edition (free), Magic Ball ($9.99), GTI Club+ ($9.99), Ultimate Ghost ‘N Goblins (PSP/$19.99) Brain Challenge Expansion Pack ($4.99), various DLCs for Disgaea 3 ($3.99/$1.99), Shaun White Snowboarding DLCs ($9.99/free), demos for Skate 2, GTI Club+ and BUZZ! Master Quiz (PSP), song packs for Guitar Hero World Tour, Rock Band, and the usual game/movie trailers and PS3 themes.

World Championship Games, known in Europe as International Athletics, is an athletics simulation game featuring fourteen varied track and field events playable in jaw-dropping international stadiums, delivering online and wireless multiplayer fun for up to four players via Nintendo Wi-Fi channel and local LAN.

In a recent interview, Neversoft president Joel Jewett revealed that it was no longer developing Tony Hawk titles, but instead speculation is that newly founded Robomodo is on the case. Last year, market-research firm Intellisponse leaked a bunch of info on upcoming Activision Blizzard games, including the fact that the next Tony Hawk would use a new controller, "shift your weight to turn and balance grinds, kick back on the tail of the board to ollie, and lean into airs to pull off huge spins." Activision didn't quite confirm any of the rumors but did say that you wouldn't use your hands, while Tony Hawk himself revealed the next game would include accelerometer technology.