AP - Shares of Activision Blizzard Inc. and Electronic Arts Inc. declined Friday after October's video game retail sales report from the NPD Group showed a disappointing performance in the music genre.
PC Magazine - The latest effort to spin the recession comes from Microsoft, who commissioned the "Xbox 360 Holiday Entertainment Survey 2008". As you have probably guessed, the study concludes that the economic crunch translates into this being a great time to buy an Xbox 360.
Reuters - Alarmed at the growing number of attacks off Somalia, international merchant shipping is edging closer to doing the unthinkable in peace time: by-passing one of world's most vital trade routes.
PC Magazine - Videogame sales are expected to be strong this year and in 2009, despite the economic troubles that have hurt some retail stores that sell the games, industry executives said on Thursday.