Down Lo on the Downloads: Shop-Store-Mark 10/08
PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360

Oh downloadable games, why have you forsaken us? Or, why was August such a good month for Live Store Shop offerings and September such a lousy one? Ever heard of "pacing"? Apparently not, as September saw mostly mediocre releases.

Nintendo dominates August software sales chart
Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox 360

Before Microsoft dropped the price on Xbox 360 resulting in a sales surge, there was August, and August was all about Wii.

Sting Hero: World Tour
PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360

More than a multi-Grammy award winner, more than an awesome songwriter, more than a tasty bassist, solo artist and Police frontman Sting has proven once again that he's a major money magnet as he lends/licenses his voice and likeness to Activision's imminent Guitar Hero World Tour.

Down Lo on the Downloads: Shop-Store-Market 09/08
PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360

You can tell summer is coming to an end as game publishers are starting to let the good stuff come to market. Sorry about your luck, July, but August was a smokin' hot month for game downloads.

NPD: Children, Boomers surpass young males in game market
Handheld, Hardware, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Software, Television, TV Plug-n-Play, Videogame, Wii, Windows PC, Xbox 360

According to the first-ever consumer report on video gaming, the standard as the young male as the quintessential gamer has forever changed. NPD's latest study of video gaming market reveals surprising results among seven unique gamer segments.

It's so not about the music, man, Guitar Hero gets sponsors
PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360

Activision and RedOctane just announced that the forthcoming Guitar Hero World Tour game will feature in-game sponsorship as rewards through exclusive partnerships with prominent music instrument and equipment manufacturers.