NewsFactor - On Wednesday, the latest iteration of the Star Wars saga crash-landed on game consoles around the world. LucasArts, the gaming division of Lucasfilm Limited, released Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, an installment of the Star Wars saga that falls roughly in between the two film trilogies.

Reuters - Hockey fans who can't wait for the opening of the hockey season on October 4 can jump on the virtual ice today, with new videogames hitting stores in time for the start of the NHL training camps.

AFP - A regional video game expo opened Thursday here on a positive note despite global financial turmoil, with industry players predicting online titles will generate robust growth in coming years.

Reuters - The U.S. International Trade Commission has agreed to look into Hillcrest Laboratories' allegations that Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS) infringed Hillcrest's patents in making its popular Wii video game, the ITC said on Wednesday.

PC Magazine - Everyone always talks about how monumental a money generator World of Warcraft has been for Blizzard, but here's a figure you don't hear much about: How much does WoW actually cost Blizzard to maintain?

AP - Katherine Graden doesn't really like shoot-'em-up video games. She prefers games on her Wii system that test her fitness and agility — the ones her guy friends tease are her "sissy games."

AP - Now that a potential buyer has walked away, the video game publisher behind the popular "Grand Theft Auto" series could remain an independent company for the foreseeable future.

AP - Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. said Sunday it ended talks to buy smaller rival Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., best known for the "Grand Theft Auto" series of games.

Reuters - Shares of U.S. video game publisher Take Two Interactive Software Inc plunged nearly 30 percent in premarket trading on Monday after larger rival Electronic Arts Inc abandoned its takeover bid.

AFP - US video game giant Electronic Arts announced Sunday it was ending a bitter seven-month battle to acquire "Grand Theft Auto" maker Take-Two Interactive.

AP - Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. said Sunday it ended talks to buy smaller rival Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., best known for the "Grand Theft Auto" series of games.

Reuters - U.S. video game giant Electronic Arts Inc has pulled away from an offer to buy rival Take Two Interactive Software Inc after pursuing the "Grand Theft Auto" game publisher for more than six months.