Reuters - Japanese video game maker Nintendo Co Ltd plans to launch a new model of its DS handheld machine that can take pictures and play music by the end of the year, the Nikkei business daily said on Sunday.

Reuters - Japanese video game maker Nintendo Co Ltd plans to launch a new model of its DS handheld machine that can take pictures and play music by the end of the year, the Nikkei business daily said on Sunday.

AP - After immersing myself in the colorful world of THQ's "de Blob" for many hours, I was quickly able to come to two conclusions about this new Wii platform game.

Reuters - A new videogame allows players to conjure up their own design ideas and create playable content that can be uploaded and shared.

AP - Sony Corp.'s U.S. video game division is adding a slick visual program to the PlayStation 3 game system that delivers news headlines, weather reports and webcam views from around the globe.

AP - Judging by the decades worth of reactions from the folks prompted to "Come on down!" on "The Price is Right," joining a game show is super fun. Sony and Relentless Software's "Buzz!" successfully captured such an experience for the PlayStation 2. Now, the interactive quiz show franchise has come to the PS3 and PlayStation Portable for the first time.

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.