It may not have been the most gaming-related news to come out of Sony's 2008 E3 Media & Business Summit press conference, but the hardware maker certainly surprised many with the news that its PlayStation Network Video Store was open for business. From the outset, Sony's video store has enjoyed content from major studios such as Lionsgate, Warner, Disney, Paramount, Turner Entertainment, MGM, and, naturally, Sony Pictures Entertainment. Soon, the PlayStation Video Store's library will become a measure larger. The Hollywood Reporter reports today that Sony Computer Entertainment and NBC Universal have reached an agreement to make a variety of its content available through the service. Downloaded content will be viewable both on the PSP and the PS3.

Microsoft's Halo franchise was a leader in getting online console gaming off of the ground as well as the starting point for the Xbox 360's clearest advantage in the current-generation system wars, Xbox Live. It also happens to be the topic of the latest patent-infringement case to be brought against Microsoft, litigation that could cost the publisher $90 million in damages. In opening statements reported on by the Bloomberg financial news service today, New York-based Paltalk Holdings told a jury that Microsoft's console and the Halo franchise infringed on two patents developed by Mpath Interactive. According to Paltalk's lawyer Max Tribble, the patents involve "technology for ways to control interactive applications over multiple computers."

Compete in head-to-head competitions, real-time tournaments, and the Hot Shots Golf online community

Several exciting game modes - Tour, Tournament, Vs. Mode, Training, and Online Play

Enjoy 15 different courses, ranging from challenging 18-hole layouts to demanding par three executive courses

More golfers and caddies than ever - 34 off-the-wall new characters, from returning favorites to popular PS2 characters

Touch-sensitive controls that respond to golf's many variables - wind, ball lie and course elevation all play a part

Remember tilting your arms while playing Excitebike to try to make your character land a huge jump? That experience is finally a reality with Excite Truck

Your controller is a steering wheel - Hold the Wii Remote like an NES controller to control the truck; the 2 button is the accelerator, the 1 button is the brake, the Control Pad is the turbo

Tilt the Wii Remote controller right and left like a steering wheel to steer

Once the truck goes airborne, tilt the Wii Remote controller every which way to line up the wheels for landing boosts

Pick up items on the courses to make the terrain deform in real time, turning innocent bumps into massive launch pads

24 missions over 3 unique campaigns featuring legends like King Arthur, Vlad Dracula and Dietrich von Hildebrand

31 unit types -- almost twice the number in Stronghold 2

More siege equipment and castle traps - Werewolf launchers, infernal balls, stake hurlers, tunnel systems, dragon harpoons, dispel bombs, magic gardens and more

3 new playable races, 3 new castles to build

4-player multiplayer action

WWII Combat the way you want it - Play as a covert operative, Army Ranger, or British Commando depending on your style of play – sneaking, sniping, or guns blazing.

Authentic WWII Vehicles – Yours for the Taking - Use any of the vehicles you find on the battlefield to accomplish your mission. Jeeps, the Opelblitz, Kubelwagon, Panzer, Tiger, T34 and Sherman Tanks all ready for your command.

Not Just Another Grunt - You’re the Victor - Unlike other games where you’re just another cog in the war machine, you are the key to success on the battlefield – you are present at the Hour of Victory.

Exclusive Xbox 360 Title - WWII brought to the Xbox 360 with Unreal Engine 3 generation graphical splendor and exhilarating Multiplayer action for Xbox Live.

The breakup of Perpetual Entertainment has been a messy, messy affair. The death of Gods and Heroes, the uncertainty over Star Trek Online, and former Perpetual PR representatives Kohnke's lawsuit were all signs of MMO development gone horribly wrong.

You may or may not be familiar with the "ghostly wolf" debacle that occurred in the World of Warcraft recently. It involved a pet wolf that would not have been able to be tamed by Hunters without some clever usage of game mechanics and some costly preparation.

Personally, I'm surprised they didn't go with something more fan-relatable; I'd have called it 'Frontiers', or 'Wheel in the Sky', or, best of all, 'Kohoutek'.

Leading a group in a dungeon instance can often feel like herding cats, especially if you're playing with a pick-up-group (PUG). In the game of Star Wars Galaxies, making Star Wars Galaxies Credits is necessary.