AP - Ever since Konami announced earlier this year that “Dance Dance Revolution” would be coming to the Nintendo Wii, fans of the popular series have been wondering how the game would incorporate hand movements into the foot stomping of versions past.

AP - Gory movies such as “30 Days of Night” and “Saw IV” come and go without much of a fuss. Directors Martin Scorsese and Joel and Ethan Coen can throw buckets of fake blood across the screen. But when video-game companies indulge in graphic violence, watchdogs go ballistic.

AP - Electronic Arts Inc. announced Tuesday it would close its 150-employee office in downtown Chicago as part of a company-wide cost-cutting initiative.

Investor’s Business Daily - To create cool video games like “Halo 3″ takes top-notch developers, lifelike graphics — and very fast memory chips.

InfoWorld - A top official from Microsoft’s developer division showcased an array of new development technologies on Tuesday, including a demo of the game World of Warcraft running within the company’s Visual Studio integrated development environment.