TechWeb - Activision is riding high on the success of games such as Guitar Hero, Call of Duty, and Tony Hawk, but has lacked an offering such as World of Warcraft.

USATODAY.com - The latest release of Gran Turismo is missing quite a bit under the hood. Instead of waiting to unveil a full version of the hit racing series for PlayStation 3, developers roll out the scaled-back Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. The options are slim, but the experience is powerful.

Reuters - MTV said on Friday it will start selling full albums that can be downloaded and played in its “Rock Band” video game, with the first title coming next week from classic metal act Judas Priest.

AP - Led by stellar sales of Nintendo’s games and systems, U.S. retail sales of video games jumped 57 percent to $1.7 billion in March, market researcher NPD Group reported Thursday.

NewsFactor - The sluggish economy doesn’t seem to be hurting the video-game market. U.S. sales of game hardware and software skyrocketed 57 percent in March compared to the year-ago period, according to the NPD Group.