Nyko one-upped Nintendo at CES in Las Vegas this week with their newly announced Wand+ for the Wii. The controller comes pre-loaded with built-in Wii MotionPlus technology, meaning you won't need to plug in an extra attachment at the bottom as you do with Nintendo's controllers.

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Screen tearing (exemplified in the above image from the handy Wiki page on the matter) is all over the Xbox 360 version of "Darksiders." In fact, it was prevalent enough to warrant including it as one of the negatives in my review of the game.

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Microsoft has "Game Room" up and running on a 360 on the floor of CES, which has allowed intrepid gamers the chance to go hands-on with the product and just how closely it mimics the feel of a real arcade.

Sadly I wasn't able to make the trip this year, but thanks to some shaky cam from the guys over at Kotaku, we have a more concrete concept on how achievements and game browsing works in "Game Room."

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While EA looks ahead to upcoming titles like "Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online" and their rumored "NBA Jam" relaunch for the Wii, the company has announced that February will see servers shut down for two dozen existing titles, including "Fight Night Round 3" and "NFL Tour," followed by "Madden NFL 09" in April.

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Sega wasn't the only company to make headlines talking about diminished hopes for the Wii this week. Capcom's director general in France, Antoine Seux, told Gamekult.com that Capcom's future was on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. His company appears to have other ideas -- or at least the desire to distance themselves from any perceived Wii bashing.

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UPDATE: So apparently "Game Room" will have fewer similarities with "PlayStation Home" than I thought...check out some updated info, along with the full list of games that'll be available at launch.

Original Story: Microsoft's on-going efforts to make your avatar the end-all be-all of your online digital persona is continuing with their announcement of "Game Room." It's basically a virtual arcade filled with classic arcade games. You can walk your avatar up to arcade machines and start playing (for a fee). That's basically it.

The service will be available on Xbox 360 and PC, with players able to purchase "free play" of a game for anywhere between 240 and 400 Microsoft Points (or $3 to $5 in non-moon bucks). You can also choose to play just once for 40 MS Points, as an attempted throwback to the whole quarter experience.

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In an extremely unsurprising move, Microsoft has announced that its motion-sensing add-on for the Xbox 360, Project Natal, will launch in time for the 2010 holiday season. This was the first official commitment to a release time-frame by the company, but a late 2010 release has been suspected since Natal's premiere at E3 2009 last summer.

There's also a new tech video, describing just how Natal was created:

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Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi has rocketed to fame in recent weeks, thanks to her extraordinarily popular turn on MTV's "Jersey Shore." She recently made the rounds in the MTV newsroom, and, quite honestly, I couldn't resist giving her a go at "Big Buck Safari." The above video is her round which was not exactly exemplary, but at least she was enthusiastic!

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Rumblings about "Call of Duty 7" going to Vietnam aren't new, but recent rumors corroborate such plans for Treyarch's Winter 2010 title. Though everything at this point is pure speculation, leaked details point predictably to a game based on popular movies.

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So far we know that Nintendo's next Zelda game for the Wii will feature flying, probably premiere at E3 this year and will not be a "Link's Crossbow Training" sequel. In addition to being formally introduced at E3 in 2010, however, the game may also make its way to stores before the year concludes.

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