NPD Group numbers are in for January 2009, and while the overall narrative remains the same -- Nintendo leading the charge, with "Wii Fit" selling 777,000 copies -- there were signs of growth for everyone, as the industry saw 1.33 billion in sales, up from 1.18 billion in 2008. Read more...

The first odd public relations stunt is upon us as Electronic Arts sent reporters such as me some steak to promote the pending release of "Skate 2." Read more...

A quick public service announcement: We're still in the era of PS3 games that require installations and/or major chunks of hard drive space. The box for this month's "Skate 2" indicates that it requires 2182 MB. So free some hard drive space if, like me, you're running out of room.