Hard 
times in the video game industry are catching up with Sega.
The publisher has slashed its financial forecast for the current fiscal year, announced plans to cut its staff in the U.S. and Europe and canceled an unknown number of games.
Monthly Archives: March 2012
America’s Radio News Network – March 29
Every 
Thursday, I join Chris Salcedo and Lori Lundin on the mid-day edition of America’s Radio News Network to discuss trends and news in the technology and video game space. Today’s topics were the latest Apple TV rumors, Harry Potter eBooks and a look at the staggering number of hacker attacks in 2011.
‘Journey’ becomes PSN’s fastest selling game
Journey, 
the soothing, meditative downloadable title that has critics swooning, is proving just as popular with players.
Sony announced Thursday the game has become the fastest-selling title in the history of the PlayStation Network and PlayStation Store.
Apptastic: Dragon Go
If you 
don’t have Siri on your iPhone, you sometimes have to dig around to find the information you’re looking for. Well the company behind the Dragon speech-to-text word processing program now offers an app to handle your web searches.
Tebow’s out in race for ‘Madden NFL 13′ cover
There 
won’t be any Tebowing on the cover of this year’s Madden.
The New York Jets quarterback, who was the odds-on favorite to front the next version of EA’s football game, was eliminated in the first round of fan voting in this year’s seeded bracket tournament. Houston running back Arian Foster defeated the media darling in a close matchup.
Rumor: Next PlayStation coming in 2013
There 
have been plenty of leaks, whispers and rumors about the next Xbox for a few months now, but there hasn’t been a lot of talk about Sony’s plans for the next generation.
Kotaku, though, claims to have uncovered some inside information about the system that, on the surface, makes it sound like the next generation console race is going to be a tight one — and begin next year.
Takeover Battle Looms for Publicly Traded Porn Company
Despite 
a widely publicized downturn in porn industry profits over the past few years, investors still think there’s money to be made there – so much so that a bidding war has erupted for one of the few publicly traded companies with ties to the adult industry.
New Frontier Media, which oversees nine adult-themed pay-per-view networks, including XTSY, TEN and Penthouse TV, has received a pair of unsolicited takeover offers this month as the company’s stock has hovered under $2 per share for over a year.
Apptastic: App Deals
There are over a half million apps in the App Store – and prices fluctuate all the time. Now, there’s an app to keep up with the sales.
Online entertainment bigger than gaming on Xbox 360
Microsoft’s 
invasion of the living room is going into overdrive.
Comcast’s Xfinity on-demand service, HBO Go and MLB.tv are now available through Xbox Live — and they’re arriving right as the console undergoes a major transition in how people use it.
Apptastic: The Nosh List
The 
worst part about going out for a meal is standing around waiting for your table. NoshList can make that a little more bearable.
Chris Morris: Journalist 