The long-rumored subscription service tied to the 
hit Call of Duty franchise is finally reality. And that has some gamers worried and confused.
Activision has formally unveiled Call of Duty: Elite, a premium service that adds a social layer and exclusive content – along with a monthly fee – to the popular shooter. But the addition of that fee and the features the publisher have discussed have muddied the waters a bit around the franchise. Here are some answers to some of the biggest questions:
She’s sold more than 50 million albums 
throughout her career, has appeared on countless magazine covers, and currently works as a judge on “The Voice,” one of the hottest new shows on television.
But if you really want to get Christina Aguilera’s competitive juices flowing, challenge her to a game of Galaga.
When U.S. prisoners journey beyond their prison 
walls, it’s usually because they’ve been assigned to a roadside cleanup crew. In China, they head to World of Warcraft.
In addition to the physical labor he was required to perform during the day, a former inmate at the Jixi labour camp in northeast China is alleging he — and 300 fellow prisoners — were forced to play online games at night, raising credits and finding loot that prison guards then resold for real-world money, reports The Guardian.
Brian Kingrey isn’t really a fan of 
baseball video games, nor is he particularly fond of baseball in general.
But money? He’s a big fan of that — and now possesses a hefty chunk of it. The Lousiana man raked in $1 million by being the first player to throw a perfect game in 2K Sports’ baseball sim, MLB 2K11.
With his enduring anthems to margaritas, 
cheeseburgers and flip flops, you wouldn’t peg Jimmy Buffet to be much of a gamer. But with popular -Ville games like FarmVille and FrontierVille dominating people’s time online, it only makes sense that the man behind ‘Margaritaville’ would join the party at some point.
That point is now. Buffett and THQ are set to bring the tropically inspired Margaritaville Online to Facebook and Apple’s iDevices, packed with a hefty dose of classic Buffett songs, characters and virtual cheeseburgers.
Subscriber numbers tend to ebb and flow 
with massively multiplayer games. No matter how high they get, people generally expect them to come down — unless that game is World of Warcraft.
So when Activision-Blizzard announced earlier this month that subscriptions of its crown jewel had fallen 5 percent, heads turned. Was the mightiest title in the persistent world universe finally showing signs of weakness?
Apple may tout the diversity of the App 
Store in television ads, but let’s face it — the store is prejudiced against certain users. Sure, there are apps for adults and children, scholars and idiots, big spenders and cheapskates…
…but what about cats?
No one is more eager than Sony to put 
the recent cyberattacks on the PlayStation Network behind them. Unfortunately, there are still some hurdles to clear.
The electronics giant issued an earnings warning Monday, noting that early estimates on the cost of the PlayStation Network breach have hit about $172 million. And that figure could increase in the months to come.
Army of Darkness has its own video game. So does 
Saw. So it really shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that one of the biggest icons of horror is creeping into the gaming world.
Chucky, the freaky little doll at the center of the ‘Child’s Play’ series, is getting the video game treatment with a new title scheduled to be released this fall.
Blake Griffin has a lot going for him. He has 
endorsement deals with TV manufacturer Vizio, a multimillion dollar contact with the Los Angeles Clippers and sitting on his mantle at home are trophies for the 2011 NBA Slam Dunk Contest and NBA Rookie of the Year.
But what the guy really wants, it seems, is to fight mutants and in id Software’s upcoming shooter, Rage. And he’s making his case in a hilarious new video that includes motion-capture, dribble-drives and, yes, a tiger getting dunked on.
Chris Morris: Journalist 