The launch of the 3DS 
was a certifiable hit — but not a grand slam.
According to data released by sales tracking group NPD, the first-week sales of Nintendo’s new handheld system beat out the first-week sales of its predecessor, the DS, thanks to a price tag that was $100 higher. Unfortunately, that price tag also might have kept some from buying it: just under 400,000 3DS units were sold in its first week, about 100,000 units short of the original DS when it launched in November of 2004.
Most of the time, Pac-Man is limited to 
a strict diet of 240 dots per level — but this is the era of supersizing. And the little yellow guy is going on a high-calorie diet.
Namco-Bandai and Microsoft, along with Soap Creative, have released a new, free-to-play version of the arcade classic that links hundreds of user-created mazes together, effectively creating the world’s largest game of Pac-Man.
What’s better: Reality or fantasy? 
A growing movement argues that the correct answer is “both.”
The concept is called “gamification,” a fairly dorky term that basically means using gameplay techniques to make everyday activities more fun — which, in turn, boosts people’s motivation for getting things done.
The latest version of Electronic Arts’ annual 
Tiger Woods franchise downplays the golf superstar in a big way. As it turns out, those changes might have earned the publisher a hole in one.
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters has proven to be the fastest moving in the series’ history. EA says the game — the 14th installment in the long-running golf sim — sold 225,000 copies in its first week.
Nintendo is pulling out a couple of big 
guns in the second quarter to boost its bottom line.
After months of hedging, the company has at last firmed up a launch date for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D. The eagerly anticipated 3DS remake of the classic title — still considered among the best of all time — will hit store shelves on June 19.
The Grammys are getting 
into the game.
The Recording Academy, which oversees the annual music awards, has made changes to four of the ceremony’s categories, putting video games on the same playing field as television and movies in an effort to solicit more submissions from the industry.
If you’ve bought a copy of Madden or NCAA 
Football in the past six years, you might have found an interesting email in your in-box over the last few days.
A pair of disgruntled gamers have filed a class action suit against Electronic Arts over the games, accusing the publisher of overcharging customers and stifling competition, via its exclusivity agreement with the NFL, NFL Players Association and other leagues.
As winter begrudgingly surrenders to spring and 
you begin that annual task of cleaning out all the detritus that has accumulated in your closets over the past year, you might want to start with your game collection.
Everyone has a few favorites they’ll hang on to forever, whether for sentimental value or because they enjoy replaying them from time to time. But most video games simply gather dust — and while some of those games on your shelf might have limited value, others are in high demand.
You can’t turn a corner these days without 
running into the debate over whether 99 cents is too cheap for a game or $60 is too high. Ultimately that comes down to the quality of the game, and as it happens, some of the best games of all time — as well as some innovative new titles — can be found for less than $10.
Here are 10 you simply can’t miss.
There’s no love lost between leading game 
publishers Activision and Electronic Arts, but this November the studios are planning their biggest battle yet.
EA CEO John Riccitiello, speaking at the Ad Age Digital Conference this week, confirmed that upcoming shooter Battlefield 3 will be released in November, putting it in a head-to-head battle with the latest Call of Duty game — widely expected to be Modern Warfare 3.
Chris Morris: Journalist 