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.
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‘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.
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.
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.
5 infamous gaming mishaps
Mitt 
Romney aide Eric Fehrnstrom’s offhand comment likening his boss’ presidential campaign to an Etch A Sketch is being referred to as a “disaster” among political pundits.
Romney’s opponents are taunting the candidate openly, with Rick Santorum tweeting a photo of himself playing with the toy and Newt Gingrich bringing one out at a rally. It’s ballooned into an internet meme, and the makers of Etch A Sketch are seeing sales skyrocket.
Angry Birds Space tops 10 million downloads in three days
The 
Angry Birds have a pretty good reason to be happy this week.
Rovio’s juggernaut game franchise is showing absolutely no signs of waning popularity, with the developer tweeting that the most recent release, Angry Birds Space, has racked up 10 million downloads in less than three days.
Bioware to change ‘Mass Effect 3′ ending
Never 
underestimate the power of an outraged fan base.
Bowing to pressure from a loud segment of players, Bioware has announced that changes are in the works for the controversial ending to role-playing smash Mass Effect 3. Details about those plans will be revealed next month.
Critics: ‘Angry Birds Space’ is a blast
Today’s 
launch of Angry Birds Space isn’t just the rollout of the fourth game in the wildly popular pig-smashing series. It’s a multimedia event.
NASA is celebrating alongside Angry Birds creator Rovio. Wal-Mart is selling a bazillion bits of Angry Birds merchandise. MTV is using the game to help fight online bullying. And in Seattle, they’re turning the Space Needle into a 300-foot tall slingshot. Seriously.
But all that sizzle means nothing without the steak. Is Angry Birds Space worth buying? Or is it just more of the same from a franchise that has, at this point, been emulated (or downright copied) by dozens of other app makers?
More moms turn to video games to relax
Kids 
are stressful — and no one can testify to that better than a mother.
That tension has been a boon to countless spas and gyms in the past, but now it looks like the video game industry might be the latest beneficiary. A new survey from a leading Mommy blogger site finds that more and more moms are unwinding with a controller or iPad in their hands.
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