2012 
continues to be a real stinker for the video game industry.
Video game software sales were down 23 percent in February compared to 2011 figures, according to the NPD Group.
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Online retailer mistakes ‘Madden’ for ‘Mass Effect’
Mass Effect, 
Madden. Tomato, To-mah-to.
Some customers of online retailer Newegg got a rather unwelcome surprise earlier this week, when a screw-up by the company resulted in them getting a copy of the six-month-old ‘Madden NFL 12’ instead of the brand new ‘Mass Effect 3’ they were expecting.
Peter Molyneux leaving Microsoft
One 
of the biggest names in Microsoft’s stable of developers is leaving the company.
Peter Molyneux, the creator of games like Fable, Populus, Theme Park, and Black & White, has announced plans to leave both Microsoft (where he serves as creative director) and his own Lionhead Studios once development is complete on his latest title, Fable: The Journey.
LulzSec leader turns informant, feds arrest key hackers
Hacker 
group LulzSec, whose reign of online terror last summer compromised companies ranging from Sony Pictures to Bethesda Softworks, has been dismantled by federal officials, with the group’s leader apparently acting as an informant.
The U.S. Attorney’s office on Tuesday announced it had charged five people with computer hacking and other crimes. Hector Xavier Monsegur, better known as LulzSec leader “Sabu,” had pled guilty to those crimes.
The truth about brain games
It’s 
a wonderful theory: Play a video game for a little while each day, and you’ll slowly get smarter.
Unfortunately, theories don’t always work out as planned.
Winners are meaner than losers, says study
Nobody 
likes to lose a Call of Duty match, but have you ever wondered why the winners are often such jerks?
There’s a fine line between celebrating a victory and rubbing it in your opponent’s face. And while it might seem that Xbox Live and PlayStation Network are filled with the latter, a new scientific study shows that aggressive behavior after a victory really isn’t all that uncommon.
5 ways to protect your online game identity
One 
of the cool side benefits of owning a PS Vita is the ability to connect to the PlayStation Network from just about anywhere. As with Apple’s App Store, you no longer have to be sitting at a desk — or on a couch — to buy and download new games.
But for every step towards digital freedom comes an additional risk. Just as someone can usurp your identity on a console and buy things using any credits you’ve accumulated, someone who pickpockets your new game system or smartphone can likewise gain access to your game accounts and rack up charges in a jiffy.
Justin Bieber v. ‘Joustin’ Beaver’: App spurs a lawsuit
Tween 
heartthrob Justin Bieber got a rather unwanted present as he turned 18 yesterday: A new lawsuit. And this one’s even weirder than the paternity claim of last year.
The makers of the Joustin’ Beaver game for Android phones have filed a lawsuit against the pop star in a preemptive move to ensure their game can be sold.
Pac-Man TV show coming to Disney XD
Two 
years ago, Namco and super producer Avi Arad announced his dream of bringing Pac-Man back to television.
After a long delay, the pellet gobbler has found a network home.
Sony sells 1.2 million PlayStation Vitas
The 
PlayStation Vita seems to be off to a good start.
Sony announced Tuesday that it has sold over 1.2 million units of the handheld gaming system worldwide so far, though it didn’t break out how many of those were sold in the U.S.
Chris Morris: Journalist 