Can’t 
sleep? It could be all that Call of Duty.
New research from Flinders University finds that prolonged gaming sessions before bed resulted in restless nights for teenage boys, regardless of whether or not they went to bed at their normal time.
Top 10 Disruptors Empowering Consumers
Every 
now and then, a product or business comes along that manages to shift a paradigm, completely changing the way consumers interact with goods and services. Such disruption, though, often comes at the expense of established businesses — and even entire industries.
Apple is arguably the leader in disruption, having completely reshaped the music world with the iPod, led the consumer transition to smartphones with the iPhone and dinged the laptop computer industry with the iPad.
Ubisoft sues The Black Eyed Peas
Ubisoft 
is laying a legal Boom Boom Pow on their highest profile musical partner.
The publisher has filed a breach of contract suit against The Black Eyed Peas, saying the band failed to approve an iOS version of their console game, The Black Eyed Peas Experience. Ubisoft is seeking over $1 million in damages from BEP Music, the company that holds the trademark for the band, according to Courthouse News Service.
7 reasons you should be playing games on your PC
Console 
gaming might have commanded center stage for the past six years, but the PC is stealing back the spotlight.
How? It could be because of the sequelitis that’s running rampant in the console world these days. Or perhaps it’s due to the extended lifecycle of the current consoles, which no longer offer the best technology on the block. Whatever the reason, the PC — which many wrote off as a dead gaming system — is back, and it’s back in a big way.
If you’re not playing games on your PC (and we’re not talking about Farmville here, people), you’re missing out. Still sitting on the fence? Here are seven reasons you might want to consider investing in a PC gaming rig.
Opinion: Is Zynga ready to throw in the towel on Wall St?
Mark 
Pincus has never been someone who follows the same path as the rest of the video game industry, but his latest divergence is a particularly interesting one.
A little over a week ago, Zynga CEO Pincus retweeted an analysis piece suggesting the company should abandon its efforts as a publicly traded entity and consider going private. The suggestion comes less than a year after Zynga’s highly publicized IPO.
Runaway teens planned escape on Xbox
Microsoft’s 
Xbox Live is more than just a matchmaking service for gamers — it’s also a popular social networking tool. Authorities in Iowa, however, believe it was the genesis for a runaway plot conceived by four Iowa teens.
Two teenage girls from the town of Shellsburg and two teenage boys from Atlantic (which is about 200 miles away) were reported missing Saturday. According to police and parents, the runaways met though the online game service.
Video growth drives network upgrade
When 
the standards for local wired high-speed computing networks were first formalized in 1985, streaming media wasn’t a big concern. But as demand for those services has increased, especially in recent years, officials have begun to fear a logjam, so they have taken steps to prepare for a expected flood of streaming and downloaded multimedia in the years to come.
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) recently upgraded Ethernet standards, increasing bandwidth speeds and preparing for new markets, including in-car networking.
Nintendo cuts Wii price as Wii U launch looms
With 
the launch of the Wii U just over a month away, Nintendo has cut the price of the Wii console.
Effective immediately, the Wii price is cut from $150 to $130, with new bundles including copies of both Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort. The company says the bundles are shipping now and it expects them to be widely available by Oct. 28.
Happy 35th, Atari 2600!
While 
Atari first burst onto the video game scene in 1972 with Pong, for many gamers, the company’s lasting legacy will always be the Atari 2600.
October 14 marks the 35th birthday of the legendary game console, which landed with a bang in 1977. It wasn’t the first home video game system — that honor belongs to the Magnavox Odyssey — but it quickly became the most widely adopted and set the standard for many, many years.
No season, no problem: EA simulates the NHL
It’s 
tough being a hockey fan these days. With the lockout now in its 27th day and no substantial negotiations to resolve the situation, fans of the ice are starting to get worried that there may be no season at all this year.
EA, though, is offering a small measure of relief to fans looking to scratch the itch.
Chris Morris: Journalist 