The 
dream of running your own business can be a powerful one. Unfortunately, it sometimes blinds people to the world’s ugly realities.
The odds of success aren’t great, of course — but even first time entrepreneurs know that on some level. Startlingly few of the ones who do make it think forward to their golden years, however, which could present a big problem when they’re ready to retire.
It’s 
game over for the oldest existing video game magazine.
Nintendo Power, once considered required reading for gamers, is calling it quits, a victim of the Internet age and a lack of support from the company whose name it bore.
Nintendo 
seems to once again be winning the battle of the handheld gaming systems.
Sony reports it has sold 2.2 million PlayStation Vitas worldwide through June 30th. That’s not a bad figure, but it falls woefully short of the 17 million 3DS units that have been sold.
OnLive 
was the first high-profile advocate of a newfangled concept called “cloud games.” With the company on the ropes, Chris Morris examines the unanswered questions surrounding OnLive’s future.
Whatever becomes of OnLive in the months and years to come, one thing is certain: Its handling of its ongoing transition (or rebirth or metamorphosis — whatever you choose to call it) is going to go down in the halls of video game infamy.
It’s a change that, in terms of confusion, has been handled about as well as the early days of the Sony hacking incident and the 2010 “shut down”/rebirth of Good Old Games. And while there is more solid information today than there was when word of the mass layoffs came about on Friday, there are still plenty on unanswered questions.
Crowd 
funding has been a buzzword in the start-up world for years. For most entrepreneurs, though, it was virtually mythological: While it was certainly possible to fund an idea through donations by potential customers, there was no real way to reach out to a broad audience.
Then came Kickstarter.
For 
the third time in three years, adult movie studios have largely shut down production as a precautionary measure after a performer was diagnosed with a potentially fatal sexually transmitted disease but didn’t immediately disclose it.
A male performer in the Los Angeles porn community was reportedly diagnosed with syphilis last month, but apparently hid the fact from producers, prompting fears of a spread among other actors and actresses. Several big studios have voluntarily suspended production for an unspecified period, while the Free Speech Coalition (a trade group that represents the adult entertainment industry) has called for a moratorium on filming until all performers have been re-tested for the disease.
Get 
ready for more plants, more zombies, and we can only hope more Crazy Dave.
PopCap Games has announced a sequel to its monster hit Plants vs.Zombies. It’s currently planned for a late spring 2013 release.
OnLive, 
the cloud-based streaming media company that many believed was the future of video games, reportedly laid off virtually all of its employees Friday, raising questions about its future.
The OnLive service is still functioning at present, and company spokespersons say that’s not going to change, but some insiders say a new company is being planned to rise from OnLive’s ashes.
Earlier 
this week, a thief burglarized the home of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, making off with over $60,000 in jewelry and materials. Police arrested a suspect, but not before he had gotten rid of some of the merchandise.
Now, police say, one of Jobs’ old iPads was found in the hands of a clown.
Love 
it or hate it, the Xbox 360 isn’t going anywhere soon. It’s the oldest of the current consoles, but despite an onslaught of leaks and rumors, Microsoft has yet to officially acknowledge it’s working on a next-generation system.
In the real world, it’s a pretty safe bet that the next Xbox won’t hit stores before Christmas 2013. That means you’ve got another year — at least — with your current model. And while it might be a little long in the tooth, there’s still plenty of horsepower under the hood.
Chris Morris: Journalist 