“Ho 
Ho Ho!” turned into “No No No!” for tons of gamers over the Christmas holiday.
Several major online game networks experienced notable performance issues — and outright crashes — as a new influx of players jumped online.
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The 5 biggest gaming stories of 2013
Another 
year is nearly in the books, and for gamers, it was a biggie.
Sony and Microsoft released their long-awaited next generation systems. Rockstar Games didn’t just break records, it blew them to smithereens. Players saw tons of new avenues open up, while an increasingly connected world brought plenty of headaches.
Nintendo details 2014 games, announces odd new Zelda
The 
Wii U may not be getting tons of attention this holiday season, but that’s not stopping Nintendo from playing Santa Claus.
In a Nintendo Direct broadcast Wednesday, company president Satoru Iwata and Nintendo of America chief Reggie Fils-Aime revealed a number of surprises and updates for both the Wii U and the 3DS — and even delivered some of them to players immediately.
Report: Xbox One tops PS4 on Black Friday
The 
Xbox One seems to have won the first round of the latest console war.
A survey of early shoppers found that Microsoft’s next-generation console was the system of choice this Black Friday, soundly beating Sony’s PlayStation 4.
Gamers battle it out in the Donkey Kong world championship
Forget 
about the Broncos’ win over the Chiefs yesterday. The real sports action was at Denver’s 1Up Arcade and Bar.
That was the site of the third annual Donkey Kong world championship, where hardcore fans of the famous quarter-gobbler battled for arcade supremacy.
October game sales race forward thanks to GTA
Trevor, 
Michael and Franklin might be particularly vicious criminals in Grand Theft Auto V, but they’re heroes to the video game industry.
Grand Theft Auto helped propel the industry into positive growth for the third consecutive month in October. Software sales at brick and mortar retail stores were up 12 percent compared to the October 2012 figures, coming in at $482.5 million.
The Best — and Worst — Console Launches
The 
months leading up to a console launch are filled with talk of system specs and features. But the minute those consoles hit shelves, the focus shifts squarely to the games.
No matter how fancy its internal components and capabilities may be, the success or failure of a console ultimately comes down to its software. Historically speaking, launch lineups aren’t great – it takes a while for game makers to get the hang of new hardware – but some have been better than others. Much better, as it were.
The key ingredient in any launch lineup isn’t quantity, but quality. One system-selling game is worth more than 20 forgettable ports. As you debate whether the Xbox One or PlayStation 4 has the better initial lineup of games, take a look back at the five best and five worst day one lineups of past home consoles.
EA CEO talks Tiger Woods, NCAA football and Nintendo
When 
Andrew Wilson was named CEO of Electronic Arts in September, there were a lot of double takes.
He hasn’t been as prominent as other EA executives in his 13-year history with the company, but as analysts and gamers took a closer look at his resume, those double takes turned into knowing nods.
Wii Mini coming to U.S. later this month
The 
Wii may be winding down its life cycle, but the Wii Mini is just getting started.
Roughly a year after introducing the scaled-down version of the last generation console to Canada, Nintendo has announced plans to bring the Wii Mini to the U.S. in the coming weeks. Nintendo declined to give an exact release date, saying only “mid-November.”
Nintendo suspends 3DS messaging service due to ‘offensive material’
Nintendo 
prides itself on being a family-friendly company, but it seems to have underestimated the libido of some of its customers.
The gamemaker has suspended Swapnote, the messaging app available for its 3DS handheld, after discovering that gamers have been using the service to exchange inappropriate pictures and other material.
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