The 
gaming world thought it had said R.I.P. to R.B.I. Baseball in 1995, but the long-dormant sports franchise is coming off of the bench.
Major League Baseball has revealed plans to bring back the series that debuted on the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1986. In a succinct announcement, MLB Advanced Media said it would be bringing R.B.I. to “current- and next-generation consoles and smartphones and tablets.” The league didn’t offer any additional details.
Usually 
when the film and video game worlds collide, it’s a messy affair. The latest run-in, though, is just plain weird.
Activision has unveiled Onslaught, the first downloadable expansion pack for Call of Duty: Ghosts. And in a twist straight out of a B-movie script, the game’s special guest star is none other than Michael Myers, the unstoppable serial killer from the ‘Halloween’ horror movies.
Nearly 
a year after a disastrous launch plagued with server woes and bitter player complaints, the troubled SimCity is finally getting an offline mode.
EA announced the change Monday, saying developer Maxis is “in the late stages” of developing the mode. The company did not give an estimate of when offline play would be available, saying it plans extensive testing before doing so.
Nintendo 
doesn’t have a lot to say about the Wii U these days, but the 3DS? It’s happy to talk about that, and for good reason.
Life-to-date sales of the 3DS and 2DS have topped 11.5 million in the U.S., the company announced Friday.
The 
gaming world stepped out of the shadows of CES this year. Fascinating new gaming tech stood shoulder to shoulder with big screen TVs, smartphones and tablets at the massive electronics show, offering a glimpse at how we might be playing in the months and years to come. While not all of these devices and services will earn a spot in our gaming set-up, they all offer an intriguing vision. Here are eight worth watching.
The 
Xbox One may have gotten out to a strong sales start, but there have been a few bumps along the way — especially with the system’s social features.
Many of those problems could be going away in the near future, though, as Microsoft has announced it’s working on a significant update for its next-generation system, intended to address user criticisms.
Consoles, 
beware: this year, the PC is making a push for the living room. And Valve Software is leading the charge.
Last year Valve announced the Steam Machine, a system designed to let people play games traditionally locked on PC monitors in the comfort of their living rooms. The company showed a bit more of its hand at CES 2014, announcing 13 partners who will be creating Steam Machine hardware and giving press some hands-on time with the controller.
Not 
so fast, Microsoft.
During a keynote speech at the CES Show in Las Vegas, Sony Computer Entertainment President and Group CEO Andrew House, announced Tuesday that the company has sold through 4.2 million PlayStation 4 units worldwide as of December 28, 2013.
The 
New Year is off to a lousy start for some of the gaming industry’s largest digital distribution sites.
Valve’s Steam, EA’s Origin, and Blizzard’s Battle.net were the target of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks Thursday night, which overloaded servers and took the sites offline. All three have adjusted their firewalls and are back online at this point.
So 
you think you can dance? So does Carrie Swidecki – and she’s got the record to prove it.
Last year, the 37-year-old teacher played Ubisoft’s Just Dance 4 for 49 hours, 3 minutes and 22 seconds without stopping to throw up. That marathon play/dance session turned her into a record holder.
Chris Morris: Journalist 