You 
might want to watch what you say when you’re playing on your PlayStation 4. You never know who could be listening.
The latest update to the next-gen console’s software usage terms includes the disclosure that the company may monitor and record the content of voice and text communication over the PlayStation Network.
Technically, 
the Xbox One isn’t supposed to go on sale for a week and a half, but a small handful of consumers managed to get their hands on one early.
Microsoft confirmed the online reports over this weekend, saying a shipping error by “a retail partner” resulted in a pleasant surprise for some fans who had pre-ordered the console. Most likely that partner was Target.
The 
Happiest Place on Earth doesn’t seem like the sort of location that would require extra distractions, but Disney Imagineers say they’re leaning more heavily on the gaming world to boost the fun factor at Disney World and some of the company’s other properties.
Disney officials recently detailed the games they’ve installed at the parks since 2009 and discussed some of the surprising things they’ve learned in the process.
The PlayStation 4 won’t be the only console launching with a critical patch this year. The Xbox One is going to be similarly hobbled.
Actually, hobbled might be too kind a term. Without the update, you’ve essentially bought yourself a $500 brick.
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.
Numbers 
don’t lie, but they can be massaged a bit.
Activision celebrated the launch of Call of Duty: Ghosts with its customary sales trumpeting, announcing that the game sold $1 billion in its first day of release. Sounds impressive — and it certainly is — but it’s not quite as stunning as you might think.
Is 
Call of Duty going to the dogs?
Activision has high hopes for Call of Duty: Ghosts, but critics aren’t particularly impressed with the latest installment of the industry’s largest franchise.
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.
Sony 
has cleared up the few remaining mysteries about the PlayStation 4, though the answers may not please everyone.
In an exhaustive FAQ posted on the company’s official blog, Sony addressed dozens of issues as it nears the launch date for the PS4.
It’s a pretty long list — and an even longer read — but here are the most notable highlights:
The 
launch of next-generation consoles generally means one thing: A retail feeding frenzy. And this year, with both the PlayStation 4 (Nov. 15) and the Xbox One (Nov. 22) hitting the market a week apart, it should be especially ferocious.
The best way to ensure you get one was to pre-order, but that ship, for the most part, has sailed. Microsoft says pre-orders for the Xbox One sold out quicker than either of its predecessors, and the PS4 has been red hot since E3. Antsy gamers snatched up pre-order allotments for both systems from sites like Amazon and GameStop.
There’s still hope nabbing a launch day system if you haven’t reserved yours, though it won’t be easy.
Chris Morris: Journalist 