A group 
of Chinese workers that make the Xbox 360 are unhappy with their jobs. Really unhappy.
Roughly 150 employees of a Foxconn Technology plant in Wuhan, China threatened mass suicide earlier this month in protest of job transfers. No workers followed through with the threat, though 45 did ultimately decide to quit, reports The New York Times.
While there 
are plenty of rumors about the next generation of consoles making an appearance at this year’s E3, don’t expect Sony to join the fun.
Kaz Hirai, who lords over the company’s consumer entertainment division (which includes the PlayStation unit), has definitively shot down the whispers, saying the PlayStation 4 will not be introduced at this year’s premier video game trade show.
If you’re 
planning to get a 3G-enabled PlayStation Vita when it launches next month, be prepared for monthly data fees that are on par with the iPad.
AT&T has revealed its pricing plans for the system, detailing a pair of options designed to accommodate light and heavy users of the network.
Hit 
military shooter Battlefield 3 is a very realistic game. Maybe too realistic.
Electronic Arts has found itself in the midst of a legal battle with Bell Helicopter parent Textron over the game maker’s use of images of real world helicopters in the game.
The Force 
is strong with this one. And chatty.
Already a hit with fans and critics, EA’s new massively-multiplayer game Star Wars: The Old Republic has been awarded a Guinness World Record for being the Largest Entertainment Voice Over Project ever. Apparently those Jedi and Sith were a gabby bunch.
The Dark 
Knight is getting the Lego treatment once again.
Warner Bros. Interactive has announced that Lego Batman 2 is on the way, with a blocky Batman and Robin hitting store shelves this summer. And they’re bringing some super friends — and enemies — along for the ride.
Microsoft still 
isn’t talking about the successor to the Xbox 360, but that’s not stopping the grapevine from speculating about the new features it will offer.
The company received a patent late last year for a device that would serve as both a game console and a digital video recorder — and that has people wondering if the next Xbox will have an even bigger role in the living room.
Anonymous, 
the hacker group behind a rash of massive security breaches, might be turning its attention back to Sony.
In the fading days of 2011, the loosely collected group released a YouTube video expressing its outrage at Sony’s support of SOPA, a controversial piece of legislation aiming to curtail online piracy. That’s got some people concerned, since the last time Sony and Anonymous clashed, it opened the doors for the largest data breach in online history.
The week between 
Christmas and New Year’s Day is gaming nirvana. You’ve got a stack of holiday games, no pressing responsibilities and Domino’s on speed dial. You’re all set.
That is, until you get stuck on some ornery puzzle or impossible mission. Forward momentum, gone.
Relax. The internet is here to help.
He might be 
great at keeping state secrets, but when it comes to the holidays, Barack Obama does a pretty lousy job of maintaining gift-giving surprises.
The President did a little Christmas shopping Wednesday — and brought the press corps along. And it looks like Sasha and Malia will find Just Dance 3 and The Sims 3: Pets under the tree this year.
Chris Morris: Journalist 