Excite Japan is looking to get 100,000 subscribers for the MMO

  Sports games and music games along with Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops helped drive Konami's sales and profits up for the first six months ofits fiscal year.

  Midnight event in NYC planned for gamers who can't wait to play the next Mario.

  Creator of Doom and Quake comes out in support of the DS and sees the future of games on mobile phones.

  The Departed actor eyed as possible lead for video game series leap to film.

  Believe it or not, the Xbox 360 has outsold the PlayStation 3 in Japan in the latest weekly sales. Super Mario Galaxy and Wii dominated consoles though.

  Sales got a boost from a strong showing by Resident Evil 4 on Wii, but Capcom's net income took a hit during the first six months.

  New downloadable feature lets 10 gamers play on a worldwide pitch.

  Bungie studio manager Harold Ryan has been talking about independence, making more Halo, and creating new properties.

  Take-Two might owe you a whopping $35. The publisher will spend at least $1.025 million on settlement benefits.