Halo gets animated Source: CNET.com
A few years back in 2003, when the new Matrix movies were debuting, Warner Bros. also released a straight-to-video compilation of animated short stories based in the Matrix universe called "The Animatrix."
U.S. Video-Game Sales Fell Most in 9 Years Last Month Source: Bloomberg.com
U.S. video-game sales fell the most in almost nine years last month on slumping demand for Nintendo Co.'s Wii console and a lack of new hit titles. Microsoft Corp. posted a 9.5 percent gain in Xbox 360 sales.
Obama Wins Gamer VoteSource: talkxbox.com
Presidential candidate Barack Obama has won an unofficial election poll that took place over Xbox Live.

I have been reading the headlines, the updates, the latest developments in this very sad case. Troy Davis, claiming his innocence and deserving of fair justice, is less than 24 hours from being executed.
Teen threatens mother with knife after not getting X-BoxSource: TCPalm.com
Police arrested a 19-year-old man whose mother accused him of threatening her with a knife after she wouldn't buy him a new Xbox and replace a $200 jersey, according to an arrest affidavit released Tuesday.
Insomnia is the curse of Generation X-BoxSource: the Mail online
Computer games and fast food have been blamed by doctors for a startling rise in the number of children being treated in hospital for sleep disorders.
The problem is especially pronounced among young boys, with thousands now being treated every year.
Wii just 620,000 units behind Xbox360, 3 weeks to go!!Source: vgchartz.com
The countdown is on! With only 620,000 units seperating them and Wii selling around 200,000 units per week more than 360 worldwide we should see total Wii sales pass Microsofts console in around 3 weeks time! So in 9 months Wii will have sold as much as it took Xbox360 to sell in …
You Grew Up Playing Shoot'em-Up Games. Why Can't Your Kids?Source: Wired News
I was playing a round of Gears of War, trying to redo a level on "insane" mode, and the walls were painted with guts. I slaughtered my way to the boss, revved up my chainsaw, and sliced into his chest -- releasing a fractal fountain of gore. Woo!
Mexican police to swap Xboxes for gunsSource: ZDNet
MEXICO CITY--Police who have raided vice-ridden Mexico City neighborhoods in a push against drug violence hope to take guns off the streets by offering to swap them for computers and Xbox video game consoles.
Top Cities in America for Video GamingSource: chicago.about.com
Usually when you read these types of surveys you find that cities that are ranked in the top ten of something tend to be in the same general area. ie. 10 Fattest cities in America ten to be in the midwest. This list however debunks this myth.

It's a bit unlike me to submit a short article, but as I'm sure my loyal fans missed my unabashed Nintendo fanboyism for the last few days, and as I am curious to try this new polling module, I thought I would conduct a poll I've been wondering about for a while.

After transferring my account over from the original X-Box to my highly coveted X-Box 360, I realized that Live had undergone a gigantic facelift.