The maraca-shaking game that became a cult hit during Sega's Dreamcast era is getting a revival on Nintendo's new console.

Chicago (IL) – Microsoft and Bungie pulled of what appears to be a successful launch of the third installment of Halo. However, by noon today, reports about scratched game discs were surfacing. Retailers confirmed the damaged DVDs to be a "known problem."    

Game Review - There's no doubt about it; Halo 3 is one of the most fun, most addictive games to come out of Microsoft's first-party studios, and it completely lives up to its reputation as the reason for the Xbox 360's existence.

The launch of Halo 3 was a lot like a movie premier but with Master Chief as the main celebrity, no red carpet, and tons of media.

The build-up to Microsoft's heralded Xbox 360 shooter is almost unheard of, and by this time tomorrow gamers will finally have their retail copies of Halo 3.

Virgin America is adding music videos to it's in-flight entertainment program. Besides the already available 25 movies, satellite TV and 3000 MP3 files, Virgin and VH1 are now showing 50 music videos from artists such as Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Maroon 5, Nelly Furtado, Shakira, Coldwar Kids, John Legend and Lily Allen. " Soon guests will also be able to make music video playlists and preferences in-flight

The company behind the development of Halo 3 said that after this summer's public beta it realized it needed three times more capacity than it initially had.

Sega has announced that it plans for Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games to be one of its top sellers over the next year.

The anticipated Xbox 360 shooter has found its way to numerous file-sharing sites after at least one person illegally uploaded the entire game to the Web.

Nintendo DS owners who have always wondered about the proper way to drink Chateau Margaux will soon be able to receive a lesson on the subject with a new game announced by Square Enix.

A new entry in the iconic party game is heading to the Wii, PSP, and DS next year.

Despite a new console and several hyped online games over the past two years, the original Xbox's Halo 2 has held its spot as the most played online game on Xbox Live.

Sony today announced details about enhancements it will bring to the PS3 to allow users more remote access from their PSP and PC systems.

Sony's ambitious virtual world for its PS3 console has been pushed back by at least several months to "meet the needs" of users.

Opinion – I have been criticizing Sony for its PS3 strategy and game publishers for their PS3 game strategy pretty much since the console was released almost 10 months ago – despite the fact that I always felt that it is the console with the most potential out there. If you don't believe me, have a look at Dirt. It is the best sign yet that there is hope for the PS3.    

European retailer Argos has reportedly begun selling copies of Halo 3, about a week before its scheduled release date.