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AP – Activision Blizzard Inc., the video game publisher behind “World of Warcraft” and “Call of Duty,” reports first-quarter results after the market closes Thursday.

Newsarama.com – Gamers come in all shapes, sizes and yes, even genders. Those who play video games, whether casually or consistently, already have to deal with being stereotyped for their hobby. Now there is potential for even more stereotypes to explain away with GameCrush, a new social entertainment website offering solo gamers the chance to play with an attractive, flirtatious companion. For a price. …

AP – Shh, don’t tell your kids. Wade McGilberry just won a million dollars playing a video game.

AP – Video game developer THQ Inc. on Wednesday reported a narrower loss for its fiscal fourth quarter, thanks to brisk sales of new video game titles, but forecast lower-than-expected earnings for the current period.

PC World – Game Room seems almost like Microsoft’s Xbox-centric answer to Sony’s PlayStation Home, but without the meaningless trundling between urban pylons, water fountains, and movie theater marquees.

PC World – No doubt plotting to resuscitate its flagging portable powerhouse, Sony today revealed God of War: Ghost of Sparta is in the offing, another prequel in the company’s myth-themed meat-tenderizing series exclusive to the PSP. The last one, God of War: Chains of Olympus, sold some 2.5 million copies. A sequel (or post-prequel prequel) was probably inevitable.

PC World – You can’t really blame Nintendo for losing a little steam of late. After all, the company’s cruised along in bulletproof plated consumer-appeal for half a decade, with Microsoft and Sony playing catch-up in their wake.

NewsFactor – Has Nintendo’s ascendancy peaked? On Thursday, the video game maker will report earnings from the fiscal year that ended March 31, and it is expected to show the first drop in profits in six years.

AP – Nintendo’s “The Legend of Zelda” is one of the most beloved series in the history of video games, but few competitors have tried to duplicate its winning formula. Blending epic drama, fast-paced action, devious puzzles and basic role-playing, the “Zelda” franchise is really a genre of its own, with each new episode deftly mixing familiar and fresh features.

AP – “The Price Is Right” host Drew Carey isn’t playing around when it comes to keeping TV’s longest-running game show current.

PC World – I’ve always felt a shade conflicted about Bungie’s Halo games.

PC World – Firing a precision-control salvo at Sony and Microsoft’s upcoming motion-sensing products, Nintendo says it’ll upgrade its Wii sales pack to include the Wii MotionPlus snap-on and a copy of Wii Sports Resort, effective May 9. Those “upcoming motion-sensing products” would be Sony’s ‘Move’ and Microsoft ‘Natal’, which we’ll hear more about in June, and hopefully see firsthand when the holidays roll around.

PC World – Iron Man the game sucked major repulsor rays, but then most video game movie tie-ins do. Witness James Cameron’s Avatar, hailed by most as a breakthrough movie (even if it wasn’t) which even the pros at Ubisoft Montreal (Assassin’s Creed II, Prince of Persia) couldn’t rescue in game-form from the curse of “crap by association.”

PC Magazine – Microsoft on Monday kicked off the multi-player beta of Halo Reach on Xbox Live.

AP – Nintendo Co. is trying to expand U.S. sales of the Wii by throwing in an extra game and its MotionPlus accessory for making the console’s signature motion-sensing wand more precise. The company is also offering a black version of the system as an alternative to the game system’s white casing.

PC Magazine – Gamers worried about accidentally dropping their PSPs or spilling Red Bull on their PlayStation 3s can rest a bit easier: Sony began offering extended warranties for each on Monday. But there’s a catch.

PC World – In a short but sweet reveal, game developer Treyarch cracked the lid on the seventh Call of Duty title, dubbing it Black Ops and teasing a release date of November 9, 2010. Expectations were that Activision would reveal the game’s title tonight on SpikeTV, but the game dev opted to lead early with the title and launch date this morning.

Reuters – If your dream job is to work in the video game industry then the future is looking brighter with industry players seeing a pick-up in the number of jobs becoming available although salaries remain flat.

PC World – Welcome to the twenty-first century, where feats of childhood derring-do like building teepees, backpacking, and tying square knots are about to share time with a decidedly interior activity: video gaming.

PC World – Rumor me this: A Canadian game site says Microsoft may be on the cusp of announcing live TV broadcasts on the Xbox 360 by 2011.

AP – Activision Blizzard Inc., currently embroiled in a legal shootout with two of its former game developers, has locked up the makers of “Halo” in an exclusive 10-year deal.

AP – For iPhone users who’ve been wondering whether their devices will support Flash technology for Web video and games anytime soon, the answer is finally here, straight from Steve Jobs: No.

NewsFactor – In its first big deal since gaining independence from Microsoft, interactive entertainment developer Bungie has signed a 10-year agreement with Activision Blizzard, giving the game-publishing giant exclusive rights to publish the top-selling Halo creator’s next projects for multiple platforms.

NewsFactor – Sony Computer Entertainment is under fire by PlayStation 3 owners. A class-action suit has been brought against Sony for removing Linux support from PS3 consoles in its latest upgrade.

AFP – Videogame titan Activision on Thursday said it has formed an exclusive partnership with Bungie, the studio behind the blockbuster “Halo” franchise.

AFP – The Boy Scouts of America have expanded their awards for outdoor activities such as tent pitching and tying knots to include videogame dexterity and ratings awareness, a group spokesman told AFP on Thursday.

AFP – The US Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider whether a California ban on the sale of violent video games to minors is unconstitutional.