Keith Noonan

News that Microsoft and Electronic Arts have been partnering with YouTube users to promote their products has prompted a fresh round of gaming-related Internet outcry. Is this advertising tactic the way of the future or a shortsighted mistake?

Nintendo's overreliance on a great cast of characters is limiting its ability to compete with Sony, Microsoft, and mobile.

In light of dismal numbers, the company has finally revised its lofty fiscal year projections. Is Nintendo about to turn its business model upside down?

The Nintendo Wii U has received notoriously poor support from third parties. Is the system about to lose its biggest upcoming game from an external publisher?

Sony's approach to managing its gaming studios has produced many critical darlings but few blockbusters. Could the PlayStation company stand to learn a thing or two from Microsoft and Nintendo in this regard?

The "Halo" series has sold well over 50 million games. Confirmation from Microsoft that the latest mainline entry in the series adds to the strength of the console's 2014 lineup. Does this give it an edge over Sony and Nintendo?

Microsoft sold more than 3 million Xbox Ones to consumers in 2013. What do these numbers suggest for the company's console battle with Nintendo and Sony?

After ending 2013 on a positive note with two successful console launches, the beginning of 2014 looks to remind GameStop of darker days. Is Sony's new game streaming service about to shake up the industry?

Leading up to the release of the company's third quarter reports, Nintendo faces worryingly low sales of its Wii U console. Why, then, have the company's shares been on a run?

Numbers from a controversial source suggest that that Wii U posted better worldwide hardware numbers than the Xbox One in the final week of 2013. Can these numbers be trusted? What, if anything, do they mean for the future of the console industry?

After a record year in 2013, the film industry looks to continue upward trends with strong performances from a slew of sequels. Not all sequels are created equal, however, and 2014 is bound to bear its fair share of disappointments. Here are four films in danger of coming up short.

It's looking like Microsoft will have to reduce the Xbox One's price if it wants to keep pace with Sony's PlayStation 4. Can Microsoft afford to keep the One and its camera together?

Nintendo is on track to miss its fiscal targets in a big way. Will 2014 be the year that President and CEO Satoru Iwata's broken promises finally catch up to him?

After two disappointing years on the market, Sony is positioning the Vita as an accessory for the PlayStation 4. Can the struggling handheld find new life by piggybacking on the PS4's popularity?

While Gamestop declares that 2014 is the “year of gaming,” the real question is whether or not 2014 is the year for Gamestop! Fresh off the release of new consoles and what appears to be a vibrant intermediate-term future for used game trade ins, will Gamestop make it to the leaderboard, or will 2014 mark game over for the retailer?

Disney's "Avengers" homerun has Time Warner, Twenty-First Century Fox, and Sony seeing the value of super-teams. What's in the pipeline at these studios, and will any of these projects approach the success of "The Avengers?"

Optimistic numbers find the system coming up at least 66% short of Nintendo's firmly held projection. What can be gleaned from the company's refusal to acknowledge reality?

Valve's Steam Machines have the potential to reshape the gaming industry landscape. Here's why the privately-owned company has giants like Sony and GameStop worried.

Lions Gate's latest adaptation of a popular young adult book series is picking up steam. Can "Divergent" spawn a series that rivals its spiritual predecessors?

Nintendo's troubled console has posted surprisingly solid December sales in the region. What does this mean for the system's future and the viability of consoles from Sony and Microsoft?