Those in the market for an Xbox 360 should check out Walmart this weekend. They've confirmed a pretty good deal for the Xbox 360 Arcade.

With Black Friday just around the corner, retail shops are slowly jumping on the discount bandwagon. On top of the heap is Sears Corp., who will be offering the PS3 and Xbox 360 Dragon Age: Origins (also on PC) under US$ 40.

It's been another week, so let's take a look at how our platforms are doing on the Japanese markets, once again care of Media Create. The hardware chart shows strong performance this time around, with the PS3 getting a sales boost. Note that this sales strength cannot be attributed to Black Friday - they don't have that in Japan.

How many articles about bad economy and suffering publishers have you read on QJ in the past two months? I lost count. That's because it's undeniable - the gaming industry in in the toilet, praying not to be flushed. Take-Two's Chief exec, Strauss Zelnick, describes the current situation to be so bad, that "being slightly down is the new up."

No recession is gonna keep this box from booming - Xbox 360 enjoys the biggest Black Friday in its history, even sweetening its success by outselling the competing PS3 three-to-one. Microsoft's console puts up a strong performance during one of the biggest shopping weekends in the US amidst the financial crisis. Read more in the full article.

An unfortunate event on Black Friday has occurred at a Wal-Mart branch in Long Island, New York. One worker was killed while at least four other people were injured. Sales are great , but there's no need to go rushing mad. Read up the story at the full article.

Did you think Amazon was going to leave you (and your wallet) to slog through the press of holiday shoppers at your local retail stores? Hardly. The full article contains the list of goodies available for Amazon's Black Friday Sale.

November 28 is Black Friday and the official start of the Christmas Season. What goodies does GameStop have for all the good little boys and girls? Well, thanks to a leaked catalog we can have a looksee.

It's going to be a tight battle between the Nintendo Wii and Microsoft Xbox 360 for this year's holiday season, according to Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter. However, it doesn't matter which console will win - the year will prove to be a good, profitable year for the gaming industry whichever console nabs the highest sales numbers. More details in the full article!

It's been a busy week this Thanksgiving for Microsoft, who reports that  it had to replenish supplies to top retailers who had sold out of Xbox 360s for the shopping week. Microsoft also reports that a big percentage of sales are made up of the successful Xbox 360 Arcade unit, which "performed above what [Microsoft] expected." More in the full article.