Leading market research company, the NPD Group, looked into the preferences of kids aged 2-14 and discovered that kids are becoming more inclined to acquire content in digital form than the tradition physical form. What's more, a greater slice of this age group prefers to play video games using their devices than listen to music. More inside.

Wolverine's one of the deadliest fighters ever to be dreamed up by Marvel, and his new video game sounds like its going to live up to his reputation. He has influences in God of War, Devil May Cry, and... Super Smash Bros. Well, why not? Kirby kicks butt too, you know.

Whatever console you might own, we as gamers still share one common battle against those pesky little nutters in court who start slapping everyone for too much violence and mature content in video games. Sigh. It's an unending crusade, I tell you. Here's Quantic Dreams (Heavy Rain) boss David Cage commenting on the nature of mature content in video games. It's an argument I've heard before, one which I've also used as well. But it's different coming from an actual developer, right?

This is it, Game of the Year. No quantifiers, no excuses. Our team looks at the year gone by and decides which games they feel stood head and shoulders above the rest. Considering '08 has been a banner year for gaming, it wasn't easy.

The Wii may have had a front loaded year, and you can argue till the cows come home about whether or not there are enough hardcore games on the system, but there are great games. Here's what we think are the cream of the crop....

Nintendo's Wii console has been consistent at getting the top spot in hardware sales for this generation's race. However, despite the whopping numbers, there remains Sony's PS2 at the top of the all-time charts, reigning supreme after all this years. Then again, maybe that won't be for long, if Michael Pachter is to be correct.

The Nielsen Company has published their annual report of consumer activity for 2008. While there are lots of Top 10 lists in their report, ranging from most watched shows to most downloaded songs, what concerns us, of course, are the video game lists!

Every classic was once a new IP, they're the life blood of the industry, and yet they're extremely risky propositions for developers and publishers.

We vote on the year's best.

For over a year now, it's been the same old story in Famitsu's Most Wanted list: Japanese gamers who took part in their polls voted Final Fantasy XIII as the most anticipated title. It's claimed the throne for over twelve months already, but that's changed now. What are Japanese gamers looking forward to the most these days? Dragon Quest IX for the DS. Yeah, leave it to the Japanese gamers to replace an RPG with another RPG - another Square Enix RPG, for that matter - on their most wanted list.

Just because WiiWare's the new kid on the downloadable games block doesn't mean it hasn't had its fare share of hits in its inaugural year. Based on our editors opinions though, one title stands head and shoulders above the rest....