Puzzle and beat-em-up lovers will love this week's Virtual Console update. So what's the gaming goodies in store for gamers this Virtual Console Monday? It's N64's Pokemon Puzzle League and Renegade, a classic NES side scroller. If you don't remember or know what these games are, hit the full article to find out more.

Readers Ari Bornstein and victor (aka dopey) have tipped us off to some new info regarding the status of StrmnNrmn's Daedalus R-14 Nintendo 64 emulator for the PSP. Based on our source, the new build will be carrying a minor speed boost and alterations to its GUI, among other tweaks. Details are in the full article.

Two new games are coming to the US Virtual Console in a few days: Cruis'n USA from the N64 system, and Wonder Boy, the first ever Sega Master System game to arrive for the US VC. Details and pricing details in the full article.

We're sending word that Nintendo is preparing to release three more games to Europe's Virtual Console for the Nintendo Wii this week: International Karate, Uridium, and Cruis'n USA. More information for each of these titles are available in the full article.

The Solutions Research Group (SRG) has recently posted the results of a study taken from October 2007 to February 2008. Among other details, the study indicates that women are very much interested in today's tech. More so, surprisingly, than the guys. The details of this research are in the full article.

Players don't like it when a game that they've been waiting for ends up being canceled. Take the case of the XBLA version of GoldenEye007, for instance.

With rumors of the title's cancellation at Nintendo's hands, is it any wonder that Microsoft claims that its rival holds "more than just influence" over the game's licensing rights?  More on Microsoft's views regarding the matter, right after the jump.

With only a couple of weeks to go before the Japanese release of Nintendo's Mario Kart Wii, some new videos featuring the highly popular racing title have surfaced once again for everyone's viewing pleasure. The new set of videos takes a look at the game's Japanese opening, as well as several track profiles of the different courses players can get to race in. You can watch the videos by clicking on the "read more" link found below.

There was a time when developing games in your own garage would have made you rich beyond your wildest dreams. That dream is getting farther and farther out of reach as the video game industry is becoming larger and more complex. EA CEO John Riccitiello remarked in his DICE keynote speech that by 2010, the garage studio dream will no longer be possible. More in the full article.

We're pretty sure that quite a number of retro gamers in Japan are pretty pumped up at the thought of playing Master System games on the Wii Virtual Console this February. Well, here's some more good news: It was recently revealed that the Wii Virtual Console service in Japan will be getting Custom Robo V2 this February as well.

For more information, don't hesitate to click on the "read more" link below.

Europe's Virtual Console service has just picked up two more titles. While this weekly update is certainly routine, the games being introduced are a different story, which includes the arrival of the N64's 1080 Snowboarding. More details are available in the full article.