It's a sign of the digital age. America's libraries, in an attempt to keep with the times and draw back readers, have greatly expanded its selection of digital titles, from e-books, to movies, to music, that can be downloaded by library patrons for use on their gadgets.

Better still, all of the media they're putting up is free, so long as you've got a library card. More after the jump!

It may be behind the iPod in sales, but Microsoft has yet to give up on its Zune multimedia player. Reuters reports that Microsoft execs are now looking towards exclusive content as a possible way to step up Zune sales. More in the full article.

New Era Interactive Media, the distributor of the Grand Theft Auto games in Thailand, has opted to pull GTA from store shelves after a teenager confessed to robbing and killing a taxi driver while trying to recreate a scene from the game series. Learn more after the jump.

We've just gotten a report from Reuters that points at Madden '09 songs making their way into Harmonix's Rock Band (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii). Learn more about this crossover and find out what tracks are coming after the jump!

Electronic Arts has announced that it will not buy Take-Two just yet. The company has made an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission that it will wait until the FTC finishes its probe into the takeover proposal. More in the full article.

With only two days left to go before the worldwide release of Konami's Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, creator and director Hideo Kojima answers some questions regarding the highly anticipated sequel to the popular franchise. He talks about the positive pressure the game has generated for him, as well as the future direction in which the series will take after MGS4. You can read more details about the interview in our full article.

Japan used to be the one, big remaining sanctuary of arcade gaming from the console onslaught, but that seems to be changing fast as we speak.

Reuters reports that tough times are coming to the industry as the Nintendo Wii leads the charge in the competition for the time and money of kids in the country. The innovative console took away things that one belonged only to special arcade machines, causing concern about the future of the business.

When you're intent on promoting sports video games to an evolving market, which console would you employ to help you out? For EA Sports, it would be the Nintendo Wii. The company is very much aware of the fact that older gamers and female gamers have flocked to the machine, and it's hoping to work with that. More on the EA Sports initiative in the full article after the jump.

Although Sony's overall operating profit increased this year, the company's gaming division saw a huge operating loss of JP¥ 132 billion. Still, it's an incredible improvement from last year's loss. Full story after the "read more" link below.

A lot of talk has been going around regarding the currently pending Activision-Vivendi deal and EA's US$ 2 billion offer for Take-Two Interactive. While it may seem that mergers and acquisitions are the current trend, THQ's Chief Executive Brian Farrell feels that it isn't a necessity for company growth. To find out more, head on over to the full article.