The holidays are fast approaching and it often seems like the season will eat up so much cash on video games alone. Adding to that increasingly long list is a line of Ratchet and Clank Future toys from Insomniac Games.

Visceral Games has a grand idea for gamers this holiday season: spend Christmas in hell! No, not literally, of course, and they don't mean having Christmas dinner with relatives you hate. It just so happens that the PS3 and Xbox 360 demos for Dante's Inferno will be released this December.

This week's iPhone Weekend Warrior is all about the numbers: 100,000 App Store apps, N64 games in the iPhone, RC3 for blackra1n, and two first person shooters that you don't want to miss - all written in five articles. It's a short list, but heavy on the good stuff, so be sure to matter-load right here.

Have any plans getting some FF on with your Wii? If you're planning on getting Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers, then you might as well pick the right crystal you want to bear. I'm talking about the differet pre-order bonuses that you can catch from different retailers. Just like with Gran Turismo PSP back then, each retailer is offering a different kind of swag, so read up and see what they've got.

Nintendo's sent out the list of their holiday line-up, and it looks like their Christmas goodie bags are bursting at the seams with their holiday offerings - even without those Christmas lights turned on yet. Included in the list are much-awaited titles like Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks and a new Castlevania title for WiiWare.

Sony isn't the only one happy about the recent surge in PS3 sales. According to a report from GamesIndustry, retailers in the UK have also praised the console's new lower price point, calling it "excellent" and "especially effective."

The PS3 has outsold the Xbox 360 and the Nintendo Wii by a ratio of three to one in the latest ChartTrack sales figures. The 999 percent sales increase follows the launch of the new slimmer PS3 SKU in the UK last tuesday.

Consumers aren't the only ones happy about Sony's recent announcement of a US$ 100 price drop for the PS3. Publishers have also praised the company's decision, with Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello in particular calling it a "great move."

UK High Street retailers have said that while the PSP Go -- and the PSP series in general -- has a lot of exciting things coming for it, Sony's decision to opt for the decidedly non-retail friendly model of download-only games is a definite cause for concern. That, and the reportedly high price point.

Rocking along the line of Guitar Hero's tributes to Metallica and Aerosmith, Activision finally reveals the official track list for Guitar Hero: Van Halen. Actually, part of the list has already been leaked out, so the rumor mill scores a point for accuracy once again.