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Monday is here, and Nintendo has released another ten downloadable games for the Wii and DSi:

Microsoft announced that on April 15, the company will discontinue Xbox Live service for original Xbox consoles and games ("including Xbox v1 games playable on Xbox 360 and Xbox Originals"). In this letter from Marc Whitten, Microsoft confirms that it will focus on Xbox Live connectivity for the current generation of console, the Xbox 360.

It may be a light week for the PlayStation Store, but Sony has released another three downloadable games through the PlayStation Store:

Game retailer Gamestop has registered an additional three million shares of Class A Common Stock so that the company can issue these shares to its executives and directors as part of their compensation plan. These additional shares will dilute the company's 43.5 million previously issued shares of Class A Common Stock.

This week's addition to Xbox Live Arcade is Chime a puzzle game hat can be downloaded for 400 points. This musical puzzle game was developed by Zoe Mode and published by Valcon Games.

Following the resignation of Dan Rosensweig, formerly the man in charge of Activision Blizzard's Guitar Hero unit, Activision Publishing has appointed David Haddad to lead the Guitar Hero unit. Haddad was already the Chief Operating Officer for Guitar Hero, and will now run the unit, reporting directly to Mike Griffith, President and Chief Executive Officer of Activision Publishing.

Puzzle Chronicles for the DS and PSP is now in stores in North America. This puzzle game with role-playing elements from Konami has players embarking in an epic quest resolved through straightforward puzzle-game mechanics.

D3Publisher's game Family Party: 30 Great Games - Winter Fun for the Wii is now in stores in North America. This collection of winter-themed party games allows up to four players to compete together.

White Knight Chronicles: International Edition is now available for the PlayStation 3. Developed by Level-5, the developer behind games like Rogue Galaxy, this role-playing game has players landing in the middle of a war between two kingdoms battling a secretive sect to restore peace.

You know the drill – it's Monday, and that means Nintendo has released another slate of downloadable games for the Wii and DSi:

Electronic Arts gloated today that it has shipped over two million copies of its game Mass Effect 2, that shipped to stores earlier this week. Electronic Arts' gloating ran mostly to the tune of "We've sold a lot of copies," and "The game's gotten good review scores."

Microsoft reported the results of its fiscal second quarter ended December 31:

Sony has released a variety of downloadable games for the PlayStation 3 and PSP through the PlayStation Store.

Nintendo briefly reported certain financial results for its fiscal third quarter ended December 31, 2009. The company saw its operating profit during the quarter fall 23% from the comparable quarter the previous year to ¥192.3 billion (around $2.1 billion). While lower than last year's results, Nintendo beat investor's expectations, which were tempered by lower margins on the Wii console and lower sales of Wii consoles.

Southpeak has shipped the physical version of Blood Bowl for the Xbox 360 and PC to stores in North America. The game was previously available as a download for the PC. Based on the classic board game, Blood Bowl has a variety of races from high-fantasy games competing at a football-like sport.

Ndoors has officially launched its online game WonderKing. As with other free-to-play persistent online games, the official launch of this side-scrolling massively multiplayer online role-playing game means that players can purchase items in the game's cash shop.

Red 5 Studios, a California-based studio working on massively multiplayer online games, confirmed that it laid off some of the company's staff as part of a restructuring.

Ubisoft's game No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle for the Wii is now in stores. As in the original No More Heroes, the game has players striving to reach the top of an assassin leaderboard in a televised bloodsport.

This week's downloadable game for Xbox Live Arcade is KrissX, a puzzle game in which players move letters around to complete words. Developed by Regolith Games, KrissX can be downloaded for 800 points ($10).

Southpeak's game Fast Food Panic is now in stores for the Wii. The game previously shipped for the DS. It has players cooking multiple meals at once while also cleaning up and calculating checks.

Imagine: Party Planner for the DS, from publisher Ubisoft, is now in stores for the DS. The game, aimed at girls, has players arranging the dream party for clients with large budgets.

Hotel Giant 2, from SouthPeak Games, is now available in stores. This hotel management simulation has players running 26 hotels in famous cities through the world.

According to a report on the U.S. Department of Defense site (recounting an ONR Pentagon Web Radio webcast), the Office of Naval Research has concluded that video game players may be an effective tool in the war against terrorism:

Sony Online Entertainment has launched a game update for its massively multiplayer online game Star Wars Galaxies called "Galactic Civil War: Forces Under Siege." The update sees the galaxy divided between Imperial and Rebel forces, with players defending or assaulting cities to improve their faction's standing. The game adds new offensive and defensive structures along with profession-based quests.

Konami's game Shadow of Destiny is now available for the PSP. The game has players helping a young man named Eike as he travels through time to solve his own murder.

Capcom's game Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars for the Wii is available in North America. This fighting game pits famous Capcom characters against characters from Tatsunoko Productions' animated properties.

Electronic Arts has shipped Mass Effect 2, BioWare's latest epic role-playing game and sequel to Mass Effect, to stores in North America. The game is available for the Xbox 360 and PC and extends Commander Shepard's efforts to save the universe.

Sony's game MAG for the PlayStation 3 has shipped to stores. The game supports multiplayer battles with up to 256 players on a single battlefield.

Casual Game publisher MumboJumbo has been awarded $4.6 million in damages from PopCap Games for an alleged breach of contract by PopCap:

With the arrival of another Monday, Nintendo has released another seven downloadable games for either the Wii or DSi: