Xbox 360 to get integrated Blu-ray

GTA IV might be plagued with bugs, but this hasn't stoppedRockstar spending an estimated $100 million on developing the game.
This estimate comes from GTA IV producer Leslie Benzies in an interview withThe Times- if the figure is correct, GTA IV's development costs would make it the mostexpensive game ever.
Xbox 360
According toNext-Gen.biz,Microsoft is claiming that the Xbox 360 version of GTA IV has been outsellingthe Playstation 3 version in the U.S. by a two-to-one margin.
"What we've heard anecdotally from our retail partners is that the Xbox 360version of the game is outselling the PS3 version by a margin of two-to-one,"said Aaron Greenberg.
A SCEA employee questioned Microsoft's findings, saying that Microsoft'stwo-to-one ratio "doesn't line up" with what Sony has been hearing from itsretailers.
The Chinese language Economic Daily News is reporting that Pegatron, an OEMsubsidiary of ASUS, has won an order from Microsoft to assemble Xbox 360s withan integrated Blu-ray drive.
This is viaDigitimeswhich previouslyreportedLite-on had won a similar order, which Microsoft laterdenied.
Microsoft has already denied these new rumours according toGamepro.
PS3/PSP
The PSPsoldover 92,000 units in Japan for the week ending April 27th, extending its leadover other platforms for this calendar year with around 1.5 million sales in2008.
SCEA hasannouncedsales of Playstation 3 have been boosted in the US following the release of GTAIV.
"From our position, the launch of GTA IV has been tremendous in drivingtraffic to our stores, as well as providing a vigorous lift in PS3 console salesover this time last week," Bob McKenzie said on behalf of Sony.
Rockstar is working "around the clock" to fix freezing issues with GTA 4,Take-Two customer support has toldVideogamer.com.
Specifically the site was told: "A patch is being worked on around the clockto address the issues. It's bound to be. That's how they address this sort ofthing. It is being worked on. We're looking into it. You will hear from us if apatch is released. A patch is usually the way it's been done."
A variety of work arounds were also suggested, listed at the above link.
Wii/DS
If you don't have a Wii Fit yet don't worry - Nintendo has toldGamesindustry.bizthat more stock is coming on a weekly basis. But you'll need to be quick -Currys hassaidthat a copy of Wii Fit is selling every four seconds.
Thisguy got fit playing Wii Sports - now he's trying Wii Fit. We say: stop puttingweight on.
If you can't get fit with Wii Fit, maybe you'd prefer pole dancing? Believeit or not, Wii Pole Dancing is making anappearanceon Nintendo's console.
Peekaboo Pole Dancing, the company that produces home pole-dancing kitsendorsed by Carmen Electra, is looking for a partner to license their concept tocreate a pole-dancing game for the Wii.
Here's Eurogamer's Virtial Consoleround-up.