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South Park: The Stick of Truth (Credit: THQ)Struggling publisher THQ is looking even more vulnerable after the company announced plans Tuesday to push back the release of its three biggest upcoming releases and suspend all earnings guidance for the foreseeable future.

The company also announced it had hired an adviser to help it review its options and find new ways to raise money. Investors were quick to punish the company's stock, with THQ shares plunging 42 percent Wednesday morning.

GameStopIt's game over for Chris Olivera.

Olivera, former VP of corporate communications and public affairs for video game retail giant GameStop, has pled guilty to embezzling nearly $2 million from the company, reports the Dallas Observer.

According to court papers, Olivera managed to scam GameStop by setting up a fake PR firm called Cloud Communications, run by an imaginary PR rep named Jennifer Miller. Olivera then billed GameStop for work performed between July 2009 and April 2011, though no work was actually done since, after all, no one worked there.

In the end, things worked out pretty good for Harv Bennett, the Pomona, CA man who recently unearthed a copy of the incredibly rare Atari 2600 game Air Raid.

You might recall his story: After reading up about the scarcity of the game, Harv and his daughter Alana went treasure hunting in the family storage shed, excitedly finding Harv's pristine copy amidst stacks of other Atari 2600 games. After verifying its authenticity, they put it up for bidding at video game auction site Gamegavel.com, hoping collectors would go nuts.

They did.

Return to Castle WolfensteinAnother classic video game from id Software is on the way to movie theaters. Let's just hope it turns out better than "Doom."

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Castle Wolfenstein is ready for its close-up. Roger Avary, who co-created the story for "Pulp Fiction," will handle the writing and directing duties. At present, there's no estimated release date for the film.

The movie will be primarily based on 2001's Return to Castle Wolfenstein, though the franchise dates back to 1981's Castle Wolfenstein on the Apple II. That would go on to inspire a number of other Wolfenstein games over the years, including Wolfenstein 3D, considered by most to be the granddaddy of the first-person shooter game genre.

Curt Schilling (Credit: Getty Images)Former Red Sox ace Curt Schilling's bad luck in the video game industry didn't end with the closure of his development studio. In fact, it could be about to get a lot worse.

The state of Rhode Island is suing the founder of 38 Studios -- and several others -- over the $75 million loan it made to the company, saying they "knew or should have known … that 38 Studios was destined to fail."

William Shatner's never been afraid of high tech.  After all, he starred in a TV series that set the standard for pop-culture sci-fi, developed a series of cyber-noir novels, and got in on the ground floor of the dot-com boom by becoming the pitchman for e-travel agency Priceline.com.

So upon hearing the news that Shatner's launching his own iPhone app, our first reaction was, "what took him so long?"

The app, called "Shatoetry" and co-created by Lev Chapelsky of Blindlight Apps, takes advantage…of Shatner's…famed…penchant for dramatic pauses and…over-the-top line readings, allowing users to put the actor's legendary pipes to work sending out messages of their own devising across numerous social networks.

(Credit: 2K Sports)The Los Angeles Lakers have an 0-2 record and went winless in the pre-season. Kobe Bryant is playing on a bad foot, Dwight Howard's still getting in game shape and star point guard Steve Nash had to be helped off the court near the end of the first half on Wednesday after suffering a shin injury.

But according to 2K Sports's NBA 2K13, they're still going to win it all this season.

Microsoft's flagship shooter series hits the frontlines again with the next week's release of Halo 4. It's more than just another sequel, however. Microsoft claims it's the most expensive game the company has ever made, and considering how rough game sales have been in 2012, a lot is riding on its success.

Even more nerve-wracking? Halo 4 is the first core Halo game to be developed by a team other than longtime franchise caretaker Bungie Studios. The new crew, 343 Industries, doesn't just have the weight of the world on its shoulders. It has the weight of an entire sci-fi universe.

But like iconic Halo hero Master Chief, 343 thrives under pressure. Currently averaging a 90 on Metacritic, Halo 4 is already a big hit with critics, opening a thrilling new chapter for franchise fans and taking pole position as the premier shooter of 2012. Master Chief is back, and he's better than ever.