Microsoft's Xbox 360 (Credit: Microsoft)All games will have to be installed on the next Xbox's hard drive, according to leaked documents.

By Don Reisinger, CNET

Microsoft's next Xbox won't allow gamers to play titles from an optical drive, according to a newly leaked document.

The folks over at VGLeaks recently released what they claim is the Microsoft documentation for its next console, code-named Durango. In the long-winded document, which makes mention of enhanced graphics and an improved Kinect sensor that will be sold with the console, Microsoft notes that only hard drive-based game playback will be offered.

Scrolls (Credit: Mojang)By Camilla Louise Lyngsby, CNBC

For Mojang, the maker of the popular videogame "Minecraft," topping its own success may be its greatest challenge. But as the Swedish videogame developer gets ready to release the beta version of its next game "Scrolls" at the end of April, that's exactly what it will attempt to do.

Besting "Minecraft" won't be easy, as the company said it has sold more than 20 million copies of the game on PC platforms, mobile devices, and the Xbox 360 since inception, netting Mojang $235 million in revenue last year.

"We could never anticipate this kind of success. Who could?" said Carl Manneh, Mojang's 35-year-old co-founder and CEO.

Please dress like this for the wedding. (Credit: The Hobbit/Video screenshot by Amanda Kooser/CNET)Nerd bells are ringing. Ian McKellen's latest geek dream role will be as officiant at buddy Patrick Stewart's wedding.

By Amanda Kooser, CNET

Few actors have gathered as much geek street cred as Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, with credits for "Star Trek," "The Lord of the Rings," and "X-Men" between them. Now, there's news of a crossover most of us didn't see coming: McKellen says he will officiate at Stewart's upcoming nuptials.

Ryan Seacrest and some close friends (Credit: Getty Images/Zynga)It’s time to draw some more.

A sequel to Draw Something, last year's massive (and short-lived) iOS hit, is apparently in the works. And the news came from an unlikely source: Ryan Seacrest.

The busy host recently tweeted an image from Draw Something 2, noting it was from the upcoming sequel. OMGPOP CEO Dan Porter, now an executive at Zynga, confirmed the announcement soon afterward.

Elizabeth from BioShock Infinite (Credit: 2K Games/Irrational Games)By Derrick J. Lang, Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Locked in a tower lingering above a fantastical floating city, past electrical barricades and steel doors, is a curious young brunette woman in a long blue dress that's just a few shades darker than her big, expressive eyes. Her name is Elizabeth, and with an enterprising blend of art and technology, the creators of "BioShock Infinite" have aspirations that she'll be the most human-like character to ever appear in a video game.

In the eagerly anticipated follow-up to 2007's "BioShock" - a hugely popular undersea first-person shoot-'em-up - players are cast as Booker DeWitt, a gruff ex-Pinkerton agent who rockets to the cloud city in 1912 to track down this mysterious woman. Within the first hour of the game, he frees her - but that's just the beginning of their journey together in the airy yet foreboding kingdom of Columbia.

John Riccitiello (Credit: Getty Images)All is not well at Electronic Arts.

John Riccitiello has resigned his position as chief executive officer, the massive game publisher announced Monday. Ricitiello will formally step down on March 30, ending a six-year run. He’ll also leave the company’s board of directors.

Former EA CEO Larry Probst, who held the position from 1991 to 2007, will act as a temporary CEO while the company searches for a replacement.

Missile Command (Credit: Atari)If Earth ever comes under alien attack, we can rest easy knowing that Victor Sandberg is on our side.

Sandberg came out of nowhere this weekend to apparently shatter one of gaming’s oldest records: the 31-year old high score for the coin-op classic Missile Command.

Sandberg's high score came after an epic 56-hour play session posted live to his TwitchTV feed. Hi score? 81,796,035 points, just enough to squeak past the old record set by Victor Ali all the way back in 1982.

Auti-Sim (Credit: Taylan Kay)While there's no shortage of video games that focus on shooting, dragons and fast cars, some game makers aren’t afraid to tackle weightier issues.

A developer in Vancouver has crafted a simulation of what life is like for people with autism in an effort to raise awareness about the condition and help educate people about what it’s like for those suffering its effects.

Taylan Kay, with the help of two team members, developed the game "Auti-Sim" in just 12 hours as part of the Vancouver Hacking Health Hackathon. The title is meant less for entertainment, as you might expect, and more to help people empathize with the condition of hypersensitivity, a common symptom of those who have autism.