Week in review: Microsoft’s ‘Halo: Reach,’ Xbox 360 dominate September video game sales

Microsoft, Apple, PC shipments and video game sales were all in the news this week.
The following is a roundup of my recent stories from Investor’s Business Daily at Investors.com and Click, IBD’s Tech Blog.

Used video games, rentals, digital downloads, social networking and mobile games generated $2.75 billion in the first half of 2010. (Oct. 15, 2010)

Microsoft is the big winner in September video game sales with “Halo: Reach” and Xbox 360. (Oct. 14, 2010)

Apple stock hits $300. Some think it’s still attractively priced due to growth opportunities from the iPhone and iPad. (Oct. 13, 2010)

PC shipments up soundly in Q3, but way below expectations, Gartner and IDC say. HP underperforms. Apple now No. 3 in U.S. (Oct. 13, 2010)

Apple’s $99 Apple TV set-top box is a hit and quickly moving past the company’s “hobby” status. (Oct. 11, 2010)

Are homepages still relevant today? Yahoo and AOL think so. But the importance of homepages has faded against search, social networking and mobile apps. (Oct. 7, 2010)

Will Microsoft and Adobe merge to form Microbe? Adobe stock was up sharply on a buyout rumor. (Oct. 7, 2010)