YMPT ON THE QT

We've put our ears to the ground to bring you the latest rumors and speculations:

• Hard-hitting football sim Madden 09 will receive a sequel by the end of the year.


• Look for a certain big-name publisher to have the "vision" to snap up some smaller developers during the current economic malaise.


• Multiple sources have told YMPT that Nintendo is planning to release a stripped-down console whose main selling point is "motion control." But will it compete with the HD behemoths?