An independent research study has issued their results regarding the attachment rates for each video game console. An attachment rate is taken to be the amount of games sold per console per person. After 23 months on the market, the PS3 and Wii are virtually tied, with 5.3 and 5.5 games sold per system, respectively. During that same time, the Xbox 360 was hanging high at 6.6 games sold per system.

The Xbox 360 does have the benefit of being the first kid on the block, being released a good year before the other two. However, they’ve always had an excellent attachment rate. Whereas, a good portion of Nintendo Wii owners may have never bought anything besides the pack-in Wii Sports, which would bring down their number considerably.

Popular video game maker EA has announced that it will be laying off 600 people in the coming months. This will reduce their workforce by approximately six percent. The company has remained profitable throughout the economic downturn and the move is being seen as a precautionary measure. No word on which divisions will be hit heaviest, however it’s a safe bet that it won’t be team Madden.

According to Gamestop and a leaked Circuit City ad, a $99 60GB Xbox Live upgrade will be available starting next week. The bundle will include three months of Live Gold, a headset and a 60GB hard drive. The hard drive is perfect for the coming 128MB storage requirement of the new Xbox 360 UI. The company has offered no word on any other promotions that would coincide with the holiday season.

Ultima’s Lord British has safely returned to earth. The gaming mogul’s ten day trip into outer space has come to an end. While up there in the black, he participated in an interstellar toilet repair. Really. Not as glamorous as say, meeting alien life, but tons cooler than an earthly toilet repair. Joe the space plumber, perhaps?

At 7:34 Moscow Time (10:34 EST) the space tourist touched down in Kazakhstan. He has offered no comment about his trip to the press yet, but word on the street is that it was "totally awesome." Click the link for more on his arrival.

In other news, I can’t even afford closet space much less to go to outer space. What a cruel, cruel world!

Here is the 3rd-gen Nano. Short and squat with a 2-inch display which boasts the same 320 by 240 resolution as the full-size fifth-gen iPod. This baby can play video as well as music. Pre-loaded games include iQuiz, Vortex and Klondike with more available later this month through iTunes — like Pac Man.