New gaming consoles could be a big hit this holiday season, according to Nielsen. The research entity found that 30 percent of gamers plan to guy a PlayStation 4 soon, while 22 percent hope to purchase an Xbox One and one in 10 likely will bring home a Wii U. The M-rated “Call of Duty: Ghosts” was the most hotly anticipated game for PlayStation and Xbox, while “Super Mario 3D World” was tops for Wii U aficionados. (Nielsen)

Paul Asay has covered religion for The Washington Post, Christianity Today, Beliefnet.com and The (Colorado Springs) Gazette. He writes about culture for Plugged In and wrote the Batman book God on the Streets of Gotham (Tyndale). He lives in Colorado Springs with wife Wendy and his two children. Follow him on Twitter.