This year’s International CES (January 7-10, 2010) taking place in Las Vegas, NV (USA), has once again set aside a section specifically for game companies.

Called the Gaming Showcase, the CES claims this is the “largest Gaming Showcase in CES history” and will be located in the Las Vegas Convention Center’s North Hall . It will include “more than 13,000 square feet of exhibit space” and will include “gaming hardware and software – from online PC and HD gaming, plasma HDTV to surround sound and power conditioning hardware.”

The site currently lists 30 companies as part of the showcase that develop game-related hardware and software:

You know a company is hurting when, on the inside of one of its print adverts, an executive for the company is essentially begging for your business.

In a half-page segment printed to look like a lovely letter sent just to you from Circuit City Stores, Inc.’s Vice Chairman, Jim Marcum, the company admits that it “lost sight of what is important – you, our customers,” and promises a “much better store experience” and that you “can continue to shop with confidence.” It also goes on to promise that “[r]eturns and exchanges will be done quickly and easily and gift cards and Circuit-City-branded credit cards will be honored at more than 500 locations nationwide.” You can check out the full letter in the Photo Gallery.

On to the game deals. The prices in this advert are effective December 7 through December 13, 2008…