ORLANDO -- The will he, won't he drama surrounding Dwight Howard has ended, at least for this year, with Howard terminating his opt-out clause in his contract and remaining with the Orlando Magic for another year. When asked what Howard would do now that everything is over at his press conference today, Dwight Howard replied "I'm going to go home and play video games. That's what I'm going to do" Howard is known as a hard-core video gamer and even boasted to us at the recent NBA All-Star Game that he can beat anybody in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 as seen below in our interview with Howard.

Want to see how you can do against an NBA All-Star? Orlando Magic Center and leading NBA All-Star 2012 vote getter Dwight Howard plays so much Call of Duty that he issued a challenge to any gamer out there. He even gives out his Xbox Live Gamertag for anyone to take him on in Activision’s game. Check out the challenge from Superman himself in this exclusive video below and then log into Xbox Live and take on one of the biggest stars in basketball today.

Kim Dotcom, the founder and mastermind of the beleaguered file-sharing site Megaupload that was recently shut down by authorities, doesn't just face prison time and substantial fines for his alleged crimes, he has also lost his status as the world’s highest ranked player in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. With millions in the bank and a huge mansion from his illegal file sharing empire, Dotcom apparently had a lot of time on his hands and was playing a lot of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 under the gamertag MEGARACER. Dotcom had earned the top spot in the first-person shooter video game late last year, according to MSNBC. With around 15 million players worldwide and over $1 billion in sales, Modern Warfare 3 is one of the best selling video games of all time.

Let's make it clear right now -- the Consumer Electronics Show isn't really about video games.  Sure, they definitely have a place in the consumer electronic world when it comes to entertainment, but the show is more focused on the technological side, with gadgets, TV's and other high-priced technology that's really out there.  But some game companies managed to show up anyway and show off their wares, so we've got the wrap-up on what we saw, and whether it was really worth it.  Let's get started...

Jordan "Proofy" Cannon is one of the top Call of Duty: Black Ops players in pro gaming today. The Major League Gaming (MLG) pro is considered one of the best COD players in the world today. Cannon is currently working with energy drink Gamma Labs PTF and GammaGamers.com to keep in shape for the upcoming 2012 MLG Pro Circuit Tour.

Amazon experienced records sales with more than just its bestselling Kindle Fire, which sold over 4 million units in December alone. The online retailer has become the go-to Internet site for everything from technology to videogames, thanks to huge sales that expand beyond Black Friday. Activision and Rovio had great years with their Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Angry Birds games. Sledgehammer Games talks about MW3 in the exclusive video interview below.

When it comes to the ultimate man cave, nothing can compete with Jerry Jones’ Dallas Cowboys Stadium. Four lucky winners of the Mountain Dew Mega Fan Experience were able to play Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 for two hours on PlayStation 3 on the massive stadium screen. And as an unscheduled bonus, the four guys also got to watch the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders practice. Tanner Gervais is one of the four winners who has quite a story to share with his friends. He talks about the experience in this exclusive video interview below.

After weeks of voting, Major League Gaming (MLG) Pro Players have chosen the best of 2011.  MLG has revealed the winners of the 2011 MLG Pros’ Choice Awards. Pros voted on each other in various categories across three MLG 2011 Pro Circuit titles - Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty, Call of Duty: Black Ops and Halo: Reach to determine the best of the best. The Stride Longest Lasting Player awards went to Naniwa (Starcraft II), Jkap (Call of Duty: Black Ops) and Pistola (Halo: Reach), while the breakout player awards were given to Leenock (Starcraft II), John (Call of Duty: Black Ops) and Formal (Halo: Reach).

While the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders practiced below, four lucky winners from Minnesota were able to do something that many have only dreamed of – use North America’s largest video screen to play a videogame. In this case, it was Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games’ Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Mountain Dew brought Brandon Ervn and three of his closest friends to Dallas as part of its Mega Fan Experience. It's a marketing offshoot with Wal-Mart that's aligned with the Call of Duty Double XP program, which is currently running on MW3 bottles of Mountain Dew beverages. The four guys were able to play quad-screen multiplayer for two hours at Cowboys Stadium, the largest stadium in the world. Ervn talks about what the experience was like to have a custom armchair and Jerry Jones’ stadium all to themselves, except for those cheerleaders, in this exclusive video interview.

Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure adds yet another imaginative dimension to kids’ social play with the beta launch of Skylanders Spyro’s Universe, a vast virtual world for kids to engage with Skylanders characters and their fellow players. Activision, which has had tremendous success with its Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 game’s $1 billion haul this fall, is investing in its E-rated family game.

Stacy Keibler has catapulted to the top of the tabloid target list thanks to her boyfriend George Clooney. But the former WWE Diva is well known by gamers. She currently serves as host of “Friday Night Fights”,  the new online series from Ridley and Tony Scott that allows players to settle fights by playing Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Keibler talks about games in this exclusive interview from the Spike “VGAs” red carpet.