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Bejeweled franchise hits 25 million mark
 Isn't this the dream? Buddy says you won't amount to anything, then you amount to something -- something large --, then buddy suddenly wants to be just like you and you're all like, "pfft w/e." So it happened with Bejeweled, the Little Chic Game That Could.

Nintendo dominates August software sales chart
 Before Microsoft dropped the price on Xbox 360 resulting in a sales surge, there was August, and August was all about Wii.

Sting Hero: World Tour
 More than a multi-Grammy award winner, more than an awesome songwriter, more than a tasty bassist, solo artist and Police frontman Sting has proven once again that he's a major money magnet as he lends/licenses his voice and likeness to Activision's imminent Guitar Hero World Tour.

Xbox 360 price cut this Friday
 Microsoft just confirmed a long-speculated rumor by announcing a $50 - $80 price cut on all Xbox 360s in the US and Canada.

NPD: Children, Boomers surpass young males in game market
 According to the first-ever consumer report on video gaming, the standard as the young male as the quintessential gamer has forever changed. NPD's latest study of video gaming market reveals surprising results among seven unique gamer segments.

It's so not about the music, man, Guitar Hero gets sponsors
 Activision and RedOctane just announced that the forthcoming Guitar Hero World Tour game will feature in-game sponsorship as rewards through exclusive partnerships with prominent music instrument and equipment manufacturers.

Craig, Dench, sign on for new Bond game
 Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Mathieu Amalric, Olga Kurylenko and more have all signed on to provide their voices to Activision's new James Bond game, Quantum of Solace.

EA signs publishing deal with Epic Games
 News you might find useful because it'll net something tangible someday: EA and Epic in bed together. In Poland. Everyone is very excited.

Play Xbox 360 games at Cineplex theatres
 Here's something to do on a Saturday afternoon: Go play Xbox 360 on the big screen. Cineplex Entertainment Theatres are now renting space for gigantic-screen game parties.

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