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'Madden NFL' spikes August sales

The latest version of "Madden NFL" won in a blowout during a slow August that saw the videogame biz lose a bit of its mojo.

Paramount gets into the game in Asia

Studio to deliver movie-themed videogames

Namco Bandai buys Infogrames stake

Deal hoped to strengthen European presence

TV, music arms lift Vivendi

Games revenue falls

Square Enix plays take-over game

Company plans to maintain the Tecmo brand
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'Rent' spent on Broadway
Anthony Rapp and 'Rent' director Michael Greif celebrate the musical's final Broadway performance.
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Election 2008

All eyes are on the U.S. as Americans prep to choose their next world leader. Will it be Obama or McCain?

Republican National Convention

The Republican National Convention heads to Minneapolis-Saint Paul from September 1-4, 2008. Keep it here for the latest news and analysis.

Democratic National Convention

The Democratic National Convention was held in Denver from August 25-28, 2008. Read about what went on.
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Reviews:

'Spore'

Spore

Ben Fritz
"Spore" is a game about evolution that could use more intelligent design. A big launch seems assured given the hype and mainstream press coverage, but if EA wants a franchise, it will need to find more for all those crazy new species to do.

Mercenaries 2: World in Flames

Leigh Alexander

Too Human

Tom Chick

Siren: Blood Curse

Leigh Alexander

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Tom Chick
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Top 10 Video Games
August 2008
  Platform Publisher Units sold
Madden NFL' 09 360 EA 1M
Madden NFL' 09 PS3 EA 643K
Madden NFL' 09 PS2 EA 425K
Wii Fit Wii Nintendo 395K
Mario Kart Wii Wii Nintendo 329K
Wii Play Wii Nintendo 200K
Soul Caliber IV 360 Namco Bandai 174K
Too Human 360 Microsoft 168K
Madden NFL' 09 Wii EA 116K
Guitar Hero: On Tour DS Activision 111K
*August '08 U.S. Sales Data from The NPD Group
Hardware
August 2008
System 2008 Units sold Lifetime-to-date
DS 518K 22M
Wii 453K 12M
PSP 253K 12.4M
Xbox 360 195K 10.9M
PS3 185K  5.3M
* August'08 U.S. Sales Data from The NPD Group
Video Game Sales
August 2008
  August 2008 Year to Date Change
Total Video Games $995M $10.55B 9%
Hardware $395M $3.73B 3%
Software $551M $5.45B 13%
Accessories $137M $1.38B 13%
* August '08 U.S. Sales Data from The NPD Group
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