IGN:In an effort to promote President Barak Obama's renewed focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math education (STEM), the Electronic Software Association (ESA) will join Sony, Microsoft, and a several other organizations in participating in two national video game competitions.

"Lifting American students from the middle to the top of the pack in STEM achievement over the next decade will not be attained by government alone," said President Obama. "I applaud the substantial commitments made today by the leaders of companies, universities, foundations, non-profits and organizations representing millions of scientists, engineers, and teachers from across the country."

One competition, Game Changers, will use Sony's LittleBigPlanet has a tool in creating new gameplay experiences that enhance STEM principals. Levels will be judged on criteria related to "participatory learning, the support of learning related to science, technology, engineering and math, and the degree to which assessment of learning is integrated into the learning experience itself."

Sony will donate 1,000 PS3s and copies of the game to libraries and community-based organizations in low-income communities. Winners will be announced this coming spring and the levels will be made available for download.
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PlayStation LifeStyle: "When word broke that Sony Pictures was interested in creating a movie adaption for Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, gamers, worldwide, were filled with excitement. Kyle Ward was slated to write the script for the movie.

However, Sony Pictures wanted haste on Ward's script, but Ward was rumored to have taken up to a year to create a compelling script. While a rumor, and not confirmed by Sony Pictures, we may know who is writing the script for the movie adaption of the PS3 mega-hit."
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TVGB: "During a recent interview, executive producer Jonathan Knight said EA's hellish Dante's Inferno may be seeing post-release downloadable content."
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MAGblog: It may be an overused expression, but the phrase, "Because you demanded it" absolutely applies to what I'm about to tell you. Yes, shooter fans, as clichéd as it may sound, because of your overwhelming requests to extend our beta period, we've gone ahead and done it. Originally scheduled to end on November 20, the MAG Beta 4 program will continue on through the weekend and into early next week.

But that's not all - I'm also pleased to announce that I'll be back next week with details about how all of your favorite gaming outlets will be running promotions to get you into our next beta (you didn't really think we were done did you?)! And trust me when I say, you'll definitely want to check back to find out how to get involved on both the PlayStation Blog and the Official MAG Blog. Oh, and for Facebook users who are fans of our games, drop by the new Zipper Interactive fan page, which just went live today.
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Have you been reading the forums, or paying attention to topics concerning the once PS3 exclusive franchise Final Fantasy? If not, you're missing out on the argument of the century. If you own a PS3 and Xbox 360, for which console will you purchase Final Fantasy XIII, the biggest RPG this generation?
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Retailer Amazon.com this week price cut top titles for Sony Corp.'s Playstation 3 and Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 to $44 in a week-long Black Friday sale.

Discounted titles include Dragon Age: Origins at $44.00, Tekken 6 at $44.00, NHL 10 at $44.00
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As the Japanese release nears, we get some more info about one of the two worlds of this hotly anticipated RPG, the monsters that roam it, and the hunting missions
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Sony is teaming up wth three other entities in a $2 million to help young people interact, share, build, tinker, and explore in new and innovative ways.
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Amazon has the Slimer Edition of Ghostbusters: The Video Game for $30. The Slimer Edition is available for the PS3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii.
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CC: It has been revealed that Rebellion are planning DLC for their upcoming title Alien vs. Predator.
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