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'Gears of War 3'In the biggest launch of a game so far this year, "Gears of War 3," from Microsoft and Epic Games, has sold more than 3 million copies in its first week. The big bow for the third installment has propelled the "Gears of War" series past the billion-dollar mark in lifetime sales. It's also the first exclusive Xbox 360 console title to pass that milestone (other exclusive Microsoft hits, like "Halo," bowed on the first Xbox). The success of "Gears of War 3" is good news for the videogame biz, which is hoping the title will be the first in a series of high-profile games that marshal consumers into retailers and reverse months of back-to-back sales slumps. Upcoming titles include Sony and Naughty Dog's "Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception," Electronic Arts' "Battlefield 3," Activision's "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" and Warner Bros.' "Batman: Arkham City." Microsoft launched "Gears of War 3" with more than 22,000 midnight madness events, kicking them off at Times Square's Best Buy theater with a concert by Big Sean that was hosted by Aisha Tyler and aired on Spike TV. "Game launches like 'Gears of War 3' represent the type of event that happens a couple of times each year that brings out fans in masses to celebrate," said Chris Homeister, senior VP and general manager of the home entertainment group at Best Buy. Game is available in three versions: a standard $59.99 disc, limited edition ($79.99) and epic ($149.99). "'Gears of War' was the first killer app for Xbox 360, and the series has continued to contribute directly to the overall success of the platform ever since," said Microsoft corporate VP Phil Spencer. "'Gears of War 3' kicked off the biggest holiday in Xbox history with a bang last week." Along with the 3 million sales mark, Microsoft also claims more than 3 million unique users have logged onto Xbox Live to play "Gears of War 3" since launch. Contact Marc Graser at marc.graser@variety.com

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Ashley Greene Makes Out With Twilight Brother Kellan Lutz in Warrior's Heart Clip

If you’ve been writing twisted Twilight fan fiction in which Alice Cullen (Ashley Greene) and Emmett Cullen (Kellan Lutz) make out in a prep school library, you’re in luck. While Greene and Lutz don’t make the incestuous connection in Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (that we know of), they do lock lips as new, unrelated characters in the upcoming drama A Warrior’s Heart. Judging by the above video, A Warrior’s Heart is going to look like a Warblers music sequence on Glee meets any CW show ever. Lutz stars as Conor Sullivan, a hot-headed star lacrosse player who starts acting out after his father’s death. According to the ingenius plot summary on IMDB, “a wilderness Lacrosse camp under the tutelage of his dad’s old combat buddy, Sgt. Major Duke Wayne, opens Conor’s eyes to the true meaning of maturity, sportsmanship and manhood.” (IMDB had me at “a wilderness Lacrosse camp under the tutelage of his dad’s old combat buddy, Sgt. Major Duke Wayne.”) A Warrior’s Heart, from director Michael F. Sears, will premiere in the U.S. on Dec. 2. The family drama co-stars Ashley Greene and Chord Overstreet. [via Team-Twilight.com]

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Jennifer Aniston 'Holds Her Own' Pointing

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UPDATE: Comedy Centrals Roast Of Charlie Sheen Greatest-Ranked In Franchise History

Charlie Sheen Roast: Lotsa Industry Injections Up-to-date: It appears like by themselves, Charlie Sheen and 2 . 5 Males might be bigger rankings hits compared to they were together — a minimum of within their first publish-separation excursions. After CBS’ 2 . 5 Males published series records last evening because of its season premiere that introduced Sheen’s alternative Ashton Kutcher, Comedy Central’s Roast of Charlie Sheen did exactly the same for that cable network’s roast franchise. The special drawn in 6.4 million audiences, a 4.5 rating in grown ups 18-49 along with a 6.2 in 18-34 because of its 10 PM premiere, which makes it probably the most-viewed and greatest-ranked roast within the good reputation for the Comedy Central franchise. (Sorry, Jesse!) In grown ups 18-49, the roast was the greatest-ranked telecast ever for Comedy Central. Across all plays last evening, the special accumulated tens of millions of audiences.

'The Thing' Embraces R-Rating With New Blood and Guts-Filled Red Band Trailer (VIDEO)

To horror fans, John Carpenter's 'The Thing' is practically sacred. The cold, dark setting and mounting paranoia of the film are ratcheted up once audiences get their first view of the gruesome, other-worldly creature -- achieved through incredible special effects done by Rob Bottin. With that in mind, the upcoming prequel -- which attempts to explain the backstory to the morbidly beloved classic -- has a lot of expectations to live up to. Which probably explains Universal's decision to release a new red-band trailer for the film, which gives 'Thing' fans their best look at the updated Thing from Another World -- as well as revealing how a few key cast members meet their bloody end. More The Thing (2011) Videos 'The Thing' arrives in theaters on Oct. 14. [via IGN]

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Netflix Stock Plummets After Price Hikes Take Effect

From the files of Howard Beale: Netflix stock took a beating on Thursday after their increased charges for DVDs and streaming movies took effect, causing potentially thousands of users to unsubscribe from the service. With the rates for ordering DVDs and instantly streaming movies separated to a base rate of $8/month for each, Netflix stock experienced a drop of 15% when the stock market opened this morning. After breaking the news of the price increases in July, Netflix estimated that they would finish out the third quarter with 22 million subscribers for the instant streaming service, 12 million of which would also continue to order DVDs separately. 3 million subscribers were expected to opt for the DVD service alone. After this morning's events, Netflix is expecting 21.8 million subscribers to continue with the instant streaming service and 2.2 million subscribers to opt for the DVD service. Potentially, Netflix could be losing roughly 1 million subscribers. In response to the new numbers, Netflix showed resolve in a statement to its shareholders: "Despite the guidance revision, we remain convinced that the splitting of our services was the right long-term strategic choice." Are you still a Netflix subscriber? [via NYT] Photo courtesy of MGM.

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Fashion Slam: Mostly Skipped On Missoni

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Disney utilizes politico's consultant

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Tykwer, Wachowskis' 'Cloud' draws crowd

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CBS Films goes 'Salmon Fishing'

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Vin Diesel Posts New Riddick Concept Art

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