You've got Nicole Kidman endorsing Brain Age, the two American Idol Davids dancing in their underwear for Guitar Hero TV spots, and then there's... well, Jade Raymond promoting Assassin's Creed. OK, the last one technically doesn't fit in the category of celebrities endorsing video games, but now, here comes Natasha Bedingfield to lend her diva power to Boogie SuperStar. Plus, EA's also revealed the full tracklist for the game. (which, unfortunately for some people, includes the Jonas Brothers... o_0)

Speaking words of wisdom: let it be, let it be. Well, we do hope it will be - because if recent news holds out, we just might get a Beatles release for Rock Band or Guitar Hero (maybe for both games, if Lucy's diamonds shine down on us just right) - just like how Aerosmith got their own version for Guitar Hero. Back in March, ATV Music (in partnership with Sony) already expressed interest in bringing the Fab Four's music to GH. Recent accounts, however, report that a deal may finally be settled in the coming weeks.

Guitar Hero World Tour finally gets tagged with a price, as listed on GameStop, with various bundles across the platform versions. The complete band kit includes the game, the guitar peripheral, drums, and microphone.

And since it's a weekend, we've included something special for the American Idol fans: as seen in the finale, David Cook and David Archuleta are advertising for Guitar Hero... in their undies. Wait. What?!

If you're one of the many Street Fighter fans constantly refreshing the Street Fighter: Legend of Chun-Li production blog like a demon for more developments, then here's an update direct from that source of information: three more actors have been inducted into the legendary cast. Want to find out who they are, and what roles they play in the movie? Then you need to head on over to the full article.

Gamers turning pro aren't rare anymore, and guys spending lots of time to improve their game are more cool than geeky nowadays. If StarCraft is almost South Korea's national sport, it's not impossible for other countries to realize that video games can be good spectator sports. UK broadcasting company took notice, and will now feature the Championship Gaming Series on TV.

Big tourneys have been on TV before, sure. What makes CGS a lot more epic is how the top 20 players will walk away as pro-gamers earning bread by playing games. Still not exciting enough? "Pro-gaming has reached a level of maturity and reach that makes it a natural fit with Sky's entertainment business," said Adrian Pilkington, director of Enhanced TV and Games for Sky.

In other words, CGS aims to capture not only current gamers, but also intrigue others that aren't into gaming yet. Skeptics would say it's not fun when you're not playing, but Pilkington has something in mind. He told GamePro in an interview:

People will watch CGS for the same reasons that sports fans like watching football or golf - because they want to watch the best players make the best plays. Pro-gamers have incredible hand-eye coordination that you wouldn't believe unless you see it. It's important too that viewers get to know the players and their personalities, so we'll be following the gamers outside of the games as part of each show.

Sounds like American Idol, much? Apparently not, because no reality show can beat massive competitions on TV where we can see the best plays in FIFA, Dead or Alive, Project Gotham Racing, and even the classic Counter-Strike.

Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like PS3 games are on, while the Wii is still under consideration. "The online qualifications have been open to anyone with an Xbox or PC," Pilkington continued.

Dropping screenshots like it's hot is Electronic Arts: more pics for Boogie have just limelighted onto the scene. And because Blake Lewis didn't win American Idol, some of us might think that we don't stand a chance to bust out our grooves anymore. Leave it to EA to come up with this booty-shaking game.

Whether you're the type of performer who sings, dances, or does both, Boogie will fill you in with the juice. Heck, you can even create your own music videos if you want. In the screenshot above, you can see the interface of how to do just that. You can add your own effects, play with cuts, add some lyrical text of your own... The whole world's your playground dance floor, kid.

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Nintendo's pride and glory, Shigeru Miyamoto, was nominated more than a week ago by the people behind TIME Magazine to be one of the Most Influential People of the Year in The TIME 100. After an introductory write up by Quake's own Johnathan Wendel, a.k.a. Fatal1ty, the man behind the phenomenal Mario and Donkey Kong is now pegged at the 92nd spot of the Top 100 list.

Now we do know that the spot isn't as impressive as PC World's placing of Blizzard's Mike Morhaime in the recent Top 50 Most Influential People on the Web, but seeing as he went up against the likes of Paris Hilton and titans from other industries other than the video game, we say 92 is definitely a big slice of the pie. In fact, bagging the 100th spot at the Top 100 list of TIME is already way too good to pass up.

In other news (or just FYI), top spot was filled by philanthropist and Hollywood hottie Angelina Jolie, honored for her major influence on the needy. But top on the readers' lists is Korean pop sensation Rain, with (surprise!) American Idol's Sanjaya Malakar on third place. According to all you gaming readers out there, Shigeru Miyamoto is number nine in your book.

Photo courtesy of Makoto Ishida for TIME Magazine.

Back in January, Electronic Arts (EA) mentioned that it will begin focusing on original IPs and start veering away from game franchises. Almost two months after that announcement, the video game development giant has finally announced an original title for the Wii, known as Boogie.

The name of the title sounds quite funky and the video game is, well, supposed to be just like that. Boogie is actually a music and rhythm-based game that will take advantage of the Nintendo console's controls. EA promised that this game will get gamers off their couch, playing and dancing to the game's beat. According to Alain Tascan, Vice President and General Manager for EA Montreal,

We're creating something new and different for gamers of all ages to enjoy - the complete party package where gamers can dance as well as sing. Nintendo's Wii is an amazing console that really gives us a platform to be creative and to re-think traditional game development.

There are still no details on how exactly Boogie is meant to be played, but from the way that thing look now, we can't help but be reminded of a cross between American Idol and the classic PSOne game Bust A Groove. EA Montreal, however, did say that in-game characters will be customizable to best show off players' dancing styles and karaoke skills. And yes, they did just say "karaoke skills". We've been hearing a lot of rumors lately, about upcoming video games that are compatible with the Wii microphone, so we're guessing that Boogie is one of those.