Here's what went down today in the world of video games, popular culture and technology!

• It's Extended Play Download Days at Xbox LIVE, and Microsoft is slashing prices to the bone on popular titles.
• Check out the latest scoop on 'Battlestations Pacific' with our interview with the game's designer!
• Sting and Tool will be appearing in 'Guitar Hero: World Tour.'
• Tecmo has reached a settlement with a lawsuit filed by members of Team Ninja
• A free gas giveaway sponsored by Mercenaries 2 had to be shut down in the U.K.
• 'Midnight Club: Los Angeles' release dates have been pushed back for a week and a half
• Will a 'Grand Theft Auto' title hit the Nintendo Wii soon?
• 'Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures' is now available for download via Steam
• The MPAA has pulled the promo posters for Kevin Smith's latest film, 'Zack & Miri Make a Porno'

• Sony stock is taking a massive dip thanks to the recent Vaio recall.
• Michael Moore releasing latest documentary, 'Slacker Uprising,' exclusively on Net for free Sept 23.
• YouTube has begun to crack down on "adult" videos on their service.
• Behold the contents in 'Far Cry 2: Collector's Edition"!
• Industry a-buzz about Columbia's new 'Ghostbusters' film to star original cast Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, etc.
• UK media watchdog bans Angelina Jolie’s'Wanted' posters after complaints images of guns glamorized violence.
• Check out the latest preview for 'Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2'
• TNA iMPACT! wants your buddies in on the wrestling mayhem in this new video.
• Kevin Garnett continues his slow-motion epic sequence in 2K Sports' NBA 2K9.
• EA Sports goes over their history-altering NBA Live Rewind feature for NBA Live 09.
• Check out the latest on 'Bleach: Dark Souls' with our interview with the game's producer!
• New epic trailer for Golden Axe: Beast Rider
• Melodic death metal band All that Remains will honor 'Rock Band' with three downloadable tracks.
• Check out the latest on 'Empire: Total War' with our preview with Sega!
• Alison Haislip counts down the top 5 tech stories of the week in an all-new Tech News Countdown.
• NHL star Rick Nash goes behind the scenes with the boys over at 2K Sports for NHL 2K9.
• Microsoft and Paramount Pictures have teamed up to bring the Xbox Live Film Club in the UK
• EA Black Box takes us back to the core love of skating with this new video for Skate 2.
• The missions continues in our 2nd exclusive direct-feed video of Ubisoft's Far Cry 2.
• Go into the Space Stage with this new video for Spore.
• 'Runes of Magic's housing system, the 'Perfect World International' beta goes public, and WTF Second Life.
• EA's upcoming survival horror game, Dead Space, has been banned in three countries due to explicit content.
• Check out our 'PixelJunk Eden' producer interview before you purchase the game!
• 1.5% of browsers on the internet are using Google Chrome.
• Atari released a list of changes to the PS3 version of 'Alone in the Dark'