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GAMING

For the first time ever, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 outsold Sony’s PlayStation 3 in Japan during September, according to figures from Enterbrain, a gaming-magazine publisher. But Nintendo’s Wii sold more consoles than its two rivals combined. Reuters (10/3))

More books are getting the video game treatment as a way to spark interest in reading among young people. Proponents say the strategy can create an incentive to pick up a book or read more online, especially if it gives a player an edge in a particular game. The New York Times (10/5)