Many of the video game industry’s leading music composers, producers and songwriters have joined forces to create “Novum Initium” (New Beginning), a benefit album dedicated to supporting working musicians in need of financial assistance. Partnering with the music industry charitable organization Sweet Relief, all proceeds from the album will be donated to the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund which provides financial assistance to career musicians who are struggling to make ends meet while facing illness, disability, or age-related problems. “Novum Initium” will be available for digital download via Bandcamp, CDBaby.com, Amazon MP3, iTunes and 7digital on December 6th.

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A big warm GANG welcome to our newest snd returning members…after the jump

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For all the little bits of one-liner news that trickles in…here’s November’s BLURBS

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GANG members are certainly familiar with GDC, E3, PAX and several other game industry conventions, events and organizations, but this month we wanted to shine a little light on the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences! The Academy is a fantastic organization dedicated to the advnacement and recognition of the interactive arts (VIDEO GAMES!)

They also put on a great convention each year called the DICE Summit in Las Vegas. DICE is sort of a micro version of GDC, and we asked Debby Chen, Communications Manager for the Academy a whole bunch of questions about the Academy, DICE and what GANG members might have to gain from getting involved and checking out the DICE Summit. Check out the interview here…

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Sumthing Else Music Works, Inc. proudly presents Deepak Chopra’s Leela™ Soundtrack featuring the original music soundtrack from Deepak Chopra’s Leela, an innovative interactive experience that combines ancient relaxation and meditation techniques with home entertainment technology.

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