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Geek News: Tuesday February 24, 2009

Dan Aykroyd says the next Ghostbuster movie may begin filming by late fall.

While Iron Man director Jon Favreau was walking the red carpet at the Oscars, the director announced that Emily Blunt (The Devil Wears Prada) is officially out as Black Widow in Iron Man 2. Also, professional wrestler turned American Gladiator Matt Morgan is in talks to play a villain role in the comic book sequel.

News of President Barack Obama's fight to keep his beloved BlackBerry made plenty of headlines during the transition and now news of his favorite CrackBerry game is making the rounds. According to Star magazine, Obama spends a few minutes each night before hitting the hay playing BrickBreaker on his smartphone. My source even claims to know Obama’s high score: a mediocre 15,000.

A new video game has hit the net called "Trillion Dollar Bailout". Players score points by slapping greedy CEOs and handing out bags of money to deserving homeowners. Each player's actions are charted on a graph and determine whether the economy is "saved" or "tanks." The game's creators urge players to "punish greedy fat cats and save honest people" and "put the hurt on dudes in suits!"

Website: www.addictinggames.com/trilliondollarbailout.html