In affiliation with Amazon.com, TripleChat is happy to bring you the new releases each week for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable. Along with new game releases they will also highlight the top five Blu-ray releases each week that we feel will best suit movie and TV show fans alike.

PS3:
- Assassin's Creed II
- God of War: Collection
- Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues
- Tony Hawk: RIDE
- NCAA Basketball 10
- Scene It! Bright Lights! Big Screen!
- Planet 51
- Chaotic: Shadow Warriors

PS2:
nothing

PSP:
- Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines
- LittleBigPlanet
- Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues
- Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's Tagforce 4

Top 5 Blu-ray Choices:
- Star Trek
- Gone With the Wind: 75th Anniversary Edition
- Fight Club
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: A Very Sunny Christmas
- Rome: The Complete Series

This week's deals and incentives include...
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This past week, Sony announced the re-release of the revered hits God of War, and God of War 2 together on a single Blu-Ray Disc. Each game will be remastered, and feature full trophy support. The God of War: Collection is now available for pre-order.
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VG247: Whoops. SCEE's just confirmed to VG247 that God of War I and II won't release for PS3 in Europe this year.
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Texas-based Blast Factor developer Bluepoint helps switch PS2 titles to PS3.

Sony has announced plans to release retooled versions of its God of War PS2 games for the PS3 - and has signed up US independent studio Bluepoint to help with the conversion.

The new versions of God of War 1 and 2 will boast Trophy support and HD visuals, all stored on a Blu-ray disc - which conveniently arrives in stores a few months before the arrival of 2010's God of War 3.

The games were originally developed by SCEA's Santa Monica Studio.
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If this is true, it's huge news for PS3 owners and action fans: it seems a Sony Manager in Mexico has said a special God of War pack (featuring GoW, GoWII, and a demo for GoWIII) will drop in December!
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Kotaku writes: "This October, God of War die hards will be able to get their hands on the United Cutlery replica Blades of Chaos and the first of six issues of the new comic series from DC Comics.

Then, this March, the first of two God of War Novels arrive from Del Rey."
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Richard George: "DC and Wildstorm bring Sony's blockbuster franchise to the comic book industry."
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Sony surveyed potential God of War III fans this week about what they'd like to see in a collector's edition for the PlayStation 3 sequel, including repackaging the first two games on Blu-ray.

That would almost certainly indicate that PlayStation 2 games would be playable on the PlayStation 3, a backwards compatibility option that the most recent PS3 configurations don't offer. And that would be just about the greatest thing since in-game text chat to hit the console.

Not so fast, Sony Computer Entertainment reps say. The console maker is not announcing updated PS2 support just yet.
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WorstPreviews writes: "Back in October, director Brett Ratner (Rush Hour, X-Men 3) revealed that one of the projects he is working on is a big screen adaptation of "God of War." Fan response to the news was not positive, which is why you'll be happy to hear that Ratner is no longer pursuing the film.

According to Production Weekly: "Over at Universal it looks like Brett Ratner has shelved 'God Of War,' and is moving forward on 'Trump Heist' with Eddie Murphy and Chris Tucker."

"Trump Heist" is a film about a group of employees who rob the rich residents of Manhattan's Trump Tower."

Yes, apparently there is a God.
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411mania gives a rundown on this week's game releases. Highlights include The Chase: Felix Meets Felicity, DJ Max Fever, and Ninja Blade.

The Chase: Felix Meets Felicity
"Despite still being in pre-alpha, the glimpse that I got of The Chase at last year's E3 was already looking pretty good. Unfortunately, more high-profile 2D platformers like Mega Man 9, Bionic Commando, and Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia were getting most of the attention. So, it's understandable that this game was overlooked."

DJ Max Fever
"What's surprising is that PM Studios decided not to follow in Konami's footsteps by bastardizing the series with crappy songs from 2nd-tier US bands that nobody has ever heard of. Granted, most of the people who pick this up will not have heard of any of its songs either, but one of the game's main strengths is its song selection, and changing what works would kill the series before it has a chance to plant its feet."

Ninja Blade
"Ninja Blade is a 'Cinematic Action' game developed by the people who brought us the Otogi series"
"It looks to be a cross between Ninja Gaiden, Shinobi, Heavenly Sword, God of War, and Onimusha."
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PS3Fanboy writes:

Despite the news of the LittleBigDelay, LittleBigPlanet is still the jewel in the eyes of many. It's the reason why there was such a boisterous response to the delay in the first place -- people still need their LBP like it's PB&J. A testament to that, someone somewhere has gone and made a 7-inch clay figurine of Sackboy Kratos (pictured).

In fact, the guy who made the statuette is selling his creation on eBay for some other fan to enjoy. At the time of this writing, the piece was at a $31 bid. Bidding ends at 9pm today, but that shouldn't stop you from at least checking out more pics of the immortalized Sackboy Kratos.

Find the Ebay item link after the jump.
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Eurogamer writes: "David Jaffe has said he is "happy" with the choice of Brett Ratner as director of the God of War film.

Ratner, responsible for the Rush Hour trilogy and X-Men: The Last Stand, confirmed his role on the project at a Hollywood party recently.

"I really like Red Dragon, I really like the first Rush Hour, I actually really like X-Men 3. I'm not one of these Ratner haters who says, 'Oh the guy can't direct,' - I think he makes really entertaining movies," said Jaffe in a filmed response to the news.
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Game Politics is reporting that Sony Computer Entertainment America and high-profile game designer David Jaffe have been sued in U.S. District Court in California for alleged copyright infringment involving the best-selling God of War series, GamePolitics has learned.

The suit was filed in late February by Jonathan Bissoon-Dath and Jennifer Barrette-Herzog, both of Davis, California. SCEA and Jaffe filed responses with the Court on August 29th.

In the complaint, Bissoon-Dath identifies himself as "the author of a series of related works of fiction, including Olympiad, a screenplay." Barrette-Herzog is described as the creator of Island at the Edge of the Living World, "a map that was submitted with Bissoon-Dath's work: The Adventures of Own: Owen's Olympic Adventure."
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Worthlaying reports:

''We haven't really heard news on the God of War movie for a few years, ever since Universal secured the movie rights from Sony. Set in ancient Greece, God of War follows the battles of the warrior Kratos, who tackles mythological beasts including Medusa, Cyclops and the Hydra on his quest to find Pandora's Box and destroy Ares, the god of war. The movie script was written by David Self, known for Road to Perdition, and will be produced by Brett Ratner''
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The Sharjah Municipality of the United Arab Emirates is having trouble keeping copies of God of War off the streets. The Sony game was banned for containing language and scenes that go against Islamic beliefs, notably the killing of gods, which I can understand, given the circumstance. Despite the bans, the game is still apparently easy to get hold of.
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kezins.com has reported that God of War 2 has joined the greatest hits list for the PS2. This means you can pick up the game for $19.99. The screenshot says it all.
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In Marble Falls, Texas last month, a 13-year-old boy shot a 15-year-old boy while they were playing the M-rated God of War. Troy is recovering from his wounds, but apparently has lost much of his eyesight. Although some gaming sites reported the news at the time, GamePolitics opted not to cover the story as the linkage to God of War seemed peripheral. Last evening, however, they received one of Miami attorney Jack Thompson's numerous e-mails.
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Sony is running a God of War Machinima competition. Gamers can head over to the God of War Machinima website and use the God of War online editing suite to create their own God of War Machinima. You can choose from a large library of clips, text, effect, music and you can even add your own voice to the video using a microphone, headphones or speaker.

After you have completed your video, you can publish it and embed it to your social networking pages as well as upload it to the God of War gallery so gamers from around the world can view it.

By registering on the site and submitting your video before the 19th of May, you stand a chance to win prizes including a PSP, a copy of God of War: Chains of Olympus, an exclusive God of War artwork print, God of War T-shirts as well as Kratos action figures.
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Drew Crecente of Kotaku writes: When I first read the words "Q Awards" I auto-magically thought of the late, great actor Desmond Llewelyn but was apparently way off track. These are Gamefly's version of the Oscars sans the cheesy dance routines.

Winners are determined by GameFly members, who according to the GameFly press release are the "... most discerning community of online video game renters." Unfortunately I'm not terribly discerning as I can be easily distracted by bright colors and flashing lights.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare took the Q awards triumvirate, winning "Game of the Year," "Xbox 360 Game of the Year," and "PlayStation 3 Game of the Year."
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GameFly today (2008-02-25) announced the winners of their Fifth Annual Q Awards. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision) was selected by GameFly subscribers as "Game of the Year" and also won individual honors for "Xbox 360 Game of the Year" and "PlayStation 3 Game of the Year."

The Q Awards were created to give GameFly members the ability to voice their opinion and to recognize publishers who create the best games.

In other categories, GameFly members recognized God of War II (SCEA) for "PlayStation 2 Game of the Year," Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters (SCEA) for "PSP Game of the Year," Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo) for "Wii Game of the Year," and The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo) for "Nintendo DS Game of the Year."

The second- and third-place recipients of the GameFly Fifth Annual Q Awards for all categories are also named.
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