1UP writes: "I've been telling this to everyone who interviews me lately," said Hideo Kojima in an intervew in this week's Famitsu magazine, "but I think there are three games that stand out above the rest of the pack in the remainder of this year. One is Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, one is Uncharted 2, and the third is Assassin's Creed II. Those three are just incredible."

That's high praise from a figure some would call the most talented game designer working out of Japan right now, and Assassin creative director Patrice Désilets is more than a little appreciative. "I really never felt much pressure, but with Kojima saying things like that, I'm starting to feel it now," he responded with a laugh."
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Out of the three Fabula Nova Crystallis titles, Final Fantasy Agito XIII has probably garnered the least attention. Rightly so, as unlike the other two, it's only being released on the PlayStation Portable.

However, it promises to promote a completely different experience, and many have described it as Final Fantasy mixed with Monster Hunter. The trailer shown at this year's Tokyo Game Show only reinforced this, and Square Enix have announced that they will start releasing much more information next year.
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PlayStation LifeStyle writes, "This week, after numerous delays, Trine finally makes it to the North American PlayStation Store. If you didn't buy Critter Crunch (shame on you!) then make sure to try the demo releasing this week. With the Halloween theme going on right now in the PS Store, we hope to see Burn Zombie Burn 2D! and possibly the long rumored Resident Evil 2 PSOne Classic. PSP owners should be on the lookout for Half Minute Hero, and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars."
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EA has announced that the Need for Speed franchise has surpassed 100 million units sold life to date.

The recent release of Need for Speed Shift pushed the franchise over the 100M mark, making it the best-selling racing brand in the gaming world. The franchise has generated over $2.7 billion in life-to-date sales.
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The release date for Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep has been something of an oddity up until recently, until Square Enix gave fans some clue, as they announced it would be coming in "January".

However, it looks like they've finally given in and announced a more definitive date, as a Japanese site claims to have the official release date for the game
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andriasang writes: "Can't wait until November 12 for your first taste of remade Lunar? Then power up your PSP and connect to PlayStation Store. Gung Ho made available a demo of the RPG remake today."
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Sadly Q Entertainment had some bad news for all you portable puzzle fans today. Lumines I & II will not be on PSN any time soon.
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Spencer at Siliconera - A reasonable question since greater retail distribution should yield more sales. And yet, a selection of niche titles are only available at GameStop.

By the end of this month, Natsume will have shipped two GameStop exclusives this year, Harvest Moon: Magical Melody (the Wii version) and Adventures to Go.

Why did Natsume go this route? I asked Graham Markay, Vice President of Operations at Natsume, to elaborate the benefits of being a GameStop exclusive.
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De Telegraaf writes: "Last weekend the TMF Game Awards was presented at the FirstLook event in Amsterdam. Killzone 2, the Dutch development studio Guerrilla Games, received an award for best PlayStation 3 game Gears of War 2 and went with the prize for best Xbox 360 game off."
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Examiner: PixelJunk Monsters is one of the best selling Playstation Network games on the Playstation 3. Unfortunately, the PSP version, PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe, isn't finding the same success due to the high piracy rates.
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