The first PES 2010 review is in via the pages of PSM3 Magazine, which crowns FIFA 10 (very marginally) this year's winner.

"After the arcade excesses of PES 09, [PES 2010 is] a welcome return to simulation roots," says the mag, which awards PES 2010 a respectable 89% - 1% less than FIFA 2010.

"If you were disappointed by PES 09, and converted to FIFA in exasperation, this is a welcome return to form," it says.
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Activision-Blizzard have today released an updated release schedule for their autumn/winter line-up. Within the schedule are release dates for all of Activision-Blizzard's highly-anticipated releases throughout October, November and December 2009, including DJ Hero, Band Hero and possibly one of the strongest releases of 2009, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
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Sony only released PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe as a PlayStation Network download in North America. In Asia it's a retail game too.

PixelJunk Monsters UMD Limited Edition went on sale in South Korea for 20,000 won ($17). It's the same game, just on a disc with a cell phone strap as a goodie.
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Kingdom Hearts Union writes "In the latest edition of Famitsu magazine there has been yet another interview with Nomura regarding Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep. A few bits of information are quite interesting."
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Kingdom Hearts Union writes "Since TGS 2009's announcement that Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep would be releasing in January 2010 in Japan, it's still not been made clear exactly when. In the same article in Famitsu interviewing Nomura he also spoke about the release date."
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Kingdom Hearts Union writes "Along with the interview that was given by Nomura in the latest edition of Famitsu their website has been updated with a wealth of new screenshots from Birth By Sleep."
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PlayStation LifeStyle: "Here is the official fact sheet for Half Minute Hero."
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US, European and Oceania region lists of just released PSP Minis and their prices.

There is a big difference between each region. In total there are 14 titles that have been released for the PSP Minis launch.
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Want to see which region got what content? Look no further, as PlayStation LifeStyle has done the searching for you and compiled a list of what's new in this week's PlayStation Store Update, for all regions across the globe.
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A few weeks ago, EA CEO John Riccitiello talked about the weaker sales for Madden NFL 2010, and he noted that EA's hopeful sales would pick up as consumers head to stores to purchase new consoles, following the price drops. Sales for Madden were tracking behind by about 19% in terms of units, and investors reacted causing a 25% dip in the publisher's stock price.

According to the latest channel checks from Sterne Agee analyst Arvind Bhatia, it appears Riccitiello's optimism was warranted. Sales are faring better now, thanks in part to the increased store traffic from the console price cuts. "We believe sales of ERTS's Madden NFL 2010 have
rebounded meaningfully in the month of September. Combining August and September, we believe sales of Madden are now down an estimated 5% to 10% after being down 19% in August," said Bhatia.
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