This week's new releases:
(subject to change)

Xbox 360:
Battlestations Pacific
Left 4 Dead: Game of the Year Edition
Raiden Fighters Aces
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel

PLAYSTATION 3:
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel

Wii:
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus
Help Wanted
Pirates Vs. Ninjas Dodgeball
Puzzle Kingdoms

DS & DSi:
Desktop Tower Defense
Dreamer Series: Shop Owner
Girl Time
Mission Runway
My Farm Around the World

PSP:
no new releases
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GamingShogun.com writes: "SouthPeak Games has announced that Pirates vs Ninjas Dodgeball for the Nintendo Wii is now 'Gold' and will be released to stores on May 12th.

Official Release:
"Finally, friends will be able to choose their sides in this age old rivalry and face off to decide who is truly the superior force," said Richard Iggo, VP of Marketing for SouthPeak Games. "I'm confident everyone..."
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The holiday game releases kick off in full swing this week as there are a number of titles vying for your dollar. However, New Super Mario Bros Wii, Assassin's Creed 2, and Left 4 Dead 2 are probably the three big hitters across all of the gaming platforms.
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Today Nintendo adds four new & classic games to the Wii Shop Channel. This week's new games are: Mega Man 9 (WiiWare), Plattchen twist 'n' paint (WiiWare), Super Dodge Ball (NES), and Vectorman (Sega Genesis).
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Today Nintendo of Europe and Australia added new games to the Wii Shop Channel. The WiiWare games are: Bomberman Blast, Plattchen: Twist 'n' Paint, and Midnight Pool.
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Viennese company Bplus has celebrated its fourth birthday this week by announcing that it's gained official Nintendo developer status, and that it'll offer original games for the WiiWare service.

The wraps have been taken off the first, called PLÄTTCHEN twist 'n' paint, which has been built from the ground up for Nintendo's new console and its innovative controller.
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Nintendo gamers in South Africa will be spoilt for choice over the coming months. In addition to the Wii receiving a price cut here and Wii Fit Plus and New Super Mario Bros. Wii arriving in the next two months, a whole bunch of new games for both the Wii and the DS will be arriving on SA's sunny shores in late October/early November.
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411mania talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include Phantom Brave, C.O.R.E, Fossil Fighters, and Madden.

On Phantom Brave, 411mania writes: "We Meet Again is an update to the original Phantom Brave for the PS2. As it was the game that immediately followed Disgaea, it had a lot to live up to when it was first released back in 2004. Though the SRPG contained many similarities to its predecessor, many fans felt that it strayed a little too much from what made Disgaea a hit. Detractors cite the more serious story as well as the various gameplay changes as their main complaints. However, those who actually gave the game a chance found a lot of the changes to their liking. The absence of the grid system, for example, allowed for more freedom when positioning characters. In addition, the Confine system, whereby the souls of the playable characters must be "confined" to objects on the field in order to take physical form, forced players to put more thought into when and where to use each character. It's not an exact clone of Disgaea, but in this case, that isn't such a bad thing."
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After the relative success of its WiiWare game, Pop, developer Nnooo has listed a number of ideas it's pitching to developers. At least one of which involves Nintendo and a Pokemon MMO.

"We have a concept for a cool Pokemon MMORPG," the development company has posted on its website.

While it's highly doubtful such a small company could develop the product, there is the possibility that Nintendo will buy it out and supplement ...

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First off, the title of this week's Pokemusings was ripped from a Living Colour song. If you don't know it, do yourself a favor and check out this album. It's excellent and should be part of your musical education. Now, getting back to the matter at hand, this week's column is about the mysterious attack known as Hidden Power. While some players understand this arcane attack, many do not. Hidden Power can be extremely useful in terms of rounding out your Pokemon's attacks and surprising your ...
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