The last October week has been filled with plenty of interesting news (Sony announcing PSP™ release details yesterday) and with a large number of new interesting releases. More than 30 new games were published in Asia and Japan in this week, including hot releases for different platforms.

PlayStation2™ highlights from this week include From Software's mech game Armored Core: Nine Breaker, Atlus' tactical RPG StellaDeus, SNK Playmore's fighting port The King of Fighters 2003 and Sony's new RPG hit Waga Ryuomiyo: Pride of the Dragon Peace.

Hot Xbox™ movers for other platforms include the Asian release version of Dead or Alive Ultimate, Success' shooter Psyvariar 2: Extend Edition and Capcom's 2D fighter Street Fighter Anniversary Collection (supporting online battles via Xbox Live™).

For Gamecube™ we have shipped Nintendo's tennis fun game Mario Tennis GC and Dreamcast™ fans were satisfied with Alchemist's shooting & adventure mix Baldr Force EXE.

As a small side note, please be informed that the Japanese release version of Armored Core: Nine Breaker is scheduled for shipping tomorrow and our major batch of the surprisingly well selling Baldr Force EXE is expected to arrive on Monday.

As usually, below you will find a summary of all new releases from this week:

PlayStation2™:

Ao No Mamade	JPN		US$ 64.90
Ao No Mamade [Treasure Box]	JPN		US$ 95.00
Apocripha/0	JPN		US$ 64.90
Apocripha/0 [Limited Edition]	JPN		US$ 95.00
Armored Core: Nine Breaker	JPN		US$ 59.90
Armored Core: Nine Breaker	ASIA		US$ 49.90
Burnout 3: Takedown (Chinese Version)	ASIA		US$ 49.90
DRIV3R	JPN		US$ 64.90
Hard Luck: Return of the Heroes	JPN		US$ 64.90
Kita e. Diamond Dust (Hudson the Best)	JPN		US$ 39.90
Kita e Diamond Dust + Kiss is Beginning	JPN		US$ 64.90
Pochinya	JPN		US$ 49.90
Rakushou! Pachi-Slot Sengen 2	JPN		US$ 59.90
Shrek 2	JPN		US$ 59.90
Slotter Up Mania 5	JPN		US$ 59.90
StellaDeus	JPN		US$ 64.90
Suigetsu Mayoi-Gokoro	JPN		US$ 64.90
SuperLite 2000 Ever 17: The Out of Infinity Premium Edition	JPN		US$ 25.90
The King of Fighters 2003	JPN		US$ 59.90
True Crime: Street of L.A.	JPN		US$ 59.90
Waga Ryuomiyo: Pride of the Dragon Peace	JPN		US$ 59.90
Waga Ryuomiyo: Pride of the Dragon Peace (Chinese Version)	ASIA		US$ 48.90

Xbox™:

Dead or Alive Ultimate Double Disc Collector's Edition (w/ Kasumi Figure)	ASIA		US$ 44.90
Psyvariar 2: Extend Edition	JPN		US$ 59.90
Street Fighter Anniversary Collection	JPN		US$ 48.90
True Crime: Street of L.A.	JPN		US$ 64.90

The Japanese release version of Dead or Alive Ultimate as well as the Xbox Kasumi-chan Blue Edition were postponed for release next week (November 3rd).


Gamecube™/Gameboy Advance™:

Mario Tennis GC	JPN		US$ 59.90
Battroller X	JPN		US$ 48.90
Fruits Mura no Doubutsu Tachi	JPN		US$ 48.90
Moero! Jaleco Collection	JPN		US$ 48.90
Ochainu Kururin	JPN		US$ 39.90

Dreamcast™/PS one™:

Baldr Force EXE	JPN		US$ 69.90
Suigetsu Mayoi-Gokoro	JPN		US$ 64.90
Ore no Shikabane o Koete Yuke (PSOne Books)	JPN		US$ 24.90

Toys, Soundtracks & Misc:

Devil May Cry K.T Figure Collection			US$ 5.90
Famicom Cassette Storage Case			US$ 6.90
Naruto Swing 3 Keychain Gashapon			US$ 2.90
Sega History Collection Gashapon			US$ 3.90
Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Complete Calendar 2005			US$ 19.90
Sega Saturn History Part.1 [Limited Edition]	JPN		US$ 31.90
Sega Saturn History Part.2 [Limited Edition]	JPN		US$ 31.90
Tales of Symphonia Original Soundtrack	JPN		US$ 35.90

Looking forward to next week, more than 20 new titles are expected for release in Japan. Highlights include Sony's new slim 70000 model PS2™ console (available as 110V Japanese and 100-240V Asian model), Sega's strategy game Shining Tears, Sony's online RPG Arc the Lad: Generation and Konami's action shooter Neo Contra (all for PS2™) along with a bunch of budget re-releases.

Among coming week's GBA™ releases we will have Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap and Atlus' Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children Messiah Riser. For Xbox™ we are finally expecting Dead or Alive Ultimate (Japanese version) and the Xbox Kasumi-chan Blue Edition (currently presold).