Welcome to this week's Games Update, our weekly summary featuring all new product arrivals from the last seven days.

Grand Theft Auto IV is released this week and steals the spotlight. Test out your own limits as well as that of your next generation consoles. Become Niko Bellic and roam the streets of Liberty city to search for the lost American dream through constant action and gun fights. Please check out this special news entry for a full reportage on the game and its shipping schedule.

Persona 3 FES proves that school is not very much safer than Liberty City. With monsters roaming about ready to prey on the unaware, it is up to the hero, his persona and the "special extracurricular activities club" members to prevent these monsters, called Shadows from overtaking the city.

The World Ends With You does not feature a sanctuary free of conflicts either. The weight of the world rests on the teenager Neku's shoulders. He has to solve riddles and beat the fatal game in seven days, or else the world will perish with him.

Explore the grand but dangerous fields of Final Fantasy XI: The Vana'diel Collection and assume a persona of your choice. This multi-platform online RPG constructs a mythical world with magical elements of its own. Learn the history of this parallel universe and join all the others who are absorbed in this massively scaled RPG.

After all the fun of challenging death, monsters and getting lost in the wild, try something less lethal but just as exciting. NBA Ballers: Chosen One is released for both Xbox360™ and PlayStation3™. Step into your pair of cyber basketball shoes and demonstrate your best skills in the most exotic of courts.

As usually, here's a summary of all new releases from this week, followed by a quick preview of what is expected to be hot next week.

Xbox360™:

Grand Theft Auto IV	ASIA		US$ 49.90
Grand Theft Auto IV	US		US$ 64.90
Grand Theft Auto IV (Special Edition)	US		N/A
NBA Ballers: Chosen One	US		US$ 64.90
Rock Band Wireless Guitar	US		US$ 79.90
Sega Superstars Tennis	ASIA		US$ 49.90
Viking: Battle for Asgard	ASIA		N/A

PlayStation3™:

Grand Theft Auto IV	US		US$ 64.90
Grand Theft Auto IV (Special Edition)	US		N/A
NBA Ballers: Chosen One	US		US$ 64.90
Sega Superstars Tennis	ASIA		US$ 29.90
Viking: Battle for Asgard	ASIA		US$ 49.90

Nintendo Wii™:

Battle of the Bands	US		US$ 59.90
Heavenly Guardian	US		US$ 24.90
Mario Kart Wii (w/ Wii Wheel)	US		US$ 59.90
Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium	JPN		US$ 29.90
Target: Terror	US		US$ 34.90
Wild Earth: African Safari	US		US$ 34.90

Nintendo Wii™ Accessories:

Vertical Illumination Stand	US		US$ 19.99
Wii Classic Controller with Glove (Special Edition / Black)	US		N/A
Wii Classic Controller with Glove (Special Edition / Blue)	US		N/A
Wii Classic Controller with Glove (Special Edition / Pink)	US		US$ 29.90
Wii Gamenizer with Remote (Special Edition)	US		N/A
Wii Nunchuk with Glove (Special Edition / Blue)	US		N/A
Wii Zapper with Link's Crossbow Training	JPN		US$ 39.90

PlayStation2™:

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES

US

US$ 34.90

Nintendo DS™:

Anpanman to Asobo: ABC Kyoushitsu	JPN		US$ 44.90
Emblem of Gundam	JPN		US$ 48.90
Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Fate of Heat	JPN		US$ 48.90
Keikishi Gunzou Presents: Monoshiri Bakumatsu-Ou	JPN		US$ 39.90
The World Ends With You	US		US$ 44.90

Nintendo DS™ Accessories:

Peanuts DS Card Block	JPN		N/A
Peanuts Lite Slipon Socks Pouch - Blue	JPN		N/A
Peanuts Lite Slipon Socks Pouch - Pink	JPN		N/A
Peanuts Lite Slipon Socks Pouch - White	JPN		N/A
Peanuts Lite Slipon Socks Pouch - Yellow	JPN		N/A
Protector DS Lite (Nintendogs Version A)	US		US$ 9.99
Protector DS Lite (Nintendogs Version B)	US		US$ 9.99
Protector DS Lite (Super Mario Bros. Version)	US		US$ 9.99
Shiny Pouch DS Lite (Cassis)	JPN		US$ 14.90
Shiny Pouch DS Lite (Emerald)	JPN		US$ 14.90
Shiny Pouch DS Lite (Gold)	JPN		US$ 14.90
Shiny Pouch DS Lite (Pearl White)	JPN		US$ 14.90
Shiny Pouch DS Lite (Silver)	JPN		US$ 14.90
Touch Pen Max (Cassis)	JPN		US$ 3.90
Touch Pen Max (Emerald)	JPN		US$ 3.90
Touch Pen Max (Gold)	JPN		US$ 3.90
Touch Pen Max (Pearl White)	JPN		US$ 3.90
Touch Pen Max (Silver)	JPN		US$ 3.90

Sony PSP™:

AVP2 Aliens Vs. Predator	JPN		US$ 19.90
Chameleon	US		US$ 24.90
Nippon no Asoko de	JPN		US$ 39.90
洛克人洛克人(中文版)	ASIA		US$ 14.90

Sony PSP™ Accessories:

PSP 2GB Memory Stick

US

US$ 39.99

PC Games:

Europa Universalis Rome	ASIA		US$ 37.90
Final Fantasy XI: The Vana'diel Collection 2008 (DVD-ROM)	US		US$ 24.90
Off Road	ASIA		US$ 34.90

Guide Books:

Arcadia Magazine [June 2008]	JPN		N/A
Armored Core: For Answer Official Perfect Guide	JPN		N/A
Famitsu Wave DVD [June 2008]	JPN		N/A
Grand Theft Auto IV Signature Series Guide	US		US$ 19.90
Iron Man Official Strategy Guide	US		US$ 16.90
Lux-Pain Official Guide Book	JPN		US$ 27.90
Mario Kart Wii Prima Office Game Guide	US		US$ 19.90
Petit Four Official Visual Fan Book	JPN		US$ 38.90
Pokemon Pocket Pokedex Vol.2: Prima Official Game Guide	US		US$ 13.90
Riba Hara Art Collection	JPN		N/A
Silver Rain Guide Book	JPN		US$ 14.90
The World Ends With You Official Strategy Guide	US		US$ 16.90
Vantage Master Portable Capture And Visual Book	JPN		US$ 27.90

Video Game Soundtracks:

Star Ocean: Second Evolution Original Soundtrack [CD+DVD]

JPN

US$ 28.90

A separate Video/Music update containing Japanese releases from this week, including new Anime, J-Pop and Movie releases will follow prior end of the week. So J-Pop, Anime and Movie fans, be sure to look out for that one!

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There are no new Japanese release next week due to Golden Week holidays, however, we are expecting some new US releases though, including Sega's Iron Man.

Access our preorder lists for further upcoming games, movie, and music releases.