Welcome to this week's games news update. Since the toys section have been removed from the games update and takes up a separate one all for itself, from this week onwards, this news update is to be dedicated to games and games alone.

Many exciting games have been published this week. This includes the largest scale fight which every gamer is eagerly waiting for, the US version of Super Smash Bros. Brawl is in stock. Meet your favorite characters, fight with them and defeat the evil together. Along with the game, Super Smash Bros. Brawl Prima Official Game Guide is also available at Play-Asia.com.

Another popular title released this week is the God of War: Chains of Olympus that delves into Greek mythology and the question of self sacrifice and redemption. God of War: Chains of Olympus Official Strategy Guide is also available at the event of the player losing themselves in this mythological world.

Silent Hill: Origins conjures a world of horrors such that only the fittest may survive. Face the terror in this game and find out about the deepest, darkest secrets that have been plaguing the hero Travis Gradys since childhood.

To those who wishes to step away from the combat and horror, Play-Asia.com brings you the sports game Major League Baseball 2K8 to your PlayStation3™, and a funny retelling of everyone's worst high school nightmare, Bully: Scholarship Edition [Xbox360™ and Nintendo Wii™].

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™:

Army of Two	US		US$ 54.90
Bully: Scholarship Edition	US		US$ 34.90
Cabela's Big Game Hunter	ASIA		US$ 44.90
History Channel: Battle for the Pacific	ASIA		US$ 44.90
Major League Baseball 2K8	US		US$ 44.90
SKATE	JPN		US$ 64.90
Soldier of Fortune: Payback	ASIA		N/A
Super Star Karaoke	KOR		US$ 69.90

PlayStation3™:

Army of Two	US		US$ 54.90
Major League Baseball 2K8	US		US$ 44.90
SKATE	JPN		US$ 64.90
Winning Post 7 Maximum 2008	JPN		US$ 78.90

Nintendo Wii™:

Baroque for Wii	JPN		US$ 64.90
Bully: Scholarship Edition	US		US$ 34.90
Major League Baseball 2K8	US		US$ 34.90
Ninja Reflex	US		US$ 44.90
Super Smash Bros. Brawl	US		US$ 59.90
Transformers: The Game	JPN		US$ 59.90
Winning Post 7 Maximum 2008	JPN		US$ 64.90

PlayStation2™:

12Riven: The Psi-Climinal of Integral	JPN		US$ 64.90
12Riven: The Psi-Climinal of Integral [Limited Edition]	JPN		N/A
DDRMAX2 Dance Dance Revolution (Greatest Hits)	US		US$ 24.90
Daito Giken Koushiki Pachi-Slot Simulator: Shin Yoshimune	JPN		US$ 49.90
Dance Dance Revolution Extreme (Greatest Hits)	US		US$ 24.90
Kenka Banchou 2: Full Throttle (PlayStation2 the Best)	JPN		US$ 34.90
Major League Baseball 2K8	US		US$ 24.90
Neon Genesis Evangelion Battle Orchestra (Broccoli Best Quality)	JPN		US$ 34.90
Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection	US		US$ 24.90
Silent Hill: Origins	US		US$ 34.90
WWE Smackdown vs. Raw Superstar Series	US		US$ 34.90
Winning Post 7 Maximum 2008	JPN		US$ 64.90

Nintendo DS™:

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare	JPN		US$ 48.90
Card File 12 (Chocolate)	JPN		N/A
Card File 12 (Lime)	JPN		N/A
Card File 12 (Mint)	JPN		N/A
Card File 12 (Sesame)	JPN		N/A
Card File 12 (Strawberry)	JPN		N/A
Chicken Hunter	US		US$ 24.90
Cleaner Cloth DS Lite (Lime)	JPN		US$ 3.99
Cleaner Cloth DS Lite (Melon)	JPN		US$ 3.99
Cleaner Cloth DS Lite (Mint)	JPN		US$ 3.99
Cleaner Cloth DS Lite (Mocca)	JPN		US$ 3.99
Cleaner Cloth DS Lite (Strawberry)	JPN		US$ 3.99
Contra: Dual Spirits	JPN		US$ 48.90
DS Bimoji Training	JPN		US$ 39.90
Duel Love: Koisuru Otome wa Shouri no Joshin	JPN		US$ 52.90
Eco Creatures: Save the Forest	US		US$ 24.90
Edo Bunka Rekishi Kentei DS	JPN		US$ 39.90
Hayate no Gotoku! Ojousama Produce Daisakusen Boku Iro ni Somare! Gakkou-Hen	JPN		US$ 58.90
Hayate no Gotoku! Ojousama Produce Daisakusen Boku Iro ni Somare! Oyashiki-Hen	JPN		US$ 58.90
Imagine: Figure Skater	US		US$ 34.90
Kage Densetsu: The Legend of Kage 2	JPN		US$ 39.90
Kantan! Tanoshii! Okashi Navi DS	JPN		US$ 39.90
Koinu no Heya	JPN		US$ 48.90
Let's Ride: Friends Forever	US		US$ 24.90
Mahou ni Kakeraete	JPN		US$ 48.90
Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer	US		US$ 24.90
Ninja Reflex	US		US$ 34.90
Petz Bunnyz	US		US$ 34.90
Shibou Nenshou Keikaku: YaseTore!! DS	JPN		US$ 39.90
Shugo Chara! 3-tsu no Tamagoto Koisuru Joker	JPN		US$ 48.90
Simple DS Series Vol. 33: The Crossword & Kanji Puzzle	JPN		US$ 19.90
Simple DS Series Vol. 34: The Haisha	JPN		US$ 28.90
Touch Pen Leash DS Lite (Black)	JPN		N/A
Touch Pen Leash DS Lite (White)	JPN		US$ 4.99
Yu-Gi-Oh GX: Spirit Summoner (Konami the Best)	JPN		US$ 29.90

Sony PSP™:

Chessmaster: The Art of Learning	ASIA		N/A
Dead Head Fred	ASIA		US$ 32.90
Easy Pouch Portable (Black)	JPN		N/A
Easy Pouch Portable (Silver)	JPN		US$ 6.99
FlatOut: Head On	ASIA		US$ 34.90
God of War: Chains of Olympus	US		US$ 44.90
Inner Pouch Portable (Camouflage Gray)	JPN		N/A
Inner Pouch Portable (Camouflage)	JPN		N/A
Major League Baseball 2K8	US		US$ 24.90
Parodius Portable (Konami the Best)	JPN		US$ 29.90
Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection	US		US$ 24.90
Salamander Portable (Konami the Best)	JPN		US$ 29.90
The Brave One	JPN		US$ 14.90
The Invasion	JPN		US$ 14.90
Twinbee Portable (Konami the Best)	JPN		US$ 29.90

Game Guides:

Bully: Scholarship Edition Signature Series Guide	US		US$ 19.90
F-Zero GX Official Guide Book	US		US$ 15.90
God of War: Chains of Olympus Official Strategy Guide	US		US$ 19.90
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008: Official Guide and DVD	US		US$ 19.90
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Prima Official Game Guide	US		US$ 19.90
Tales of Innocence Perfect Guide	JPN		US$ 27.90

Calendars & Books:

DevaShard: At First Light	Hong Kong		US$ 6.99
Luna Sea Comeback Live Documentary Foto Booklet	JPN		US$ 49.90
School Calendar 2008/2009: Arashi	JPN		N/A
School Calendar 2008/2009: Hey!Say!Jump	JPN		N/A
School Calendar 2008/2009: Johnny's Jr.	JPN		US$ 29.90
School Calendar 2008/2009: Kanjyani8	JPN		US$ 29.90
School Calendar 2008/2009: Kat-Tun	JPN		N/A
School Calendar 2008/2009: NEWS	JPN		N/A
School Calendar 2008/2009: Tackey & Tsubasa	JPN		US$ 29.90

Video Game Soundtracks:

Sana-molle Collection

JPN

US$ 36.90

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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Look forward to next week's releases, it's bound to be exciting! Several top notch game companies are publishing titles from their popular series, so expect plenty of highlights from Play-Asia.com.

Here is a preview of what are expected to be hot next week:

Xbox360™:

Armored Core: For Answer

JPN

US$ 64.90

PlayStation3™:

Armored Core: For Answer	ASIA		US$ 59.90
Armored Core: For Answer	JPN		US$ 64.90
FolksSoul: Ushinawareta Denshou / Folklore (PlayStation3 the Best)	ASIA		N/A
Resistance: Fall of Man (PlayStation3 the Best)	ASIA		US$ 34.90

Nintendo Wii™:

Deca Sporta	JPN		US$ 59.90
The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return	JPN		US$ 49.90
The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return (w/ Wii Zapper)	JPN		N/A

Nintendo DS™:

Bangai-O Spirits	JPN		US$ 48.90
Chou Nekketsu Koukou Kunio-Kun Dodge Ball Bu	JPN		US$ 39.90
Dramatic Dungeon: Sakura Taisen	JPN		US$ 48.90
Dramatic Dungeon: Sakura Taisen [Allstar Pack]	JPN		US$ 59.90
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - Ring of Fates	US		US$ 44.90
Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword	JPN		US$ 19.90
Pokemon Ranger: Batonnage	JPN		US$ 48.90
SimCity DS 2: Kodaikara Mirai e Tsudzukumachi	JPN		US$ 48.90
Ys DS	JPN		US$ 48.90
Ys II DS	JPN		US$ 34.90

Sony PSP™:

PSP Microphone	JPN		US$ 29.90
PSP Microphone (Twin Pack)	JPN		US$ 49.90
Tales of Rebirth	JPN		US$ 48.90
Tales of Rebirth	ASIA		US$ 42.90
Wild Arms XF	US		US$ 44.90
echochrome: Mugen Kairou	JPN		US$ 39.90

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