Aramation Games

No major releases this week.

• The Abbey (PC)
• Braid (X360)
• Dungeon Runners (PC)
• Fading Shadows (PSP)
• Gods War Online (PC)
• Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (X360, Wii, PS3)
• Kwari (PC)
• Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball (X360)
• The Princess Bride Game (PC)
• Spore Creature Creator (PC)
• Talisman (X360, PS3)
• Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2 (DS)
• Wonderland Online (PC)

Alone in the Dark (X360, PC, Wii)
Action-survival genre starter reboots with the first next-gen entry that is set in New York City’s Central Park.

Battlefield: Bad Company (X360, PS3)
Battlefield meets Army of Two as the latest entry in this long-running franchise lets you control a squad of renegade soldiers as they seek revenge and money in the warzones.

Other releases:

• Command & Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath (X360)
• Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift (DS)
• Guitar Hero: On Tour (DS)
• Hail to the Chimp (PS3, X360)
• Hellboy: Science of Evil (X360, PS3, PSP)
• Mega Man Star Force 2: Zerker x Ninja (DS)
• Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 2: The Phantom Fortress (PSP)
• Operation Darkness (X360)
• Overlord: Raising Hell (PS3)
• Rock Band (Wii)
• Supreme Commander (X360)
• Top Spin 3 (X360, Wii, PS3, DS)
• WALL-E (PSP, Wii, X360, PS3, PC, DS)

With the next firmware update version 2.40, Sony’s PS3 is finally getting in-game Xross Media Bar which allows you to change console settings and access friends list without having to quit the game. Also announced was the Trophies system which seeks to mimic Xbox Achievement system.

No definite launch date yet, but as the current version is already 2.35, it will be sooner rather than later.

No major releases this week as I’m sure a lot of you will still be busy with GTAIV, or MGS4.

Other releases:

• Arkanoid DS (DS)
• Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm (X360)
• Fatal Inertia EX (PS3)
• Imagine Rock Star (DS)
• The Political Machine 2008 (PC)
• Requiem: Bloodymare (PC)
• Secret Agent Clank (PSP)
• Space Invaders Extreme (PSP, DS)
• Wacky Races: Crash & Dash (Wii, DS)

Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3)
The title that PS3 early adopters were eagerly waiting for is finally being released. Rumored to be the last entry in the franchise, look for a long install, even longer cutscenes, and the most convoluted game story ever put on a console.

Other releases:

• Blast Works: Build, Trade, Destroy (Wii)
• Don King Presents: Prizefighter (X360)
• Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit (X360, PS3)
• EVE Online: Empyrean Age (PC)
• The Incredible Hulk (PC)
• Insecticide (PC)
• Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles (DS)
• Looney Tunes: Cartoon Conductor (DS)
• NASCAR 09 (X360, PS3)
• Total Extreme Wrestling 2008 (PC)
• Trainz: The Complete Collection (PC)