Has Microsoft secured yet another Xbox 360 exclusive title in Beautiful Katamari from Namco Bandai? Yes, writes Newsweek's N'Gai Croal in his latest entry for his Level Up blog. Following a string of exclusive—some merely "timed exclusives"—such as Ridge Racer 6, Eternal Sonata, and Ace Combat 6, it doesn't seem that unlikely that Beautiful Katamari would go strictly Xbox, as Croal points out.

Given that PlayStation fans have already had their fill of three Katamari titles, combined with Microsoft's desire to expand its library with non-shooters and the paltry PS3 install base, an exclusivity deal, timed or no, makes good sense. Namco Bandai and Microsoft seem like great corporate pals. I bet MS would've even let them publish Frame City Killer without a peep!

I guess we'll know if and when the PLAYSTATION 3 is getting a new-gen Katamari at E3. Exciting times, aren't they? Michael McWhertor

On A Roll, Or, How Microsoft Secured Yet Another Exclusive—Beautiful Katamari—From Namco Bandai [N'Gai Croal's Level Up]