With the exception of a few titles, almost everything this week is is something that's already out on other systems. Not really much in the way of new stuff besides Elebits, although I'm hot to try out Super Swing Golf.

Super Swing Golf (Wii)
Watch Kasumi and her boobs play golf!

Elebits
Wreck everything in pursuit of cute little blobby things!

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas (PC)
Rainbow Six action now for the PC!

Metal Slug Anthology (PSP)
The full collection of the arcade classic title lands on the PSP.

Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy (DS)
The popular manga and anime series gets it's first DS game.

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (GC)
Zelda fans who couldn't get a Wii, rejoice!

Star Trek: Legacy (Xbox 360)
Experience the entire history of Star Trek all in one game!

The Shield (PS2)
Michael Chiklis in polygons!

Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII (PS3)
More World War II simulation from Aspyr.

Flynn De Marco

Well, kids, I'm out of the next-gen ghetto. I got my HDTV running, my PS3 hooked up, my 6.1 surround sound system installed and I'm ready to SPEND SPEND SPEND! Let's see what's new and notable this week, so I can fill up my house with more games.

Kirby Squeak Squad (DS)
Kirby returns to traditional platforming, but now with stylus bonus control.

Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (PSP)
The proper stealth Metal Gear game players demanded.

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (DS)
All new, dual player Castlevania adventure — now with less horrid cover art!

Star Wars: Lethal Alliance (PSP)
Third person action adventure featuring those lovely Twi'Leks. Mmmm. Headtails.

Star Trek Legacy (PC)
Real time Starfleet combat spanning every generation.

Fight Night Round 3 (PS3)
Improved port of the gorgeous EA boxer.

Full Auto 2 Battlelines (PS3)
Sega jumps ship with this PS3 exclusive combat racer sequel.

WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2007 (PSP)
Dudes get sweaty and half-naked, then punch eachother. You know the drill.

Wait, I finally get a proper console set up and the only thing I want to buy are portable titles? Why am I made to suffer? What are you more fortunate kids getting this week? Michael McWhertor

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent (Wii)
Inflitrate terrorist network, kill stealthily, etc. but with Wii controls.

The Sims 2 Pets (PSP)
Classic Sims gameplay but with pets! And Hilary Duff! And her pet dog, Lola!

Mercury Meltdown Remix (PS2)
The PSP liquid metal puzzler sequel gets a PS2 port.

Online Chess Kingdoms (PSP)
Play chess. Online. Actually, kind of cool, as you can join factions and control territory in a persistent world.

Rayman Raving Rabbids (GBA)
The GBA cash in of the fourth Rayman title. Hold tight for the Wii version.

Catz, Hamsterz Life, Horsez (DS)
Theze pet zim gamez have teh cool zpelling.

Anyone buying in this week? It helps that next week is huge, because the last weekend of November is a licensed wasteland. Michael McWhertor

With some big next-gen releases over the past few days, not to mention the Burger King trio, expect the rest of the week to be light on shipments. Here's what's new and notable this week.

Superman Returns (DS, PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360)
Film to game adaptation from the Madden house.

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas (Xbox 360)
Take out terrorists in Sin City!

Capcom Classics Vol. 2 (PS2, Xbox)
Arcade favorites, including Super Street Fighter II, Strider, Magic Sword and more.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Knights of the Nine (PC)
The Oblivion expansion pack adds a new faction and gives PC players horse armor!

Tony Hawk's Project 8 (PSP)
More Tony and his tricky buddies on the go.

I'll be picking up the Capcom Classics Collection for my cheap ass retro gaming fix. You guys have any cash leftover this week? If so, what are you getting? Michael McWhertor

Wow. Talk about huge. Not only are Gears and Guitar Hero II being unleashed, but the first PlayStation 3 software will be arriving at stores, well over a week before the console itself launches. (Also, keep in mind that some stores already have GH II, EEE and Lumines II early.) Get ready to stress test your credit cards for this week's new and notable releases.

Gears of War (Xbox 360)
Sci-fi shootin! Guns with chainsaws! Nuff said.

Call of Duty 3 (PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360)
More intense WWII FPS action.

Guitar Hero II (PS2)
Bigger than Jesus, better than sex.

Tony Hawk's Project 8 (PS2, PS3, PSP, Xbox, Xbox 360)
Tony's back and looking very pretty.

Viva Pinata (Xbox 360)
You can't blow up aliens, but you can collect cute paper horses.

Final Fantasy V Advance (GBA)
Square's classic RPG gets an overhaul.

Elite Beat Agents (DS)
The best DS game ever gets Americanized. Buy or die.

Lumines II (PSP)
More block arranging fun, but seemingly more of the same.

Every Extend Extra (PSP)
The PC freeware port may already be available at a store near you.

Marvel Ultimate Alliance (PS3)
The other PlayStation 3 game shipping early.

Good God. I hope my bonus check shows up in the mail soon (along with my consoles), cause I'm getting Guitar Hero II, EEE, and Elite Beat Agents. What's that you say? No Gears of War, Mr. McWhertor? Nope. I still don't have a 360! Have pity!

So what are you picking up this week?

Games of the Week is pressed for time! And there are a LOT of big releases. Let's see if we can get game descriptions down to three words or less! New, notable, now!

Final Fantasy XII (PS2)
Shirtless RPG epic.

Need for Speed Carbon (GC, PC, PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360)
Night driving drifting.

Need for Speed Carbon: Own the City (DS, GBA, PSP)
The portable version!

Neverwinter Nights 2 (PC)
D&D mega-hit sequel.

Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories (PSP)
More GTA PSP!

F.E.A.R. (Xbox 360)
Scary, sparky FPS.

Children of Mana (DS)
Square-Enix RPG sequel.

Powerstone Collection (PSP)
Frantic 3D fighters!

Killzone: Liberation (PSP)
3rd person shooter.

Lawnmower Racing Mania 2007 (Xbox)
Maniacal lawnmower racing.

That was harder than I thought! I'm going to consider the Powerstone Collection and Final Fantasy XII, but I'm backed up. You lords and ladies picking up anything this week? Three word responses are encouraged.

The holiday flood is right around the corner. Can you feel the game release HEAT?

Phantasy Star Universe (PC, PS2, Xbox 360)
Online and offline RPG, with bazillions of hours of fun.

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent (GC, PS2, Xbox)
Sam infiltrates a terrorist organization in his fourth stealthy adventure.

Reservoir Dogs (PC, Xbox)
It's like the Quentin Tarantino movie, but... well, with more suck.

Marvel Ultimate Alliance (GBA, PC, PS2, PSP, Xbox, Xbox 360)
X-Men Legends-style gameplay with Spidey, Capt. America, and more Marvel mainstays.

Dark Messiah of Might and Magic (PC)
The Source-powered first person RPG hits Steam this week.

F.E.A.R. Extraction Point (PC)
The horror FPS get's its first expansion. New weapons, new enemies, more sparks.

WTF (PSP)
Sony's mini-game collection screams Wario Ware rip-off that SCEA didn't wanna publish.

Resident Evil 10th Anniversary Edition (GC)
RE:make, RE0, and RE4 in one cheapass(TM) package.

Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception (PSP)
Remember when I said this was coming out last week? Oops!

Since tomorrow is my birthday, I'm hoping that publishers will just send me each and every release on this list. What are you lords and ladies picking up this week?

Hopefully ALL of the releases this week are sanctioned by the courts to be shipped to your favorite retailer. Here's what's new and notable.

Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception (PSP)
Namco brings arcade-ish flight combat to the PSP for the first time.

Battlefield 2142 (PC)
EA's shark jumping team based shooter sees you battling for land after the next ice age.

Bully (PS2)
The high school action adventure from Rockstar rots brains and ruins lives starting Tuesday.

Contact (DS)
Grasshopper, of Killer 7 fame, gets cutesy RPG on us.

Destroy All Humans! 2 (PS2, Xbox)
More alien probing fun set in the '60s.

Family Guy (PS2, PSP, Xbox)
How can you go wrong with talking babies and wisecracking dogs? *cough*

Microsoft Flight Simulator X (PC)
Jets, bi-planes, hang gliding, airports, Games for Windows! Hurray!

Nintendogs: Dalmatian and Friends (DS)
The puppy sim quadruple dips for this limited edition featuring new breeds.

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent (Xbox 360)
Sam infiltrates a terrorist organization in his fourth stealthy adventure.

I'm toying with the idea of snagging Bully and Contact, reviews pending. What are you guys and gals getting?

Good news. God Hand ships this week and apparently Scarface is... pretty good? Who knew? Here's what's new and notable for the week.

Scarface: The World Is Yours (PC, PS2, Xbox)
Brian de Palma's gangster film gets the video game treatment. Popular with the MTV Cribs crowd.

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 (PC, PS2, PSP, Xbox)
Tiger gets another fat paycheck, we get updated players and courses.

Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (PS2)
Every single Kombatant (all 60 of 'em) battle it out in this last-gen MK send off.

Tales of the Abyss (PS2)
The long running Namco RPG series takes a spin on the PlayStation 2.

God Hand (PS2)
It's a Clover game and you can punch people in the face!

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner (PS2)
The Atlus demonic RPG series takes it back to the 1920's.

Gun: Showdown (PSP)
Handheld version of the Xbox and PS2 game from Neversoft.

Clubhouse Games (DS)
40-plus card and board games for the DS with WiFi Connection play.

I've got my copy of God Hand pre-ordered. What are you kids picking up this week?

It's a good week for the PSP and a good week for soccer fans. Here's everything that's new and notable for the first week of October.

FIFA 07 (DS, GBA, GC, PC, PS2, PSP, Xbox)
New soccer roster fun comes to every platform but the 360 (for now).

Gangs of London (PSP)
This portable Getaway spinoff features mission based action.

Desperate Housewives: The Game (PC)
A "lifestyle simulation PC game" that hopefully features lots of Eva Longoria.

Star Trek: Encounters (PS2)
Bethesda takes on Star Trek in this multi-generation space combat shoot 'em up and...

Star Trek: Tactical Assault (PSP)
...this real time strategic combat title set during The Original Series.

NRA Gun Club (PS2)
Finally! A shooting game. Take out targets like clay pigeons and fruit.

Mercury Meltdown (PSP)
The sequel to Mercury gets cel shady.

I'm still working my way through Okami, plus I'm behind on my DS releases, so nothing for me this week. You?

LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (DS, GBA, GC, PC, PS2, PSP, Xbox 360, Xbox)
Luke! Leia! Legos! Kid friendly.

Company of Heroes (PC)
WWII RTS from Warhammer team.

NHL 07 (PC, PS2, PSP, Xbox, Xbox 360) and NHL 2K7 (Xbox, Xbox 360)
This year's hockey roster update.

Mega Man ZX (DS)
2D side-scrolling double-screen fun.

Mario Hoops 3 on 3 (DS)
Square's Mario b-ball tap fest.

Rule of Rose (PS2)
Creepy Sony horror girly adventure.

Harvest Moon DS (DS)
Farming, role-playing... um.... chickens?

Cooking Mama (DS)
Wacky recipe game from Taito.

Since I have a 14 hour flight this Friday, I'm going to pick up some new DS games. Maybe Cooking Mama and Mega Man ZX. How about you? Let us know in the comments!

Yakuza (PS2)
Sega's brawler adventure puts you in control of yakuza tough Kiryu Kazuma. Lotsa punching, lotsa swearing.

LocoRoco (PSP)
You are a yellow blob in the happiest game ever! I just wanna pinch its blobby cheeks!

Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run (PS2, Xbox)
It's like the last Spy Hunter but with The Rock. Whatever happened to that movie anyway, Rock?

Test Drive Unlimited (Xbox 360)
Pretty looking driving game that takes you all over Hawaii.

Xbox Live Arcade Unplugged Vol. 1 (Xbox 360)
Play those great Live Arcade games (like Geometry Wars) without an internet connection.

You kids snapping up anything this week?

Star Fox Command (DS)
Nintendo gives Fox McCloud and company another go round, this time with a return to 3D space combat.

Enchanted Arms (Xbox 360)
From Software hits us with some sci-fi RPG goodness.

Saints Row (Xbox 360)
Surely THQ is tired of hearing their free-roaming gangster game called a GTA clone, so I'll refrain.

Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins (PSP)
Capcom's old-school 2D platformer (with 3D graphics) isn't for noobs.

Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories (PS2)
A few more dozen hours of big-headed strategy RPG fun from Nippon Ichi.

Def Jam: Fight for NY: The Takeover (PSP)
EA's hip hop fighting franchise makes its bow on PSP.

I'm holding my wallet hostage until next week, when both Okami and Yakuza hit for the PS2. What are y'all pickin' up this week?

Madden NFL 07 (EVERYTHING. Seriously.)
EA's football workhorse hits this "Maddenoliday" with new features like an improved running game, new franchise mode additions and a new Hall of Fame mode. And roster updates!!

Pac-Man World Rally (GC, PC, PS2, PSP, Xbox)
Licensed kart racing from Namco, featuring tons of Pac-Man canon plus guest appearances from Dig Dug and the Prince of the Cosmos.

Tenchu: Dark Secret (DS)
Activision brings another edition of the ninja stealth franchise to the Nintendo DS. It hurts to look at!

Bad Day L.A. (PC)
American McGee's disaster adventure game pits a homeless protaganist against zombies, natural disasters and more, all wrapped up in a unique visual style courtesy of kozyndan. (Psst, this might actually ship next week.)

Guys, the last football game I played was NFL 2K1. That oughta tell you what I won't be picking up this week. I'll be playing Dotstream and Coloris. And you?

Ninety-Nine Nights (Xbox 360)
The Microsoft backed story-driven hack 'n' slash from Q and Phantagram is less than the sum of its parts.

Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (PS2)
Square-Enix milks the Final Fantasy VII cash cow in this third person shooter. Better than the Japanese version, but that ain't sayin' much.

Deep Labyrinth (DS)
Atlus brings the action-RPG stateside, hack 'n' slash and touchscreen spell-casting in tact.

Super Monkey Ball Adventure (PSP)
The PSP port of the lackluster Monkey Ball platformer hits stores like so much flung monkey feces.

DarkStar One (PC)
Apparently its "an open-ended action/adventure title set in a huge universe populated by a variety of unique alien races". News to me!

I'm finally going to crack into my Bit Generations games and my budget copy of Drill Dozer. After the miserable NNN reviews, I think I'll be waiting for the $10 version. You kids picking up anything this week?

Was that desperate enough? Here's what's new and notable for the week.

Dead Rising (Xbox 360)
YES! Dead Rising! You're photographer Frank West, trapped in a mall surrounded and infested by the living dead. Free-roaming gameplay, great graphics, and picture takin'!

Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation (GBA)
The long-running Japanese strategy RPG series comes stateside. Famous for its licensed mecha from dozens of series, this version uses original characters, but features lots of giant robots fighting nonetheless.

Pac-Man (Xbox 360)
Xbox Live Arcade gets its weekly update with this classic dot muncher from Namco. Doesn't get much more straightforward than this.

D1 Grand Prix (PS2)
Wrestling specialists Yukes takes a stab at drift racing. Also features creepy polygonal pit girls for extra fun!

I'm still waiting for my Bit Generations titles to ship, and will finally crack open my copy of Killer 7. Other than that, it's Dead Rising for me. You kids picking up anything this week?

Super Monkey Ball Adventure (GC, PS2, PSP)
Sega ditches traditional Monkey Ball level clearing and thumb dexterity for platforming adventuring courtesy of developer Traveller's Tales.

Dungeon Siege II: Broken World (PC)
The next expansion pack for the hack-and-slash action RPG concludes the Dungeon Siege story. For now! Dun dun dunnnnnn!

FlatOut 2 (PC, PS2, Xbox)
The destructive racing game gets a sequel. Yawn. Any FlatOut fans out there?

I anxiously await my imported copies of the Bit Generations series for GBA and will continue to play Lumines and Half-Life 2 Episode I. You kids picking up anything this week? Let us know in the comments. Michael McWhertor

Tekken: Dark Resurrection (PSP)
The portable port of Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection is reviewing quite well, thank you. New characters, same proven Tekken gameplay. The fighting game PSP owners have been waiting for.

Painkiller: Hell Wars (Xbox)
The Xbox gets a bit of life support with this Xbox version of the hellacious FPS. Hot Havok based physics, too.

Civilization IV: Warlords (PC)
I'm not a Civ player, so let's let the marketing types take over: "New civilizations, leaders, units, and wonders that will offer even more fun and exciting ways for players to expand their civilization's military power as they strive for world domination."

CivCity: Rome (PC)
Cut from the official site: "An innovative city builder inspired by the world of Sid Meier's Civilization, and created by a collaboration between Firefly Studios and Firaxis Games, invites players to shift focus from building a multi-city empire and zoom-in on the great cities of the Roman Empire, culminating in Rome itself!"

Alright kids, I'm gonna see if I can hunt down a cheap copy of Exit and work my way through Half-Life 2 Episode I. What are you picking up this week? Michael McWhertor

Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth (PSP)
The original PlayStation RPG gets the PSP port treatment, leading up to the PS2 sequel.

NCAA Football 07 (PS2, PSP, Xbox, Xbox 360)
EA has wisely decided to update its college football franchise with a 07!

Miami Vice (PSP)
The game adaptation of the movie of the same name, not a port of the console release from 2004.

Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light (PSP)
NIS America hits us with another RPG, this one with 4-player co-op.

Super Dragonball Z (PS2)
From "the creators of Street Fighter II" comes yet another DBZ fighter. Expect bad hair, awful character design and excessive fanboy devotion!

I might pick up Valkyrie Profile, as I've been looking to snag a solid PSP RPG for some time. Will my import purchases of bit Generations GBA games win the war of the wallet? What are you kids getting this week?

Prey (PC, Xbox 360)
The highly anticipated first-person shooter from 3D Realms finally hits this week. Walk on walls, wipe out aliens... hell, download the Xbox 360 or PC demo and try it out for yourself.

Chromehounds (Xbox 360)
Sega and From Software's mech action combat game with a strong multiplayer focus and understated visuals finally comes stateside.

Ultimate Board Game Collection (PS2)
Tons of boardgames are available in this cheapware collection with 3D versions of checkers, reversi, chess, backgammon, mahjong solitaire and more.

So what's up? Let us know what you'll be picking up this week—new sneakers, groceries, dental floss, whatever!—in the comments. And make it funny!