Here’s a list of this weeks US game releases. Spider-Man 3 on all platforms is THE most popular game this week and with good reason, the third movie looks great. On the downloadable games front we’ve got some awesome Wii Virtual Console download releases, Catan and Centipede and Millipede on Xbox Live Arcade, and finally Super Rub a Dub and Gauntlet II will be in the PS3 Store.

Monday:
Castlevania - $5 (Wii Virtual Console)
Shockman - $6 (Wii Virtual Console)
The Legend of the Mystical Ninja - $8 (Wii Virtual Console)

Tuesday:
Fairy Godmother Tycoon (PC)
Heatseeker (PS2, Wii)
Legend of the Dragon (PS2, PSP, Wii)
Penumbra: Overture (PC)
Shrek the Third (DS)
Ultimate Board Game Collection (PSP)
Winx Club: Join the Club (PSP)

Wednesday:
Catan - $10 (Xbox Live Arcade)
Centipede and Millipede - $5 (Xbox Live Arcade)

Thursday:
Gauntlet II - $5 (PS3 Store)
Super Rub a Dub - $5 (PS3 Store)

Friday:
Spider-Man 3 (PC, PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS, GBA)

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Spider-Man 3 allows players to experience the actions of heroic red-suited Spider-Man and, for the first time ever, his darker, more mysterious black-suited persona. Spider-Man 3 will launch on May 4th worldwide and is set in a larger, dynamic, free-roaming New York City, the game gives players the freedom to choose their own gameplay experience through multiple movie-based and original storylines.

The action game features fully integrated city missions were you earn upgrades that include: improved speed, combat maneuvers and agility. In Spider-Man 3, players draw upon Spider-Man’s completely revamped combat abilities as they protect the city and defeat nemeses using expanded aerial fighting, finishing moves and dynamic webbing during missions and epic boss battles.

Watch the exciting Spider-Man 3 game launch trailer:

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Electronic Arts and Criterion Games today announced that the Burnout 5 for PS3 and Xbox 360 will be renamed as Burnout Paradise. The racing game will be released in winter 2007. The game promises an “unprecedented level of crash deformation” and a large free-roaming world. According to EA this was the original vision of the series’ creators.

Feel the adrenaline course through your veins as you take to the road for the first time in Paradise City, where the action is all around you. Explore the city, discover events, and look for the best opportunities to crash, jump and pull signature takedowns. In Burnout Paradise you’re given the keys to the city, but it’s up to you to earn the keys to the meanest and most dangerous cars on the street, and earn your Burnout license.

Let’s take a look at the first Burnout 5 Paradise video:
You can watch the HD version of the trailer at IGN.
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Today Nintendo adds three new classic games to the popular Wii Shop Channel. The games go live at 9AM Pacific time. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at stores like Amazon (see to your right).

We’ve included videos of each game for nostalgia’s sake or so you can see if it’s for you. This week’s new games are:

Castlevania (NES, 1 player, 500 Wii Points = $5): Step into the shadows of the deadliest dwelling on Earth. You’ve arrived at Castlevania, and you’re here on business: to destroy the curse of the Evil Count, once and for all. Make your way through six monstrous floors filled with bats, ghosts, zombies and every kind of ghoulish creature you can imagine. Use the legendary whip Vampire Killer and a host of deadly weapons to battle your way to Dracula’s chamber and the ultimate duel of good vs. evil.

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EA Mythic announced their MMORPG Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning was been delayed until Q1 2008 to improve the gameplay experience.

The developer explains: “Since our acquisition by EA, we have been afforded many wonderful development opportunities and we plan to take full advantage of everything that is available. This includes taking several additional months to make the best MMORPG possible.” Wrote Mythic’s Mark Jacobs.

The community newsletter continued: “What has already emerged from this dedicated time of focused polish is nothing short of spectacular. In the Dwarf and Greenskin zones there is now more war, more Warhammer, and more of what makes WAR great,” said Jacobs. The team is also now working on Empire and Chaos zones.

Quotes from Eurogamer, via Slashdot.

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We reported on the Japanese PaRappa The Rapper re-release from PSone to PSP before. But today Sony announced a North American release of PaRappa The Rapper. The iconic character-based music and hip-hop game will be available in July 2007 for PSP.

Developed by Sony Computer Entertainment, in association with legendary multimedia musician Masaya Matsuura and famed New York artist Rodney Greenblat, the PaRappa The Rapper franchise debuted 10 years ago on the original PlayStation and is widely credited with establishing the music and rhythm game genre that continues to thrive today. PaRappa The Rapper for the PSP system mobilizes PaRappa’s hip-hop adventures and builds on the success of this iconic franchise.

Featuring all the characters, levels and songs from the original, PaRappa The Rapper increases the franchise’s social appeal by offering a host of new PSP exclusive features, including the ability for up to four PSP systems to go head-to-head in ad-hoc battles; wirelessly share a demo level through Game Share; and use the PSP Infrastructure Mode to download eight additional playable remixes for players to rap along to.

This video shows the first level in the PSP version:
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SNK vs. Capcom Card Fighters DS was released last Tuesday. U.S. players who picked it up last week are now reporting to SNK and Kotaku that the DS cartridge contains a game-halting bug that keeps you from being able to collect all the cards.

The bug occurs on the ninth floor of the tower during the second play through. The game crashes after talking to an opponent named Jon. Fighting him is necessary to complete the game, so you’re stuck at that point.

The best explanation for this problem would be either the game test team didn’t finish the game properly to the end or a manufacturing problem has occurred. SNK isn’t saying anything except that we should hear something official soon. Hopefully for those who picked up the game, they’ll be sent a replacement copy soon like Codemasters/Taito did with their Bubble Bobble Revolution bug.

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Colorware can make you a Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 in many different colors besides the standard black or white color the console comes in. Gamelemons verified we’re not talking about a peel-off skin sticker that usually comes off after on, no, Colorware will manufacture an entirely new casing for around the console and its controllers! You can either send in your unit or buy one directly from them. Handy!

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In Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 for the Nintendo Wii (and PlayStation 2) you can perform acrobatic fighting moves and couple them with cool flying mechanics from the anime and manga. There are 2-player multiplayer battle modes for fans of the show to see who’s the strongest.

With over 120 Dragon Ball Z warriors, the game offers players an action-packed single-player mode complete with missions and side quests culminating in some of the most high energy boss confrontations ever. Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 includes the complete series’ mythology from Dragon Ball to Dragon Ball GT.
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Almost a full year has passed since Valve released Half-Life 2: Episode One, the first of three promised episodes. Half-Life 2: Episode Two was originally scheduled for release late last year, but Valve delayed the release date to later this year. When it does arrive, it will feature not only the continuing story of series protagonist Gordon Freeman and partner Alyx Vance battling the alien Combine, but also the multiplayer action game Team Fortress 2 and a 3D puzzle game called Portal. To learn more about what’s going on in Episode Two, GameSpot caught up with Valve project manager Erik Johnson for a preview of big things to come.

Question: When can we expect Episode Two to ship, and will it ship on all three platforms simultaneously?
Answer: We’re looking to ship in the fall of this year, on the PC, Xbox 360, and PS3 simultaneously.

Question: It’s been reported that Episode Two will be longer than Episode One. Could you elaborate on that?
Answer: Our play tests of Episode Two are running closer to eight hours, where Episode One was taking around six. If you take a look at the statistics we compiled from people who actually played through Episode One, it looks like the average completion time ran around five hours, 41 minutes.
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