The North American Release List of 11/18 - 11/24

by Chris Faylor, Nov 18, 2007 9:48am PST

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As always, we focus on all of this week's upcoming North American titles across PC, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, and Nintendo DS. Click on any of the platform names to go directly to that system's listing. Before we begin, a few notes. Barring any unforeseen delays, most stores should have the below games by Wednesday, November 21. You'll be able to find Rock Band (PS3, X360) and Mass Effect (X360) at retailers Tuesday morning, however, don't forget that Rock Band won't be available in Canada until December 17. I'm so very sorry Canada. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3) shipped a bit early, which should explain its absence from this list. Lastly, I'm not ignoring PSP, it just doesn't have any games coming out this week. PC Final Fantasy XI Online: Wings of the Goddess Expansion Pack, History Channel: Battle for the Pacific, Imagine: Fashion Designer, Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus, Sega Rally Revo, Unreal Tournament III, Unreal Tournament III Collector's Edition PlayStation 2 Cabela's Monster Bass, College Hoops 2K8, Final Fantasy XI Online: Vana'diel Collection 2008, Final Fantasy XI Online: Wings of the Goddess Expansion Pack, Godzilla Unleashed, History Channel: Battle for the Pacific, Luxor: Pharaoh's Challenge, Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminus, Star Trek: Conquest PlayStation 3 College Hoops 2K8, The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles Oblivion Expansion Pack, Medal of Honor Airborne, Rock Band, Rock Band Special Edition Instrument Bundle, Soldier of Fortune Payback, Time Crisis 4 GunCon Bundle, TimeShift Turn the page for this week's releases on Xbox 360, Wii and Nintendo DS. _PAGE_BREAK_ As always, we focus on all of this week's upcoming North American titles across PC, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, and Nintendo DS. Click on any of the platform names to go directly to that system's listing. Before we begin, a few notes. Barring any unforeseen delays, most stores should have the below games by Wednesday, November 21. You'll be able to find Rock Band (PS3, X360) and Mass Effect (X360) at retailers Tuesday morning, however, don't forget that Rock Band won't be available in Canada until December 17. I'm so very sorry Canada. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3) shipped a bit early, which should explain its absence from this list. Lastly, I'm not ignoring PSP, it just doesn't have any games coming out this week. Xbox 360 Avatar: The Burning Earth, College Hoops 2K8, Final Fantasy XI Online: Vana'diel Collection 2008, Final Fantasy XI Online: Wings of the Goddess Expansion Pack, Mass Effect, Mass Effect Limited Collector's Edition, Rock Band, Rock Band Special Edition Instrument Bundle Wii AMF Bowling Pinbusters!, Geometry Wars: Galaxies, Ghost Squad, Monster Jam, Showtime Championship Boxing, Soul Calibur Legends, Star Trek: Conquest, Trauma Center: New Blood, Wii Zapper with Link's Crossbow Training DS CSI: Dark Motives, Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings, Godzilla Unleashed: Double Smash, John Deere: Harvest in the Heartland, Mario Party DS

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Am I the only one looking forward to UT3...I mean I know it has issues...and I DEFINATELY want to see them sorted out...but I actually do want to enjoy it once they're sorted out and got some level of enjoyment out of the demo (this may stem from the fact that I've played a lot of flight sims...flight sims often ship with what can barely be called a UI...hell as I remember IL2 doesn't even have a server browser...its just sort of accepted that you deal with that stuff and having to edit config files and all...but flight sims are a different animal...most people don't buy 100 dollar rudder pedals and 120 dollar throttles and 80 dollar joysticks for FPS games...and flight sims require a lot of time and effort...so it is a different thing I guess).

It may be that I'm halfway interested in modding for it (though I don't know if I will but it seems like an interesting platform)...and it may be that I have noticed a lack of faster paced games that also have a large scale teamplay element with vehicles (and UT3 is a little slow for my tastes...but its faster than most games these days). I love TF2 (though I only get to occasionally play it on weekends because it doesn't have bots and I can't get broadband) and ETQW...but I'm always looking for more fast paced fun FPS games (or fun games in general...though this backfires as I have a huge stack of unplayed stuff). I just don't want to see this game get fixed with regards to the UI and browser and then totally ignored and hated (and yeah there are issues...but I fear that all the hate will remain even if they fix it in a speedy manner). I realize that some people don't like the gameplay and thats A-OK...I mean I don't like CS's gameplay much at all...but I have no bone to pick with people playing it (though its huge popularity is something I just don't understand I guess).

On a side note...I'm getting Mass Effect for Christmas...it and SMG and Crysis...as those I will really really look forward to making it that much better when it rolls around, and it gives me time to beat some of the games I have.

Nov 18, 2007 4:09pm PST

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Am I the only one looking forward to UT3...I mean I know it has issues...and I DEFINATELY want to see the : Vorlonesque
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So may games over the last few months. Goddamn. I still have AC, Mario Galaxy, Crysis, COD4 and more Hellgate content to beat. Add UT3 and Mass Effect to the list of games that there isn't enough time for.

Nov 18, 2007 10:11am PST

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So may games over the last few months. Goddamn. I still have AC, Mario Galaxy, Crysis, COD4 and more Hell... : f4lln
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  But December is completely dry. :-/ : Masem
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    This is true. Next week's list is practically barren. : Chris Faylor
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      be good week for a big contest then :) : Ziz
      
      nm read that wrong. : Ziz
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    there are a couple titles in december i cant wait to pick up : MoreVespeneGas
    - Oh, I know there's Nights. But I mean no where CLOSE tot he last 3 months in big/important releases. ... : Masem
- Still playing Asheron's Call? That's dedication. :) : mechanicalgrape

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So are there any games that take advantage of the Nintendo gun thing yet? I like the concept and think a time crisis type game (esp for 2 players) would rock out loud.

Nov 19, 2007 7:58am PST

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  - Yup - I posed the same question in the main chatty and had some good answers, thanks! : trOmblyj

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Anyone know anything about the Star Trek Wii game?

Nov 18, 2007 10:40am PST

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- I saw a youtube movie of gameplay doing a simple search. I'll rent it. I don't think I'd buy it though.... : Sylvanus

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I am probably the only shacker interested in Star Trek Conquest :(

Nov 18, 2007 11:03am PST

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I am probably the only shacker interested in Star Trek Conquest :( : FushigiDenki
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  ah i'll look and see how it is. but yeah the last 360 Star Trek game didn't get very good reviews. : Ziz
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- I'm cautiously interested. I liked the previous two enough, but they were both terribly difficult at tim... : Sylvanus

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Its been said before. But I need like a "video gamer loan"

Can I like... take these games now... and pay for them over the year during like februrary--->may when nothing is coming out and all the game suck? :D

Nov 18, 2007 3:45pm PST

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Its been said before. But I need like a "video gamer loan" Can I like... take these games now... and p... : chilln
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A John Deere game! Allright!

Nov 19, 2007 5:28am PST

A John Deere game! Allright! : jonin

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I think I'm finally old and jaded. Looking at that list I see nothing I'm really looking forward to. All I was really waiting for this year was the Orange Box (specifically portal), and it delivered in spades. Contra for NDS looks tempting to appease my need for retro frustration... and that's it.

There's lots of sequels (*yawn*), a couple spin offs, and nothing that has grabbed my face and said "BUY ME, YOU BITCH!"

Nov 19, 2007 12:07am PST

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- Ever considered checking one of the other completely awesome titles out right now? One of the best years... : Djsoulshot
- do you not own a 360? otherwise how could you not be excited about mass effect? : kill9

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It's a good thing no one cares about the games coming out this week.

Seriously though, I'm just hoping that it doesn't dry up after Brawl. I'm fine with a dry December / January. That'll give me time to actually digest all these games.

Nov 18, 2007 10:29am PST

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    If Mario Kart uses the same type of controls as Excite Truck, I'm not touching it with a ten foot pole. : cycopl
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I predict shack posts to drop 37% due to the release of Mass Effect.

Nov 18, 2007 10:47am PST

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Hmm... Final Fantasy XII on the DS? This sounds quite interesting... Anyone got any impressions to share? :)

Nov 18, 2007 12:26pm PST

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- I'm pretty sure it's a strategy spin-off, though I don't think it's turn-based like FF Tactics. : BrodieMan
- I was gonna say "I can do Kermit the frog", but I sometimes can't stand my own smartassedness. : Jobos

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Holy crap, the new Trauma Center is coming out this week? Cooperative play should be fun. Shit, there's just too many good games coming out lately. I guess we'll all be catching up in the post-holiday wasteland.

Nov 18, 2007 10:57am PST

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  Hopefully this one supports widescreen... those lazy bastards. : cycopl
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Stupid EB here and Canada wouldn't let me preorder the CE of mass effect in store and said "its only online" and its nowhere on the site... i guess they will just loose my business to walmart or the like

Nov 18, 2007 10:58am PST

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I opted for UT3 instead of Mass Effect. Me thinks I made a mistake. Maybe I should switch the preorder?

Nov 18, 2007 10:57am PST

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I opted for UT3 instead of Mass Effect. Me thinks I made a mistake. Maybe I should switch the preorder? : freakynipples69
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  - Already canceled UT3. I wasn't impressed by the demo anyways, and I have CoD4 to hold me over multiplayer... : freakynipples69
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      I didn't mean to imply that it was a must buy right now. Really I think that for a lot of people it'd ma... : Vorlonesque

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I am really pumped for Rock Band, but like I said before I regret not preordering it. BB, CC, and Target are all listing the game in their weekly ad as available Tuesday. I just hope Soccer Mom's and Grandparents are gonna wait till Black Friday to pick it up, if not, I am expecting lines of people before the stores open :(

Nov 18, 2007 10:27am PST

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  I'm coming across the border to find this game...so Buffalo better have it. : cookblaze
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With UT3, TF2 and ET:QW, I'll be probably set for MP shooters for the entire next year. Forgot CoD4 too.

Nov 18, 2007 2:53pm PST

With UT3, TF2 and ET:QW, I'll be probably set for MP shooters for the entire next year. Forgot CoD4 too. : Autocrawler

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Mass Effect and Rock Band for me!

Nov 18, 2007 2:06pm PST

Mass Effect and Rock Band for me! : Pink0r

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Man I'm glad last week is over. My wallet is feeling the heat.

Nov 18, 2007 1:34pm PST

Man I'm glad last week is over. My wallet is feeling the heat. : thejm4n

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German releases this week in reply

Nov 18, 2007 1:25pm PST

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- PC Crysis Collector's Edition (US) Soldier of Fortune 3: Payback (US) Guitar Hero III with Gu : razorblade79

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Holy shite, I had no idea Revenant Wings was already on the way. I hope it does suck like all those action RPG games that came after Secret of Mana...

Nov 18, 2007 1:09pm PST

Holy shite, I had no idea Revenant Wings was already on the way. I hope it does suck like all those actio... : Magus

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Time to sit back and listen to the firsthand experiences with UT3 retail. See how different the experience is from the "beta" demo. I'm still not buying it unless they purge it of all GameSpy stuff, which Epic is not financially motivated to do... yet.

For all of these titles, I'm buying nothing until January. Let the first adopters sort it all out

Nov 18, 2007 11:43am PST

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What a week.

Nov 18, 2007 12:21pm PST

What a week. : pigvomit

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