Although they will no longer provide any of those pesky "numbers" we all like so much, the NPD Group has released its report for the month of September. As Microsoft announced earlier, Halo: Reach topped the charts, selling 3.3 million units in its first month of sale.

Capcom's Dead Rising 2 took the third spot across three platforms, despite launching on September 28 in North America. EA Sports saw three of its titles land in September's top ten, with Madden NFL 11, NHL 11, and FIFA Soccer 11 invading the month's top five sellers. New exclusive titles Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep for the PSP and Nintendo Wii's Metroid: Other M also had strong debuts. Note: The NPD Group no longer lists software as individual platforms. Sales for all platforms will now be combined when listed in the "Top Ten" and no figures will be released to the public from the NPD Group. Read more »

Sad news for PSP Go owners looking forward to Square Enix's Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep when it releases on September 7 as Square Enix has "no plans" for a digital release of the game (via Kotaku). Read more »

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

Today's Filter is loaded with more content from Gamescom 2010, including videos for Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days, the third installment of the Parasite Eve series dubbed The 3rd Birthday, Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep, Heroes on the Move, Nuclear Dawn, Ship Simulator Extremes and Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City. Read more »

A few surprises were tucked away within Square Enix's "E3 2010 Lineup," with the publisher officially announcing that The 3rd Birthday and Kingdom Hearts Re:coded will be on display--meaning the pair will be released in North America on dates to-be-determined.

A continuation of the long-dormant action-RPG series Parasite Eve, The 3rd Birthday is coming to PSP, promising "hideous creatures" that "descend on Manhattan" and the return of series star Aya Brea. Read more »

The first Kingdom Hearts game for PSP, subtitled Birth by Sleep, will hit North America on September 7 and Europe on September 10, publisher Square Enix announced today.

The portable action-RPG prequel tells the tale of Terra, Ventus, and Aqua as the trio faces "a crisis affecting worlds far beyond their own," including those of Disney's Lilo & Stitch, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White.

Meanwhile, Keyblade Master Xehanort has gone missing--a plot thread that should help explain how Xehanort ended up as the main antagonist of the Square-Disney series. Read more »

Today, publisher Square-Enix announced that Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (PSP), available since January 9th in Japan, will be getting a North American release this summer.

The PSP-exclusive action RPG is a prequel to the original Kingdom Hearts for the PlayStation 2, telling the story of three youths - Terra, Ventus, and Aqua - who have been training under Master Eraqus to prove that they, too, exhibit the Mark of Mastery. They will soon find themselves in the middle of a crisis affecting worlds far beyond their own as another Keyblade Master, Xehanort, goes missing. Read more »

It's a glorious day to be a fan of Square's Final Fantasy-meets-Disney action-RPG franchise, as new trailers have arrived for the upcoming Nintendo DS and PSP prequels..

Already available in Japan, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (DS) ships off to North American retailers on September 29. As for Birth by Sleep (PSP), that's due in Japan by the year's end, with a North American release unconfirmed but presumably following in 2010. Read more »