Retail Scoop: New Releases Week of October 13, 2009

In affiliation with Amazon.com, TripleChat is happy to bring you the new releases each week for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable. We bring what titles are coming out, all the details of who is behind the title, as well as a product description (courtesy of Amazon.com).

Along with new game releases we will also highlight the top five bluray releases each week that we feel will best suite movie and TV show fans alike.  Obviously opinions will differ but this is our site dang nabbit so our opinion will be heard! This is region specific to North America.

This Week: What a week for gamers.  Three of the more anticipated games of this year are making their way into retailers this week, one of which has already been released once.  This week we see the release of Nathan Drake’s second adventure in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves which is sure to sell like crazy.  Bethesda re-releases Fallout 3 this week with all the DLC (which is finally on PSN) included for just $60.  So for those who don’t yet own the game this is the best package of them all considering it will cost you more to buy the original release and all the DLC.  To round up the big three – EA releases the Jack Black headlining Brutal Legend, which is Tim Schafer’s latest escapade from his crazy ass mind.

Other releases include the Complete Edition of Midnight Club: LA which includes all the DLC as well as a Greatest Hits price.  I know, we featured this game a couple of weeks ago.  It must have been delayed.  Elsewhere we have Way of the Samurai 3 coming out, another Cars game (keep in mind, only one Cars movie has been made), a game based off the new CGI movie Where The Wild Things Are, and Half Minute Hero for PSP.

On the Bluray side of things, kind of a low-key week.  With Transformers 2 hitting blu in just a couple of weeks we thought we might see a couple of big titles get pushed up to avoid being slammed by fans of that flick.  This week the best new release we have to offer is Sam Raimi’s return to horror in Drag Me to Hell.  Joining it is the latest Will Ferrell movie, Land of the Lost.  There was another new release this week, but it featured Sandra Bullock so we figured it was best to not promote it.  Joining the two new releases are three catalog titles – the first South Park movie which debuts the series in high def, the Jim Carrey version of How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and to end it up we got Natural Born Killers.

New Releases for the Week of October 13, 2009:

VIDEO GAMES

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Available for:
Releases: 10/13
Price: $56.99
Publisher: SCEA
Developer: Naughty Dog
Genre: Action Adventure
Product Description: Follow-up game to 2007’s critically acclaimed Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, the PlayStation 3 exclusive Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is a continuation of the adventures of Nathan Drake, a fortune-hunter with a shady reputation and an even shadier past. Chock full of all the action, adventure, cinematic story elements and beautiful graphics that set the first game apart, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves adds deep online multiplayer options, including co-op and competitive campaigns, and a whole new supporting cast of characters, making it yet another must-have title for the PlayStation 3 platform.
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BONUS OFFERS:

• Release-date delivery available
• Pre-order and get digital Treasure Map, which can be accessed on PS3 and/or PSP
• Pre-order and get $5 Video Games Credit

Brutal Legend (Overview)
Available for:
Releases: 10/13
Price: $56.99
Publisher: EA Partners
Developer: Double Fine Productions
Genre: Action Adventure
Product Description: Brütal Legend is an action-adventure that marries visceral action combat with open-world freedom. Set in a universe somewhere between Lord of the Rings and Spinal Tap, it’s a fresh take on the action/driving genre, which in this case is full of imitation cover bands, demons intent on enslaving humanity and Heavy metal tunes. Featuring the talents of comedian, actor and musician, Jack Black as super roadie Eddie Riggs, as well as cameos by some of the biggest names in metal music it’s a wild ride in the belly of the beast that is not to be missed by gamers and Metalheads alike.
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BONUS OFFERS:

• Release-date delivery available
• Pre-order and get $10 Video Games Credit

Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
Available for:
Releases: 10/13
Price: $56.99
Publisher: Bethesda
Developer: Bethesda
Genre: FPS – RPG
Product Description: Vault 101 — Jewel of the Wastes. For 200 years, Vault 101 has faithfully served the surviving residents of Washington DC and its environs, now known as the Capital Wasteland. Though the global atomic war of 2077 left the US all but destroyed, the residents of Vault 101 enjoy a life free from the constant stress of the outside world. Giant Insects, Raiders, Slavers, and yes, even Super Mutants are all no match for superior Vault-Tec engineering. Yet one fateful morning, you awake to find that your father has defied the Overseer and left the comfort and security afforded by Vault 101 for reasons unknown. Leaving the only home you’ve ever known, you emerge from the Vault into the harsh Wasteland sun to search for your father, and the truth. This Game of the Year Edition includes the acclaimed Fallout 3 game as well as its five DLC packs — The Pitt, Operation: Anchorage, Broken Steel, Point Lookout and Mothership Zeta.
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BONUS OFFERS:

• Release-date delivery available

ALSO SEE:

• Fallout 3 (Standard) – $36.99

Way of the Samurai 3
Available for:
Releases: 10/13
Price: $46.99
Publisher: Agetec
Developer: Acquire
Genre: Action Adventure
Product Description: The consequences of your actions will determine your fate. Choose to fight along side good or evil during the tumultuous time of the Sengoku Era and carve your name into history. Take the role of a samurai and choose your own path, blazing a trail of honor, loyalty and respect, or one of villainy, corruption, murder and greed. Become a hero or become infamous, the choice is yours.

Midnight Club: Los Angeles – Complete Edition
Available for:
Releases: 10/12
Price: $27.99
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Developer: Rockstar San Diego
Genre: Racing
Product Description: The best way to see Los Angeles is at 245mph. Race at breakneck speeds through the streets of modern-day L.A. recreated in stunning detail. Drive the hottest range of real-world tuners, muscle cars, exotics and superbikes on the streets today. Customize your vehicle with the best after-market performance parts and custom kits. Illegal street racing with no track, no load times, no rules: Welcome to the Midnight Club.

Cars Race O’Rama
Available for:
Releases: 10/12
Price: $36.99 / $19.99 / $29.99
Publisher: THQ
Developer: THQ
Genre: Racing
Product Description: In the Cars Race-O-Rama video game, players get to race against new characters through action-packed tracks to win the Race-O-Rama trophy as their own personalized Lightning McQueen. Join Lightning McQueen in Radiator Springs as he prepares his academy of student racers for the Race-O-Rama competition. Lightning finds out that Chick Hicks has his own set of academy student racers who don’t always compete fairly. These student racers are preparing to race in the same competitions in order to propel Chick Hick’s academy to the #1 spot. The races take place at various tracks from the beaches, into the cities and off to the Baja desert. Along the way, racers are upgrading their abilities and customizing their look. The finale consists of a fully modified, ultimate Lightning McQueen racing against a fully modified Chick Hicks for the Race-O-Rama trophy. Let the race begin!

Where The Wild Things Are
Available for:
Releases: 10/13
Price: $49.99
Publisher: Warner Bros.
Developer: Amaze
Genre: Platformer
Product Description: Playing as the mischievous Max, players will explore the Wild Things’ mysterious island, journeying over dangerous terrain, battling fierce creatures and interacting with the fearsome but loveable Wild Things. Through your adventure, you’ll befriend and team up with the Wild Things – each with their own unique skills or special talents – learning valuable new abilities, working together to solve action puzzles, overcoming obstacles and have a rumpus of a good time! Following a unique storyline inspired by Where the Wild Things Are, the game will take players on a journey beyond the movie to explore the mysterious island of the Wild Things on an adventure that you’ll never forget.
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BONUS OFFERS:

• Pre-order and receive voucher to see Where The Wild Things Are movie

Half Minute Hero
Available for:
Releases: 10/13
Price: $27.99
Publisher: Xseed Games
Developer: Opus
Genre: RPG
Product Description: For centuries, an epic battle between humans and evil lords has been raging and destroying everything in its path. The civilized world is under attack by the relentless evil lords and all that remains are the ruins of castles and the bodies of the faithful knights who once proudly protected them. Throughout time, heroes and legends have risen above the chaos, only to eventually disappear into the pages of history. As the last wandering sage and final hope for humanity, it is up to the protagonist to somehow transcend time and death to unite these legends and their unique powers in one last battle against the Ultimate Evil Lord.

BLURAY

Drag Me to Hell
Releases: 10/13
Price: $24.99
Studio: Universal
Type: Theatrical Movie
Genre: Horror
Rated: Unrated
Product Description: Director Sam Raimi (”Spider-Man”, “Evil Dead”, “A Simple Plan”) returns to the horror genre with “Drag Me To Hell”, an original tale of a young woman’s desperate quest to break an evil curse. Christine Brown (Alison Lohman) is an ambitious L.A. loan officer with a charming boyfriend, professor Clay Dalton (Justin Long). Life is good until the mysterious Mrs. Ganush (Lorna Raver) arrives at the bank to beg for an extension on her home loan. Should Christine follow her instincts and give the old woman a break? Or should she deny the extension to impress her boss, Mr. Jacks (David Paymer), and get a leg-up on a promotion? Christine fatefully chooses the latter, shaming Mrs. Ganush and dispossessing her of her home.

Land of the Lost
Releases: 10/13
Price: $24.99
Studio: Universal
Type: Theatrical Movie
Genre: Comedy
Rated: PG-13
Product Description: Will Ferrell stars as has-been scientist Dr. Rick Marshall, a researcher sucked into a space-time vortex and spat back through time. Way back. Now, Marshall has no weapons, few skills and questionable smarts to survive in an alternate universe full of marauding dinosaurs and fantastic creatures from beyond our world – a place of spectacular sights and super-scaled comedy known as the “Land Of The Lost”. Sucked alongside him for the adventure are crack-smart research assistant Holly (Anna Friel) and a redneck survivalist (Danny McBride) named Will. Chased by T. Rex and stalked by painfully slow reptiles knows as Sleestak, Marshall, Will and Holly must rely on their only ally – a primate called Chaka (Jorma Taccone) to navigate out of the hybrid dimension. Escape from this routine expedition gone awry and they’re heroes. Get stuck, and they’ll be permanent refugees in the “Land Of The Lost”. Based on the classic television series created by Sid and Marty Krofft, “Land Of The Lost” is directed by Brad Silberling.

South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut
Releases: 10/13
Price: $19.99
Studio: Paramount
Type: Theatrical Movie (Catalog)
Genre: Comedy
Rated: R
Product Description: Stan, Kyle, Kenny, and Cartman sneak into an R-rated movie and it warps their fragile little minds. Soon their indignant parents declare war on Canada and our young heroes are America’s last hope to stop Armageddon.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Releases: 10/13
Price: $18.99
Studio: Universal
Type: Theatrical Movie (Catalog)
Genre: Comedy
Rated: PG
Product Description: Discover the magic of the Mean One this holiday season! Oscar(R)-winning director Ron Howard and Oscar(R)-winning producer Brian Grazer bring Christmas’ best-loved grump to life with the help of the irrepressible Jim Carrey as The Grinch. The Grinch is a celebration of the holiday spirit no home should be without! Why is The Grinch (Carrey) such a grouch? No one seems to know, until little Cindy Lou Who (Taylor Momsen) takes matters into her own hands and turns both Whoville and The Grinch’s world upside down, inside out… and funny side up in her search for the true meaning of Christmas.

Natural Born Killers
Releases: 10/13
Price: $19.99
Studio: Warner Bros.
Type: Theatrical Movie (Catalog)
Genre: Action
Rated: Unrated
Product Description: They didn’t win a Nobel(R) Prize, throw a record fastball or travel another acceptable path to fame. What fugitive lovers Mickey and Mallory did was kill people. Lots of people. The media took care of the rest. Three-time Academy(R) Award winner Oliver Stone (”JFK”, “Platoon”) delivers a powerful movie experience unlike any other: “Natural Born Killers”, a visually dazzling, wickedly funny slam of violence and media obsession that’s “the most radical film any major studio has released since ‘A Clockwork Orange’” (Stephen Schiff, The New Yorker). As Mickey and Mallory, Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis portray the kind of crazy/mixed-up kids a demon has nightmares about. And Robert Downey Jr., Tommy Lee Jones, Tom Sizemore and Rodney Dangerfield make vivid impressions in this wild ride that packs a wallop.

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