The older entries in the Sonic series have been re released so many times that hardcore collectors probably have whole rooms dedicated to them by now. It doesn't look like Sega will be stopping the rehash train any time soon, however.

And now for our weekly report on the hardware sales from Japan. Media Create has released the numbers for the week of November 9th through November 15th. Interesting results this week. Check them out in the full article.

Homebrew coder pichubolt090 has released the first version of Notepad DS, a simple text editor for the Nintendo DS.


Download: Notepad DS

Following up on earlier rumors of Pandemic Studios' closure, Kotaku reports that an internal Electronic Arts memo has confirmed the studio's fate.

Nintendo's Kensuke Tanabe has intimated that Metroid Prime 3: Corruption may not be the last we'll see of the Prime series. Another handheld iteration may even be in the cards.

Rumor has it that Electronic Arts will be adding more people to its list of cut employees. The target? Pandemic Studios.

The homebrew coders from the Hotelsinus Sound Design is back to release a new version of TonesynthDS, a matrix-based synth sequencer for the Nintendo DS. The latest update has added some new features and various other improvements.


Download: TonesynthDS v0.24

The homebrew coders from the ScummVM Team has finally release version 1.0.0 of their classic multi-platform point-and-click adventure games emulator. The latest ScummVM update is said to be one of the best release of the emulator so far. Details after the jump.

Download: ScummVM v1.0.0 (PSP)
Download: ScummVM v1.0.0 (DS)
Download: ScummVM v1.0.0 (Wii)
Download: ScummVM v1.0.0 (iPhone)

The demo for Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth is now available to the rest of the market. Previously a GameStop exclusive, the demo can now be yours by heading to the game's official site, and via Facebook as well.

This is the week, guys! No more filler games! Well, alright, so we still have a couple of titles from the Imagine and Petz series, but never mind that. Big titles are coming out this week, and the publishers did not fail to beef up the lineup just before the Black Friday sales. It's a deluge of games, alright. Can your wallet handle it?