So what's going to be in our videogaming menu starting this week? A whole lot of DS games once again, we tell you, though there's a few gems or two in the Nintendo handheld rough on Tuesday. There's a music rhythm game for almost every console out there, plus a couple new additions to the portfolio of PC games. Somehow we're also seeing another relaunching of Gears of War for the Xbox 360 the "Refresh" edition. We don't know why it's re-listed, but it is. The full list follows at the full story.

Grand theft what? This April isn't exactly rocky even if you're not a fan of the upcoming sandbox behemoth, because other major releases can go neck to neck. For the week ending April 20, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue will race to North America with an expansion for The Sims 2 and Okami's waggle reincarnation tailing behind. Hit that jump to see the rest of games about to reach retail.

This week could very well strip your pockets empty, no thanks to all the hot titles coming to various platforms. One of Sony's biggest upcoming PlayStation 3 games, Heavenly Sword, will descend to the powerhouse console a few days from now. Colin McRae: DiRT is also finally racing its way to the Sony PS3.

Get ready to get physical as Electronic Arts unleashes NHL '08 face-to-face against 2K Games' NHL 2K8. Tony Hawk's biggest contender, Skate, is also set to grind its way to the shelves. Meanwhile, fans of Bethesda's latest RPG will soon have more reasons to burn hours with Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Game of the Year Edition.

Heavenly Sword. Ninja Theory's highly anticipated game exclusive to the PS3, published by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE), is finally hitting the shelves. God of War's Kratos meets his match in Nariko, this action title's female protagonist. As most of us know, Heavenly Sword is an epic tale of revenge that puts players in the shoes of a young woman who wields a legendary sword to avenge her warrior clan.

• PS3 - September 12, 2007
• US$ 59.99
• ESRB T (Teen)
• SCE

NHL '08. Electronic Arts is back with another installment to the long-running ice hockey franchise. This season is loaded with new features, introducing Skill Stick Moments and an all-new skating engine. Enemy AI also improved a notch, making way for challenging single player matches. With leagues, shootout, versus play, and team play now available as online game modes, hooking up to the net seems the best way to go.

• PS3, PS2, Xbox 360, PC - September 11, 2007
• US$ 59.99 (PS3, Xbox 360), US$ 39.99 (PC, PS2)
• ESRB E (Everyone)
• Electronic Arts

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Game of the Year Edition. With expansion packs Knight of the Nine and Shivering Isles already included in the package, this Game of the Year Edition is a must buy for those who haven't played the original Oblivion. For everyone else who already invested hours on their characters, it's still a very attractive deal. New quests, areas to explore, and enemies to conquer are too good to miss.

• Xbox 360, PC - September 10, 2007
• ESRB M (Mature)
• Bethesda Softworks

Check out the rest of the games released this week by clicking the Full Article link below!

* Article originally posted Sep 09, 2007 at 07:54PM

Buy: [Heavenly Sword]
Buy: [Colin McRae: DiRT (PS3)]
Buy: [The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]
Buy: [SKATE (Xbox 360)]

Last week, it will be noted that Ubisoft's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was GameFly's most requested game title. This week, however, the lean green fighting machine will be taking a backseat to second, as we report that Super Paper Mario for the Nintendo Wii takes GameFly's top post among several other to-be-released and already released games. Activision's upcoming Spider-Man 3 multiplatform game replaces Sega's Armored Core 4 for the number three position.

See the lists below for the breakdown of each console's top five games.

Nintendo Wii

1. Super Paper Mario (Nintendo)
2. Cooking Mama: Cook Off (Majesco)
3. Medal of Honor: Vanguard (Electronic Arts)
4. The Godfather: Blackhand Edition (Electronic Arts)
5. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 (Electronic Arts).

Xbox 360

1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Ubisoft)
2. Spider-man 3 (Activision)
3. Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (Ubisoft)
4. Armored Core 4 (Sega)
5. Earth Defense Force 2017 (D3P).

PlayStation 3 (PS3)

1. Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Bethesda)
2. MotorStorm (Sony)
3. The Godfather: The Don's Edition (Electronic Arts)
4. Spider-man 3 (Activision)
5. MLB 07: The Show (Sony)

Nintendo DS

1. Pokemon Diamond (Nintendo)
2. Pokemon Pearl (Nintendo)
3. Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (D3P)
4. Spectrobes (Buena Vista)
5. Hotel Dusk: Room 215 (Nintendo)
   

PlayStation Portable (PSP)

1. 300: March to Glory (Eidos)
2. Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters (Sony)
3. Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai Another Road (Atari)
4. Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (Konami)
5. Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (D3P)
   

We'll try to report this as blandly as possible since the talented Mr. Thompson will probably benefit from the press attention. Around a week ago we reported that Take-Two Interactive filed suit against Florida lawyer Jack Thompson, and that this was a preemptive move to keep said lawyer from making actions against the company in light of the upcoming releases of GTA IV and Manhunt 2.

As expected, and promised by Mr. Thompson, he has filed his response to the Take-Two suit. He has also filed a countersuit that accuses Take-Two Interactive of multiple violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), noting that the company has embarked on a continued effort to violate his constitutional rights since July 2005.

Aside from the claims of infringement upon his rights, what's noteworthy about Thompson's defense is that he seems to have claimed that the ESRB has found that Take-Two Interactive failed to disclose objectionable content in its role-playing game The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. The ESRB has said that it finds Bethesda Softworks at fault in that matter, not Take-Two.

Thompson also claims that Take-Two had a lot of help in breaking the law. The countersuit he's prepared also mentions the ESA, Penny Arcade, GameSpot, as well as a number of other companies and media outlets as having conspired and collaborated with Take-Two to commit racketeering activities.

The lawyer is looking to be awarded damages and be reimbursed of his legal fees.

Nuisance what again?

You can decry the Spike TV Video Game Awards show as much as you want, but you can't deny the fact that the Awards is very much supported and some people do think that the award Spike TV gives out has some weight to it.

So who are the big winners this year? Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion managed to nab five awards, so they're pretty much this year's "top dog", much to the dismay of a lot in the crowd.

You see, throughout the night Gears of War and Oblivion was neck and neck until the last award. With each game having four awards each, the only remaining award for the night was the Game of the Year.

The games that got the biggest applause when nominees for the award were announced were Guitar Hero 2 and Gears of War. But as we've said, Oblivion won, and they went home happy. The audience were stunned to say the least. Oh well.

What else happened? Comedienne Sarah Silverman said that gamers "should get an award for their work in AIDS prevention," Tenacious D rocked the house, and the Wii got an award for best breakthrough tech. Oh, and the Critics Choice Award, the only award open for games released after November 7, went to The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.

Get list of the nominees and winners after the Jump!

Bethesda Softworks announced a couple days ago (August 4, in fact) that the famous Dorothy "DC" Fontana is writing the scripts for its upcoming Star Trek: Legacy (for Microsoft's Xbox 360 and for Windows / PC) and Star Trek: Tactical Assault (being developed for Sony's PSP and for the Nintendo DS).

This is big news because DC Fontana is one big writer: she wrote for the original Star Trek series and kept on writing until Star Trek: Deep Space 9. She wrote Star Trek: The Next Generation's first episode (the two-part Encounter at Farpoint) and she also wrote for Babylon 5 and Earth: Final Conflict.

And did we mention that she was inducted into the American Screenwriters Association Hall of Fame?

Star Trek computer games don't seem to do as well as Star Trek movies, but Trekkers and Trekkies are hoping that DC Fontana has crafted wonderful plotlines for both Star Trek: Legacy and Star Trek: Tactical Assault.

Bethesda Softworks was behind the successful Elder Scrolls series, it might be fair to have high expectations for their upcoming Star Trek games. Both games will be released on October 3, 2006.