Tired of the flimsy four-game batches we've been having lately? We've got double the number this week, with big titles you definitely don't want to miss out on, even if you're not much of a day one buyer. For starters, there the PC version for Bionic Commando (PC, Xbox 360, PS3) and the naval strategy game, East India Company. Cherry on the icing goes to King of Fighters XII (PS3, Xbox 360),and the much-anticipated Wii Sports Resort, hand-in-hand with the Wii MotionPlus.

Spearheading this week's edition of On Shelves are a pair of mature-rated games featuring characters with arms so huge I don't think they can even see their armpits anymore. I'm talking about Resident Evil 5 and MadWorld. For the less mature-inclined, we have M&M's Beach Party and Totally Spies! Totally Party. Um, yay, I guess?

We've been twiddling our thumbs for some time now, in anticipation of the US release of SNK Playmore's Metal Slug 7 for the DS. We're nearing its release date - November 18 - and now we have a debut trailer to remind us that yes, we're waiting for the game's release. The video in the full article.

Having trouble trying to run your NeoDS' converter application during the last release? We're letting you know that Ben Ingram has also picked up on this problem, and is addressing it with this new emulator release. Details are in the full article.


Download: NeoDS v0.1.1a

Fans of NeoGeo fighting games should definitely not miss out on the latest version of NeoDS v0.1.1, the NeoGeo AES/MVS emulator for the Nintendo DS (previous version here). What's new this time is the optional function to use Slot 2 ran as sprite cache (if available). Check out the changelog in the full article.

Download: NeoDS v0.1.1

If last week's on-shelves superstar is Niko Bellic from Grand Theft Auto 4 (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3), today we have Steven Spielberg, the Academy Award-winning director of ET, Jaws and Jurassic Park. No, we won't be playing the director in a video game. Rather, we can now get a feel of his brainchild puzzle video game, Boom Blox. See what other game titles will be released this week over at the full article.  

Developer Ben Ingram has recently released NeoDS version 0.1.0, the initial build his new NeoGeo AES/MVS emulator for the DS handheld system. Given that this is first release, you may want to read over this app's features carefully, over in the full article.


Download: NeoDS v0.1.0

Four years. Not exactly the right age for guys to start driving, or playing the like of Grand Theft Auto. But for a console that's related political-correctness and youthful innocence, that's old enough for it to start thinking about how it wants to mature. We'll be discussing the sort of M-rated content we'd love to see for the Nintendo DS, which you can follow in the full article.

Still hungry even after the Thanksgiving feast? Don't worry, another world of food still awaits you... in the gaming world, that is.

From awesome booming voices that exclaim CHICKEN when you pick them up to Gyro Plates being served in Dracula's castle, check out a sampling of fine food that you can encounter in the gaming world, and it awaits you in the full article.

 

Whine about what you may regarding the Metal Slug series from SNK: Last-gen gameplay, 2D graphics, and almost plotless adventures. Yet at one point or another, you've probably found yourself with a friend going crazy with one of the iterations. Admit it, the sheer, mindless mayhem is too much to resist.

Time to whip out your Nintendo DS because the latest installment, Metal Slug 7, is on the way and it's exclusive. A gameplay video was shown at this year's Tokyo Game Show and it features more of what made the franchise such a hit: Rocking explosions, wacky animations and crazy guns to use on countless enemies. Check it out:

It's familiar stuff but that doesn't make it any less attractive. Whether you play alone or with someone else for some co-op, Metal Slug games are always powder kegs of laughs and thrills. We'll keep you posted for more on this one so keep it right with us.