Shippin' Out Nov. 22-27: Tekken 6 PSP, Madden Arcade

Gaming retailers give thanks for Black Friday sales as Namco Bandai's portable brawler and EA's downloadable football spin-off lead the holiday week's new releases.

The week of Thanksgiving is one of the busiest on the US retail calendar, thanks to an abundance of Black Friday promotions creating a potential nightmare for anyone working in retail. Ironically, it's one of the quieter weeks on the gaming new releases calendar this year, with such heavy hitters as Dragon Age: Origins, Assassin's Creed II, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 arriving earlier in the month.

Traditionally, vampires thirst for a) water, b) Sunny Delight, c) blood, or d) acceptance.

For the traditional gaming crowd, the biggest retail release for the week of November 22-27 is the PSP version of Tekken 6, which launched on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 last month. The portable version crams in all 40 main characters and their move sets, along with arcade, story, and challenge modes.

Although they won't be available in stores, two new downloadable offerings may also grab gamers' interest. EA debuts its latest arcade-style football game with Madden NFL Arcade on the Xbox 360 and PS3, while those same two platforms will see 2K Games' The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned, the first add-on for the cooperative online shooter Borderlands. Details regarding a PC edition of Dr. Ned will be announced at a later date.

While the pickings are a bit slim for most gamers, there are a few potential hits for more casual crowds arriving in stores this week. Ubisoft's camera-equipped Wii fitness game Your Shape featuring Jenny McCarthy comes out this week, as does Konami's latest edition of Karaoke Revolution on the Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii. Finally, those with a thirst for trivia about tween-focused supernatural melodrama fads can pick up Scene It? Twilight on the Wii.

For further details on the week's games, visit GameSpot's New Releases page. The full list of downloadable games on the PlayStation Store, Xbox Live Marketplace, and the Wii Shop Channel will be revealed later this week. Release dates are based on retailer listings and are subject to change.

NOVEMBER 23:
Bit.Trip Void--WII--Aksys Games
Coldstone: Scoop It Up--WII--Zoo Games
Fighting Fantasy: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain--DS--Aspyr
Hello Kitty Party--DS--Majesco Games
Stoked: Big Air Edition--X360--Destineer

NOVEMBER 24:
Borderlands: The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned--360, PS3--2K Games
Chicken Riot--WII--City Interactive
Karaoke Revolution--X360, PS3, WII--Konami
King Arthur - The Role-playing Wargame--PC--NeocoreGames
Madden NFL Arcade--X360, PS3--EA Sports
Marines: Assault on Terror--WII--Destineer
Scene It? Twilight--WII--Konami
Tekken 6--PSP--Namco Bandai Games America
Your Shape featuring Jenny McCarthy--WII--Ubisoft

NOVEMBER 25:
Mystery Case Files: Dire Grove--PC--Big Fish Games

NOVEMBER 27:
Cocoto Surprise--WII--Big Ben Interactive
Puzzlegeddon--PS3, X360--Tecmo

42 Comments

  • beny_pimpster

    Posted Dec 1, 2009 6:05 am PT

    ill fetch hello kitty lol

  • Sins-of-Mosin

    Posted Nov 25, 2009 5:26 am PT

    FYI: The Borderlands DLC is great, played coop last night with friends. Shoot, that DLC beats a lot of retail game's stories. Cough MW2 Cough.

  • LosDaddie

    Posted Nov 25, 2009 5:11 am PT

    Madden Arcade is so much fun!!

  • fatty5xl

    Posted Nov 24, 2009 7:11 pm PT

    whats next for the wii,McDonalds the Frychef, game?... or maybe fryware

  • VXLbeast

    Posted Nov 24, 2009 1:46 pm PT

    D). Acceptance.

  • Danishaslam

    Posted Nov 23, 2009 8:50 pm PT

    TEKKEN 6 AND BORDERLANDS.. WOW...

  • Excedra

    Posted Nov 23, 2009 5:21 pm PT

    borderlands!!!!!!!

  • shaggydellic

    Posted Nov 23, 2009 3:41 pm PT

    Hopefully Black Friday provides some good sales. I still need to get Batman Arkham Asylum, Assassin's Creed 2, Uncharted 2 and Demon's Souls. And Mass Effect 2 and Bioshock 2 are just around the corner... I"ll be broke for a while...

  • nickythenewt21

    Posted Nov 23, 2009 3:30 pm PT

    Black Friday, woot woot! I can't wait!

  • sjboisvert

    Posted Nov 23, 2009 3:21 pm PT

    Holy crap! A Fighting Fantasy game for the DS!? Where's the information on this? EDIT: Aw, just saw the video... now I'm not as psyched. Looks like cross between Elder Scrolls and Hexen. Oh well...

  • tremor33

    Posted Nov 23, 2009 3:09 pm PT

    Coldstone Sim? I'm there, dude. Hope it's rated M for blood, nudity, drug references, and ice-cream scoop related fatalites

  • EdensFall

    Posted Nov 23, 2009 2:53 pm PT

    Errr... Coldstone sim game? WTF?!!!

  • room234

    Posted Nov 23, 2009 2:47 pm PT

    Did the world need a Coldstone simulator? After the immersive "scoop, then put on cone" motion controls, where did they think the draw of the game was?

    You very rarely get to do the thing in real life that a video game simulates... but I'm pretty sure being a real Coldstone employee would prove this game is an awful idea.

  • KillerWabbit23

    Posted Nov 23, 2009 2:36 pm PT

    The only thing that grabbed my attention was Bit. Trip Void...

  • maverick_76

    Posted Nov 23, 2009 2:35 pm PT

    Man the releases this week are pretty slim, not anything that is really setting my radar off. Well with Thanksgiving coming I'll be more worried with eating than playing, that's for sure.

  • Dizzzyness

    Posted Nov 23, 2009 2:17 pm PT

    i dont know about marines assault on terror.i want a game like that opn the wii.like modern warfare reflex.but the company Destineer has a terrible game record

  • Xtatic324

    Posted Nov 23, 2009 1:48 pm PT

    Only good thing there is the borderlands Dlc. Thats about it..

  • arcelonious

    Posted Nov 23, 2009 1:48 pm PT

    I've been waiting for the PSP version of Tekken 6. Now I can practice combos while I chill out in the sun, or while I'm sitting on the can.

    Namco makes great portable versions of their games (Broken Destiny and Dark Resurrection), so I'm pretty confident that the PSP T6 will be good as well.

  • Psy_m_on

    Posted Nov 23, 2009 1:36 pm PT

    Just waiting for Just Cause 2

  • gnbfd

    Posted Nov 23, 2009 1:28 pm PT

    Tekken 6 PSP
    I might pick that one up. Not that into Tekken, but I can always use some good portable fighters

  • NiteX

    Posted Nov 23, 2009 1:20 pm PT

    The only thing I'm interested in isn't on this list. Serious Sam HD baby!

  • geedotherodian

    Posted Nov 23, 2009 1:14 pm PT

    Tekken 6 PSP ftw!!

  • Merex760

    Posted Nov 23, 2009 12:55 pm PT

    Boo, where's my PC Borderlands DLC?

  • dukerav

    Posted Nov 23, 2009 12:38 pm PT

    Scene It ? Twilight all the wayyyy!!!! NOT.

  • FusionRain

    Posted Nov 23, 2009 12:24 pm PT

    Big Ben Interactive? what happen to DDi lol both suck

  • xEpiphoneSG

    Posted Nov 23, 2009 12:22 pm PT

    is anyone else madly in love with Borderlands?

  • mariostar0001

    Posted Nov 23, 2009 12:21 pm PT

    For once I find nothing to say, it's dull. There may be games on sale but my Mom does Christmas shopping on Black Friday, and I'm not invited to help her buy my presents (Or anyone else's, and that's despite the fact I know my biggest present already). Not that I was planning to buy anything much this year anyways, my favorite titles came out October to early November, it's just a matter of finding the cash to get them.

  • dreamsicle

    Posted Nov 23, 2009 12:13 pm PT

    "Coldstone: Scoop It Up"? Sounds like just as much fun as having a job there.

  • joke_man

    Posted Nov 23, 2009 11:34 am PT

    Hello Kitty Party on the DS! Can't wait!!!!!!!!!

  • cichy69

    Posted Nov 23, 2009 10:57 am PT

    @More_Dakka

    I heard about about King Arthur: The Role-plying Wargame ...that makes a least two of us.. so far. It seems like it is going to be a pretty cool game

  • janagha_xiii

    Posted Nov 23, 2009 10:53 am PT

    new moon broke midnight sales records.
    whats happening to this world?

  • More_Dakka

    Posted Nov 23, 2009 10:53 am PT

    I'm betting almost no one here knows of "King Arthur: The roleplaying wargame"... (Ignore the lackluster name... )

    I'm hoping for a demo of that one- even if there isn't one though, I'm pretty sure my comp can run it, cause I'm actually quite interested in it.

    Hopefully it'll fill that "at-least-decent AI" niche the Empire utterly failed to fill...

  • Chico_Azteca

    Posted Nov 23, 2009 10:52 am PT

    well notnhing more to buy until Zelda Spirit Tracks

    good.. i'm crampe with games i need to finish
    Borderlands and Dragon Age included

  • taylormadederek

    Posted Nov 23, 2009 10:47 am PT

    So...nothing.......for the rest of the year.....That is OK I need to catch up a bit anyways and with exams coming up......it's all good.

  • DarkRainofDeath

    Posted Nov 23, 2009 10:42 am PT

    yuck twilight, wtf kind of vampires are they any way? oh yeah Borderlands DLC ftw

  • bka4u2c_basic

    Posted Nov 23, 2009 10:40 am PT

    Looking forward to Tekken 6 for the PSP!! Hopefully it plays as good as Dark Resurrection.

  • alkaline_DnB

    Posted Nov 23, 2009 10:28 am PT

    twilight, ewwww.
    yeah, i think i'm good with buying games until 2010, then it's gonna be a madhouse.

  • monson21502

    Posted Nov 23, 2009 10:26 am PT

    pretty bad week for games. lucky for us alot of good games will be on sale this friday.

  • Sins-of-Mosin

    Posted Nov 23, 2009 10:12 am PT

    Easily the best thing this week is the Borderlands DLC. Can't wait!

  • rodostremel

    Posted Nov 23, 2009 10:11 am PT

    bad week :/

  • konradak

    Posted Nov 23, 2009 10:09 am PT

    Sweet, Borderlands DLC

  • wwonka666 posted Nov 23, 2009 10:07 am PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    wwonka666

    Posted Nov 23, 2009 10:07 am PT (hide)

    Maybe, first comment. My board. Anyway, I can't wait to get Scene It: Twilight

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