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Shippin' Out November 5-9: COD4, Gears of War PC, Mario & Sonic

Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance, Viva Piñata PC, Koei's Bladestorm, Sam & Max: Season Two, and Super Mario Bros. 3 on the VC all part of November's opening fusillade.

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This year has already produced its fair share of high-profile instant hits with World in Conflict, The Orange Box, Halo 3, and BioShock, to name a few. Now, in November, the retail inferno has become a firestorm. Ringing in the month with a flashbang is Activision's Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. As the title implies, developer Infinity Ward has shelved its World War II roots and given the classic shooting franchise a modern-day face-lift. Rated M for Mature, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. A scaled-down, T-for-Teen-rated version will also appear this week on Nintendo's DS.

War is the name of the game this week, as several other conflict-heavy titles come to market. Nearly a year to the day after its console counterpart stormed the sales charts, Epic Games' Gears of War hits PCs this week. The PC version adds five new levels to the original game's campaign, as well as three exclusive multiplayer maps and a game editor for creating user-generated levels. The counterpoint to Epic's brutal shooter announced during this year's E3 Media and Business Summit, Rare's adorable papier-mâchê strategy game Viva Piñata also come to life on the PC this week. Rounding out the big-name PC-exclusive offerings is Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance, the first stand-alone expansion to the solidly reviewed epic-sized real-time strategy game from Gas Powered Games.

Saber rattling is also on offer in Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Continuing in its tradition of period-piece beat-'em-ups, Koei's Omega Force Team reenacts the 14th-to-15th-century war of succession between France and England. Those who prefer their sabers to be manufactured in a galaxy far, far away can check out Traveller's Tales' Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga. A redux of the first two Lego Star Wars games, The Complete Saga adds in a few new gameplay enhancements and modes, and is available for the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, and DS.

With Mario and Sonic now set to engage in fireball to spin-dash ball in Super Smash Bros. Brawl in February, once arch-rivals Sega and Nintendo team up in the meantime for some friendly competition this week in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games for the Wii. Intelligent System's long-running turn-based RPG series also hits the Wii exclusively this week in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. Sony's handheld receives a pair of exclusives itself, namely the strategically oriented SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Tactical Strike and Silent Hill: Origins, a prequel to Konami's original survival horror action game.

Like so many aces up its sleeve, Nintendo is busting out Super Mario Bros. 3 to build anticipation for the mustachioed plumber's interstellar jaunt Super Mario Galaxy, which is slated for liftoff next week. One of GameSpot's Greatest Games of All Time, Super Mario Bros. 3 is widely heralded as the quintessential platformer and can be had for 500 Wii points ($5) from Nintendo's Virtual Console. Sega's run-and-gun side-scroller Alien Soldier (900 Wii points, $9) makes its first appearance stateside, and Hudson's Power Golf (600 Wii points, $6) rounds out the VC lineup.

Telltale Games' gumshoe pooch and rabbit-like thing return for the first episode of their new season this week in Sam & Max Episode 201: Ice Station Santa for PCs. Lastly, two of the seven downloadable titles Microsoft revealed last week arrive sooner than later, with Sierra Online's polymorphic puzzler Switchball and InterServ International's Word Puzzle available on Xbox Live this Wednesday.

This week's new releases are listed below (list taken from retailer information--actual dates may vary).

NOVEMBER 5, 2007
Alien Soldier (Wii VC)
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Zombie Ninja Pro-Am (PS2)
Bee Movie Game (Wii)
Bratz 4 Real (DS)
Build-A-Bear (DS)
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PC, X360, PS3, DS)
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (Wii)
Power Golf (Wii VC)
Shrek: Ogres and Dronkeys (DS)
Super Mario Bros. 3 (Wii VC)
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance (PC)
The Bee Game (GBA)
The Simpsons Game (PSP)
Tips, Tricks & Trips + Aircraft Collection (PC)
Zoo Vet: Endangered Animals (PC)

NOVEMBER 6, 2007
Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War (PS3, X360)
Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWII (PS3)
Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2008 (X360, PS2)
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker (DS)
Empire Earth III (PC)
Enchanted (DS)
F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate (PC)
F.E.A.R. Files (X360)
Gears of War (PC)
Ghost in the Sheet (PC)
Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour (Wii)
Horse Life (DS)
Hot Wheels: Beat That (PC, DS)
Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (X360, PS3, Wii, DS)
LifeSigns: Surgical Unit (DS)
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii)
My French Coach (DS)
My Spanish Coach (DS)
My Word Coach (Wii, DS)
Ontamarama (DS)
Panzer Tactics DS (DS)
Power Rangers: Super Legends (PS2, GC, PC)
Puzzle de Harvest Moon (DS)
Scene It? Lights, Camera, Action (X360)
Silent Hill: Origins (PSP)
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Tactical Strike (PSP)
The Sims 2: Teen Style Stuff (PC)
Viva Piñata (PC)
World Series of Poker 2008: Battle for the Bracelets (DS, PSP)

NOVEMBER 7, 2007
Switchball (XBLA)
Word Puzzle (XBLA)
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Beginning of Destiny (PS2)

NOVEMBER 8, 2007
Sam & Max Episode 201: Ice Station Santa (PC)

NOVEMBER 9, 2007
My Pet Dolphin (DS)

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Uncharted : Drakes Fortune,Nov 19 yep my B-day, lol.

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this has to be one the biggest November in the history of video gaming,I am telling you, the big 3 Sony,Microsoft and Nintendo are releasing great games. this is great for us gamers,so many awesome games,not enough cash!!.

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Scene It!!!!!

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call of duty 4 for a 9.4 on the ps3 and 360 version on ign

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Maybe COD4 if they release it on steam.

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Thanks Nintendo for supporting turn based Strategy titles! Fire Emblam and Panzer Tactics look great. 360 its time to put out TBS titles ! Please!!!!

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Call of Duty 4, Silent Hill: Origins, Super Mario Galaxy, Assassin's Creed, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings, etc... yup... my family won't be receiving any nice gift's for Christmas this year... ;)

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Definitely getting CoD4, and most likely Silent Hill as well.

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Silent Hill: Origins for me this week, maybe Call of Duty 4 for the 360

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Wow that alot of games list for this week.

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radiant dawn and COD4 oh yeah

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The game companies are really trying to dry up my accounts this month with some cool games aren't they? :)

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Call of Duty 4 + SMB3 = Happiness.

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wish i got COD4..but i need to get my 360 first

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Call of Duty and Gears, man, all the way! There goes my homework and grades! Question for anyone: does "shipping out" mean that they are shipped to stores on that date, and are on shelves the next day, or does it mean they are on store shelves on that day? I ask because I went to Gamestop to pick up CoD4, but they said they get it tomorrow, and I was like "but it ships on the 5th, which is today", and the guy said "That means we get it and stock it tomorrow" and I was all bummed and stuff.

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DonutTrooper....agree with u on that, XBL is so much better, PSN is not up to par yet lol and yes PS3 controller does cripple my hands. but im really tempted to see how it will look on my ps3, i'll prob rent it to see the diff

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Call of Duty!!!!!!!!!!!

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cool

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Radiant Dawn!!! at times like this I actually want the wii :| too bad the Fire Emblem series isn't as recognized as much as it should be

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Well I think I'll be getting the 360 version, just because I know XBL is more reliable than PSN, and I like the controller better for FPS. But there's one thing I don't like. Every person who said 360 was thumbs-upped, while everyone who said PS3 was thumbs-downed...Real mature, people.

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COD 4!!! Im gonna get it for DS, PC, and 360!! I CANT HELP IT!!! Donut Trooper, I reccomend the 360 version, because the 360 controller is designed for shooters, and it runs smoother.

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Can't wait for Lego Star Wars The Complete Saga and Call of Duty 4 :P

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YAY! FIRE EMBLEM!

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VIva Pinata PC, Gears of War PC, F.E.A.R. Files, Mario&Sonic at the olympic games.....so many awesome games this week!!

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I'm getting: Cod 4, GeOW, SOCOM TS, EE III, FEAR: PM 8)

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COD4 and FEAR obviously.

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DonutTrooper, both are going to be the same, so just buy based on how the controller feels to you. Personally, I prefer the PS3 controller.

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always 360

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DonutTrooper, get the 360 version. Plus, there are other games u can get on the 360 that you just cant on the PS3 - Mass Effect, BioShock, Halo 3 for example. Also.. achievements =)

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COD 4 awesome. Hope it lives up to the hype! DonutTrooper, get the PS3 version, so I can kill you, or you kill me

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DonutTrooper- 360 version. :D

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I want to get COD 4, but first my brother and I need to fight to the death over whether we should buy the 360 or PS3 version. Anyone have a suggestion?

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Finally, the release I've been waiting for for half a year.............MY PET DOLPHIN!

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Crazy week I might say. I'm very interested in gears for pc and CoD4 on PS3. Might not get them this week though.

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SMB 3 yay.

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November=epic game release month! w00t go Fire Emblem, Call of Duty 4, and Super Mario Bros. 3

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Yay, Call of Duty and Fire Emblem, good week.

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Yay.

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super mario bros 3 woo!!! i wonder if mario and sonic at the olymics will be good

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That's a good week, but I'm sure COD4 will take the attention away from everything else, but I also want the ATHF Zombie Ninja Pro-Am (PS2), Super Mario Bros 3 (Wii VC), F.E.A.R. Files (X360), plus there's games that others might like such as Lego Star Wars: the Complete Saga (x360, PS3, Wii, DS), Silent Hill: Origins (PSP), Gears of War,(PC), Viva Piñata (PC), and a bunch of crap someone will probably buy

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Call of Duty 4 will be godly but I can't help but wonder how Moario and Sonic Olympics is? :wink:

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That's an awsome realease list! To bad Crysis or Mass Effect isnt on it! =/ But CoD4 is almost as nice!

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COD4 easily the most anticipated of this bunch

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