Fans of Electronic Arts' Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (PS3, PSP, Xbox 360, DS, Wii, GBA, PC, Mac) should know that the video game version of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has been officially announced. For more information on this game, check out the full article.

Looking for some videogame action, but want to save a buck or two on the side? Then you'd better head on over to your local Target or Circuit City this week, as they've got quite the deals lined up for the budget-conscious gamer. From today's latest releases to the classics of your childhood, look no further than this article to get the full info on what you can buy with the money in your wallet. Click on the read more button for more info.

Beenox studios has ported games such as Spider-Man: Friend or Foe (PS2, PS3, PSP, DS, Wii, Xbox 360) and Shrek The Third  (Wii, Xbox 360, PC, PS2, DS, GBA) to multiple formats. Well, the company has been tapped by Activision once again. This time, they're going to be working on a port of James Bond 007 for the Wii.

Want to find out more about the new game? Head on over to the full article.

The Media Create Japan hardware sales are in and it looks like another victory for Nintendo's dynamic duo: The Wii and DS. However, don't count out yet Sony's consoles and Microsoft's because they had a pretty solid showing for their platforms as well.

Want to know more? Check out the full article which lists the exact number of each consoles sold.

Not as many promos as post-Thanksgiving week, but GameStop is still offering some pretty good deals. Their Nintendo DS and GBA trade-in promo is still also in effect.

Check out the full article for more details on GameStop deals for November 30 to December 6.

Following the release of THQ's second quarter fiscal 2008 results, Lazard Capital analyst Colin Sebastian has revealed that Lazard expects THQ to "remain more closely aligned" with Nintendo and Microsoft's respective platforms compared to those from Sony. Sebastian also mentioned a few of THQ's key titles which are expected to help pull up the company's revenues from internal studios. Check out Sebastian's statement at the full article.

THQ recently inked an agreement with Nintendo of America and filed it with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), granting THQ the rights to "use certain of Nintendo's intellectual property to develop, have developed, have manufactured, advertise, market and sell video game software for play on Wii until October 13, 2009 in all countries within the Western Hemisphere."

According to a representative from THQ, there's nothing more to the deal other than renewing agreements with hardware manufacturers the company develops games for. "It's just a standard procedure and is not indicative of any new arrangements," said the rep. The intellectual property mentioned is referring to things like the Nintendo seal.

It won't come as a surprise if THQ actually decides to use Nintendo IP, since other developers have done some work under Nintendo's publishing arm. We've got Capcom's big Zelda: The Minish Cap on GBA, Square Enix' Mario Hoops 3-on-3 on DS, and other similar collaborations like Sega and Nintendo's Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games for both Wii and DS. Next thing we need is Mario MX for some rally racing action, or WWE Smackdown! Here Comes the Mario. Kidding.

The NPD Group has just released the retail sales numbers of Canada's video game industry, and for the month of September, hardware sales of the Microsoft Xbox 360 have jumped to 51,200 units. The rise was attributed to the September 25 release of Bungie Studios' Halo 3, published by Microsoft. Over all, the game industry was reported to have met a 96% increase in total sales from US$ 66.2 million to US$ 129.7 million, year on year.

Throughout the retail sale categories that the NPD report covered, console hardware sales have more than doubled for the month alone, confirming Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter's prediction. The revenue hit a high of 244% from US$ 13 million in September last year to US$ 44.7 million in September this year.

With it, console software sales rose 79% year-on-year, from US$ 27.8 million to US$ 49.9 million in revenue. Handhelds in contrast performed in the lowest margins, though both software and hardware revenue increased according to NPD's numbers.

Handhelds sold in the nation hiked up 29% from US$ 9 million in September last year to US$ 11.7 million this year, while handheld video games rose by a slim 2% from last year - US$ 9.5 million to US$ 9.7 million. The hardware sales ranked by most unit sales for the month of September stood as:

• Microsoft Xbox 360 - 51,200
• Nintendo DS - 45,000
• Nintendo Wii - 42,900
• Sony PSP - 2,200
• Sony PS2 - 16,500
• Sony PS3 - 15,600
• Nintendo GBA - 8,600

You can also see the top 10 video games for September 2007 ranked by most unit sales at the full article.

Okay, Naruto fans. This one's for you. The official websites for Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution for the Nintendo Wii and Naruto: Path of The Ninja for the Nintendo DS are now live. You can check 'em out by clicking on the Via link below.

Additionally, we've also gotten our hands on some press kits for both games. These include packshots and fact sheets for both Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution and Naruto: Path of The Ninja. We'll start with the Wii title first. Here's the fact sheet as well as the packshot for Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution:

• 20 available characters – Among the available characters will be fan favorites such as Naruto, Sasuke or Sakura, but other characters will includesome never seen before in the Clash of Ninja series.  Plus, the characters will have all new animations for the Wii
• Battle it out in one of eight stages – Each of the eight stages will have two distinct combat zones that allow players to beat their opponent in one stage and then continue to pile on the punches as they transition to the next combat zone.
• Exclusive content for North America – This game will include all new game effects, new interactive environments and all new special attack animations - exclusive for North America
• Various game modes - Game modes include: story mode, score attack, timed attack, survival, 2P Versus, 2P Score Attack, 2P Survival and 1-4 Multiplayer Versus.
• Three special mini-games created especially for the Wii Remote – Shuriken Throw, Rasengan Training and Shadow Clone Trick.

Fact sheet and packshot for Naruto: Path of the Ninja after the jump!

The Smash Bros. Dojo website has just been updated and we learned that the beautiful and deadly Lyndis will be available as an Assist Trophy character in the upcoming fighting game Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Nintendo Wii.

It was reported previously that the title will become available in North America some time this December. Anyway, Lyndis or Lyn came from the video game Fire Emblem, released on the GameBoy Advance (GBA).

She holds a special place in the franchise because she is actually the first female main character introduced since the Famicom's Fire Emblem Gaiden. She is also the only one who can draw the in-game legendary sword Mani Katti.

Anyway, Lyn will be very useful in Super Smash Bros. Brawl because of her excellent sword knowledge. Unlike other assist characters whose attacks seem to go rather wayward, Lyn is calculating. She crouches first, disappears from sight, and then delivers a deadly slash to your enemy.

A little tip on our part, you can grab on to your enemies before asking Lyndis to deliver a devastating blow for more damage.