I remember so many times when I burned hours away playing Minesweeper on Windows. For a visually lackluster game where all you do is guess and click, it sure packs some suspense, or am I just too easy to please? Anyway, get the latest update for the Minesweeper Wiibrew here.


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Square Enix remakes and Sony's gaming handheld are considered to be among the latest crazes to hit japan Japan as the latest results of the top software and hardware sales from Media Create have finally been tallied. Check out the complete list of what's hot in the country during the week of July 14 to July 20 after the jump.

Japan's Media Create has come out with its latest report on the sales figures of all things gaming in the country. Handhelds, as usual, dominated the charts, but the PlayStation 2 still had a big say in the software category. The complete stats are listed in the full article up ahead.

Another week of On Shelves, and the major consoles are apparently missing in action. That doesn't mean, however, that there won't be any fun to be had in this week's slew of game releases. Final Fantasy IV will finally be getting its turn in the DS spotlight, for one, and there are several other sports and adventure titles to keep you busy through the summer lull.

Do you like Mario Party 8 ? Well, we certainly do, and we've found out that there's a new game coming out that might just dethrone it as the King of Party Games. Atlus has announced a brand new game that should bring some RPG elements into the decidedly casual world of party game play. The game is called Dokapon Kingdom, and it's headed to the Wii and PlayStation 2. Learn more about it in the full article.

After a quiet gaming release week, we're going to have a jolly good time decapitating enemies and chopping off limbs in the release of Team Ninja's Ninja Gaiden 2. Some of you golfers might want to take a swing at the handheld Hot Shots 2 for the PSP, while adventure fans will also have a jolly great time smashing enemies up in The Incredible Hulk (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS, PSP) or make their own platform hero in Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS, PSP, PC). Check out the entire list in the full article.

Not long after Grand Theft Auto 4 (Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3) rocked the world, and a few weeks before Metal Gear Solid 4 does the same, we're left with several decent titles that can't be dubbed as mere distractions. This week marks the release of Myst on the Nintendo DS, while Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King is set to build a kingdom on the Wii. The rest await at the full article, so hit that jump!

* Article originally posted May 12, 2008 at 12:05AM

Those planning on picking up a copy of Atlus' Trauma Center: New Blood will probably want to know that the game is on sale at Amazon. To find out more, head on over to the full article by clicking on the "read more" link below.

Here are some screenshots for the Nintendo Wii and PS2 RPG Baroque sent directly to us by Atlus USA. The game should have come out back in March 18 but the company has decided to postpone it until April 8.

The screenshots show some of the characters you will meet in the title, gameplay, and the menu system. You can view them right after the jump!

Atlus' Baroque has just been released this past week. Still need to know what's really in the game? Well, we got you guys the latest screenshots that you can ogle at for hours on end. Get to see more of what the game has to offer. Catch the screenshots in the full article.