A lot of games are coming out this week. A veritable rainbow of releases, if you will. If we scale it, the red part (ROY G BIV, remember?) would include big titles like Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for PSP, Borderlands, WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2010 and FIFA Soccer 10. On the violet side (more like bruise purple, really) we have the Charm Girls Club games and another Imagine [Insert Occupation Here] release. Hit the jump and let's get this ball rolling.

Taito isn't done invading the Wii and the DS. As recently promised by Square Enix, they really are bringing more Taito Classics to the said platforms. Check out the list at the full article for the corresponding titles you may very well expect in the coming future.

If you loved the classic shoot-em-ups like Space Invaders and Galaga, then you'll love Teeter Torture. It's basically a Galaga clone, but it comes with one hilarious, and not to mention challenging, twist that'll test your gaming skills. Your cannon rolls on top of a board, which is balanced between two TNT plungers. If the board tilts too much to either side, BOOM. There's a video in the full article to give you an idea.


Download: Teeter Torture

Despite having a comical and motivational theme to it, the TV spot for Change 4 Life was met with ire by the gaming industry for linking gaming with obesity, calling it "another example of naive stereotyping and scapegoating." If you haven't seen the ad, click for the full article and see for yourself.

So you think you can play a song upside-down, inside-out just because your band made it? Wrong. Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic found this out the hard way when he couldn't quite get it right on Harmonix's and MTV Games' Rock Band 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii), playing their song "In Bloom".

Wiibrew developers michniewski and Tantric have released a new version of Snes9x GX, the SNES emulator for the Wii. This version has several optimizations you won't want to miss.

Download: Snes9x GX 008

Humans gave these little critters a hard time back in the 70s, but now it's their turn. Get to control your own horde of aliens in Space Invaders Get Even, coming to WiiWare soon. Get 'em pesky humans. More space invading in the full article.

This issue is another one of those weeks where you could selectively stave off from spending hard-earned cash, but then there are millions of gamers who need their gaming fix. Gladly enough, third-party publishers on the Nintendo DS and Nintendo Wii have addressed the casual gaming populace, and that pretty much sums up this week's retail release line up. On second thought, no - we still have an MMO, EA Maxis' pre-Spore sampler, a formerly retail, now PSN game, plus the release of Rock Band on the Nintendo Wii. Check the full story for details.

Australia based gamers will be glad to know that they're going to be getting some big name Square Enix titles such as Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII for the Sony PlayStation Portable and Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors for the Nintendo DS this year. To find out more, head on over to the full article.

The return of classic titles seem to be one of the "in" things in gaming nowadays. Homebrew developer softdev contributed to this trend by releasing Midway Space Invaders Emulator for the Nintendo Wii console. For more details regarding this old school port, check out our full article.

Download: Midway Space Invaders Emulator
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