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World-renowned creator and character designer Tetsuya Nomura and his team once again unite the magical world of Disney with the characters of FINAL FANTASY®, inviting fans to an enchanting gaming experience
An essential piece in the KINGDOM HEARTS franchise, which has shipped over 12 million units across the globe, comes to North America at long last
In addition to Sora, players can control Riku in this adventure that bridges the gap between KINGDOM HEARTS and KINGDOM HEARTS II
A full 3D remake of the original GBA release, KINGDOM HEARTS Re:Chain of Memories offers a refreshing rendition of the hit title for the PlayStation 2 system
The talented voice cast from the North American releases of KINGDOM HEARTS and KINGDOM HEARTS II return to breathe new life into the beloved characters
The mini-game catalog has been completely renewed, now with four brand new experiences accompanying the main adventure

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KINGDOM HEARTS Re:Chain of Memories is the essential piece that bridges the gap between KINGDOM HEARTS and KINGDOM HEARTS II. A full 3D remake of the original Game Boy Advance release (2004), it was released in Japan in 2007 as part of the KINGDOM HEARTS II Final Mix+ compilation before finally making its way to North America. Combined with the card battle system of the original GBA release, KINGDOM HEARTS Re:Chain of Memories presents KINGDOM HEARTS fans with an entirely new playing experience.

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Heres the full list of whats new:

Aeon Flux (~Charlize Theron, Marton Csokas, ...) JPN US$ 46.90
Austin Powers Collection (~Mike Myers, Beyonce Knowles, ...) US US$ 74.98
Awake (~Arliss Howard, Terrence Howard, ...) US US$ 28.95
Bam Margera Presents: Where the #$&% is Santa? (~Bam Margera) US US$ 28.99
Bee Movie (~Jerry Seinfeld, Renee Zellweger, ...) JPN US$ 46.90
Casablanca (Ultimate Collector's Edition) (~Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman) US US$ 64.98
Cloverfield Special Collector's Edition JPN US$ 46.90
Day of the Dead (~Ving Rhames, Mena Suvari, ...) US US$ 24.98
Erin Brockovich (~Julia Roberts, David Brisbin, ...) US US$ 41.49
Giniro No Kami No Agito (~Aoi Miyazaki, Yuko Kotegawa, ...) JPN US$ 77.90
Home Alone (~John Heard, Macaulay Culkin, ...) US US$ 34.99
Immortal US US$ 19.98
Jingle All the Way (~Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad, ...) US US$ 34.99
Kung Fu Panda (~Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, ...) JPN US$ 46.90
La Femme Nikita (~Jean-Hugues Anglade, Roland Blanche, ...) US US$ 28.95
Live At The Palace (~Three Days Grace) US US$ 29.98
Lupin III The Castle of Cagliostro JPN US$ 47.90
Lupin III The Mystery of Mamo JPN US$ 47.90
No Country For Old Men Special Collector's Edition (~Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, ...) JPN US$ 46.90
Shrek 3 (~Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, ...) JPN US$ 46.90
Sin City (~Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, ...) JPN US$ 46.90
Sky Captain And the World of Tomorrow (~Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, ...) JPN US$ 46.90
Step Brothers (~Will Ferrell, Kathryn Hahn, ...) US US$ 43.95
Stranger Than Fiction (~Will Ferrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, ...) US US$ 28.95
Terminator 2 Judgement Day Premium Edition [Limited Edition] (~Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, ...) JPN US$ 67.90
Terminator 2 Judgement Day Special Edition (~Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, ...) JPN US$ 46.90
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (~Ben Barnes, Georgie Henley, ...) US US$ 35.99
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Three-Disc) (~Ben Barnes, Georgie Henley, ...) US US$ 40.99
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian [2-Disc Collector's Edition] (~Peter Dinklage, Anna Popplewell, ...) HK US$ 39.90
The Contract (~Morgen Freeman, John Cusack, ...) US US$ 24.98
The Day the Earth Stood Still (Special Edition) (~Michael Rennie, Hugh Marlowe, ...) US US$ 34.99
The Forbidden Kingdom JPN US$ 46.90
The Longshots (~Ice Cube, Keke Palmer, ...) US US$ 34.99
The Magic Hour [Blu-ray+DVD] (~Koichi Sato, Satoshi Tsumabuki, ...) JPN US$ 66.90
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (~Faye Dunaway, Desmond Harrington, ...) US US$ 28.95
The Promise (~Cecilia Cheung, Jang Dong Gun, ...) HK US$ 33.90
The Shawshank Redemption (~Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, ...) US US$ 34.99
The Spiderwick Chronicles Special Collector's Edition (~Freddie Highmore, Mary Louise Parker, ...) JPN US$ 46.90
The X-Files - Fight the Future (~David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, ...) US US$ 34.99
The X-Files Movie 2-Pack (I Want to Believe / Fight the Future) (~David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, ...) US US$ 59.99
The X-Files: I Want to Believe (~David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson) US US$ 39.99
Theatrical Feature Aquarion - Sosei Shinwa Hen & Ippatsu Gyakuten Hen (~Yumi Kakazu, Tomokazu Sugita, ...) JPN US$ 77.90
Wall E [2-Discs Special Edition] HK US$ 39.90
Wanted (~James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, ...) US US$ 39.98
Wanted [2-Discs Special Edition] (~Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy, ...) HK US$ 33.90
What Happens In Vegas Complete Edition (~Cameron Diaz, Ashton Kutcher, ...) JPN US$ 46.90
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Welcome to this week's Movie/Music news roundup, containing new Japanese and Hong Kong Video and Music releases from this week listed at Play-Asia.com. Around 400 new items are covered in this week, including new J-Pop, Anime as well as Japanese, Hong Kong and Western movie releases and much more.

Christmas songs start popping up as the holiday season draws nearer and nearer. While the previous single Don't U Ever Stop by Kat-Tun is a red hot dance hit perfect for summer, the gently melancholic ballad White X'mas is excellent for winter.

While the Limited Pressing Version is already sold out, the CD+DVD Limited Edition is still available, watch the PV and see more of your idols.

Follow Prince Marus on his adventures to rescue his land from the clutches of evil in Fire Emblem. The NDS revival of the classic strategy RPG makes use of all the existing elements and more. This is reflected in the soundtrack, which is comprised of nostalgic pieces and new compositions to suit all the scenes in the memorable game.

Besides Jpop and game music, Sunrise's recently ended mecha TV series Macross Frontier gets a new soundtrack Nyantama. Since singers and pop music makes up a large part of this title, the soundtrack is comprised of numerous vocals.

Listen to the voices of the galaxy and fall deeper into the world of Macross Frontier.

Here's a summary of all new releases that were published between Saturday, November 29th and Friday, December 5th. If some specific item that you are looking for is missing, please don't hesitate to contact our customer service with your request.


J-Pop Music releases (177)
ENKA Music releases (19)
Anime Soundtracks & Drama CDs (31)
Video Game Soundtracks (6)
Blu-ray Disc Movies (46)
Anime & Animation (42)
Hong Kong Version Movie releases (14)
Japanese Movies (10)
Non-Japanese Movies / Japanese Version (37)
J-Pop DVD releases (15)
ENKA DVD releases (1)
Misc Japanese Movie releases (2)
Idol DVD (9)

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In cooperation with eastasiasoft and SideQuest Studios, we are giving you another update on the latest development of Söldner-X: Himmelsstürmer. Last Christmas we've covered the PC Version release, this year we are pleased to bring you a roundup of the newly released and greatly enhanced PlayStation3™ release.

Today's update is probably the most exciting one at all as Söldner-X for PS3™ has just been made available to gamers in North America. At a price of just about two Big Mac menus (or US$ 9.99), the game is now available for download on the PlayStation®Store.

While gamers in most parts of Asia (apart from Japan) will witness a release next week (Dec 11th), Europeans are promised to be taken care about before the Christmas holidays; based on information provided by the publisher.

Söldner-X: Himmelsstürmer delivers an action-packed classical gameplay in sizzling high definition graphics. Enhancements made to the console edition include audio/visual improvements, new enemies, rebalanced game play and trophies support, just to name a few.

In case you are stuck without a credit card, Play-Asia.com offers you a variety of prepaid Network Tickets, depending on your location. Please be reminded that these pre-paid cards are only valid for an account registered in their designated territory.

PlayStation Network Card / Ticket (200 HKD / for Hong Kong network only) HK US$ 29.90
PlayStation Network Card (US$ 20 / for US network only) US US$ 27.90
PlayStation Network Card (US$ 50 / for US network only) US US$ 62.90

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We have some follow up news about Arcana Heart 2’s PlayStation 2 port. AQ Interactive is publishing it in Japan and it’s actually of Sugoi! Arcana Heart 2. The upgraded version of Arcana Heart 2 came out in Japan this fall and added two new playable half-human/half-beast girls and a brand new boss. Sugoi! Arcana Heart 2 comes out in Japan on April 9. We’ll be scouring the ESRB database checking to see if Atlus picked Sugoi! Arcana Heart 2 up to publish North America.

http://www.siliconera.com/2008/12/05...home-in-april/ ...

We have some follow up news about Arcana Heart 2’s PlayStation 2 port. AQ Interactive is publishing it in Japan and it’s actually of Sugoi! Arcana Heart 2. The upgraded version of Arcana Heart 2 came out in Japan this fall and added two new playable half-human/half-beast girls and a brand new boss. Sugoi! Arcana Heart 2 comes out in Japan on April 9. We’ll be scouring the ESRB database checking to see if Atlus picked Sugoi! Arcana Heart 2 up to publish North America.

http://www.siliconera.com/2008/12/05...home-in-april/ ...

The Wireless Keypad for the Playstation 3 is an innocuous little snap-on peripheral, that adds a full QWERTY thumb board, touchpad and a few instant access buttons to your controller.

The Playstation 3's $50 keyboard is a bit lighter, thinner and offers a few more features than its Xbox 360 counter-part, which is to be expected since its hitting stores so much later.

http://kotaku.com/5102143/the-ps3-wi...old-cold-hands ...

The Wireless Keypad for the Playstation 3 is an innocuous little snap-on peripheral, that adds a full QWERTY thumb board, touchpad and a few instant access buttons to your controller.

The Playstation 3's $50 keyboard is a bit lighter, thinner and offers a few more features than its Xbox 360 counter-part, which is to be expected since its hitting stores so much later.

http://kotaku.com/5102143/the-ps3-wi...old-cold-hands ...

The motion-sensing microphones for karaoke killer, Lips for the Xbox 360, will eventually work with Rock Band 2, Harmonix is saying.

“Microsoft and MTV Games are working together to ensure that consumers will be able to use the wireless mics from ‘Lips’ with ‘Rock Band 2’ after launch. More details on timing to come. Harmonix and MTV Games strive for all third-party controllers to work with the Rock Band games, fitting with Harmonix’ open-platform philosophy for controllers.”

The question now is, does that mean just microphone support or is Harmonix going to also build in a different play mechanic that will tap into the motion sensing? My money is on the first, but it's still nice.

http://kotaku.com/5102909/lips-mic-w...d-2-eventually ...